Citation‚ Sampling‚ and the Development of Academia and Hip-Hop How does sharing benefit society? The sharing of ideas is what allows a culture’s collective body of knowledge to continue expanding‚ and all creators benefit from this expansion. Academics constantly analyze and borrow from each other’s works as they develop new theses and perform new research‚ and the world of hip-hop is no different from the world of academia in this sense. In hip-hop‚ sharing takes the form of sampling – artists sharing
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1970’s among the African American and Latino communities‚ Hip-hop was born in South Bronx‚ New York City. Hip hop is a music genre that has a consistent backing beat‚ while the beat is playing the lyricist rhythmically speaks over the beat‚ which has become known as rapping. Throughout the 80s and 90s hip-hop gained popularity with major artists such as 2pac‚ Biggie Smalls‚ Dr Dre‚ and The Sugar Hill Gang. In the early days of hip hop‚ rappers primarily speak of their struggles in life. Several
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Hip-Hop and Hyper-commercialism Simple beat‚ simple rhyme scheme‚ strong message. "Vans don’t cost G’s‚ real niggaz wear these Vans‚" says a member of The Pack in the music video aptly titled "Vans." You may be asking yourself‚ "So‚ what’s the big deal?" The big‚ highly lucrative deal is the marriage between big name corporations and their partnership with hip-hop. It’s nothing new: Run-DMC had "My adiddas"‚ LL Cool J wore Kangol hats‚ and even Jay-Z incorporated drinking Cristal into his lyrics
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The Evolution of Rap and Hip-Hop Music In Today’s Society Rap and Hip Hop music is a genre evolving throughout society that is changing the music industry for the better. There are many artists today that portray different styles of Rap and Hip Hop and bring the genre to a new level. Many of these different types of rap circulating are heard on the radio and through social media. The topic of Rap and Hip-Hop may be one of the most controversial music groups that has ever been talked about. The idea
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Your essay‚ Hip Hop Planet‚ was very stimulating in which you discussed about how hip-hop has transformed and became a demanding voice for several. Initially‚ you stated that you were a jazz lover and when you were first introduced to rap at a party in Harlem you believed that the hit song “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugar Hill Gang was the most ridiculous thing you ever heard. In addition‚ you claimed that your worst nightmare was if “My daughter comes home with a guy and says‚” Dad‚ we’re getting
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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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Hip Hop: The Movement and the Social Challenge Hip hop is a musical culture that has undergone rapid development and transformation since its origins during the 1970s in New York City. (I would consider rewording first sentence. The last part of the sentence should maybe be shortened and put at the beginning) What started off first as a relatively underground culture‚ has rapidly led to a major entertainment industry that has become largely commercialized within mainstream popular culture. (A little
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Hip-Hop as a Commodity As Alexis de Tocqueville stated in a description about Americans‚ “the recollection of the shortness of life is a constant spur to him. Besides the good things that he possesses‚ he every instantly fancies a thousand others that death will prevent him from trying if he does not try them soon.” In a country that promoted commodification and mass production‚ American society thrived on its quest for new and exciting things. Nearly two centuries after his report‚ what was
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Abilities Does Hip-hop Have? What would you do if I told you that hip-hop was the fastest growing music genre in the United States? What would you do if I told you that hip-hop was the fastest and largest growing music genre in the world? Well‚ they are both true (INTRO 2). With this new genre of music‚ there are trials that come with it‚ just like any new form of art. Even though hip-hop is a new and the largest growing genre of music‚ people believe that the teachings of hip-hop are preaching unorthodox
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As a fan of hip-hop‚ everyone knows the biggest unwritten rule as a rapper is to be the lone person writing the lyrics to your song. As hip-hop has grown since its creation‚ the lines have been blurred as the popularity of rap music is at an all-time high. Rap has officially become the most popular genre of music as rappers have dominated in both album sales‚ and the success of singles. More than ever we’re seeing songs like “Black Beatles”‚ “Bad and Boujee”‚ “Bodak Yellow”‚ and “Rockstar” atop of
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