Hip hop music

Possibly one of the most controversial forms of art is hip-hop/ rap music. Since its birth, the genre has influenced unique styles, forms of dance, as well as expression of one’s self, but has also influenced hate, murder, crime, and racism. Hip-Hop has brought people together, and has pulled them apart. Some may argue that the music has changed the world (which in some ways it has), however, it is constantly influencing the young teen mind in ways they should have never been. Though the genre has

When you think of hip-hop music what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Is it violence, explicit lyrics, sex, extravagant fashion and drugs? If so there is a reason why hip-hop music is the way it is. There are also some details that explain that hip-hop targets the youth. Breaking down facts and opinion discussing problems from movies to music videos, fashion, poverty and the violence that all has affected the youth in the community. From shooting at the cops to shooting up movies theatres

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 prove

It’s obvious that a lot of African American men and women, especially young men and women, get a lot, if not most of their gender messages from hip hop music. Especially those messages and ideas that revolve around sex, friendship, love, and marriage. It’s in my opinion that hip-hop music is more misogynistic to black girls and women than any other form of media consumed by this demographic. The derogatory lyrics, the soft-porn visuals. and the attitudes and behaviours of the industry are embedded

Hip-hop is a cultured style that started in the 1970’s. Majority of different funk groups began playing disco music at that time it was popular. During this time funk music was technology driven more electronic sounds were being used on the drum machines. Funk was the new dance in the early 70’s. This particular style of singing in which was being used is called rapping, this begun in African American, Urban Areas, Jamaican American, Latino American and many others cities of the United States. The

Music has always been one of the ways that people use to express the connection between their feelings and the outside world with melody, rhythm and sound. There are different genres and many kinds of music from different places and different nationality. Hip hop is a cultural movement that emerged in the 1970s in the United States among Latin Americans, Jamaicans and African American that aimed to protest the social conflicts and violence suffered by the lower classes of urban society. Hip Hop

Hip hop is a genre of music that has significantly grown since last couple of decades. Its increased attractiveness has brought it to the forefront of globalization. Hip hop uses components of other musical genres to create something new in their music. Something like beat, sound and dancing step. After listen to several hip hop and others type of music. I noticed that hip- hop has the same musical tones series as blues and other type of song such has Jazz and Gospel. Also hip-hop had a similar "one-TWO-three-FOUR"

Hip-Hop/rap music receives the harshest criticism in the music industry. This is because listeners of hip-hop music don’t fully understand the message that the artist is trying to portray. Behind all the vulgar verses is actually a message that the artist wants to listener to know about. Most people don’t listen to hip-hop music because of how they see the artist illustrating their self. Many artists create music based off of his or her background and life growing up. Hip-hop music has a negative

Swiss Hip Hop and Rap According to Michael Dyson and Wikipedia, Hip hop music and Hip Hop culture formed during the 1970s when block parties became increasingly popular in New York City. The genre became home to and was developed by African American youth residing in the Bronx. Block parties involved DJs playing very percussive breaks of popular songs Then Rapping developed as the primary vocal style of the genre. Hip hop 's early evolution occurred as sampling technology and drum-machines became

Throughout the ages, genres such as Rock and Roll, Pop, R&B, and Funk ruled the music spectrum. Before the flow of an emcee rocked the crowd with his/her rhythmic flow, a significant day in music history would soon influence the music industry, cultures, fashion, and make this new genre into a global phenomenon. This significant day was marked on August 13, 1973, or also known as the birthday of Hip-Hop. While Hip-Hop can be commonly be associated with being an emcee/rapper, the art of emceeing didn’t