Assignment for Media with Cultural Studies Level Two Youth Cultures‚ Subcultures and Industry Hip-Hop Culture This essay aims to examine the importance of the Hip-Hop culture in 21st century society. It will begin with consideration of the history of Hip-Hop‚ discussing its stylistic adaptations‚ cultural preferences and concerns‚ referring to the studies of black culture by Ellis Cashmore and Mark Neal. Within this I will explore the ethnicity and authenticity of the culture‚ with reference
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February 15‚ 2012 The Positives and Negatives of Hip-Hop In Geoffrey Bennett’s essay titled‚ “Hip-Hop: A Roadblock or Pathway to Black Empowerment‚” he speaks about the positive and negative effects that hip-hop has on the Black Community. Bennett goes all the way to the beginning of hip-hop‚ which he says took place in the early 1980s with rappers such as Run DMC‚ Public Enemy‚ Sugar Hill Gang and many others. The author then speaks about how hip-hop grew not only in the young black African American
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Surname 5 Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Gang. Skeleton draft. The hip hop subculture is a way of life tethered to and popularized by the widespread practice of rap music. It originates from the African American community. It is expressed through flashy modes of dressing‚ graffiti art forms‚ break dancing‚ and slang. However‚ with the passage of time‚ the culture has traversed racial and cultural lines and has become one of the most practiced genres of music throughout the world‚ with an
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expression and as a result new found identities are beginning to emerge. An interesting occurrence that has resulted from globalization is how individuals from various nationalities‚ socio economic background and religions have connected to the hip-hop culture making it a linguistic phenomenon. (Alim‚ 2006) In the past many have considered this type of English as "just a reflection of US culture‚ or music‚ [and] cannot be included as part of ordinary language use". (Pennycook‚ 2003‚ p. 517)
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Regardless of your age‚ hip pain can be debilitating. The hip joint is one of the most complex joints in the body. It is also critical to your ability to be mobile. In other words‚ to get around successfully. There are many different things that can cause hip pain. The potential causes include strains‚ osteoarthritis‚ referred pain from other joints‚ inflamed bursa and femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). Any of these can require professional treatment. Conservative treatment would start with noninvasive
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Hip-Hop Goes Global It has been a quarter of a century since hip-hop first made its mark on the American music scene. Hip-hop has become a popular trend that is echoing around the world. By definition‚ hip-hop refers to a culture that embraces a particular music‚ language‚ attitude‚ and dress fashioned after disadvantaged urban youth. Born out of the ghettos of the South Bronx‚ New York‚ and created by black and Latino youth in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s‚ this music genre closely identified
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Tradition” Hip-Hop as well as many other artistic cultural forms we practice today can be related back to African culture and various traditions. Author of The Roots and Stylistic Foundations of the Rap Music and Tradition‚ Cheryl Keyes‚ discuss’ the spirit‚ style‚ tradition‚ emotions‚ culture and the delivery of music. Keyes says that many of these practices can be traced back to the West Afrikan Bardic Tradition in particular. When asking many old-school‚ and culturally involved hip-hop artists about
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The Evolution of Hip-Hop and Transformation of Rap Music Hip-hop‚ not to be confused with the musical genre‚ is a form of musical demonstration and artistic culture that has remained popular since its emergence in the 1970s. It can be categorized as a cultural movement that includes four primary elements: Disk jockeying (DJing)‚ rapping (emceeing)‚ break dancing‚ and graffiti art. It gave birth to a new musical genre known as “rap‚” a rhythmic style in which lyrics are spoken or chanted. Over the
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Hip-hop music has been a part of my musical repertoire from early adolescence‚ and more recently‚ an art form I have been interested in exploring from a more critical and academic perspective. I’ve wanted to extend my knowledge beyond hip-hop as a pastime and into hip-hop as a social tool with the power to create‚ reproduce‚ and challenge dominant social life. This consideration facilitated my research question: “How is homosexuality represented in hip-hop music and communities?” Due to hip-hop’s
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What is “Hip Hop”? In today’s society‚ Hip Hop is commonly referred as a style of popular music‚ rap. However‚ Hip Hop is not just a rap‚ but a culture where ‘rap’ is often used synonymously with it. The ‘Hip Hop’ culture is known to originate from the South Bronx of New York City in the early 1970s as a liberation movement in the form of a diverse culture. This culture has since grown continuously innovating various different forms of additional elements leading the tradition to grow worldwide;
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