II. Civil Rights‚ Racial Justice‚ and Civil Liberties - Civil Rights- dejure and defacto equality; integration Headquarters – South‚ Northern Cities Examples – Martin Luther King‚ Jr. (N.A.A.C.P./Black Church) The Strategy in action - Racial Justice – defacto equality; seperation to achieve equality or to create a black state‚ economy‚ or society Headquarters – Northern Cities‚ West‚ National Chapter (N.O.I./B.P.P.S.D.) Example 1: Honorable Elijah Muhammad‚ Malcolm X (Malcolm Little) Muhammad
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“Divorced from skin color‚ sound quality‚ scene or history‚ Hip-Hop (and therefore its more prolific offspring‚ rap) and punk share every important defining factor: heavy bassline‚ repetitive and melodically simple or devoid vocals focused on internal rhyme‚ minimalistic instrumental hooks‚ and lyrics about nihilism‚ social concern‚ poverty and oppression”(Ross Hsu). Hsu asserts that despite the fact that Hip-Hop and punk have different cultural and historical backgrounds‚ they are similar because
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reference to hip-hop. I: Introduction Increasingly over the past twenty years‚ hip-hop has transformed from “marginalised to mainstream” (Motley & Henderson‚ 2008‚ p.243) as more and more of the world’s youth follow the genre. With these growing numbers all over the world there is simultaneously growing concern that hip-hop is increasingly homogenised as artists adopt the genre. This essay will address both the homogenous and hybrid aspects of hip-hop‚ arguing that true hip-hop must contain
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expression and as a result new found identities are beginning to emerge. An interesting occurrence that has resulted from globalization is how individuals from various nationalities‚ socio economic background and religions have connected to the hip-hop culture making it a linguistic phenomenon. (Alim‚ 2006) In the past many have considered this type of English as "just a reflection of US culture‚ or music‚ [and] cannot be included as part of ordinary language use". (Pennycook‚ 2003‚ p. 517)
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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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Hip-hop music has been a part of my musical repertoire from early adolescence‚ and more recently‚ an art form I have been interested in exploring from a more critical and academic perspective. I’ve wanted to extend my knowledge beyond hip-hop as a pastime and into hip-hop as a social tool with the power to create‚ reproduce‚ and challenge dominant social life. This consideration facilitated my research question: “How is homosexuality represented in hip-hop music and communities?” Due to hip-hop’s
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Evolution of Hip-hop Hip-hop has many credited fathers; all who have enhanced hip-hop-adding their own style and feel to the new more relatable sound. Hip-hop began as a solution for young people who could not relate to other genres of music such as‚ funk‚ soul‚ and disco. As more faces joined the evolution‚ hip-hop changed and transformed into something much larger than anyone could have ever imagined Despite what the media or rumors state‚ hip-hop originated in the poverty-ridden streets of Bronx
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of the poor and the need to over-through the oppressors. The 1980’s brought the newest development in social and political music‚ the emergence of hip-hop and rap. This urban musical art form that was developed in New York City has now taken over the mainstream‚ but originated as an empowering art form for urban youth and emerging working class. Hip-Hop is a highly influential gem that inspired numerous rappers to address social and political subjects. In today’s time‚ even though gangster rap is
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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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Hip-Hop Artists: Role Models in the Music Industry Introduction: -Ice Breaker: Name and what is your favorite music artist? (preferably hip hop artist) -When you hear the term hip hop‚ what comes to mind? What is hip-hop? A culture and form of ground breaking music and self expression with elements that consisted of the elements of graffiti art‚ DJing‚ MCing‚ and breaking. It began in the 1970s as an underground movement in the South Bronx area of New York City. Hip hop is used as an
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