Lancaster ENGL- 1301 18 September‚ 2012 A Response to “Hip Hop: A Roadblock or pathway to Black Empowerment” Geoffrey Bennett’s article Hip Hop: A Roadblock or Pathway to Black Empowerment illustrates the influence hip hop and rap music has had on not only the music industry but mainstream culture‚ African Americans to be specific. Geoffrey Bennett‚ a senior English Major from Voorhees‚ New Jersey goes over many aspects of how hip hop came to be “the forefront of American attention.” He starts
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Kristian Gause Professor Jennifer Ortiz Research Methods in Behavior September 11‚ 2014 The Current Message Portrayed in Hip Hop Music’s Effect on the Increase in Police Brutality Towards Black Males. (Outline) For my research‚ I would like to see if there is a direct correlation in the change of the content in hip hop music and the increase in police brutality amongst black males in the last 20 years. In 1991‚ video footage showed 7 officers brutally attacking and beating Rodney Glen King following
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Are we being fooled by The Hip-Hop Industry? A lot of us today really enjoy hip hop music‚ maybe because of the catchy beats‚ addictive hooks‚ or glamorized artiste that write and perform the songs‚ but do we really understand the power behind the messages in these songs. About two years ago I was introduced to the teachings of Evangelist G Craig Lewis‚ he stated that Hip Hop really is not all it is cut out to be but instead a satanic religion used to sway the mass to serve and alternative master
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Hip-Hop: A New Generation Hip-hop was born out of the Bronx during the 1970s. Artists such as Grandmaster Flash‚ DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaata mixed funk‚ soul and Jamaican "toasting" (chanting over music) to create a type of hip-hop. Since its early formation‚ hip-hop has become one of the world’s biggest-selling musical genres. Its influence on Western society is far reaching and hip-hop is often referred to as a "culture". Hip-Hop has had a notable influence on fashion‚ language‚ art and
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Hip-hop music and tattoos are important to many teenagers of society today because these are forms of self expression. Although‚ these forms of expression‚ along with any form of expression‚ convey positive and negative message because as people‚ we have positive and negative emotions. Why are these forms of expression so popular in teens? And why is it mostly teens?We should pay close attention to the negative effects of these cultural trends because it shapes the the people of today‚ the future
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The Effects of Hip-Hop in Our Culture There are many differing opinions on whether or not Hip-Hop has a detrimental effect on our culture and youth today. The question I ask is whether it is life portraying art‚ or art portraying life? Anytime there is an increase in crime‚ and a decrease in the number of high school graduates there must be something left to blame. Although it may seem easy to say that the media has an effect on the way we see things around us‚ to what extent is that true
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amazing to look at it all. Another one is the music we listen to. If the words hip hop or rap music are used in the same sentence with the Christian religion many would not understand as rap is viewed negatively in the Christian church by many. But in fact‚ Christianity has been playing a huge role influencing hip hop music and it is now being spread throughout the Christian church. Christianity has influenced hip hop by creating many new concepts‚ artist that rap only about a life with God‚ songs
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Rebecca Walker James Thomas 12-11-12 1 I liked most about the story before hip-hop was hip-hop was when Rebecca walker got her clothes the Nike kicks that were red and white and her suit that was grey and red.2 (a) She got crackle energy because the music like took over her body and she went crazy dance in parties on the block at the corner (b) it helped them by letting figure out what life means to them and how much music is fun and dancing all the time. (c) it provide them time for them self’s
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Hip Hop culture has uplifted and influence the generation of young americans ‚ giving the people a voice. Hip Hop Nation goes from being a mere method of advertisement to a way to voice your opinions . “African Americans across the country who identified with [rap] were informed by it a medium through which to share national culture. In the process‚ rap artists became the dominant public voice of this generation” (Kitwana 10) “Historically‚ African Americans have shown a strong degree of racial
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The Ramones’ style was a reaction against the heavily polished music that controlled the mainstream in the 1970’s. Who influenced Hip Hop hero Grandmaster Flash? Grandmaster Flash carefully studied the styles and skills of earlier DJ’s such as Pete Jones‚ Kool Herc‚ and Grandmaster Flowers. As a teenager‚ he began to experiment with DJ gear in his bedroom‚ eventually forming and
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