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    Essay On Hip Hop

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    Hip-hop is one that has evolved in the free improvisational culture is vibrant in the 1980s dance, a form of music among blacks in the United States of the slums of New York in the 1970s. So hip-hop is also referred to as the expressionism of black. Hip in the hip-hop (Hip) refers to a new generation who are familiar with the slang, fashion of the times that points to the "ass", total (Hop) means "dance" or ball in the sense that shake. And try to synthesize these two words hip-hop, dance, be in

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    Hip Hop And Its Effects

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    Hip Hop Global Attractions Hip Hop in the most popular genre of music between all African American communities, not just in America, but worldwide. Hip Hop has expanded itself into music, fashion, advertisement, movies, and it’s given many rappers, and those associated with the genre, the chance to influence their communities, societies and their culture in general, but commercial Hip Hop in the U.S. has branded Hip Hop in a negative way. (The Young and The Hip-Hop, Hip Hop Culture Center in Harlem

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    The Hip Hop Culture

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    the genre. I have listened to all of the considered essential hip hop “classic” and modern day albums. I noticed in these “classic” albums very distinct change in subject matter and style that each of the different areas of rappers on where they originate from. Some people believe that the hip-hop culture is at a decline with the lose of this uniqueness and individuality shown in each of these areas. I too even thought that the hip-hop culture was at a decline until I was researching my topic, but

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    History Of Hip Hop

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    most people when they hear the term Hip-hop they think of ghetto music that only thugs like. I’m hear to show you that is not the case. Ever since the 1970’s it has been molded in a unique way each decade by various artist. Hip-Hop is new compared to most genres of music and that’s also one of the reasons I think it is still resented by the older generation. In this essay I will be dividing Hip-hop or “Rap” into three categories, past, present, and the future. Hip-hop has a rich history, but what it

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    American Hip Hop

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    1. Similar to the hip-hop scene in the United States and many other places around the globe, Japan has a very vibrant hip-hop community. It is amazing to see how a genre that was created on the other side of the planet make its way to Japan, and how they have put their own spin on the genre. They remake and appropriate it in their recording studios, and in doing so they highlight the various aspects of Japanese culture in hip-hop. The Japanese artists were devoted to the “black culture” that was

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    Hip Hop History

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    Hip hop or hip-hop is a subculture and art movement developed in South Bronx in New York City during the late 1970s.[1][2][3][4][5] While people unfamiliar with Hip Hop culture often use the expression "hip hop" to refer exclusively to hip hop music (also called "rap"),[6] Hip Hop is characterized by nine distinct elements or expressive realms, of which Hip Hop music is only four elements (rapping, djaying, beatboxing and breaking). Afrika Bambaataa of the Hip Hop collective Zulu Nation outlined

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    Hip Hop Satire

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    How I feel about hip-hop If you're looking for some terrible, inappropriate, and terrifying music, just listen to hip-hop. In my opinion hip-hop is has great beats with terrible lyrics. I just don't think hip-hop needs to portray lyrics that have to do with drugs, gangs,violence and sexism. These lyrics are starting to have bad influences on the younger generation. I do not enjoy hip hop music because it's sending a bad message to the younger generation, it includes bad language and its having

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    Hip Hop Chemistry

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    The Chemistry of Hip Hop Many people don’t know that hip-hop is deeper than just rapping. Hip-hop consists of many distinctive things. There are different dynamics within hip-hop, and they all create a vibrant and complex sound. For example, hip-hop includes the art of djing, emceeing, dance, and poetry. All of these aspects have made hip-hop what it currently is today. Hip-hop is at times frowned upon because of the misunderstanding of hip-hop culture. It has many misconceptions while people don’t

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    Hip Hop Is The Best?

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    that many hip hop fans like to say nowadays is the ever so popular phrase, "Hip Hop is dead." What is meant by that statement is that the quality of the music has diminished significantly. The hip hop artists that were grew up on are either gone (deseased), or are past their prime at this point. That doesn 't necessarily mean that, "hip hop is dead." Don 't get me wrong, there may never be another Tupac, Biggie, or Eminem. All three are often looked at as the best to ever do it. But, hip hop is still

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    Hip Hop Masculinity

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    Connecting Masculinity to Hip Hop as an entire movement Hip Hop originated in the 1970’s, and during that period the genre was known as a means through which African Americans could speak their minds and state their opinions and concerns about important issues in their communities and society. However hip hop has immensely changed since its creation to what it is now, as a result of its profit-oriented nature. Even though a few aspects of the original old school hip hop are still recognized and practiced

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