Hops

Hip hop, to me, is the culture I grew up in by default. Starting at an early age, everything around me was hip hop, from the way my parents dressed (hightop fades and door knocker hoop earrings) to what they played on the radio. As I got older I didn’t return to hip hop until much later, and didn’t take it seriously as something I was interested in exploring until I was in high school. Now, hip hop is the genre I witness changing over and over, and I want to know where it is going. I think young

ways to share ideas, opinions and concerns. Hip hop gives the people a way to do so. It is the best way to share ideas and concerns. You can protest in a peaceful way. Having fun, with hip hop you can share your thoughts and opinions. A big group in society listens to it. With the music you can empower people. People around the world have different ways of protesting. Some burn things, others walk with big signs and shouting rhymes. But then hip hop was created. Even though there are people who still

Introduction Islam and Hip Hop are probably two words that you wouldn’t think would even remotely go together. Some may even think that they sound like polar opposites, but Islamic hip hop is becoming more popular today and it does in fact go together. It is not a part of all Muslims cultures, but some embrace it and use it to bring them closer to their religion. Some Muslims consider music to be considered halal, or permissible, while other Muslims consider it to be haram, or forbidden. There

Hip-Hop Culture and race have had a complicated relationship in the past two decades. It has been commonly referred to as “black music” and a reflection of black culture. However, recent studies done by the Mediamark Research Inc. showed that 60% of rap music buyers are white. With the emergence of white, Latino, Asian, and other rappers with diverse backgrounds on the Hip Hop scene it is important recognize the changing color of the genre and the stereotype it holds as “black music”. Black culture

Hip Hop has had an overwhelming influence on society as a whole. Hip Hop is more than music, Hip Hop is a culture. Over the past three decades, Hip Hop has influenced and uplifted America, speaking up for generations and providing a voice to a group of people trying to deliver a message. Hip Hop has provided a platform for MCs and rappers to express their opinions about society. Additionally, Hip Hop culture can be viewed as a direct response to the socio-economic issues that sometimes spawned from

Hip-hop is a popular art form in today’s society, and it consists of rhyming lyrics that are delivered rhythmically over a musical beat. Knowing how far rap has come, from all the way back then starting out on the streets of New York in the mid 1970’s. Hip-hop has since become a multifaceted cultural force. It’s more than just music some people say and others think it is negative promoting bad things for young listeners. Now hip-hop is something people can relate to. A man by the name of Russell

Khaaliq Crowder Professor Allen World Civilization October 13th, 2015 It’s Official: Hip-Hop is Here to Stay Published by Rolling Stone Written by Ezra Cox || March 23, 2003 “I’m very proud to live in a country that guarantees every citizen including artists the right to sing and say what we believe” (Oscars, ""Lose Yourself" winning Best Original Song Oscar®”) says Barbara Streisand, as she announces the nominees for Best Original Song. This took place last night at the 75th Annual Academy Awards

gang-ridden, drug-infested streets, a depravation of creativity forced underprivileged African American youths onto the streets in search of an output for their imagination. It was within these streets that hip-hop appeared as the product of independence, self-realization, creativity, and pride. Hip-hop began between the transformations from the late 1960’s to the early 1970’s. It was during this time period, when the former gangs of the late sixties developed into the posses and crews of the early seventies

Rap and Hip Hop Rap is one of the pieces that begins Hip Hop, but Rap and Hip Hop were put together in the same environment that end up making an art evolution. Hip Hop is the music that backs up Rap (“Hip Hop”). Hip Hop and Rap begin in Bronx, New York on August 11, 1973.They were discover by DJ Kool Herc (Mize). The DJs that play the rhythmic music at parties or clubs made the rappers or MCs important and which became known as Hip Hop (The Social Significance…). Although Hip Hop and Rap are

Hip Hop Hip-hop is one of the far-reaching cultures in the world at the moment. Over the years, Hip-hop has tremendously grown into a big industry. For example, most of the advertisements for stylish clothes and shoes in the US are currently done by hip hop artists. The aforementioned and hip hop music itself generates a lot of money to the hip hop artists yearly. Additionally, Hip-hop is one of the highest selling music in the US (Chang). It has also become exceedingly popular in other countries