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and Hip-Hop Jazz and hip-hop, two forms of music born out of the historical and social struggles of the African-American culture. Jazz finds its origins in New Orleans, Louisiana, uniting military music with ragtime, Creole and European traditions, and finally the blues, with its painful history of slavery and racial abuse. Hip Hop however born out of the streets of New York City, reflecting on the treacherous gang violence and social inequalities for inner black kids. Most would say that hip-hip

Hip hop has taken American’s pop culture by storm. At the forefront of the music industry, rap, a genre of hip-hop culture, has accumulated worldwide recognition for its lyrical ingenuity intertwined with its melodical backgrounds and creative beats. Its context is frequently lost between the profits generated and the negative lifestyles it glorifies; therefore many people look past its true significance within the African-American community. Given the historical significance of music in the African

basics of music ,dance, folklore and other different aspects related to music ,yet all ethnomusicologists share a meaningful and coherent foundation in approaches and methods followed. My music culture will be covering the hip-hop culture here in Los Angeles. Hip-hop originated around the late 60’s and

'Love & Hip Hop' New York VHI reality show star Mendeecees Harris finally finds closure.The verdict laid out for his lengthy federal case on drug trafficking was an eight-year prison sentence. In April, the music producer pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges involving him in large shipments of cocaine and heroin between New York and the Rochester region. He agreed to pay a bail of $600,000 to still be able to continue to work. His court activities had been woven into VH1's hit show. Harris said

Research Paper Hip Hop Culture “Hip-hop gave a generation a common ground that didn 't require either race to lose anything; everyone gained.” -Jay-Z. I truly believe that the culture of hip hop really does have the power to bring people together. Hip hop is capable of bringing unity and even a sense of community amongst different people and different culture. The world is very diverse place filled with a mixture of various backgrounds, environments, beliefs, practices, etc., but Hip Hop can provide

Arnob Basit Dissertation Has Hip-hop changed the youth in todays society? Throughout the past 30 years, there has been much speculation about how negative hip-hop music truly is, and how it actually affects the youth. The hip-hop music of recent years has been the foundation of many controversial issues and has been illustrated negatively by the media countless times. Issues such as gun and knife crime which has escalated heavily within younger age groups in the last 15 years, especially in the

In the depths of American culture, few occurrences have left as strong an impact as hip hop and rap music. Originating from the Bronx and now everywhere, these genres have shaped how communities across the United States see themselves. This investigation examines how hip hop and rap music have influenced the culture of different American communities. By looking into the relationship between hip hop and rap music and the evolution of cultural identities within American society, the influence will

should be considered artistic expression, while the prosecutors will claim that the song is either a criminal threat or has too many similarities to the actual crime that it should be considered a confession. The primary basis for this debate is that hip-hop music is a misunderstood cultural practice because of the racial divide between the defendant and the criminal justice system. The precedent for using rap lyrics as evidence can be traced as far back as 1994 in California, when they were used to

MUSIC’S INFLUENCE ON VIOLENT BEHAVIOR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES: A REVIEW Kaland Farrow Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University  RAP MUSIC’S INFLUENCE ON VIOLENT BEHAVIOR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES: A REVIEW Rap music is derived from Hip Hop culture which is deeply rooted in the African American community. The word, rap, has a Middle English origin. Originally, rap means to beat or strike. Beginning in the 1960s, African Americans gave the word another definition. In the black community

of violence and poverty in ghettos , racism , problems in society and conflicts with other rappers. He has campaigned throughout his career for racial equality. In my research paper, I will make perfectly clear : the rivalry between the East Cost and the West Coast, and Tupac’s shooting . I chose to talk about Tupac’s death because I like rap. Moreover, Tupac is the only rapper that influenced my way of thinking. I think that the audience should be interested in the topic I chose because Tupac’s success