Hip Hop Vs Rap

Rap music has become one of the most distinctive and controversial music genres of the past few decades. A major part of hip hop culture, rap, discusses the experiences and standards of living of people in different situations ranging from racial stereotyping to struggle for survival in poor, violent conditions. Rap music is a vocal protest for the people oppressed by these things. Most people know that rap is not only music to dance and party to, but a significant form of expression. It is a source of information that describes the rage of people facing growing oppression, declining opportunities for advancement, changing moods on the streets, and everyday survival. Its distinct sound, images, and attitude are notorious to people of all

The hip-hop culture began in the streets of New York City during the 1970’s and has gone through tremendous changes up until now. Hip-Hop consists of four elements: rap, graffiti, break-dancing, and the disc jockey. In this paper, I intend to fully explain the evolution of rap music, from its infancy to the giant industry it is today.

Doug E. Fresh, a popular beat-boxer in rap music today, has been quoted saying, “Hip-hop is supposed to uplift and create, to educate people on a larger level and to make a change.” Although this is the original intention of hip-hop music, public opinion currently holds the opposite view. Since the 1970’s musical artists have changed the face of hip-hop and rap and worldwide, people – mostly teens—have been striving to emulate certain artists and their lyrics, which has created negative stereotypes for hip-hop music and also for those who choose to listen to it. With vulgar lyrics referencing drugs, alcohol, sex, and aggression, it’s no wonder these stereotypes exist. However, is music really the direct cause of how teens act,

Hip Hop is probably the fastest growing forms of music that has taken the world and the media by storm. What started in the Bronx as a hobby for some young African Americans and Latinos quickly became a distinct culture that broke barriers. Hip Hop created a culture that is so controversial and diverse, that many people in politics tried to bring it down. At the same time, many fought to keep it going and intent on proving that there are many positives that have come out of this type of music. Is Hip Hop looked down on because of its use of vulgar language and misogynistic views? Some argue since its arrival it has been nothing but trouble and others applaud Hip Hop as a masterpiece that came from the young minds of today’s urban generation. Sometimes when society has to deal with something new, they see the negative more, even though the positive is more obvious. Although, there are many positive characteristics of Hip Hop, mainstream media would rather focus on the negative and distort the many positives that Hip Hop has contributed to the world.

Does “hip hop” belong to the younger generation only? Well to me hip hop is most likely for the younger generation because elderly people don’t understand the music nowadays. Elderly people don’t like listening to rap and hip hop because nowadays its very disgusting and disrespectful. And the younger like music it because they most likely can relate to it and bounce music is real disrespectful thats why elderly don’t listen to it.

Rap was originally created as a means of self-expression, while conveying present conditions within marginalized African American communities. Attaining global awareness in America, rap music emerged as one of the most controversial genres America has seen, influencing both white and black culture. Birthed in the mid- 1970’s rap music came to fruition in the Southern Bronx area of New York City. As rap culture began to emerge and grow in New York, rappers began to utilize their voice and voice their opinions. An array of topics were now being discussed from race to survival in America. With subject matter constantly evolving with each generation rap music took a drastic turn in the 90’s. This became an era in which the glorification of

Rap is one of the pieces that begins Hip Hop, but Rap and Hip Hop were put together in the same environment that end up making an art evolution. Hip Hop is the music that backs up Rap (“Hip Hop”). Hip Hop and Rap begin in Bronx, New York on August 11, 1973.They were discover by DJ Kool Herc (Mize). The DJs that play the rhythmic music at parties or clubs made the rappers or MCs important and which became known as Hip Hop (The Social Significance…). Although Hip Hop and Rap are similar, there are more ways they are differ such as style, first artists, and influences.

In music, there is a big spectrum, and it is categorized in different ways of its characteristic and traits. Ranging from Jazz, to Blues, and to even Rock, I will be contrasting the Hip-Hop and Pop song category. Hip-Hop is a very broad spectrum of music. There are many types of Hip-Hop itself. Modern, “Golden Era,” and Rap, are just a few examples of different types of Hip-Hop music. Most “true” Hip-Hop has Soul, Funk, and even Jazz in it. The best part about Hip-Hop, is the lyrical content. This category of music is so popular due to the vocal rapping, or just the singing itself. Secondly, in contrast, Pop music has many varieties as well. Pop music can have elements of Hip-Hop, Raggae, Dance, R&M, Jazz, Electronic, and even Folk music. Pop

My explanatory writing is about how hip hop and rap music how it changed since 1908s and how it is compared to now. Also how it got better and improved a lot by being in the top billboard and gaining more publicity.

