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Similarities between the Cuban Hip-Hop Music Industry and the Cuban Revolution Hip-hop is a musical genre that is popular among the African American community in the US and the youth in other countries such as Cuba. Youths uses this genre of music to express themselves and to address important issues in the society. In the initial years of existence, the Cuban government supported hip-hop because it provided youth employment and had the potential to generate government income in the same way the

Comparing Jazz and Hip-hop Throughout the history of this country, the music of African-Americans has remained a strong influence upon our society and culture. Beginning with the music carried over from Africa with the slaves, up until now, with the new styles created by urban youth today, African-Americans have retained certain elements within their music which makes it unique from any other musical form. Some of the musical forms which were created from, and/or were strongly influenced by

In this essay, the influence of hip-hop politics, class unity and the internet will be explored to discover how the consumer became an active producer of culture. In the early days of hip-hop, particularly from its mainstream origins in the 70’s (Dimitriadis 2009) up until the 90’s, the underground scene rarely floated into the mainstream. Despite a good portion of the underground consisting of consumers, to achieve mainstream success one would need the right connections and musical equipment. Before

Ameli Alegre In Halifu Osumare’s reading says: “Global hip-hop youth culture is the most recent manifestation in the story of the exportation of black American cultural production that started with nineteenth-century minstrelsy, thrived during the 19505 crossover rock- and-roll era and continues today.” Today, black music and dance have reached a point that has changed the speed at which they are marketed and a worldwide achievement. Still U.S. black American culture is viewed under the term of “blackness”

Summary of “Hip Hop Planet” by James McBride In James McBride's’ article, “Hip Hop Planet,” McBride shares his experiences with hip-hop music. He starts his article by sharing his first experience with hip, at a party during the 80s, he talks about how "ridiculous" the music sounded to him and how he 'stepped past' the genre for over 25 years. He continues talking about how a genre hasn't 'exploded' as much as hip-hop did since swing jazz. One of the most notable points he shares is about the “City

Hip-Hop has an overwhelming influence on every race, but mostly a significant influence on the black community in America. Hip-Hop is more than music; it is a culture that many people in our society enhances. Over the past decades Hip-Hop has done more than just being a type of music everyone listens to; it also has influenced and uplifted America. Hip-Hop provides a platform for MC’s and rappers to express their opinion about society because not everyone on a day to day basis get the chance to express

Hip Hop has been a thread of music that is deeply rooted in the struggle within the black communities of America. It acted as a window for people outside of the black community to acknowledge and experience, to an extent, what endeavors those communities encounter. Although Hip Hop’s central purpose is to denote the subjugation that was implemented on the black community, Hip Hop began as a mere offshoot of 1970’s jazz, funk, and soul. Beastie Boys, now seen as a forefront in the gentrification

will highlight the similarities between jazz and hip-hop music. African-American cultural forms and developments are as vast as they are diverse. However, because of white America's consistently racist and oppressive treatment of people of color in this country there are certain commonalities between African-American cultures as a result of this continuous subordination. I am going to display some of these existing similarities within hip-hop and jazz cultures. Albeit they are both musically and

Hip-hop was a cultural movement. It emerged in the early 1970s from the South Bronx. Hip-hop came from the “ghetto” and it became a cultural force of social protest and creativity. But from the 1990s and onward hip-hop changed from a cultural creative production to one of mass consumption. Hip-hop began to grow and through mass marketing targeting larger and whiter audiences hip-hop evolved in to relying on the images of crime and sex. Hip-hop has changed from a tool of social change to cars, women

Women have decided to consume hip hop regardless of the sexism and machismo of their rap artist spouses. Historically, black women who have sex with other women haven’t been recognized in the Black community. Also, the expectations are the same in hip hop culture because men reject lesbians. An example is the murder in 2003 of Sakia Gunn after she declared her lesbian identity to a group of males. We all know that in hip hop culture men predominate and precisely masculine. Women can achieve a higher