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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exposed to many different genres of music. Hip-hop‚ which is classified as a subculture that originated from an African American community in the 1970’s‚ has always been intriguing to me and is a huge part of who I am. There are four elements of Hip-Hop; rapping‚ DJing‚ break-dancing‚ and graffiti. I will be focusing on the music aspect of Hip-Hop and the large impact religion has on some of these artists that perform Hip-Hop music. Over the years‚ Hip-Hop music has gained a bad reputation. Many
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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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One of the most important aspects in this module was showing that hip hop is a positive thing instead of a negative one like most perceive. The creation of the Hip Hop Culture helped black teenagers‚ as well as other minority teens to find something of their own in a country where they weren’t welcome by its other inhabitants. “Inspired by the DJs of the tenement blocks‚ black teenagers created hip hop‚ a celebratory subculture with its own language‚ its own music‚ dance‚ fashion and graffiti.” (Rap:
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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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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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are many different music genres. Rock and hip hop are two of the most popular music genres. These two music genres are both alike‚ but also have differences. Rock and hip hop have many similarities. One of the main similarities is the types of instruments they both use. Both rock and hip hop use a drum pattern or a beat that loops throughout the entire song. Both genres use a lead instrumental‚ Rock music usually consists of a guitar and a bass. Hip Hop uses many types of lead instruments but also
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Hip-hop has been emerged in the early 1970s and took over the world since. There are so many reasons why hip-hop is so popular‚ not only in the states‚ but all around the world. One of the reasons is that hip hop is used as a representative of people’s thoughts‚ minds‚ and voices. People express their hidden feelings‚ and silently and peacefully protest through songs. It is considered to be a non-violent way of fighting. What makes hip-hop special is that “hip hop isn’t just music-it’s also attitude
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Research Analysis Essay The Influence of Hip Hop on Today’s Youth “After silence‚ that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” This profound statement from English writer‚ Aldous Huxley‚ demonstrates the importance that music obtains in today’s society. Simply‚ music is a form of expression‚ not limited to any specific genre. Although this expression is not limited to one genre‚ there is one that seemingly obtains the title of most controversial. The Rap/Hip-Hop genre has
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