Hops

Hip Hop music’s origins lie in the Bronx, New York where its elements of DJ’ing, MC’ing, and dancing formed into the culture that we know today. In 2017, hip hop reached a milestone becoming the most dominant music genre in the United States, according to Nielsen’s US Music Year-End Report. This position was dominated by Rock music for years, however the vibrancy of the hip hop movement has become influential enough to bringing together the majority of America's music listeners. A musical force of

What comes to mind when you think of hip hop? Is it people speaking over a beat, is it the violent nature of the lyrics, or is it the culture? For me my answer to this question is all the above. For avid listener of hip hop music, I do not think that it should censored nor banned for its content. But, praised for its expression of free speech, it huge impact on the economy, and its impact on American culture. America is based on ten fundamental rules that make up our constitution. These rules are

or piece” (Wikipedia, 2016). Although sampling has been around for a long time, Hip Hop music was one of the most popular music genres to embrace this method and create their own style from it. Advancements in technology allowed for the use of sampling to be done with ease. Producers are able to pull a beat from a song and use that beat or even loop it to create a new sound. This became a large part of Hip hop music. While some may think of Kanye West and his use of sampling, it

Bambaataa’s ability to bring people together, to get everyone's “fists pumping”, placing “a smile ... on every face”, alluding to the transcendence of racial differences through the intersection of music movements hip-hop and rock, the merging of peoples in the 1980s. In the 1970s, hip-hop was as a voice for marginalized African American and Puerto Rican youth. This movement was a generational revolt against the status quo, and in the midst of it becoming global, it became commercial, about making money

Hip Hop, Rap music, and the culture behind it all, are arts. No two ways about it. The history behind how it started comes from the worst of walks of life. It isn’t only about music either. It’s about the way people spoke, dressed, and carried their lives. And shows what these people had to do to get to where they are today. Hip Hop started as a cultural movement that exploded in the early 1980’s and 1990’s. Commonly known for rap music. Rap is commonly seen as rhyming, and speaking rhythmically

on the evolution of Hip-Hop/Rap. The key points will be where it is today, how this genre of music is not only used as music; but is used as communication to connect with the listeners, how it affects people; physically, mentally and psychologically. In other words, I will be addressing where it was created and how it is used to speak and communicate with the listeners. This genre dates back hundreds of years ago, when African-Americans were enslaved, when rap and hip-hop were known as the same thing

Rhetorical Analysis of Hip-Hop Music Sharon Rhetorical Analysis of hip-hop music among Black Americans in ‘From the margins to the mainstream: the political power of hip-hop’ by Katina R. Stapleton Thesis: the paper’s focus on hip-hop as a music genre that has changed the lives of the black Americans Introduction In this article, the speaker must be an expert in politics, ethnicity and the music industry. There is a linkage between the above fields hence the speaker must have had a superlative

Essay The Influence of Hip Hop on Today’s Youth “After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” This profound statement from English writer, Aldous Huxley, demonstrates the importance that music obtains in today’s society. Simply, music is a form of expression, not limited to any specific genre. Although this expression is not limited to one genre, there is one that seemingly obtains the title of most controversial. The Rap/Hip-Hop genre has been harshly criticized

significant events, but todays musicians still portray everyday life in their music. Since the emergence of hip hop in the early seventies in New York, it allowed the voices of Blacks and Hispanics to express their daily struggles through music. That’s why hip hop plays a key part in many peoples’ everyday lives because it gives them a way to express how they feel and the circumstances they are in. Hip Hop was a gateway that gave young creative minds an avenue to express what they were going and living through

How is music affecting you? Hip-hop music entertainers should create more educated and promising music because hip-hop music is connected to young black adult’s everyday life and influences the way they carry themselves and are viewed as. Many young black adults listen to R&B music whether it’s on the radio, streamed, or downloaded. Music is a significant source of leverage in a young black adult’s life. We play it everywhere in the car, when exercising, while doing homework, at the park, and even