As a fan of hip-hop‚ everyone knows the biggest unwritten rule as a rapper is to be the lone person writing the lyrics to your song. As hip-hop has grown since its creation‚ the lines have been blurred as the popularity of rap music is at an all-time high. Rap has officially become the most popular genre of music as rappers have dominated in both album sales‚ and the success of singles. More than ever we’re seeing songs like “Black Beatles”‚ “Bad and Boujee”‚ “Bodak Yellow”‚ and “Rockstar” atop of
Premium Hip hop music Rapping Hip hop
The Lie That Is Hip Hop Earlier this month Curtis James Jackson III‚ AKA 50 Cent‚ ran into some trouble with his bankruptcy. Fifty had been trying to convince the judge that he was unable to pay back nearly $36 million in debt since he was "broke". Of course‚ "broke" is relative. Apparently in the hip-hop world broke means having a monthly income of a mere $184‚000‚ with $44 million in businesses‚ a couple hundred thousand dollars in household goods‚ jewelry‚ and clothing‚ and another $10 million
Premium Enron Fraud Subprime mortgage crisis
Davon Brown 11/25/13 Hip Hop is a cultural art form whose elements like MCing‚ breakdancing‚ graffiti‚ and DJing are utilized by participating members to illustrate their life experiences and the world around them. Hip Hop artists and most songs display religious aspects like communicating to a supernatural‚ grappling with existential questions‚ and the articulation of subjectivity. One song that illustrate different religious aspects is Lord Knows by Ace Hood. Ace Hood is viewed as an underdog
Premium God Devil Song
entitled nHip Hop Planet‚" by James Mcbride‚ he explains that the planet we live on has become a hip hop planet. Hip Hop dominates this world. Hip Hop represents for more than the stereotype of gold chains and foreign cars. Hip Hop represents for different ages and cultures. Music is a big part of the average person’s life but hip hop influences their music playlist. Hip Hop also allows people to be creative and express themselves while possibly making a living off of it because of the Hip Hop planet we
Premium Hip hop Hip hop music Funk
Hip Hop is a musical and cultural genre that has become prominent over the last three decades. It was a way of allowing individuals to express themselves through music‚ dance‚ and dress to assist in finding their own identity. Hip Hop has more recently gathered a negative image on how women are portrayed in the industry. Hip Hop music videos in particular are said to objectify women‚ specifically black women in a hypersexual manner. This portrayal of the black women has arguably had an effect on
Premium Hip hop music Hip hop Rapping
KRS One once said‚ "Rap is something you do‚ Hip-Hop is something you live." The difference between how Hip-Hop is portrayed (rap) and what the Hip-Hop movement is‚ is that Hip-Hop is a lifestyle but the Hip-Hop we see on television is a media creation. We have to look at hip-hop as a whole culture and rap as something that comes out of it. Although Hip-Hop was originated by a mostly Negro constituency‚ it has evolved since its creation into a "worldwide forum through which family‚ community‚ social
Premium Hip hop music Hip hop Gangsta rap
likely to give birth to a child who is more aggressive and anti-social. Although music is used for positive growth in some areas‚ in others it portrays a negative message to those who listen to it. Recent studies from the University of South Carolina have shown that children‚ teens and young adults are the most affected by the negative messages given off by today’s music industry. Songs such as “Smack-That” by Akon or “Hoes and Ladies” by T-Pain portray messages that women should be treated
Free Adolescence Young adult Emotion
Salina Bailey-Darling WST 250 Midterm 10/10/13 I’ve decided to do my in-dept analysis based on clips from the reality television show entitled‚ Love & Hip Hop New York. I thought this would be the perfect show to analyze because it is not fiction; it includes real life people and events. Throughout my analysis I will show how white privilege‚ internal and external racism‚ and sexism are all factors that people are faced with on a daily basis without even realizing it. The people that I will
Premium Racism White people Dictionary
The Effects of hip hop/rap Music on The Younger Generation Today The dynamic era of hip hop emerged in the 1970s through the streets of Bronx‚ New York City. Now twenty five years old and still counting‚ the world of hip hop is at a new level. Lil’ Wayne‚ Kanye West‚ Rick Ross‚ 2 Chainz‚ and Plies are just some of today’s biggest icons in the world of hip hop. Having record hitting tracks that jump off the charts‚ these rappers are definitely the image the younger generation looks up to. Though
Free Hip hop music Hip hop Rapping
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
Premium Hip hop music Sean Combs Tupac Shakur