Rap's Influence On American Society

What movement changed the world and created many traditions, movements, and even lifestyles? Hip-Hop. This is a name for four elements, created in the late seventies, which includes turntablism, emceeing, graffiti, and break dancing. Hip Hop attained widespread popularity in the 1980s and ’90s. Today, many view this as just “Rap,” but Hip Hop is not just music, it is a cultural movement that influenced America in positive ways. These influences can be seen in the traditions, fashion, art, music, and lifestyles of America. It is important to recognize the voice of an otherwise underrepresented group and how it influenced lifes.

The introduction of Hip Hop in the 70s and the 80s brought about anew genre of music, which not only created a message and movement for African-Americans, but also provided them with a never before chance of changing their lives. During this time one of the main ways for a black person to make any type of money was through selling crack, and it was not until the Hip Hop came about that there was hope for a different life. Majority of famous Hip Hop artists that emerged in the beginning of Hip Hop had themselves been involved in dealing because there were no other options. Hip-hop was the way for dealers to escape that lifestyle, and instead make money through sharing their stories of what was happening on the streets. Many artists were

What comes to mind when you think of hip hop? Is it people speaking over a beat, is it the violent nature of the lyrics, or is it the culture? For me my answer to this question is all the above. For avid listener of hip hop music, I do not think that it should censored nor banned for its content. But, praised for its expression of free speech, it huge impact on the economy, and its impact on American culture.

Codrington examines the cultural significance of hip-hop and how it affects race, class and globalization. Hip-hop is a popular culture globally; its importance relates to cultural and political ideologies. The social significance of hip-hop also impacts how dialogue for instance achieves a cultural sense of ownership in society. The examination of hip-hop in various geographical and political realities challenges hegemonic readings of hip-hop as primarily style and lifestyle (Codrington 2007).

In the academic text “Kendrick Lamar, street poet of mental health” by Keem Sule and Becky Inkster, the writer states;”his character has a tendency to magnify his failures—in this case, his absence at his dying friend's bedside—and minimise his successes (“You preached in front of 100 000 but never reached her”). Furthermore, the character draws attention to so-called black and white thinking, which is a tendency to think in absolutes.” The writer believes that according to “International Classification of Diseases revision 10” this shows signs of depression in Kendrick Lamar. I definitely agree with this writer of this text on this point. I believe that this feeling of self worthlessness stems from the systematic failure of America and its government to fully integrate and accept black people into society. American society has made it brutally obvious over the course of its history that African Americans are treated as lesser humans. One such example is in the eyes of the law. In 2014, a string of police killings of black men sparked the #blacklivesmatter movement. However, the law is just one example of the struggle faced by African Americans. Schools setting up young black men to fail, gun violence being the leading cause of death in black children, and the blatant racism in corporate America are just some of the issues they face. According to the New York Times, a young black man without a degree is more likely to end up in jail than get a job. Popular rapper Killer Mike stated that the cheap labor obtained from putting black men in jail is the “cornerstone of US economics” I personally feel that the image that this album is trying to

Finally, there was Arts and Media which played a great role in influencing the american culture. Hip-hop and rap music became very well known and influential due to the popularity of artists such as Eminem, Jay-Z, The black eyed peas, and Kanye West. Although Hip-hop and rap became very popular, traditional “pop”, and “boy bands” maintained their popularity. Adult contemporary music and country continued to remain strong. R&B and emo music also had an uprising in the music industries during this time period. Some of most popular dance moves were the cha-cha-slide, lean back, 1, 2 step, walk it out, chicken noodle soup, soulja boy, the stanky leg, and many more.

