Wu-Tang Clan vs. The Industry. Hip-hop is a form of expression mainly used in the African-American community to express feelings about topics that matter to everyday life and the situations these artists often found in. In late 1992‚ when the Wu-Tang Clan was formed‚ the group was no different than any other artists that had come before them. Now regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop groups of all time because of their unorthodox style‚ the Wu-Tang Clan didn’t get very much respect from
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about Hip Hop/Rap music‚ they’ll paint a picture in their heads of black men cussing‚ guns‚ marijuana‚ lots of gold‚ and girls looking like prostitutes. Parents and teachers put an image in their kid’s head that Rap music is “bad”‚ and they don’t want their kids to be influenced by something that is negative. With the way Rap music is advertised in the US‚ I would have to agree with that looking at it from an average parent’s point of view. But what people don’t know is that Hip Hop isn’t
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Rap Now a days there are many different types of music. There’s hip-hop‚ r&b‚ metal‚ rock or religious music. My favorite is Hip-hop because of its culture and because according to Wikipedia “rap origins from it Hip-Hop.” Wikipedia also states that “Rap is a music genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping‚ a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted. It had been developed as part of hip hop culture‚ a subculture defined by four key elements: MCing/rapping
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ain’t shit but hoes and tricks”-Snoop Dogg. These are lyrics from‚ gangster rapper‚ Dr. Dre’s song entitled‚ “Bitches Aint Shit”. Regrettably‚ this sort of language is prevalent in hip-hop music. Women are often stigmatized and presented as nothing more than objects for the satisfaction and entertainment of men. Men in hip-hop regularly refer to women with debasing and offensive names without consequence‚ and this treatment has not just begun recently. Unfortunately‚ this degradation of women has been
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According to Jeff Chang‚ “By the beginning of 2005‚ hip-hop music‚ in particular‚ had become a weapon of mass distraction— abused by corporate media monopolies with their deployments of blockbuster-minded execs‚ reactionary programmers‚ and vernacular shock jocks‚ incurring a grassroots clapback from hip-hop activists dismayed at the pimping of their culture” (Chang‚ xi). In other words‚ the author points out that the new age of hip hop has lost the true meaning of the genre and is too focused on
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I have been talking to my Mom about Hip Hop songs she has listened to‚ and after listening to some‚ I heard one that was quite interesting. This song‚ Don’t Fight the Feeling‚ by Too $hort. The song follows Too $hort‚ and his efforts to seduce Barbie‚ a women from the rap group The Danger Zone‚ whom is just not down to be his toy. This song is very explicit‚ but has its own charm to it‚ in very weird way. In the intro of the song‚ Too $hort right away calls this women a ho‚ and tells her that all
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Question: Is there a real connection between hip hop culture and juvenile delinquency in adolescents? Hypothesis: The more young adults are exposed to explicit hip hop culture the more likely they are to be influenced and practice what the lyrics in the song preach. Many sociologists wonder what have influenced such negative behavior amongst adolescents in society? What if it was music? In this paper I will find out if there is a real connection between hip hop and juvenile delinquency in adolescents
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The Battle between Retro and Now In doing research on the music genre Hip-Hop‚ there is a general consensus that it has changed rather than evolved from the positive times of the 20th Century. There is a distinct difference between evolving and changing because evolution is more of a development that is more positive than negative. Many people feel as though Hip-Hop is not used as an agent of change anymore because it requires little talent to be famous now. Artists in the industry now don’t
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Eric Charry in his article‚ “A Capsule History Of African Rap”‚ gives his portrayal of hip hop in Africa. One way that Charry portrays rap in Africa is as something that was taught to them. Charry makes it quite clear that everyone’s idea of Africa’s role in American rap is quite wrong (Charry‚ 4). Charry states‚ “…. after centuires of living on American soil‚ however‚ African Americans have created their own signature cultures and expressive genres….” (Charry‚ 4). Charry further states that instead
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February 5‚ 2013 Latin America Culture Duma Salas LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT In this movie they reveal themselves to be extremely creative‚ literate‚ and thoughtful people who are trying to get something positive done. The one word that kept on coming up was "community." That’s where the music began‚ and that’s why it keeps on going. It’s where the rappers came from‚ it’s where their heart still is at‚ and it’s why they are trying to change things. Many black communities are in dire
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