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    that may effect its image‚ but nevertheless‚ has inspired generations upon generations. The origin of hip-hop dates back to ancient African tribal rhythms and music‚ which traveled to America through slavery. The tribal chants would be known as “rapping”‚ which is a rhythmic use of speech or semi-sung lyrics. Later on‚ hip-hop would be known by African-American youths on streets and block parties. Busy Bee Starski‚ DJ Hollywood‚ and DJ Afrika Bambaataa are three New York artists who have been credited

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    Hip Hop Nationalism

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    Jason Chanthorn Christopher y West African American History from 1865 Journal Article- The State of Rap: Time and 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

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    Jasmine Ervin Macklemore To Educate To educate my audience about how Macklemore uses his music‚ resources and creativity to have an impact on racial and social justice issues. A. Attention Getter My audience analysis states that 66% of this class is familiar with Macklemore’s music. And According to WorldPress.com Macklemore blew up when he released his first catchy song “Thrift Shop” 2012. After his debut‚ Macklemore dropped numerous songs that took a political‚ controversial stand.

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    Hip Hop American Culture

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    When the public thinks about hip-hop‚ people more than likely come up with the rhyming‚ beats with profound base‚ and the scratching of a record into their mind. However‚ Hip-hop has become a part of American culture with its music‚ and lifestyle. The style of music has transformed from the rap music that we see these days. The ground-breaking establishment of artists helped institute the hip-hop movement in many types of music‚ and its performance. It has also branched into in many different styles

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    Drake vs Justin Bieber

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    who is the better Canadian musician. Drake both raps and sings‚ where as Justin Bieber primarily sings pop music. When it comes to choosing between these two talented musicians‚ Drake is the better musician due to being talented in both singing and rapping and does not contain the annoying fan base that Justin Bieber has. By distributing their music on the internet both Drake and Justin Bieber were able to gain acknowledgment for their musical talent. With both musicians being from Ontario the rise

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    Otherside-Macklemore “We live on the cusp of death thinking that it won’t be us‚” (l.32). Macklemore is saying that people think that they will not die from doing drugs. In this song Macklemore is stating that drugs can be really addictive also he states that drugs can really mess you up and how media influences you to do drugs‚ for example rappers like Lil Wayne which he talks about in this song and Wiz Kalifa. Strong poetic devices permeate throughout Macklemore’s song Otherside for example

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    romance for the street/Only wife of mines is a life of crime/F*** the law‚ keep dealing! I led a life you can write a book on/Sex‚ murder and mayhem‚ romance for the street/Man‚ and I tell ya‚ it’ll be the best seller.” (Jay Z‚ Money‚ Cash‚ H**s) From rapping about the ills of society and the injustice and inequality of the 1970’s to the lyrics of Jay Z‚ rap has taken a turn for the worst. Although rap music is a form of expression‚ its destructive‚ violent‚ demeaning‚ and sexual lyrical content has influenced

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    Steve Young Biography

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    Everyone knows by now how off put Rap has been for the blog. Over time‚ seeing it being integrated in a more refreshing manner has begun to turn that around. Steve Young a motivated rapper in the Philadelphia area came together with a few artists wanting to start something great. This seemed to be just part 1 of Lyrical Miracles. In his bull mask‚ Torito and his DJ Yohan Sebastian took lead in the lineup with catchy hooks and danceable beats. Sebastian rolled into track after track seamlessly as

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    While Hip-Hop is a relatively new cultural movement that is largely prevalent all over the world now‚ it originates in much earlier Black North American history as far back as the era of enslavement. It is still misunderstood as solely a form of music although it is rather an entire culture consisting of dance‚ "deejaying"‚ and visual art (usually in the form of graffiti) in addition to rap. However‚ in the larger culture of hip-hop‚ rap is the linguistic code that is used in an artistic manner

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    Nicki Minaj

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    Salt & Pepa ‚ Lil Kim ‚ Foxy Brown ‚ Missy Elliot ..& Now today …… NICKI MINAJ. Nicki Minaj Born Onika Tyanna Maraj Born December 8‚ 1982 Was Born In Trinidad. She started underground in the year of 2007 and was seen by rapper “ lil wayne “ rapping in a staircase in 2009 signed nicki minaj into the MAIN STREAM WORD. Nicki Minaj Dominating the hiphop world in the time of 2009/10 with features with multiple artist leading up to her first studio album ( PINK FIRDAY ) which was release November

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