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    An importance role of hip-hop was to to bring about social change for poor‚ marginalized people of color through creating national awareness of the oppression they were experiencing at the hands of white America‚ also known as conscious rap (Orejuela‚ 2015‚ pg. 111). Since discussing social issues in hip hop music became a theme with the hope that “it may begin to saturate other arenas‚” ultimately the goal then became to‚ “dominate public‚ and especially‚ media discourse” (Forman & Neal‚ 2012‚ pg

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    Many people wonder what the difference between hip-hop and rap is. Hip-hop and rap varies in many different ways that most people cannot recognize. Hip-hop‚ and even rap‚ have been around for a while. They both have changed in many ways over the years. Although people think they are the same thing‚ they are not. Hip-Hop and rap is often confused for one another‚ but there are many differences between the two. In the early 1970s a musical genre was born in the neighborhoods of the South Bronx. Gifted

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    Misogyny in Hip Hop | 3.5.2012Dr. Tshombe WalkerAFR 1503 | Tina Marie | Misogyny in Hip Hop culture refers to lyrics‚ videos‚ or other aspects of hip hop culture that support‚ glorify‚ justify or normalize the objectification‚ exploitation or victimization of women. Misogyny in hip hop music instills and perpetuates negative stereotypes about women. It can range from innuendos to stereotypical characterizations and defamations. Overt misogyny in rap and hip hop music emerged in the

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    One of the most recognizable athletes in the world and more importantly‚ one of best soccer players in the game today‚ David Beckham is also a popular figure in the world of the media and advertising. He has made appearances in advertisements for such companies as Adidas‚ Pepsi‚ Gillette‚ and Vodafone. Recently‚ I noticed an advertisement in People for "David Beckham Instinct‚" a product line consisting of aftershave and fragrances. On the back of the magazine‚ he is shown in a head-only photo

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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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    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 been harshly

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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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    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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    Masculinity in American Society and Hip-Hop Never cry or show any emotion‚ when things happen take it like man‚ do not get mad‚ get even. These along with many other rules are makeup “the Guy Code” believed to shape what masculinity in American society. “’Bros before Hoes’: The Guy Code” by Michael Kimmel discusses a set of epigrams and analyzes American masculinity. These ideals of what is takes to be a “man” are often portrayed by hip-hop artists in today’s mainstream music industry. Kimmel

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    like to take Hip Hop and Civil Engagement. To ponder why this seminar is either mostly or entirely baneful to take; to express my disillusion of it and yet hope that I do not seem to shallow. That is a lachrymose condition. Still‚ I hope to impress you with sincerity of my reasoning. To begin with‚ why would I not want to be a part of the Hip Hop and Civil Engagement seminar? There are many reasons‚ so please accept my apology if the first sounds shallow. I do not like HipHop music. It is

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