something you do‚ Hip hop is something you live A historical reflection of Hip Hop Name: Jake Parker Student number: 100072668 Date: Friday‚ March 30‚ 2007 Professor: Mark Adam Let ’s bring it back with that Ol ’ New York rap. Hip hop is amazing‚ straight up. It ’s not just the music‚ it ’s everything involved with the four elements of hip hop; the emceeing (rapping)‚ the DJing‚ the graffiti‚ and the break dancing. When I was younger I used to search for "hip-hop" and "rap" albums never
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Many people believe that rap is not a music genre and is merely a sub-genre of hip-hop. There is also the belief rapper KRS-ONE said‚ “rapping is something you do and hip-hop is something you live” (KRS-ONE). The differences between rap and hip-hop are distinguishable enough that the two have separated. Leading people to believe that rap has evolved into its own category. Unless rap or hip-hop music is one of your favorite genres of music‚ you probably just lump the two together. Although in many
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played a crucial role in Hip Hop culture: from the beginning with Cindy Campbell the sister of Kool Herc — who demonstrated her entrepreneurship of promoting his block parties; the idea of entrepreneurship is still deeply seeded in Hip Hop today—to Debra Lee‚ the president and CEO of BET. However‚ accounts of hip hop often downplay‚ or completely leave out‚ the contributions of women to hip hop as artist‚ entrepreneurs‚ producers‚ writers‚ etc. Women have influenced hip hop as much‚ if not more‚ than
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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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The fashion aspect in Hip Hop and Punk is very distinctive. Throughout Hips Hop’s history‚ the fashion trends have evolved‚ but the concept of Hip Hop fashion has always remained conceptually unchanged. This has given birth to a few varieties among Hip Hop fashion according to their respective generations and choice of self-expression through the four pillars of Hip Hop which are Bboying (dance)‚ MC/Rap (music)‚ DJ (music) and Graffiti Art (visual art). The varieties of fashion within the Punk culture
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wonder where hip hop started and what does it mean to other people in different parts of the world? What hip hop means to me i think is that it just music but to other people it might mean more since they relate to it. I agree that there’s more to hip hop because some people relate to the songs because the artist who sing it is probably going through what people are going through too. The first reason why I think there’s more to hip hop is because in the movie that we saw rappers use hip hop to express
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The Effects of Hip Hop Music on Today’s Youth If a person was born anywhere between the 1980’s to the 1990’s‚ he or she is considered a part of the "Hip Hop Generation". Music is a gift that has been given to us‚ but the question is‚ "where is hip hop music going?" Hip-hop is now one of the biggest and fastest growing businesses in the world. It’s creativity in sound‚ and its lyrics have impressed and empowered many of today’s youth. But is hip-hop music taking today’s youths where they need to
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The Golden Era of Hip Hop had a huge affect on people all around the world. It was an era where the young and the old all around the world connected. It brought people together. The Golden Era started from the year 1986‚ to the year 1994; The starting point is less disputed than the endpoint. The Golden Era was about innovation in content‚ inflow‚ and in production. In addition‚ the Golden Era was very influential‚ original‚ and creative. The 4-5 elements of hip hop did their part in the golden age
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New School Hip Hop Many people believe that all hip hop music is the same. They think hip hop is about the beat of the music and the fame of the rapper. However‚ the true difference occurs when you look at how old school hip hop became mainstreamed. Original hip hop was about the disc jockey that played the music. The music of hip hop were humble and about pleasing the crowd; while new school has become more commercial due to the involvement of major record companies. The hip hop of today is
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In James McBride article “Hip Hop Planet”‚ he introduces the reader to many issues that are affecting society‚ including violence‚ social class‚ and racism. McBride ensures that he includes hip-hop’s history‚ in order to explain that the musical genre began as an attempt to avoid or prevent teen gang involvement. Additionally‚ social class is present in hip hop culture because many of the artist’s success determined by the resources that they have when beginning their career as a DJ. Lastly‚ race
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