Hip hop, as well as other types of music, undoubtedly has an effect on people, whether it is from the listener’s interpretation of the music, or the direct message delivered from the lyrics. But more specifically, I am interested in how modern hip hop effects the academics as a student overall, and their own opinion of this influence. Not only am I trying to measure the influence of hip hop, but also whether or not this influence is positive or negative. It is worth mentioning that I am not presently
A. As discoursed in lectures, preceding literary collections, and films, hip-hop is beyond just ‘rap’: it is a philosophy with a history determined by countless inspirational and influential themes and communities. The term ‘hip-hop’ was said to have been produced by Keith Cowboy, a rapper within Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and the subculture apart from this genre of music was said to have been first established through Zulu Nation and Afrika Bambaataa. By now, it is understood that
Hip-Hop Every year from 1985 to 2013 the top 5 hip hop/rap songs combined to make thirty one thousand five hundred sixty-four curse words. Does this make hip hop a respectable genre of music? This type of music has a negative influence on kids, and it steers them in the completely wrong direction. This is not the kind of music that should be promoted due to the things it says, and the views it has on people based on gender or race. Children especially should not listen to hip hop because it
Since its conception, hip hop has been a very necessary and influential art form in the way that it gives a voice to people who would normally not have one. The fact that it was often the sole voice for a marginalized community meant that the genre has often shouldered the “burden of being a genuine political force.” Hip hop’s role in addressing the concerns of urban Black Americans has led people to refer to it as “CNN for Black people.” However, in recent times, the commercialization of the genre
Through a multiperspectval lens the ladies in the hip-hop industry have to work extra hard to be seen as artist instead of just their sex. People that are involved in Hip-hop feminism in the industry draw on the strengths of both the feminist legacy and of the contemporary movement hip-hop. Hip-hop and black feminism have intertwined and evolved together to create its own self-identification and political sphere, that emphasizes the personal is the political, however, there is still a divide between
writes to dispel the myth that Hip Hop should not have a place in instructional learning. Additionally, she proved that Hip Hop extends beyond Black culture, by impacting the ways Latinas/Latinos, Indigenous Americans, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islander Americans learn. By referencing the works of Jean Lave and Étienne Wenger, Love highlights that community strongly influences learning and identities in early stages of life, especially for children who grow up in Hip Hop communities.
history of Hip Hop as music and as a culture formed during the 1970s in the Bronx, NY, and it gain so much positive feedback that local DJs began using the music for block parties among the African-American youth in the Bronx. Mixing music styles of funk, jazz, rhythm & blues. Jamaican immigrants bought this foreign music style to New York and soon after became a phenomenon. Dj Kool Herc, who is generally considered the father of hip hop, was recognized for being one of the very first Hip Hop artists
Music shapes our way of thinking and helps us create new terms. Hip-Hop has shaped our generation and generations to come. Hip-Hop is different from R&B, R&B is softer and carries a different beat. Hip-Hop has defined man-hood and how woman are believed to be and how women should be treated. Hip-Hop is seen as sexist, homophobic, and misogynistic in our society. Hip-Hop gives you a stereotypical view of black people. In Hip-Hop, manhood is defined as being strong, hood, dominant, possess money,
based on the process of sampling was Hip Hop, which first came to life in the 1970’s. DJ's would experiment with the manipulation of vynils using turntables and audio mixers, creating a new revolutionary form of music. The steady gain of interest in electronic music in the mid 1970s to early 1980's contributed to making use of the art of sampling. Extending from its early start in the Bronx, sampling has been a major influence and source of creativity in Hip Hop. The genre has often been challenged
“Hip-hop/rap is a subcultural movement that formed during the early 1970s in the Bronx, New York” (“Hip hop”). Hip- hop has changed the way we speak, dress, think, and has even altered the way artist make music. Traveling all around The United States, Hip-hop has made many different names for itself. There is MC Rap, Gangsta Rap, Conscious Rap, and Old School Rap sprouting from the meaning of Hip-hop, all urban genres using different types of dialect. According to Oxford Dictionaries, dialect