THE HIP HOP WARS: Hip Hop Demeans Women ““I said ‘Bitch‚ why you such a stupid hoe?’ You lil’ bitch‚ you never could fuck with this. And every bitch that don’t like it‚ she can suck my dick.” These lyrics were taken from the song “Call her a bitch” by the rapper Too Short. With song lyrics like this one‚ it is very difficult for people both biased and unbiased to hip hop to even try to defend it. Although it is not the only music genre to have lines objectifying women‚ it is once again‚ as with
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What is “Hip Hop”? In today’s society‚ Hip Hop is commonly referred as a style of popular music‚ rap. However‚ Hip Hop is not just a rap‚ but a culture where ‘rap’ is often used synonymously with it. The ‘Hip Hop’ culture is known to originate from the South Bronx of New York City in the early 1970s as a liberation movement in the form of a diverse culture. This culture has since grown continuously innovating various different forms of additional elements leading the tradition to grow worldwide;
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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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Effects of Hip-Hop | Malachi Norman English 101April 8‚ 2013Professor Stayton MWF 9:00 am | From the beats to the lyrics‚ the current generation of youth is engrossed in hip-hop culture‚ tending to idolize the artist behind the songs. Since the 1970s‚ hip-hop has influenced American culture tremendously. In the past‚ hip-hop held a central focus around inequality‚ empowerment and overcoming hardships. Today‚ hip-hop talks more about sex‚ money‚ a male dominant social standing‚ and drugs. Hip-hop‚
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Race in Hip Hop It is a common belief that hip hop has served as the medium for healing racial tension in the 21st century. Although the hip hop industry has seen a subtle wave of successful white American rappers over the past couple of decades‚ this is not enough to suggest a racial merge in the predominately black American world of hip hop. White Americans are not typically welcomed into the hip hop community. The few white American rappers that have made it big in the hip hop industry
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“This movement started to expose people to new music but ended up becoming a multi-billion dollar industry” according to DMC of Run- D.M.C. (Jalal 1). The Hip-Hop movement started in 1973 by 3 men your parents probably know about. It started to expose people to other types of music. The Hip-Hop Movement will discuss‚ the people who started the Hip-Hop movement and whom is affected‚ the purpose of the movement and what it hopes to achieve. First off‚ it was started in 1973 by Grandmaster Flash‚ Afrika
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The Hip Hop industry has presented women in several ways‚ both derogatory and powerful. Women have been hyper sexualized through their roles in the counterparts’ music. The misogyny and oppression of woman was repeated throughout music but in the process giving woman the boost to come out as their own acts in the subculture. Female rappers such as Queen Latifah‚ MC Lyte‚ Lil’ Kim‚ Salt N Pepa‚ and Missy Elliot were some very popular artists ranging from the 80s-90s empowering woman and freely expressing
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Wilson May 14‚ 2010 Hip-hop as a Cultural Movement What first comes to mind nowadays when you hear the word ‘hip-hop’? Most people think of a gangster embellished in large diamonds‚ sporting baggy clothes‚ huge cars‚ all with a general disregard for the welfare of humanity. It wasn’t always like this: hip-hop was originally born as a recreational activity‚ used as an outlet to cope with poverty. The notion of hip-hop has clearly changed in a big way since the advent of hip-hop culture back in
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Hip-hop is one of the most diverse dance. Much of early hip-hop was unrecorded because hip-hop culture was very experimental and many considered it just messing around.(The origins of hip-hop 26) Hip-hop was invented in the mid-1970’s by many people. It was first seen on the streets of New York. Grandmaster Flash was one of the inventors of hip-hop. (The Break Master) Many people created hip-hop on the streets of New York in the mid-1970’s. Hip-hop was first seen on the streets of New York. “I
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dance! It is my favorite thing to do. Hip-Hop dance is the most I like. If you can do the moves in hip hop‚ you will be more flexible for those other kind of dance such as ballet. It is a lot of fun‚ and you can look “bad” and scare people away by dancing. There are various other popular dance styles used with hip-hop dance‚ which include breaking‚ popping and locking. Breaking is a kind of street dance. It is also dances by people who are part of the hip hop culture. Breaking is more for a male
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