What does it mean to be an American citizen in the current hyper-polarized political moment? How do social identities shape our perceptions of race‚ gender‚ and ideology in America? Why does vocal gender inform ideas about female agency and power? In modern-day American public discourse‚ identity politics are seared into the minds of partisan politicians‚ social identity groups‚ and political movements. However‚ absent from these conversation is a frank discussion about how the role the of race-based
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Graphic images can be used to get a point across to someone who is unaware of a situation‚ like racism in America‚ or the cons of living on welfare. When asked if rap music was a problem to our society‚ rapper Kendrick Lamar said “Hip hop is not the problem‚ our reality is the problem.” In this statement‚ he refers to how racism has had such a big impact on minorities‚ and yet so many people are blind to the situation and don’t notice it‚ CONCLUSION You may still
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While Hip-Hop is a relatively new cultural movement that is largely prevalent all over the world now‚ it originates in much earlier Black North American history as far back as the era of enslavement. It is still misunderstood as solely a form of music although it is rather an entire culture consisting of dance‚ "deejaying"‚ and visual art (usually in the form of graffiti) in addition to rap. However‚ in the larger culture of hip-hop‚ rap is the linguistic code that is used in an artistic manner
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Michael Render‚ a rapper better known by Killer Mike‚ gave a short history lesson on a talk show about hip-hop. He goes on to state that it was created approximately in the late 1960’s in the less fortunate communities of America. Specifically‚ in the areas of the Bronx or New York‚ children surrounded by the street gangs‚ decided to create a Hip Hop movement that included rap music‚ breakdance‚ “djaying‚” and graffiti in order to make an alternative to the violence of the street gangs. Later in
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Taylor were seen near the DJ with each other speaking‚ his arm over her shoulder for a min like a genuine buddy minute. T. Swift’s cooperation with Drizzy isn’t really the very first time she’s functioned individually with a hip jump musician. Kendrick Lamar showed up on Swift’s 2014 track "Bad Blood‚" as well as co-starred in the songs video clip. As for Drake‚ he’s maintained points rather special to his very own category‚ yet that does not suggest he’s not video game for the
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In reference to this discussion‚ I decided to do a cover song of "Bad Blood" by pop artist Taylor Swift featuring rapper Kendrick Lamar. The original version of this track was initially met by mixed reviews by critics with several criticizing the cliché use of lyrics and repetitive chant. However‚ the remixed version with Lamar has reached commercial and critical success because of the rapper’s simple but effective verses and modified instrumentals. Moreover‚ this song contains numerous characteristics
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Watching the film “Get Up Stand Up”‚ reminded me of just how important music is. It really can be a powerful voice for a cause or a movement. When I watched Woody Guthrie singing “This Land Is Your Land”‚ it reminded me of the whole debate about immigration today‚ and how this country is everybody’s land. Woody Guthrie‚ was singing back in the 60’s‚ he gave a voice to those who were frustrated with the policies of their government‚ but I could feel the same passion today that they felt. When he sings
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transcendentalism and in doing this I will explain: self-reliance‚ conformity‚ and the fact that everything is a reflection of the Over-Soul (God). One of the songs that I’ve chosen‚ which relates to transcendentalism’s self-reliance‚ is “I” by Kendrick Lamar.
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Miguel’s Wildheart is Number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The project sold over 40‚000 copies in its debut week‚ which was enough to top the charts. Wildheart is also sitting at Number 2 on the Billboard 200. The chart-topper is led by the single "Coffee‚" which is currently Number 28 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. This marks Miguel’s third studio album‚ his other projects include All I Want Is You (2010) and Kaleidoscope Dream (2012). The current Number 1 album on the Billboard
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Matter movement has become more prevalent. One contributing factor to this movement’s success is music. In the fight to achieve civil liberties‚ African Americans used music to help spread uplifting messages of peaceful change. From Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar to Sam Cooke and Bob Dylan‚ music has helped the rise and influence of both
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