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Hip-Hop Dance and the Entertainment Industry Over the course of this semester we have studied Ballet, Modern, and World dance genres. First of I have nothing against those genres of dance, but the type of dance that interests me is Hip-Hop dance. In this paper, I am going to discuss the relationship of hip-hop dance and the entertainment industry today. I will talk about shows, movies, and celebrities of their relationship with the hip-hop dance culture. I will also discuss how the subject of the

Rapper beefs have been a huge part of the history of Hip-Hop. It has built and destroyed careers, made people money, lost people fortunes, changed the views of fans on their favorite artists , destroyed businesses and companies, and even cost people their lives. Beefs have brought people to the spotlight and sent others to the shadows. Hip-Hop wouldn’t be the same industry without rappers at each others throat every once in awhile. Some of the most iconic songs wouldn’t have been written if it weren’t

violence and poverty in ghettos , racism , problems in society and conflicts with other rappers. He has campaigned throughout his career for racial equality. In my research paper, I will make perfectly clear : the rivalry between the East Cost and the West Coast, and Tupac’s shooting . I chose to talk about Tupac’s death because I like rap. Moreover, Tupac is the only rapper that influenced my way of thinking. I think that the audience should be interested in the topic I chose because Tupac’s success has

HipHop: The Grandchild of Jazz Music “Hiphop is like one of the children of jazz music” The one of the famous American rappers, Nas said this. For well over a century now, jazz has been the chameleon of American music. It has incorporated elements from classical, Latin, funk and R&B. Moreover, jazz itself has many different kinds of it, such as cool jazz, bebop, swing jazz, blues and free jazz. Some people have said that mixture of jazz and hiphop is one of positive example of its work. On the other

throughout this decade was one of the most influential and popular music genres for many years to come: hip-hop. Hip-hop, or “rap” music, is a form of R&B, with rhythmic lyrics over stronger, faster, and bass booming beats. Like rock and roll, hip-hop music was born and established throughout the African-American culture. While white fans and supporters were not completely out of sight, hip-hop music aimed to attract the black culture early on. It wasn’t until the Beastie Boys that rap music was being

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

and electric rhythms to dance to. Over the span of its popularity, Funk evolved and developed various subgenres, such as Funk rock, Boogie, Electro funk, Funk metal and the notorious, Gangsta-Funk. Gangsta-Funk or G-Funk for short, is a subgenre of Hip Hop invented in the early 90s on the mean streets of Los Angeles, California. The central pioneers of G-Funk can be argued, but to keep it short, Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg deserve more than half of the credit for helping to develop this fable style

Joaquin Hamm-Mclymont Professor Theard AFA 4370 March 24, 2015 How hip hop is affecting the youth When it comes to hip hop music and hip hop culture all together, it can have many influences on people who like the culture of hip hop. His may be from the clothes that are worn and even the lyrics a specific hip hop artist says in his or her music. But one group of people, in my opinion, that hip hop culture influences the most is the youth. Now see the youth are at the age where they look for

Rap music has become one of the most distinctive and controversial music genres of the past few decades. A major part of hip hop culture, rap, discusses the experiences and standards of living of people in different situations ranging from racial stereotyping to struggle for survival in poor, violent conditions. Rap music is a vocal protest for the people oppressed by these things. Most people know that rap is not only music to dance and party to, but a significant form of expression. It is a source

attraction and artists are Rap and Hip Hop. These two genres, which first came to be in American during the 1970’s have attracted the attention of people the world. In the music world Rap and Hip Hop music have its own unique meaning, views, interests, culture and constructs that affect listeners differently. In the music world Rap music is and of itself a complete genre. More than a century before Rap exploded onto the American music scene, musicians in West Africa were using the beat of drums