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    Many people wonder what the difference between hip-hop and rap is. Hip-hop and rap varies in many different ways that most people cannot recognize. Hip-hop‚ and even rap‚ have been around for a while. They both have changed in many ways over the years. Although people think they are the same thing‚ they are not. Hip-Hop and rap is often confused for one another‚ but there are many differences between the two. In the early 1970s a musical genre was born in the neighborhoods of the South Bronx. Gifted

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    been the topic of conversation through his seventeen year career as a hip-hop artist‚ but he is more than just a basic rapper. He is the movement of today’s pop culture as he is also‚ "a producer‚ songwriter‚ and a high end fashion designer" (Biography.com Editors). Kanye is not only the best hip-hop artist ever‚ but he is the best solo musician of all time. For instance‚ "in the span of three short years‚ Kanye West went from hip-hop beat maker to worldwide hit maker‚ as his stellar production work

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    Assignment #3 The Islamic Roots of Hip Hop Culture In the following dissertation‚ some unfamiliar truths about hip hop`s interrelation and co-dependence with Islam will be uncovered and discussed incorporating well-known music paradigms and historical facts‚ in order to reveal the religions` influence and association with the genre of hip hop. There can be little doubt that hip hop music has evolved as a global phenomenon. It has become increasingly difficult to find countries‚ or even regional

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    An importance role of hip-hop was to to bring about social change for poor‚ marginalized people of color through creating national awareness of the oppression they were experiencing at the hands of white America‚ also known as conscious rap (Orejuela‚ 2015‚ pg. 111). Since discussing social issues in hip hop music became a theme with the hope that “it may begin to saturate other arenas‚” ultimately the goal then became to‚ “dominate public‚ and especially‚ media discourse” (Forman & Neal‚ 2012‚ pg

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    Essay Hip hop music is the most “put down” music on earth. In my opinion hip hop is also the most influential music in the world. I know what you’re thinking‚ this is very arguable‚ but indeed it is true. It’s been around over 40 years now. It’s had its up and its downs. Every one of different colors and genders listen and also participate in hip hop you music. One reason I think hip hop is the most prominent music genre in the world is because of its fashion. In the early 1980’s hip hop created

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    80’s it became rap and Hip-Hop. The Birth of Hip Hop originally started in the streets of New York in the 1970’s. It later began to be widely known in the early 80’s as it generally became a musical art form that has been around for over 20 years. It’s derive came from a young generation of Black people and Latino-Americans in the slums of Bronx to send political messages and reach a particular audience to help create change. Hip-Hop was formed and the foundations of hip hop were laid down. It is

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    past 30 years hip hop has grown and influences many ages‚ genders and races. Often hip hop reflects on the outlook on their life. The hardships‚ violence‚ struggles‚ economic and political problems. African american music was heard at every corner in all time periods. The genre of hip hop profoundly the voice of america and influencing the nation.It all started around the same man known as DJ kool herc. Jamaican Born and raised in the bronx new york created the blueprint for hip hop music and culture

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    The Function of Sound and Its Implication on Integrating Hip Hop Culture and Commodifying Female Sexuality As outlined by the Cornell Hip Hop Collection’s exhibit – Now Scream‚ the four core components of hip hop comprise DJing‚ MCing‚ B-boying/B-girling‚ and graffiti. It is worth exploring the relationship of these four in their respective and collective influence in the hip hop culture. However‚ it is conceivable that among the four‚ there is one element (B-boying/B-girling) that is physical

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    blackness is seen as deviant and ugly‚ this could explain why multiple women have bleached their skin. She explained that throughout colonial history the white body has been represented as the most appealing. This is supported by Hooks (1981) who stated that the hating of blackness is a clear manifestation of white supremacy . These damaging images of Hip Hop music reinstate negative ideas from colonial periods where light skinned slaves were seen as superior to dark skinned slaves. Multiple black

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    Rap and hip-hop first started to come together in the 1970 ’s‚ but didn ’t really materialize and become popular until the 1990 ’s. With a huge surge in popularity and growth in the 1990 ’s‚ it seemed that rap and hip-hop had started a cultural phenomenon that still has noticeable effects easily seen today in music and also in pop culture. A cultural phenomenon is an idea‚ trend‚ or movement that shapes and defines that time period. During the 1990 ’s‚ rap and hip-hop spread like wild fire across

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