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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past 30 years hip hop has grown and influences many ages‚ genders and races. Often hip hop reflects on the outlook on their life. The hardships‚ violence‚ struggles‚ economic and political problems. African american music was heard at every corner in all time periods. The genre of hip hop profoundly the voice of america and influencing the nation.It all started around the same man known as DJ kool herc. Jamaican Born and raised in the bronx new york created the blueprint for hip hop music and culture
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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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80’s it became rap and Hip-Hop. The Birth of Hip Hop originally started in the streets of New York in the 1970’s. It later began to be widely known in the early 80’s as it generally became a musical art form that has been around for over 20 years. It’s derive came from a young generation of Black people and Latino-Americans in the slums of Bronx to send political messages and reach a particular audience to help create change. Hip-Hop was formed and the foundations of hip hop were laid down. It is
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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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slavery used in the Caribbean. Slavery was officially legalized in 1641 and gradually progressed to the brutal form that we know today. The undermining and oppression of those African people were sealed in 1712 when William Lynch‚ a plantation owner from the British West Indies‚ was asked to come to the Virginia Colony to give basically a seminar on how to manage slaves. His method‚ in my opinion was the catalyst that started the psychological oppression that still plagues the African American psyche
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The Role of Hip Hop Culture in the Society Hip Hop is one of the fasted growing cultures around the world‚ especially in the U.S. It is a popular culture among the youths from mainly African American and Latino communities living in the U.S. The hip hop culture did arise from the music genre known as hip hop. Hip hop music is said to have originated in New York and spread to other parts of the U.S territory. It started in the black community and has become an important cultural aspect of the black
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the Hip-hop Movement AN OVERVIEW The Harlem Renaissance and the Hip-Hop Movement are a culmination of co-related cultural art forms that have emerged out of the black experience. White people understood black people more through their expression of art during both movements. Both movements brought about a broad cross-racial following and‚ ironically‚ in both instances brought about a better understanding of the black experience for white America. The bridge between Be-Bop and Hip-Hop was
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Assignment #3 The Islamic Roots of Hip Hop Culture In the following dissertation‚ some unfamiliar truths about hip hop`s interrelation and co-dependence with Islam will be uncovered and discussed incorporating well-known music paradigms and historical facts‚ in order to reveal the religions` influence and association with the genre of hip hop. There can be little doubt that hip hop music has evolved as a global phenomenon. It has become increasingly difficult to find countries‚ or even regional
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Hip-Hop History: It’s More than Just Rap Music. “Hip Hop is not music‚ it is not dance‚ it is not art … it’s culture. Hip Hop is a culture based on music. Not that the music is the nucleus‚ but it is the pulse. You take the music out of Hip Hop and you lose such an importance piece‚ the driving force.” – Mysnikol‚ Comedian Hip-hop originated in the 1970s in the crime-ridden neighborhoods of the South Bronx by Kool Herc who was a Jamaican DJ. Prior to its name now it‚ hip hop as we know
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