The debate of whether rap and hip hop are the same has been around since the art forms became popular. In reference to history, everyone wants to add to the discussion. People tend to obscure history by adding their own ideas on how things really originated. In the case of Rap and Hip hop, many people try to force the two genres into one due to the fact that Rap and Hip hop share some similar features. Many fail to see that hip hop is different from rap.

Rap, or hip hop as some call it, ranks in the top ten of most popular music genres in the world. Since it burst on the scene in the late 1970s, rap music changed the landscape of the music industry, especially for African-American artists. The genre accredited some of the biggest names in the music industry. Popular artists like LL Cool J, Tupac, Notorious B. I. G., Jay-Z, Kanye West, and many others produce, or have produced, millions of hip-hop records. The secret to the success of hip hop centers around its explicit content and disregard for censorship. Because of this, many people attempt to imitate or recreate the music that hip hop inspires. Hip hop raises a plethora of ideas, such as what true effects does hip hop have on the people that listen to it? A greater question that can introduced is if rap music produces a positive or negative effect on the longevity of a child’s development.

Rap music has been around for many years and still has a powerful influence on today 's society. While rap music provides a voice to the voiceless not all rap music is positive. Rappers emphasize their reality, which was “replete with property, police brutality, drug abuse, educational inequality, high drop-out rates and violence…. A sense of powerlessness to change conditions grounded in complex social, political, and economic issues has led an artist to see ways to express their discontent. Rap music became a cathartic outlet” (Scott). Rap music promotes violence, degrades women, and has a high content on sex.

Music in popular culture views art as an expression of new societal values that empowers the general public (African American, Caucasians, Native Americans, women, homosexuals, etc); and rejects the sophisticated elitist who only listens to music that denotes his socio-economic status. Classical music is linked with social mobility because as one rises in the world, so does one’s level of sophistication. Presently, music in popular culture is defined as something real and tangible that generates the essence of culture or ethnicity. This paper will concentrate on rap and hip hop because many people confuse the music with the culture. People embrace the music, but defend the culture as being influenced by the music. Rap and hip hop is not just people reciting rhymes over a beat, but a music genre that reflects the creativity and authencity of a popular culture.

Previous studies show that hip-hop based on what has happened before, today young people repeats their parent’s reactions when they rebel but in a different way. The dilemma in that point is their rebellion is to the adults; youth do the same what their parents do before but they do the opposite what their parents do now. Taylor and Taylor assert the normality of contradiction with this dilemma, according to authors, “The use of profanity and vulgarity in Hip Hop culture is prevalent because, as with most aspects of this culture, it represents disdain for established norms and rejection of what "decent" adult culture declares is acceptable” (Taylor and Taylor, 212). Consequently, hip-hop is described as the reflection of life and reaction of youth to adults, which is same with past but in a different way.

The modern day person encounters a plethora of genres in their everyday life. Whether going to the grocery store or watching television, people are surrounded by the genres of branding, music, twitter posts, Facebook statuses, and so much more. While it is true that we are impacted by the world of genre around us each day, it is also true that many people do not know what genre is. Genre is the expression of people’s thoughts, ideas, or emotions, towards a target audience, that can be separated into categories depending on how one chose to express these things. There are numerous different types of genre that can be found in the world, but the most influential to myself is the genre of music. Music is everywhere, it comes in millions of different forms, and is the one thing nobody can really go a day without because it is such a common part of modern day life. Everyone has their own style of music they like to listen to, play, sing, or do whatever to as music can be applied and found in almost every situation. With such a powerful influence, music is always changing with the world around us to be connected to the modern era of life. In 2016, its clear that the music of our generation is not swing, or classical, or blues music, but rather pop and rap. As rap has taken off, genre has needed to expand, and thus today there are two types of rap, each with similar styles but both conveying different messages, idea, and motive, those being traditional rap and anti-rap, or