Hip-hop music has been an integral part of the American culture since the 1970s. Hip-hop music‚ which encompasses rapping‚ disc jockeying‚ break dancing‚ and graffiti writing‚ has become so popular that American culture has adopted the music in mainstream fashion and modern language. The conflict on whether hip-hop music is “art or poison” has been continuous. Some Americans support hip-hop as an essential art form‚ while others dispute that hip-hop has harmful effects on the American culture.
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Research Paper 1970’s Pop Culture By the 1970’s the genre Rock n Roll really didn’t have one specific sound. The seventies saw the breakup of The Beatles and the death of Elvis‚ two of rock’s hugest influences. Pop music separated into many styles: soft rock‚ hard rock‚ country rock‚ folk rock‚ punk rock‚ shock rock‚ reggae‚ and the dance music disco. But whatever you preferred‚ rock was big time. Some popular artists of the seventies were Aerosmith‚ The Allman Brothers Band‚ Bad Company
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Hip-Hop Pioneers The pioneers of hip-hop started to surface around the mid 70’s. The different components to Hip-Hop were Dance‚ DJs‚ and MC’s. Some say it originated in the Bronx‚ NY‚ with DJ’s like GrandMaster Flash who invented different techniques on the mix board. He later joined up with a group of rappers call Furious Five and created hits like "The Roof is on Fire." Another Influential Hip-Hop Artist includes Joseph Simmons and Darryl McDaniels‚ also known as Run and D.M.C. The combination
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Murder to Excellence‚ a song performed by Kanye West and Jay Z describes the life of the rappers. It reveals the struggles that not only they face‚ but their community as well. The song‚ as well as being a reflection on the rappers is also about the sufferings that have plagued the African American community‚ particularly in the city of Chicago (Metrolyrics‚ n.d). It rasies and highlights the issues that the community faces. The song speaks of specific issues like death‚ education‚ life expectancy
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To what extent does your chosen subject either perpetuates oppressive gender attitudes/myths‚ or allows participants involved in it to transcend the limitations imposed by gender/gender myths? Gender Degradation of Rap and Hip-Hop Music Dating back to the eras of the Beatles and the Rollingstones‚ music has always had an affect on the ways that people act‚ dress‚ and live their lives. With the arrival of rap and hip-hop music in the mid 1980’s‚ new lyrics and cultural values
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There are many different types of music in the world‚ and each one is different because of certain characteristics that help to make that genre stand apart from all the others. One of these genres is Jazz. Jazz is a type of music that was created mainly by black Americans during the early twentieth century‚ and is a combination of American and African tribal music. There are many different characteristics that set Jazz apart from every other kind of music‚ but there are three main distinctions; the
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Dear‚ Mr and Mrs Morton I am writing this letter regarding your son‚ Peter Morton. We thought it would be very beneficial to inform you of the changes we have made in reference to strategies at Hollybank Care facility in the hope to fulfil Peter’s positive experience with us. As you already know we specialise in making sure people like Peter benefit from the changes we are making‚ although their opinion is crucial to us at Hollybank we would also like to make sure that you have a clear understanding
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The American Dream I always thought that the American dream was just about owning my own house and raising a family; but in truth‚ it isn’t. “The American dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about how we can all get by together.” Eve Birch; “The Art of Being A Neighbor” Owning your own home and having all those fancy gadgets and gizmos is only a small fraction of the American dream. What really makes the dream so wonderful and worth
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All teenagers know that their parents publicly show their hate for the hip-hop industry‚ and every single spin off of its culture reflected in society these days. However‚ it is not specifically any type of society that these "atrocious customs" are depicted in‚ it lies at the very heart of my generation‚ the technologically inclined so to say. However‚ is there any basis to the "gray-haired persons‚" hate of our music‚ the kind that we hear being played all over the entire school? Obviously
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Annotated Bibliography Research Question: What are the history/cultural importance of Hip Hop? Source #1: Hill‚ Collins Patricia. From Black Power to Hip Hop: Racism‚ Nationalism‚ and Feminism. Philadelphia: Temple Up‚ 2006. Print. Patricia Hill’s l idea of writing this book was to gather different essays for each chapter that were written by African Americans that talks about how they dealt without having the right to stand up for themselves. The importance of this book is to talk about how
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