The Golden era of east coast hip-hop This piece will demonstrate an understanding of the golden era of East coast hip-hop‚ from 1986 to 1993‚ focusing and analysing the historical roots‚ influences and inspirational individuals‚ giving reference to musical examples that shaped East coast hip-hop. Attention will also be centred on the legacy left‚ concentrating on the music that was influenced as well as the resulting change in fashion and political views. Historical roots & influence The
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this adversity. Through struggle‚ the black community created its own distinct forms of visual art‚ music‚ dance‚ poetry‚ and style. It created a culture that countered the white community. While the traditional white community put value in being clean-cut‚ stiff‚ and minimal‚ the black community was more vocal‚ more motley‚ and livelier. In Thomas F. DeFrantz’s “The Black Beat Made Visible: Hip Hop and Body Power”‚ he discusses how these differences begin to effect the performance of black art‚ and
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When you look across the league‚ you still see cornrows‚ tattoos‚ arm sleeves‚ headbands and hip-hop culture and then you will realize there is someone missing. The king of all that‚ the player who revolutionized the league his way‚ whether you liked it or not‚ the dude who broke ankles for 13 straight years and played every game as if it was his last is not there. He is no where to be found and his story is quite tragic; in a way‚ he is the forgotten one‚ the league is missing the one and only
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Good vs. Evil: Rock and Hip Hop Written by: Chanel Auguste In 1965‚ The Rolling Stones early hit‚ "I Can’t Get No Satisfaction"‚ is taken off of many radio station’s play lists after they received complaints of the lyrics containing sexually suggestive lyrics. 1980‚ Pink Floyd’s hit single "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)‚ with its chorus of kids chanting "We Don’t Need No Education"‚ is banned by the South African government; Children upset about inferior education‚ adopt the song as
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Guzman CMRJ205 Rape and Sexual Violence Dr. Nation Does Hip-Hop music send a negative message to our youth? Well some people think it does and others think differently about it. I think it goes both ways and but I’ll go more in detail in this essay. As far as I can remember‚ Hip-Hop music has ruled the industry and continues to till this day. The negative part of rap music that people say sends a negative message is the lyrics. Some songs talk about killing‚ drugs
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In the hip hop video ‘Wet’ by Snoop Dogg‚ women are shown dancing together wearing little more than a bikini. The woman are usually shown either dancing sexually together or grinding against something‚ trying their best to either get the males attention or to please them. The video shows that women are not being valued for anything other than their appearance/actions. They get judged on what they’re doing rather than what their personality is. Woman in hip hop videos are portrayed as sex objects
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cultural appropriators is when they are utilizing and making a profit off of the music of the oppressed‚ but they are not making any strides to end social and/or political injustice for said oppressed. Because of the injustices of the past (inflicted upon POC by non-POC) along with the current injustices and oppression that POC have to deal with every day‚ people need to look deeper into hip hop than just another music genre that everyone has access
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Claire Maroney #19 5/7/12 St. Mary’s Grade8 Language Arts: Persuasive Essay INTRO: According to the RIAA‚ 95% of all music downloads of 2008 were illegal. Since then‚ the amount of illegal downloads have escalated. Although many people consider this as a minor crime‚ it is stealing‚ which is serious no matter how it is done. As this trend is becoming more and more popular‚ people are losing money‚ jobs‚ and victims can be fined high amounts of money. Internet officials
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Early hip hop vs. modern hip hop The culture of hip hop‚ ever since its highest peak in the 1990s‚ or what is also known as the “Golden Era”‚ has been drained over the years. Some people might even be surprised at how Hip Hop began and what it meant in the 90s‚ and there is absolutely no denying it has evolved since its origins‚ from it starting in the Bronx‚ and going worldwide. However‚ was this transformation in hip hop for the better or for the worse? Hip Hop has unfortunately mostly become an
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Impact of Hip Hop on Society and the Negative Stereotypes that Follow Drake‚ one of the most popular musical artists of our time‚ once said‚ “I want to take it deeper than money‚ girls‚ vacation‚ and influence a generation that’s lacking in patience.” It’s very easy to fall under the media’s preconception of how Hip Hop only touches on materialistic items‚ violent behavior‚ and substance abuse. However‚ the media only portrays a very small image of Hip-Hop‚ not the whole genre. As a whole‚ Hip-Hop portrays
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