The Evolution of Hip-Hop and Transformation of Rap Music Hip-hop‚ not to be confused with the musical genre‚ is a form of musical demonstration and artistic culture that has remained popular since its emergence in the 1970s. It can be categorized as a cultural movement that includes four primary elements: Disk jockeying (DJing)‚ rapping (emceeing)‚ break dancing‚ and graffiti art. It gave birth to a new musical genre known as “rap‚” a rhythmic style in which lyrics are spoken or chanted. Over the
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What is Hip Hop? Hip hop is a style of dance that combines movements such as popping‚ locking‚ breaking‚ krumping‚ and jazz-funk. Hip hop is used to express individuality and has often been credited with helping to reduce inner-city gang violence by replacing violence with dance battles. What is Contemporary Dance? Contemporary dance is a style that lets you express yourself‚ has a lot of versatility and improvisation‚ unlike the strict and structured nature of ballet. Contemporary dance focuses
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In the following essay I will be applying Arjun Appadurai’s theory of global cultural flows and social imagination to the two African hip hop case studies written by Kunzler and Badsha. I will be analysing the case studies with regard to Appadurai and his theories. Appadurai’s theory was to look at the effects of globalisation on culture and how it has affected the society. He makes five very important points towards global cultural flows. He thought of it as different streams that flow into and
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themselves in different ways. Music is used to express life experiences and other things. Many use the art of hip-hop to express themselves. Hip-hop is a form of art which can be expressed through a history rap songs‚ breakdancing‚ and graffiti art. Hip-hop culture has evolved and is a large part of today’s generation. It has breached out and has an influence all over the globe. The culture of hip-hop has impact and influence on millions of people. It is this way because not only is a genre of music‚ but
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Since the simple rap parties in the late 1970’s by hip-hop’s first DJ‚ DJ Kool Herc. The outbreak of hip hop has taken today’s generation by a storm. Rap music began among the youth of South Bronx‚ New York in the mid 1970’s‚ key individuals such as DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash were main editions to the birth of hip hop. Performances at night clubs and promotion of the rap music made rap quickly gain popularity through the end of the 1970’s. Later being picked up and altered by today’s MC’s
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Analysis: Hip hop has undeniably progressed into a largescale sensation that has captivated the world. This paper is based upon hip-hop history and African heritage. This analysis approaches a vast view of hip-hop‚ its influences‚ struggle and beauty of these music genre. I name certain artist‚ their musical effects on political movements and events within the context of African American music and history. Page 1 provides the beginning of hip-hop‚ which includes the birthplace of hip-hop‚ and the
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Shannon Eng 22 Maddox March 9‚ 2013 The Evolution of Hip-Hop The world of music alone is always evolving‚ however we’ve come to a conclusion that the message the artist convey in hip-hop music in this generation are not helping out or paving the way for the next generation. The focus is to inform the readers that "smoke weed everyday" or "finding Molly" getting women is not what the hip-hop scene is all about. Hip-hop artists tell stories‚ or teach listeners about the everyday
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Place Hip hop is a form of art that has been popular for the past twenty years. Although people in recent years often mistake rap music as vulgar and ill-mannered‚ the hip hop community continues to provide a great way to channel emotion and soul into their music. In his article‚ “The State of Rap: Time and Place” Jeffrey Louis Decker illustrates the black nationalism within the hip hop community by exploring how Black Nationalism can be accounted for within the hip hop music. Before hip hop was
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Exploratory Paper Mrs. Dickens RHT 160-052 15 February 2008 Is Hip Hop Dead??? I can still recall the first hip hop album I listened to. It was Reasonable Doubt by Jay Z. I remember how I instantly fell in love with the lyrics. I hadn’t heard anything like it before‚ primarily because I only listened to R&B and some watered down rap music. The lyrics were hard hitting. They meant something. I could his hunger through the speakers as he rapped his song entitled “Can I Live” which said “Well
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Quitting Hip-Hop Quitting Hip-Hop is about a woman named Michaela Angela Davis who can no longer reconcile her love of a great rap beat with the derogatory images of women pervasive in much of today’s music and videos. This article address’ the intended audience of parents and teens‚ it will inform the negative influence hip hop music videos has on society‚ and how she gets through the struggles of how she was a part of that influence. I believe the audience intended to read this article
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