Rap and hip-hop first started to come together in the 1970 ’s‚ but didn ’t really materialize and become popular until the 1990 ’s. With a huge surge in popularity and growth in the 1990 ’s‚ it seemed that rap and hip-hop had started a cultural phenomenon that still has noticeable effects easily seen today in music and also in pop culture. A cultural phenomenon is an idea‚ trend‚ or movement that shapes and defines that time period. During the 1990 ’s‚ rap and hip-hop spread like wild fire across
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Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz‚ better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa‚ is an American rapper based in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. Khalifa was born on September 8‚ 1987 in Minot‚ North Dakota to a mother and a father serving in the military. His parents divorced when Khalifa was about three years old. His parents’ military service caused him to move on a regular basis. Khalifa lived in Germany‚ England‚ and Japan before settling in Pittsburgh where he attended Taylor Allderdice High School
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That’s White People Stuff: Plastic Surgery‚ Body Modification and the African American Community That’s White People Stuff: Plastic Surgery‚ Body Modification and the African American Community Body modification has existed around since the beginning of time. Modifications have generally been used to mark the social position of an individual in a manner visible and recognized by other members of society. That similar modifications are interpreted very differently from one culture to the next
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Monique Morris March 22‚ 2013 Bitch Bad “Bitch Bad” is popular hip-hop song performed by Chicago native rapper‚ Lupe Fiasco. The song depicts the word bitch in the many forms that it is used in today’s urban society. The song starts with a dark weary synthesizer and a heavy deep 808 drum pattern that reflects the sound that is used in many of today’s popular club/party songs. The words to the song shine a stereotypical light on “bad bitches‚” but there is a twist. Fiasco highlights 3 significant
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The culture industry is responsible for all the rubbish we have in the media. Discuss. IntroductionThe purpose of this essay is to critically discuss who is ultimately responsible for all the rubbish in the media. In this argument I will prove that the responsible parties would in fact be both the producer and its consumers. I will elucidate the issue with Osgood Schramms model of communication and the concept of hegemony with TMZ‚ a tabloid website and television series‚ as representation of the
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In the modern world‚ music provides more than just entertainment; it has become a way to spread political messages. Pop musicians‚ some with millions of fans around the world‚ have been more willing to challenge established conventions‚ knowing that their songs can potentially possess a profound and life-changing effect. One of the most avant-garde artist since the advent of 21st century is Lady Gaga‚ who actively challenges the society through her music. (Istanders). Inspired by other similarly
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However‚ you have female artist like Queen Latifah and MC Lyte that changed many listeners’ prospects of the female rapper. They opened the door for female artist like Queen Pen‚ Lil Kim‚ Eve‚ Mia X‚ Missy Elliott and today’s own Nicki Minaj. Today we have male artist that continues to keep this culture alive by not just speaking on money‚ drugs and half-naked girls. These artist speak on the same topics that started this genre of music in the 70s. They are speaking on society‚ crime
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Maya Angelou‚ a native of St. Louis‚ began her life in Stamps‚ Arkansas with her paternal grandmother‚ older brother Bailey‚ and her paralyzed uncle. Stamps was a southern town plagued with segregation and‚ as Angelou remembered “..never believing whites were really real” (Angelou‚ 1969‚ pg.25). Stamps gave Maya her first exposure to the brutality of racial inequality. Her childhood was tragic and traumatic; nothing seemed to be on her side‚ yet because her resilience and passion were born out
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Rock music emerged in the second half of the 20th century‚ forever altering the landscape of popular music. The new sound‚ articulated the passions and beliefs of a new generation‚ and has since influenced a wide range of genres‚ from folk to disco to hip-hop. The musical stylings that have accompanied the social‚ cultural‚ and political developments of the late 20th and early 21st centuries form the subjects of these entertaining and informative volumes. 1920’s – 1940’s In the mid-1920’s
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“Woman in Hip-Hop” Although hip-hop generally contains male emcees‚ there has been a plethora of female emcees in the earlier hip-hop days that have made a positive impact on the hip-hop community and the culture itself. Hip-Hop started in 1970 by DJ Kool Herc‚ but it wasn’t until 1979 that the first female emcee emerged. Her name was Wendy Clark A.K.A “Lady B”. She began spinning hip-hop records on WHAT 1340 AM in Philadelphia. She expanded hip-hop outside of New York to Philadelphia.
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