HIP-HOP: STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM AND NOW WE ARE HERE Rasheeda Brown AP English 12 In order for one to understand the genre Hip-hop‚ one must know the origination‚ the changes over the years‚ and the impact hip-hop has on today’s society. Hip-hop has been around for more than a few decades and it has been considered to be one of the most controversial subjects for quite some time. Some people say hip hop encourages hate and violence‚ others say it encourages self believe and tackle social and
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“A Reflection of Hip Hop’s Past: Is it Still Relevant?” Have you ever noticed the similarities between hip hop dance and African dance? Has the rhythm in African drums ever remind you of hip hop beats? How about Minstrel shows and the purpose behind them; are they similar to hip hop shows today? There is in fact a strong connection between the three topics and the hip culture. Hip hop is full of excitement‚ unity‚ passion and controversy. These characteristics of hip hop would be non-existent if
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movement‚ hip-hop manages to get billed as both a positive and negative influence on young people‚ especially on Black and Latino youth. On one hand‚ there are African American activists‚ artists and entrepreneurs‚ such as Russell Simmons‚ who seek to build a progressive political movement among young hip-hop fans and who have had modest success with voter registration efforts. On the other hand‚ there’s no shortage of critics who denounce the negative portrayals of Black people‚ especially women‚ in hip-hop
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The final thing to understand about indie music to understand the role of “authenticity” is the characteristics of indie music. There are many different sub-genres of indie including indie rock‚ indie folk‚ indie hip-hop‚ etc. However‚ Fonarow describes some characteristics of indie music‚ she states “Permeating the indie tradition is an espousal of simplicity and austerity‚ a hyper-evaluation of childhood and childlike imagery‚ a nostalgic sensibility‚ a technophobia‚ and a fetishization of the
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Hip Hop and Culture Socialization have always been a big influence on Black males. It has claimed to “describe the rage and anger that exists in the ghetto.” (Oliver‚ 2006‚ p. 925) It also have observed “the extreme means that a distinct segment of the Black male population are willing to use transcend poverty and hopelessness.” (Oliver‚ 2006‚ p. 925) However‚ Hip Hop and Rap music allow Black youths to “reflect the challenges‚ concerns‚ and aspirations whose lives were not centered on the street
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How close do you have to be to an experience to understand it? The black experience differs immensely from any other racial experience‚ not solely because of the huge amount of adversity the black community was forced to face over a long period of time‚ but also because of the surplus of positivity that came from this adversity. Through struggle‚ the black community created its own distinct forms of visual art‚ music‚ dance‚ poetry‚ and style. It created a culture that countered the white community
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type of art form‚ hip hop evolves personal struggles… from our fight for civil rights to our acceptance into society. The pioneers of this movement have strengthened‚ encouraged‚ and empowered my people with the positive messages communicated through lyrics. Critics of this movement believe that this type of music affects today’s already troubled youth and that some rappers tends to deliver violent images and to depict women as sexual objects. I strongly believe that hip hop should be only recognized
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TOPIC: Effects of hip hop music on Daystar university students THESIS: Hip hop music has a negative effect on Daystar University students THESIS STATEMENT: Although a source of revenue‚ form of political and social awareness and a form of breaking down cultural barriers‚ hip hop Music has negative effects on Daystar University students such as‚ it affects their language‚ men’s world view towards women‚ and the student’s world view towards luxury‚ money and drugs / drug abuse and it also affects
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Impact of Hip Hop Music The Main Impact of Hip-hop music is on the Kids of today. The music‚ slang and clothing are a couple of examples of heavy influences. Why can’t they be more like ... actually kids today are pretty much the same are their parents and grandparents were when it comes to creating their own culture. Only now‚ instead of flappers‚ hippies or punks‚ we’ve got a generation of youths influenced by hip-hop culture. It’s hard to argue that the current domination of hip-hop in popular
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Wilson May 14‚ 2010 Hip-hop as a Cultural Movement What first comes to mind nowadays when you hear the word ‘hip-hop’? Most people think of a gangster embellished in large diamonds‚ sporting baggy clothes‚ huge cars‚ all with a general disregard for the welfare of humanity. It wasn’t always like this: hip-hop was originally born as a recreational activity‚ used as an outlet to cope with poverty. The notion of hip-hop has clearly changed in a big way since the advent of hip-hop culture back in
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