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Taco Bell Hip Hop
1,263 words... gh modification of symbols and materials found in dominate culture. Individuals identify themselves with the changes they make to their cars, allowing their automobiles to project the image that they wish for themselves. Car Stereos also are an important factor in a "bitches ride. " The volumes achievable today in automobiles is staggering. Car Stereos often can be heard as far as a mile away, causing the whole chassis to rattle with each bass hit. West Side members, all have customized spea...
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Shock Waves Hip Hop
1,565 wordsIt's unexplanitory, how I gets lifted higher than a hundred stories; I take a beer and I guzzle it, I'm speaking's o shut your mouth and muzzle it; smokin' el's and rollin' reefer, I'll get you more f -- -ed up than a can of ether; so beautiful when I light it up, and then I -- Wax of Esmob, "Lil' Ass Playa" (Lose 1995) Lines much like these are not uncommon in today's rap music. Many artists are integrating the subject of drug use into their songs. Such music has become mainstream and yet even ...
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Young Black Men Young Black Man
1,253 words... had time to realize any of these embodiments. Shakur himself often said that he expected he'd die by the sword before he reached thirty. He died at the age of twenty five. Following his passing, Shakur's label released an album, The Don K illuminati, under the pseudonym "Makaveli. " The cover depicted Shakur nailed to a cross under a crown of thorns, with a map Of the country's major gang areas superimposed on it. Shakur was upfront about his troubled life in the 1995 release "Me Against The...
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Bye Bye Buddy Holly
1,880 words"Singing... bye bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levy... but the levy was dry... These lyrics, this song, sung today by Madonna, and years ago, a song that my Dad probably sung... as written by Don Mclean in the 70 's, symbolized for many an aspect of America of the 60 's and 70 's. Who was the American, and what did it mean to be American? What did America mean or represent? When I listen to that song, I see different things than what my dad probably saw. To talk to my dad, you'd l...
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Kung Fu Hip Hop
997 wordsBreak Dancing or B-being is a form of hip-hop dancing, which is popularly known as breaking. It consists of top or up rock, footwork, spinning moves (power moves), and freeze. B-being came from Bronx, NY. The term "B-boy" or "B-being" was created by Kool Herc who was a DJ spinning at block parties in Bronx back in the days. B-Boys means break boys and they were called so because they dance to the break part of music. Later, by repeating this break part done by DJ, "breakbeat's" was born. Althoug...
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Hip Hop Rave Scene
1,060 wordsRaves Imagine you are in your at about 1: 00 in the morning. Itfs pitch black outside and youve been lost for hours. Nothings good on the radio. Your dying of thirst and your drenched with sweat. Your just about to turn around, when you open your windows for some fresh air and you hear it. The bass is in sync with your heartbeat. It is the vibe that is so commonly talked about within this culture. You follow this music and youve arrived at your destination: A rave. Raves consist of about 300 - 6...
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Hip Hop Culture Predominantly White
775 wordsThere is a young man who inspired me to write this article. I thank him for doing a great service to the Muslim society. Turn where you will. Look to the East Coast or the West Coast and there are various Arab boys, Indian boys, and Pakistani guys who have adopted the look, lingo, and life of a "thug. " I have seen it many times - this strange transformation from tapered jean-wearing, glasses-owning, nail biting ninny to chest-thumping, hard-acting, Nautica-wearing "thug. " It begins at an early...
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Hip Hop Grandmaster Flash
914 wordsRahzel M. Brown was born in Queens, New York and recalls that not having was never an excuse for not doing. Just as in its most organic state the essence of hip hop is making something out of nothing, Rahzel learned how to feed his need to be creative. We didnt have the turntables inside the locker room and we couldnt bring our boom box in there. Either we were banging on the locker, or somebody was (making music) with their mouth. I was the one who made the beats with my mouth. I worked hard so...
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Hip Hop Mechanical Reproduction
1,798 words... ole seventeen hours of Live Aid in 1985, they cut the one hip-hop act on the bill out: Run-DMC. The focus of house and its follow-ons into the nineties has always been more on the dance floor it seems. The Summers of Love of ' 89 and ' 90 were much more about a subculture of hedonism and pleasure than any distinctly political culture, which sub-cultural scene seems to have continued from there. It would be difficult to see electronic music ever becoming distinctly political as it thrives on ...
