Representin’: Women‚ Hip-Hop‚ and Popular Music As coeditors of this special issue of Meridians‚ we set out to provide a forum to enrich‚ challenge‚ and expand the present discourse regarding the representation of women in contemporary popular music‚ and particularly in hip-hop. This issue’s three organizing themes—“Hip-Hop (and) Feminism”; “Sight and Sound”; and “Rage against the Machine”—address the debates and intergenerational tensions regarding the liberatory potential of hip-hop‚ the global
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Hip Hop: The Movement and the Social Challenge Hip hop is a musical culture that has undergone rapid development and transformation since its origins during the 1970s in New York City. (I would consider rewording first sentence. The last part of the sentence should maybe be shortened and put at the beginning) What started off first as a relatively underground culture‚ has rapidly led to a major entertainment industry that has become largely commercialized within mainstream popular culture. (A little
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genres of today’s world is Hip Hop‚ Latin Pop‚ and R&B and I believe these artists have nothing in common but their passion for music have been able to make history throughout their lyrics. All of this artist might come from all kinds of different background and beginnings and although that is different about each of them their love for music and lyrics is what really brings them together as one. Hip hop was started in the 1970’s as a combination of rhythmic music and rap. Till this day it is still
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Hip Hop has had an inundating influence on the black community in America‚ as well as society holistically. Hip Hop is more than music‚ Hip Hop is a culture. Over the past three decades‚ Hip Hop has influenced and uplifted America‚ verbalizing up for generations and providing a voice to a group of people endeavoring to distribute a message. However Hip Hop does have some major imperfections. The relationship between rap music and women has always been a tricky one to digest. Although misogyny and
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started these art forms; we are still blessed with a creative ingenuity of music called Rap‚ Country & Western. There are many similarities between rap and country & western (C&W). Primarily‚ the two genres of music have a strong history‚ different types of their music‚ and a unique use of the performer and instruments‚ and at times they both romance the opposite sex. On one hand‚ the history of rap music began in the early ’70s and its origins and influences came from popular African
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Murphy Alexander @02660619 Similarities Between Rap and Poetry Poetry and rap have been around for many years and have been used to appeal to the senses of audience members of many different ages‚ races‚ cultures. Poetry and rap are similar in many unique ways. One may look upon poetry and rap as two different genres‚ however‚ rap can actually be classified as a form of modern day poetry. Rap often talks about different ideas and subjects than most poems‚ however they hold similar formats to poetry
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stereotypical view of how women are portrayed in the media. For hundreds of years‚ women have been viewed as sexual objects in the eyesight of many people. And for that women have fought for equality‚ recognition and an identity for them to prove that they are just as capable as any male. However‚ it seems to go even further when there begins to be a difference of how White women are viewed incomparably with Black women. There have been many opposing arguments of which race (black vs. white) has been more
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WOMEN BOOKS: 1. “Gender equality and women empowerment in Pakistan” Rashida Patel • Analysis of the situation of women in Pakistan • Continuous and increasing misinterpretation of Islam 2. “Women in Pakistan” Heinz Gunther Klien • Obstacles and opportunities for development of women in Pakistan • Focuses on vocational development and cottage industry 3. “My Feudal Lord” Tehmina Durrani • Story of domestic violence in Pakistan QUOTATIONS: 1) “Never underestimate a man’s ability to
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Timbaland quickly made a name for himself in the late-’90s hip-hop game as not only an inventive producer with an eccentric sense of beat construction but also as one of the most commercially proven producers. This unlikely synthesis of eccentricity and commerciality made him a hot commodity by the end of the ’90s as America’s top MCs -- Nas‚ Snoop Dogg‚ Jay-Z -- paid big money for an opportunity to work with him on the occasional track or two. Though his aesthetic was undoubtedly unique‚ it did
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 2 The Beginning of Hip Hop 3 Hip Hop Influence on Fashion 5 Moodboard 8 Color Story 9 Collection Look 1 10 Look 2 11 Look 3 12 Look 4 13 Look 5 14 Target Market 15 Conclusion 16 Bibliography 17 INTRODUCTION In the 1970s‚ black people in United States‚ who are African American was living in limited environment. They can’t get the same facilities like the white people. This suppressed
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