Literary Roots of Hip-hop Lyricism Introduction Rap is easily heard as a play of words‚ a sampling of music rhythms and melodies‚ and for the passers-by‚ a taunt against another taunt. But for those who will listen closely‚ rap lyrics may be full of history‚ a love story‚ political critique‚ innuendo‚ sarcasm as well as wit (Rose‚ 1994‚ p 14). The past decades had hip-hop fill up a cultural lexicon of vocabulary‚ characters and culture. Accordingly‚ the lexicon has been fed by hip-hop artists that
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Tupac Shakur: A Hip-Hop Inspiration Music is a cultural journal that expresses the realities and emotions of life in a poetic way. For the African American culture‚ music has always been a statement for many controversial topics such as racism‚ religion‚ politics‚ education‚ crime‚ and violence. In the 1990’s‚ Hip-Hop became the newest cultural and artistic voice for the African American population. Genres such as jazz‚ blues‚ rock-n-roll‚ and gospel that once dominated the musical culture
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I was born in Ivory Coast and grew up in France‚ but my native place is Cocody‚ located in the Department of Abidjan North (Ivory Coast). Abidjan Department includes Cocody‚ Koumassi‚ Port-Bouet‚ Bingerville‚ and Abobo. I have been there several times for extended visits‚ and I always keep up to date on events there. Cocody is
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Hip-hop is a genre of music that emphasizes lyrical skills over instrumentation. The style developed as an American subculture and gained worldwide popularity. In the 1980s and 1990s‚ many Cuban youths developed a taste for hip-hop‚ which prompted them to make extra efforts to access the music. At the time‚ the US restricted its interaction with Cuba; hence‚ the Cuban youth had limited access to American radio and television programs. The difficulty in accessing popular music encouraged the Cuban
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Rock verses Hip Hop Rock and Hip Hop are two of the most loved forms of music today. Unfortunately many lovers of Rock despise Hip Hop and vise versa. Personally‚ I love both and believe that both genres are great in thier own ways. I am going to compare and contrast Rock music and Hip Hop music in the categories of lyrics‚ beats‚ and sound. First I will discuss lyrics; lyrics are the words in the song. Artists in both genres use lyrics that many people find offensive. This is more typically
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completely unaware what their children are listening to on a daily basis. Hip-hop is special in the fact that it can evoke communication that can transcend barriers‚ and we often see that with children learn the lyrics they listen to and make it apart of their lifestyle whether it be unconsciously or consciously. A style of music created in Ghana‚ which merges hip-hop and highlife is called Hip-Life. Traditionally‚ highlife
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“Black Women VS Hip-Hop” Crystal Smith once wrote that “Images of black women in hip-hop culture make it more likely for them to be viewed as targets to be defaced and abused.” This statement is confirmed true there are many African American women in the hip-hop culture that are disrespected or abused in some type of way during the making of a video or even the lyrics of a song. There are many ways African American women of the hip-hop culture are being abused and disrespected. Some video women
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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
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Hip-Hop was brought into the U.S by a gathering of Jamaican settlers in the 70’s. One of the Jamaicans‚ Clive Campbell‚ A.K.A Kool Herc started‚ making instrumentals out of two turntables. While another man from the Bronx‚ Theodore Livingstone‚ A.K.A Grand Wizard‚ incidentally found the scratching sound of the turntable. Rap was made as a between social marvel of New York’s poorer segments (Harlem‚ Soho‚ Greenwich Village‚ Bronx‚ Queens‚ and Brooklyn). Rap turned into a developed type of Jamaican
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According to the Coast Guard’s Leadership Development Framework‚ leadership is the ability to influence others to obtain their obedience‚ respect‚ confidence‚ and loyal cooperation. I believe that leadership is simply guiding others to succeed. When I think of leadership influences during my career I think of one excellent example‚ and one example of what I never wanted to be. The first influence was the guidance I was given when I started on Active Duty after September 11th‚ 2001. My job was to
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