Amsterdam (2013) revolves around hip-hop and heritage. More specifically Native American heritage. Throughout‚ the reading Amsterdam‚ mentions Native rappers/hip-hop artist who have already started this movement. These artist vary in the content they rap about‚ but the purpose behind it is the same. The purpose is for young artist to use hip-hop is to have their voices heard‚ bring visibility and make an impact towards their future. For instance‚ Frank Waln uses hip-hop/rap to bring attention to the
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Rap Music: It’s Your Choice Rap is talking in rhyme to the rhythm of a beat. It is a form of music that stemmed from hip-hop culture; it began in the Bronx in the 1970’s. It evolved from storytelling through songs that express the essence of African American street culture. Rappers tend to make references of love‚ sex‚ violence‚ socio-political issues‚ crime‚ race‚ and anything that depicts their street life. For example‚ in an interview from Kronick Magazine‚ rap artist Eminem states‚ “…when I
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Nightmares”. The two artist are very similar yet very different. Kendrick is from Compton and is one of the most daring rappers of the day. He is changing the rap game of his home town. Meek Mill is from Philly and he is been one of the most exciting young hip-hop artist the past couple of years signed with Maybach Music Group under Rick Ross. Kendrick is an anointed-by-acclamation savior and a reluctant hit maker while Meek Mill is an excitable star with a firm grasp on what makes people move. They both have
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All teenagers know that their parents publicly show their hate for the hip-hop industry‚ and every single spin off of its culture reflected in society these days. However‚ it is not specifically any type of society that these "atrocious customs" are depicted in‚ it lies at the very heart of my generation‚ the technologically inclined so to say. However‚ is there any basis to the "gray-haired persons‚" hate of our music‚ the kind that we hear being played all over the entire school? Obviously
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The Music Industry Today is looked at as common musician’s such as Eminem‚ A$AP Rocky‚ Gucci Mane‚ Blink-182 and of those listed‚ they’re just a few that come straight to mind when thinking about todays generations. They may currently be idles of todays times‚ but what about the past generations of musician’s? Over the past few decades the music industry has taken a switch and become completely different. Today we look at the music industry as being corrupt‚ as has shifted to swearing‚ drugs‚ and
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Nas: From Hip Hop Icon to Storyteller name date school class Prof. name “Rappers – I monkey flip them with the funky rhythm I be kickin’. Musician – inflict the composition” are the first words heard off of one of the most influential hip hop albums of all time. Nas’ debut album Illmatic is considered to be one of hip hops foundational documents and has earned itself a large number of awards‚ recognitions and record breakers. However‚ Illmatic was only the start of the icon
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white kid introduced into black music and being a trend setter. Eminem being white has come as a gift and a curse with the gift being him more respected‚ getting away with more than the average artist. Radio stations that don’t like Hip Hop or claims to hate Hip Hop would put on Eminem records. He not getting the credit he deserves because he’s white or getting too much credit because he’s white is another factor he was faced with as white. He also deserves a ton of credit for resurrecting Dr Dre’s
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Country and Hip Hop Comparison Many people who have no knowledge about music would think that country and hip hop do not have any similarities because of where their music originally began. However‚ country and hip hop do have several similarities that will be discussed in this essay. The similarities between country and hip hop are that this music both represents meaning and life stories in their lyrics such as love‚ drugs‚ sex‚ and alcohol‚ both genres are being judge by many people‚ and both
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certain issues whether it may be work related or just in general. I will aim to illustrate and demonstrate through examples such as music (preferably hip hop/rap) and workplace pressures that surround the key issues of misogyny towards women. Misogyny can fall into many categories whether it being cultural‚ racial or on an international scope. Hip hop music continues to evolve and emphasise profoundly on women‚ some people perceive this matter to be offensive to women. Artists such as Naughty by Nature
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our mothers‚ every person has a reaction to music. The reaction maybe completely different‚ but in some way every single individual exhibits some type of feeling towards the rhythms and the words of the various genres of music among society today. Hip-hop and Neo soul are two genres of music that is often compared to one another but are different. Some people might think of them as a weird group of people. Just a handful of these artists are sometimes compared to “Hippies”. They have an Earthy bohemian
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