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Hip Hop Culture Hip Hop Music
1,550 wordsAs we approach the new millenium, the Hip-Hop culture that we know and love is quickly becoming an enterprise for rich marketers to exploit. The culture has been divided so much, now people only know Hip-Hop as "rap music" and not as the culture that it once was. The problem is that Hip-Hop music is such an influencing medium for the youth to communicate with, that people all around the world have gained a respect for Hip-Hop that they dont usually have for any other kinds of music. Thus, the mu...
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Differing Mentalities In Hip Hop And Rock
787 wordsSome of my friends listen to certain genres of rock music, some listen to hip-hop. Despite our friendship we have differing views upon each genres of music. Having listened to both genres of music at one point in my life I have an understanding of why some rock listeners would be quick to reject hip-hop as meaningful, complex and valid art form. The production of hip-hop music first consisted of two turntables and a microphone. The originators of the music who embraced the essence of spoken word...
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The Origins Of Hip Hop And Rap
1,025 words... n to the frightening demeanor of gangster rap. Although their lyrics seemed excessive and overly abrasive, N. W. A. provided America with a picture of the destitute conditions of the urban ghettos, and the dangerous lifestyle that many of the African American youth fell victim to as a result of their dire circumstances. In 1991, N. W. A. released their sophomore album Niggaz 4 Life, which sold 945, 000 copies in its first few weeks of release, and reached the number one position on the Billb...
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Hip Hop Culture Hip Hop Music
896 wordsDespite the tremendous growth of hip hop music during the late 1980 s, it was not until the early 1990 s that the first album of Tanzanian rap appeared. Saleh Aljabry (otherwise known as Saleh J) released the first Tanzanian rap album, Swahili Rap. The album immediately became a sensation all over the country and, in many ways, set a high standard for future Tanzanian tappers. Most of the songs were based on the music and rhythms of American artists, such as Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" and Naug...
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Hip Hop Culture Hip Hop Music
2,096 wordsAnalytical Paper The hip hop culture has permeated popular culture in an unprecedented fashion. Because of its enormous crossover appeal, the hip hop culture is a potentially great unifier of diverse populations. Although created by black youth on the street, hip hop's influence has become worldwide. Approximately 75 % of the rap and hip hop audience is non black. It has gone from the fringes, to the suburbs, and into the corporate boardrooms. Indeed, McDonald's, Coca Cola, Sprite, Nike, and oth...
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Snoop Doggy Dogg Hip Hop Music
1,078 wordsGangster rap May 05, 1999 Hip-Hop Getting a Bad Rap Among many problems in society today, rap music is being blamed for the confusion of Americas youths. One key problem is the way a child is raised. Not having a positive role model can have a powerful effect on a child. The other dilemma is the type of rap music. Gangster rappers lyrics seem to corrupt and have a negative image on a youths mind. Two possible steps to taking the blame away from rap music is by placing the spotlight on other infl...
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Hip Hop Music Pop Art
2,076 wordsPop Art and Sampling In Pop art, reproduction and repetition are the main aspects that distinguish it from other art movements. Andy Warhols Marilyn is a perfect example of reproduction of image already familiar to the audience, and is repeated once, four times, or twenty times. Pop art takes from commercial art and makes it the elite art as well. That is why Pop art is so special, because it can be distinguished by the mainstream, not just the elite art world. Reproductions provide references t...
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Hip Hop Culture Hip Hop Music
3,134 wordsRoughly fifteen years ago, the initial rumblings of rap music were emanating from the streets of New York City. Rap music is very much a product of its urbanized, literacy-based environment, as can be seen in the advanced technology necessary to produce the music. Although the connection between rap music and its modern roots is impossible to ignore, raps dependence upon high technology is often over-emphasized, eclipsing any opportunity to connect rap culture to a time before the world of turnt...
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Snoop Doggy Dogg Hip Hop Music
1,125 wordsHip-Hop Getting a Bad Rap Among many problems in society today, rap music is being blamed for the confusion of Americas youths. One key problem is the way a child is raised. Not having a positive role model can have a powerful effect on a child. The other dilemma is the type of rap music. Gangster rappers lyrics seem to corrupt and have a negative image on a youths mind. Two possible steps to taking the blame away from rap music is by placing the spotlight on other influences such as friends and...
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Hip Hop Music Rap Music
913 wordsOften times when people hear about Hip Hop/Rap music, theyll paint a picture in their heads of black men cussing, guns, marijuana, lots of gold, and girls looking like prostitutes. Parents and teachers put an image in their kids head that Rap music is bad, and they dont want their kids to be influenced by something that is negative. With the way Rap music is advertised in the US, I would have to agree with that looking at it from an average parents point of view. But what people dont know is tha...
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Hip Hop Culture Young Black Men
1,143 wordsWalking the tight rope The recent murder of Tupac Shakur is a great tragedy and a waste of a young, promising life. Shakur at only 25 years-old had come to represent a volatile mixture of youthful energy, exuberance, arrogance, self-confidence and, at times, foolishness. He represented possibility on the one hand and self-destruction on the other. What mustnt be overlooked as the Hip-Hop Community mourns his loss is that there are many young Black men like Tupac Shakur who although less well-kno...
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