music downloads and suffered in record sales. However‚ why has hip-hop music seemingly taken an extra hit? According to Billboard Magazine‚ “since 2000‚ rap sales dropped 44%‚and declined to 10% of all music sales‚ which‚ while still a commanding figure when compared to other genres‚ is a significant drop from the 13% of all music sales where rap music regularly placed.” The more important statistic being its 3% drop in all music sales since this represents hip-hops decline relative to other popular
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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 last three decades‚ rap music has stirred
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Scott’s article‚ "Rap Music and its Violent Progency: America’s Culture of Violence in Context” approaches the issue of "rap music as a creative expression and metorphorical offspring of America’s well-established culture of violence. Richardson and Scott’s point of this article was to answer the question to what the role of rap music is and how it contributes to voilence in society. Richardon and Scott pulled different statistics
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Trap music is based on use of the 808 Roland drum machine‚ pitched and re-sampled hiphop/rap vocals‚ pipe flutes‚ gangsta synth leads‚ and various FX. Similar to rap without the main vocal‚ Trap music has been gaining lots of attention from major DJ’s and labels. Although‚ the style originated many years ago‚ Trap music has recently been making a new school comeback in many new forms such as “Trap”‚ “Chirp”‚ “SeaPunk”‚ “PsyTrap”‚ and “TrapStep”. Earliest known examples can be found by artists such
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Before the commercialization of Hip Hop music‚ the lyrics focused on social‚ political‚ and cultural issues. In contrast‚ the lyrics now were becoming more hyper-violent and hyper-masculine. Eventually‚ a new genre emerged known as “Gangsta Rap” which being heavily promoted by the major labels and rose in popularity in the Hip Hop music industry. Through commercialization of Hip Hop‚ the major labels had more control and influence of Hip Hop music content. In order to appear more marketable
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‘Contemporary music has no artistic value.’ Is this a fair comment? (2008) An oft heard criticism of contemporary music today is that they are more “noise” than “music”. Be it hip-hop‚ rock‚ heavy metal‚ Rhythm-and-Blues (R&B) or any of its likes‚ cultural snobs have dismissed them as unworthy in comparison to the classical music from masters like Beethoven‚ Bach‚ or Strauss. These critics often see contemporary music having no artistic value as these music genres are often considered to be outside
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"From the school yards of the South Bronx to the tops of the Billboard charts‚ rap has emerged as one of the most influential musical and cultural forces of our time" (Yale University Press). Rappers and hip hop culture are often criticized for advocating violence‚ misogyny‚ and crime. However‚ rap is actually a form of self-expression for African Americans that is available and accessible to just about everyone. The music and culture that stem from hip hop‚ "emerged from a uniquely African American
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Like so many things that have achieved massive success in the United States and around the world‚ hip hop has had to endure its fair share of obstacles. Hip hop is an art form that is inherently postmodern‚ progressive‚ and urban‚ and one that includes modes like street graffiti‚ breakdancing‚ and rapping – all which have had some degree of difficulty finding respect in a country trying desperately to hold onto the past. When Jazz came to the American scene in the early twentieth century‚ it too
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Eazy-E Eazy-E‚ fondly known as the “Godfather of Gangsta Rap‚” was one of the most authoritative African-American forces of the hip hop and rap revolution in the 1990s. Eazy-E‚ hailing from Compton‚ California‚ became an unstoppable‚ dynamic force in the hip-hop and rap community after his wild success in the rap group known as NWA. His innovative and explosive music stylings continue to influence the music industry today and have ensured his legacy will live on for years to come. Born
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Will Jellicorse Samantha Holt English 101 1 October 2011 The Definition of Paradise One person ’s utopian world may not always be the same as their neighbor’s. What one person may deem a paradise may well be a slum for others. Depending on the time and location of the speaker‚ their ideal lifestyle may be a reality‚ or simply a dream of one. Both Stevie Wonder‚ and Coolio musically interpret their societies’ idea of paradise. Both Coolio’s and Wonder’s songs gloomily display their views on
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