Peepholes Sociology

In Style Wars, there was a scene where it showed that it was traditional for old taggers to pass down graffiti from generation to generation through oral communication; they are expressing these ideas in graffiti in only one expression since it’s the same individuality passed down. This is a representation of how hip hop was folk since everything was oral, and only people within the local community knew the statement that was expressed; there was also only one way of interpreting an idea as well. There was limited diffusion because they could only diffuse these ideas through bombing, which didn’t diffuse the ideas extremely far. Fast forward to now, with one statement comes many different statements evolving from that one statement that is individual to them; any expression can influence other expressions creating numerous interpretations. The reason why there are more expressed ways is because more people know about the hip hop ideas through mass media and extensive diffusion. This shows the transition into pop culture by having hip hop culture at a global scale since any popular idea is rapidly diffused-ex. in a matter of hours, there could be a version of a song that was just published that expresses their own individuality. Hip hop culture has changed from being a folk culture only some knew of to something anyone around the world can express in their own different

In the article, Hip-hop; Music and Cultural Movement written by Alan Light, Greg Tate stated that “The term Hip-hop refers to a complex culture comprising four elements: deejaying, or turntabling; rapping, also known as “MCing” or “rhyming”; graffiti painting known as “graf” or “writing”; and “B-boying,” which encompasses hip-hop dance, style, and attitude, along with the sort of virile body language that philosopher Cornel West described as “postural

Graffiti portrays contemporary sub-cultured art through its versatility and bold attractiveness on the communal grounds. In the 1970s, graffiti was blatantly acknowledged as territorial graffiti where

In the early 70’s the common style of graffiti was tagging just a single lined tag, later on as the 70’s progressed a graffiti artist known as T-Bone who was the leader of the graffiti club, KCD (Klub City Decorators) drove up to New York City to check out the graffiti scene up there. When he arrived, he saw double wide lettering (like Bubble words) all over the subway and he was amazed. The lettering was filled in and not only had the name of the artist but also had objects drawn next to the name like a parrot on a tree. Something like that had never been seen before in Philly during that time. Upon seeing New York style and loving it, T-Bone and his friends brought the style back to Philadelphia with them. They were arguably known to start New York style in Philly. Later on this “New York style” would be called Throw-up, double wide lettering

With means to express oneself, helps one overcome the difficulties of life. This approach represents the entire nature of the hip hop culture, especially when dealing with social justice issues. Today, the hip hop culture association revolves around raps (lyrics) and the rappers which reflect how consumers receive messages about social justice issues. Unlike breaking and graffiti, the music/lyrics penetrate society more. However, for this analysis, the focus will rely on a visual element with a connection to hip hop music. Even though a music video would make sense as a visual means of expression, this analysis has more interest in the cover art that goes with a hip hop album. Also, this focus will lead to the question of how important is art

Hip Hop was birthed in the neighborhood, where young people gathered in parks, on playgrounds, and neighborhood street corners, to verbalize poetry over spontaneous sounds and adopted melodies. Hip Hop was not just the music; it was also a way for the young to show their skills in break dancing, gymnastic dance style that was valued, and athleticism over choreographed fluidity. Hip hop was also fashion such as: hats, jackets, gold chains, and name-brand sneakers. Hip Hop was a form of graffiti, to a new way of expression that engaged spray paint on the subway walls as the canvas. In addition, today’s hip hop have changed as where the DJ was once is now the producer as the key music maker, and the park is now a studio.

Which of the following groups have the highest incidence of use and abuse of alcohol?

