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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Hip-Hop’s Media Effects ------------------------------------------------- Term Paper Javier Sanchez Hip-Hop’s Media Effects ------------------------------------------------- Term Paper Javier Sanchez Music. What do you think of when you think of music? Do you think of your favorite singer/ band‚ or maybe your favorite song at the time; but how often do you think about how that one song‚ or artist(s) have affected your life‚ your outlook on politics‚ society‚ way of living or way of seeing
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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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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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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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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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Assignment for Media with Cultural Studies Level Two Youth Cultures‚ Subcultures and Industry Hip-Hop Culture This essay aims to examine the importance of the Hip-Hop culture in 21st century society. It will begin with consideration of the history of Hip-Hop‚ discussing its stylistic adaptations‚ cultural preferences and concerns‚ referring to the studies of black culture by Ellis Cashmore and Mark Neal. Within this I will explore the ethnicity and authenticity of the culture‚ with reference
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Development of Hip-Hop and Rap throughout the Twentieth Century: The Outline Art. Throughout history‚ mankind has always expressed his emotions‚ ideas‚ and opinions in the form of art. Whether it be a caveman painting on the wall of his cave‚ or Galileo and his ceiling in the Sistine chapel‚ art has always existed in some form or another. But history’s greatest art and the geniuses behind it are all found in the past century right here in the U.S. of A. These masterpieces are classified as ‘hip-hop or ‘rap’
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Jordan Royse According to KRS One‚ Hip Hop fashion is one of the nine "extended" elements of hip-hop culture. Hip-hop fashion refers to a particular style of dress that originated with African-American and Latino people in New York City. Hip hop fashion has changed drastically over the years. During the 1980s‚ major hip-hop stars of like Run-DMC and LL Cool J wore things like large glasses‚ kangol hats‚ multi-finger rings‚ and sneakers. Artists such as Kurtis Blow and Big Daddy
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