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Electronic Devices Ad Hoc
1,251 wordsBluetooth Technology Today computer technologies are rapidly developing, which allows millions of people around the globe to work faster and more conveniently. Bluetooth is the wireless networking initiative that is led by the worlds most advancing information technologies companies such as Ericsson, Intel, Nokia, IBM, Toshiba, Lucent and others. The creation of Bluetooth is a remarkable advance towards the development of new approaches in information technologies industry. Bluetooth was origina...
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One Hundred Years Types Of Music
2,725 wordsSubcultures in Contemporary Society With reference to Naomi Klein's No Logo discuss the viability of the notion of subculture in contemporary society. Culture; a) the integrated pattern of human behaviour that includes thought, speech, action and artefacts and depends upon mans capability for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeed generations; b) the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious or social group. Subculture; an ethnic, regional, economic or s...
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Break Dancing Hip Hop
382 wordsBreakdancing a form of African American dance that emerged from the hip hop culture of the South Bronx, New York, during the mid- 1970 s. Drawing upon several African American dance forms, break dancing coalesced in the 1970 s and reached its peak in popularity during the 1980 s. Breakdancing developed out of the Bronx, New York, disco scene. When disco DJs changed records, dancers would fill the resulting musical breaks, or breakbeat's, with movements that emphasized the rupture in rhythmic con...
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Helped To Shape Form Of Music
1,930 wordsThroughout history, music has made dramatic impacts on the way civilizations and communities function and behave. Likewise, the behavior and attitudes of people in a community add to the flavor and attitude of the music made within the culture. Examples of this sort of connection include the Baroque era in Europe, where the character of the common citizen and the music were very refined and structured, or in England during the 70? s, where the citizens and the music displayed anger and revolt ag...
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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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Gangster Rap Hip Hop
723 wordsRap singles are all over the music charts, the hip hop subculture has hit mainstream big time. Rap has always been associated with the black community, rap was known as their music; this has changed because more and more Caucasian are entering the industry. Emerging and standing out from the crowd these hip hop artist have acquired tremendous popularity and recognition. One rapper that has made it big his Eminem, his rise to stardom is due to 2 main reasons; his association with rap legend Dr Dr...
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U S Companies Hip Hop
1,453 wordsCan Honda Build A World Car? Unlike anyone else, Honda s product strategy in the world s passenger car market differs from other corporations like Ford and General Motors as they continue to pursue global product strategies. For instance, General Motors plans to build all its cars and trucks around the world from just seven platforms, which is half the number they use now. Also, Ford s view, the Ford 2000 global reorganization, which was underway in 1994, which was to develop cars and trucks for...
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Experienced Every Step Schivelbusch Book World
626 wordsThe thesis for Schivelbusch? s book The Railway Journey seems to be that the railroad altered the traveler? s perceptions of space, time, distance, nature and the senses. Although the means of a quick and reliable mode of transport was and is an important part of industrialization, it denaturalized and de sensualized the passengers (Schivelbusch 20). Shrinking and reshaping the world it touches with industrial fingers and alienating the riders to the world around them. With fast and reliable ste...
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Hip Hop York City
704 wordsThis movie was off the hook! First of all, these are the type of movies that should be known to mankind. Save the Last Dance, is a blend of love and romance with a little piece of hate crimes, racism, and of course most definitely violence. Well to tell you the truth, most of the people don? t like love and romance. Save the Last Dance is a nice blending of a little piece of everything so it can entertain the people with different likes and dislikes. Even the people who don? t like these types o...
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Individual Or Group Arms And Legs
1,566 wordsB-Boy Breakin Moves Dictionary AIRPLANES Form of a windmills with your arms spread out straight to the sides as high as you can get them. AIRSWIPES You start with both hands and feet on the ground, facing upwards. Then you kick your legs up with your weight on one arm and spin over so that you land on your other arm before your legs land. If done correctly you should be able to spin you body completely around in a full rotation. APPLEJACKS A basic move to challenge another by to battle. You squa...
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Hip Hop Hard Times
684 wordsIt is not typical that hip hop music is viewed to be a form of art. It has received a great deal of negative publicity since becoming mainstream in the early to mid 1980 s. It is believed, by many, that the lyrical content of this type of music deals with only guns, alcohol, sex, violence, and crime. It is understandable for them to have these beliefs, because there was a period of time when that was true. Though there are still the artists whose lyrics say very little; recently, hip hop has bec...
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