Picture this, you are teenager growing up in Los Angeles, on your way to school and you turn on the radio. “Yo thanks for tuning into to the hottest radio station in the streets of LA. Up next we got N.W.A. with their new single Appetite for Destruction.” That was common for nearly every person who lived in LA and enjoyed hip-hop music. During the early 90s and late 80s, West coast hip-hop was dominated by the gruesome realities of gangster rap and g-funk. Rap at the time was intense, authentic, and unbearable. Ultimately, this wave of “fuck you” sprouted from the injustices that plagued many impoverished communities. Individuals were angered from the oppressive acts that hindered any attempt to reach success, and gangster music within LA served as the platform to express the frustration under such terrible circumstances. Although the sound was revolutionary and taking over the entire nation, still Los Angeles needed a fresh of breath of air to display the artistic talent that came out of Los Angeles. New York could play with both sides of the hip-hop spectrum of light-heartedness to aggressiveness, but unfortunately for LA, they only had one sound. In New York, they had artists from Kid N Play to Public Enemy. If Los Angeles were ever going to snatch the throne from New York, they needed to do so quickly before the dawn of Golden Age ended.

In chapter 6, it talks about the seven-mile world, which was centered in Crotonoa Park in the Bronx and extended to create a seven mile radius around this park. Crazy Legs described hip-hop’s four elements as: DJing, MCing, B-boying, and graffiti. Just as we learned in class, it really goes on to talk about graffiti and how it was seen as a “way of gaining status in a society where to own property is to have identity”. With the goal of graffiti being to achieve the most fame, which was done by taking the most risky spots in the city, youths were putting themselves in high danger to get the perfect “tag”. In fact, there was so much graffiti being done at this time, that people had to graffiti over someone else’s graffiti just to find room

Imagine a crowd of people with on the edge of your seat, nail-biting excitement. People were bubbling with energy and some alcohol to loosen everyone up. The lights are dim and the show is about to start. The slow melodic notes of the piano echo through the theater and out walks the singer dressed in an all lace number and a shawl showing more skin than covering. It is evident that this event is definitely for the “grown and sexy”. On Sunday March 8, 2014, I attended a Masha Ambrosius concert in which she was promoting her album friends and lovers. During the course of the show there were 4 different performances all of which had different effects on the

Is the most controversial element on hip-hop, and tends to be its visual expression. The definition of graffiti could be that it is a mural interpretation of the artists’ inner that can be resulted in a drawing, writing, or a symbolic projection (Edwards 13-17). There are three types of the graffiti art: the Tagging, which can be a simple form of one color only; second, is the Threw-Up in which the artist may use more than two colors, and the Spray is the third type where more colors and complexity is used. (Gross 285)

There are many associations with graffiti writing, Hip-hop being the first. Though the emergence of graffiti can be attributed to street gangs; which, they used to mark their territories (Chronopoulos 2011, pg. 79), graffiti began to merge with hip-hop culture in the 70s (Chronopoulos 2011, pg. 82). Ultimately, this combination promoted the public domination over public spaces in New York City through the use

Hip-Hop is a cultural movement that emerged from the dilapidated South Bronx, New York in the early 1970’s. The area’s mostly African American and Puerto Rican residents originated this uniquely American musical genre and culture that over the past four decades has developed into a global sensation impacting the formation of youth culture around the world. The South Bronx was a whirlpool of political, social, and economic upheaval in the years leading up to the inception of Hip-Hop. The early part of the 1970’s found many African American and Hispanic communities desperately seeking relief from the poverty, drug, and crime epidemics engulfing the gang dominated neighborhoods. Hip-Hop proved to be successful as both a creative outlet for

Sticker art (also known as sticker bombing, sticker slapping, and sticker tagging) is a form of street art in which an image or message is publicly displayed using stickers. Stickers leave a mark that can affect a person's mood, cause thought, and inspire a reaction. Stickers are cheaper, more effective, and less risky than other forms of graffiti (tags, throw-ups, etc). The most common stickers found in Lower Manhattan include large scale wheatpaste stickers and small vinyl stickers that are difficult to remove.

The origin and history of graffiti is not what one might expect. Believed to have been created by a Philadelphia high school student named Cornbread in 1967, it was a bold effort to catch the attention of a girl (De Melker). In this same time period, graffiti sprung up in New York as well. It was “one among many forms of social protest” during