Many doctors have used hip-hop and rap music has a way to help patients with their psychological problems. In the article “Hip-hop therapy is new route to mental wellbeing, say psychiatrists” by Robin Mckie talks about how two researchers from the University of Cambridge named Dr Becky Inkster, and psychiatrist Dr Akeem Sule did a study on how hip-hop music can help patients with mental Health difficulties. The two researchers formed “Hip-hop Psych”, which aims to broadcast how hip-hop music can help treat patients with disorders such as schizophrenia and depression. Mckie states “Hip-hop in general, and rap in particular, often carry messages that are much more complex than is generally appreciated,” added Inkster. “That makes it an ideal medium for helping individuals understand their psychological problems and for finding ways to deal with them.” Uses of hip-hop envisaged by Inkster and Sule include having patients write and rap their own lyrics as part of their therapy. It is also proposed that hip-hop could be used in teaching medical students about psychiatric illnesses” (Mckie). Mckie explains how by having patients rap about what their feeling is a great way for them to communicate instead of having everything bottled up inside them. Hip-hop and rap music isn't typically a mental Health medicine but it's used as a treatment for people battling mental

Hip-hop from the 1970s to present day has played an increasingly crucial role in society in both positive and negative ways. The creation of hip-hop and rap aided in the expression of newer generations. The presentation of rap into culture restored the importance and power of poetry. However sadly many hip-hop artists used their platforms to promote topics and viewpoints that were often times quite demeaning and unpopular with parents.

Hip hop as a whole, to some degree, has been vilified, shunned and looked down upon as music that was not even worthy of being called art in many circles. This written to inform people about the history of hip hop and its social influences in the United States. Hip hop has a deeply rooted and momentous origin, with influential milestones and musicians who paved the way, and still maintain to make social change through its songs. Yet, hip hop has managed to take its message and history well beyond blind minds. Through this, I will delve into this "culture movement" by highlighting three major aspects of hip hop, specially the history and origin of hip hop music, hip hop through the decades, with the key musicians who pioneered this music genre,

After been listening to rap music since I was very young, I got curious about how rap started. I know since earlier that rap got created by the slaves in America. Actually, according to Colemizestudios, you can find the term “rap” as early as in the 15th and 16th century. One way to suppress the grief of slavery was to rap. In this text I will show you how rap looks today compared to it’s past. Additionally I will compare this cultural phenomena to my own experiences.

Rap has changed society Rap music has progressed to the point where it has controlled teenagers culture. Rap has usually been misunderstood to be bad due to the fact that some rap involves bad language, sexual activity, and use of drugs and alcohol. Artist like Lecrae have tried to have a rap mindset while keeping it in a positive way. Rap has changed throughout the time causing most teen to fall in love with the culture. Rappers have created popular name brand shoes for teens to wear, it has become vital in social awareness, and rap gives hope for youth to become a rapper.

As the crowd throws their hands up in the air and sing at the top of their lungs every lyric of Kendrick Lamar’s song “Be Alright”. Each and every person could feel a connection to one another, even to the complete stranger standing next to them. It is a connection that still remains indescribable to many. It cannot be met with simple words on a piece of paper read in your average English class, or interpreted by some literary masterpiece from years ago. It’s one that is delivered by someone who has experienced life. Unlike poetry, rap channels someone’s inner pain without the use of fist or guns. The only weapon rappers use are their words. It is the most powerful form of expression in today's society because of its ability to empower someone else. Rap can shape the world with the power of spoken word without an artist even putting pencil to paper.

“Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism.” – Eminem. Rap music can change not only our world but our character. When rap music was born, DJ Kool Herc is a Jamaican-American who originated hip hop in the early 1970s in Bronx, New York. His music brought people together to have a great time.

A song on the radio starts off with a nice melody, and then another form of heavy-beat music enters. Many icons of guns, skulls, hoods, lighters, darkness, and graffiti art were demonstrated by typing in three simple letters: R-a-p. According to the Oxford Dictionary, the definition of rap is as bad as the synonyms “whack, strike, bash, bang, pound…” (Oxford). All very negative, this also reflects how rap affects our society today. Rap can be catchy, but it is harmful to our society for freedom of speech is being taken advantage of and other political issues have risen from them. Freedom of expression can go a little bit too far.

I found this article very interesting because I believe it correlates heavily with today’s society. The space I think Morgan is trying to create is one that helps each other grow. I think she really wants to draw attention to the lack of community within the black population. She’s saying that the black population needs to pull together as whole as opposed to attacking each other. Rap lyrics aren’t accurately representing what it is actually like to be a black person in America. They need to feel more comfortable in their music and use their lyrics to vent about the issues they are facing. I believe that if more rap songs accurately depicted what life was like in the black society, that people would realize that they aren’t alone. These lyrics