Michael Hinden English 101 Honors Hip-Hop: Dead or Alive Since the invention of the internet and P2P (peer 2 peer) downloading all genres of music have become victims of free music downloads and suffered in record sales. However‚ why has hip-hop music seemingly taken an extra hit? According to Billboard Magazine‚ “since 2000‚ rap sales dropped 44%‚and declined to 10% of all music sales‚ which‚ while still a commanding figure when compared to other genres‚ is a significant drop from the 13% of
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ideal expression of masculinity is losing much of its relevance in the ever-changing and evolving modern world but‚ it will always have a platform in Hip- Hop culture.
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Christian Hip-hop VS Secular Hip-hop Donald Payne COM/170 6/12/12 Faith lbarra Christian Hip-hop VS Secular Hip-hop Hip-hop is a form of popular music that’s comprised mainly of emceeing and deejaying. As hip-hop continues to evolve into a successful enterprise‚ it has emerged into trends‚ such as clothing styles‚ improper dialogue known as slang‚ and an overall general mindset. While the secular industry of hip-hop promotes sex‚ drugs‚ and violence‚ to name a few; the Christian objective
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THE HIP HOP WARS: Hip Hop Demeans Women ““I said ‘Bitch‚ why you such a stupid hoe?’ You lil’ bitch‚ you never could fuck with this. And every bitch that don’t like it‚ she can suck my dick.” These lyrics were taken from the song “Call her a bitch” by the rapper Too Short. With song lyrics like this one‚ it is very difficult for people both biased and unbiased to hip hop to even try to defend it. Although it is not the only music genre to have lines objectifying women‚ it is once again‚ as with
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The Language of Hip Hop Term paper for the PS "The English Language in America" SS 2006 handed in by Sebastian Ludyga Magdeburg‚ 25.09.2006 Table of contents 1. Introduction to hip hop 1 2. Hip Hop Nation Language 2 2.1 Features of the HHNL 3 2.2 The relationship of HHNL and AAL 5 3. Practical application 6 4. Conclusion
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entertainment whether it’s choreography or free style. Hip hop dance has a short history since most of other type of dances like ballroom‚ ballet‚ jazz‚ and modern started in the early 1900s. Hip hop dancing began in New York City during the late 1960s and early 70s. During this time‚ people without professional dance training brought dancing to the streets because they enjoyed it. Hip hop dance was meant for people and not for the academy since hip hop moves were inspired by complex rhythms and the
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TOPIC: Effects of hip hop music on Daystar university students THESIS: Hip hop music has a negative effect on Daystar University students THESIS STATEMENT: Although a source of revenue‚ form of political and social awareness and a form of breaking down cultural barriers‚ hip hop Music has negative effects on Daystar University students such as‚ it affects their language‚ men’s world view towards women‚ and the student’s world view towards luxury‚ money and drugs / drug abuse and it also affects
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Since the inception of hip-hop‚ the sound and the feeling of hip-hop has transformed into a whole new sound. Hip-Hop has changed drastically. The feeling and sound of hip-hop has stretched to a whole different sound which makes us question‚ is this hip-hop? Hip Hop evolved in the 1970’s‚ credited to African Bambatta. In the Bronx it was the mainstream to see everyone gathered at the block parties to see all the DJ’s. From that one block party‚ there was more and more giving those DJ’s their name
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Hip-hop is the latest expressive manifestation of the past and current experience as well as the collective consciousness of African-American and Latino-American youth. But more than any music of the past‚ it also expresses mainstream American ideas that have now been internalized and embedded into the psyches of American people of color over time. A part of the learned mainstream American culture is sexism and misogyny. Hip-hop culture is frequently condemned for its misogynistic exploitation
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HIP-HOP: STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM AND NOW WE ARE HERE Rasheeda Brown AP English 12 In order for one to understand the genre Hip-hop‚ one must know the origination‚ the changes over the years‚ and the impact hip-hop has on today’s society. Hip-hop has been around for more than a few decades and it has been considered to be one of the most controversial subjects for quite some time. Some people say hip hop encourages hate and violence‚ others say it encourages self believe and tackle social and
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