Afrika Bambaataa

Maria Figueroa Tina Marie Skiles ENG 101 - 27416 Oct. 12, 2017 Reality X: The cause and effect of Hip-Hop music In the beginning there were many different genres of music dealing with social issues, these songs were primarily written about war and injustice. They were given a proper place in our history and were remembered as lyrical, musical achievements of their time. This excluded many injustices, including the war against African-Americans. In the 1970’s, was when the music of…

Twerk, Bling, Phat, Dope, these are all words found in the Oxford Dictionary. These words also stem from hip-hop. For decades, hip-hop has been influencing American culture, with “Rapper 's Delight” in the 80 's, Gangster Rap in the 90 's, to the mainstream Rap of today. Created in the 70’s, hip-hop is a culture that is most associated with music, but also encompasses, art, dancing and fashion. The history of hip hop started in New York. In the 70’s DJ Kool Herc started to use two turntables to…

This as well as DJing and rap were spreading all across New York when Afrika Bambaataa creates Universal Zulu Nation. He describes it as having the four elements of hip hop culture, which he believes, are DJing, break dancing, graffiti, and MCing. Meanwhile, DJ Grand Wizard Theodore unknowingly invents “scratching” which is when…

Which In America is more popular Rock or Hip Hop music. Research dissected the musical elements of the songs, 23% of the population were rock fans and 25% were already Hip Hop fans of early 90’s, some artists altered, the change in popularity, Hip Hop and Rap influenced pop music more than the Beatles over the last 50 years and leading into early 90’s Hip Hop became the more popular types of music. From 1960 till 1990 it was Rock and Roll that was more popular types, but by 2000 40% of fans…

Angela Conner Class 78537 Professor C. Robinson 10 October 2015 Essay 1 Dr. Renford Reese, did and article back in the summer of 2000 on popular culture review. The title of the article “From the Fringe: The Hip Hop Culture and Ethnic Relations”. Reading this article I felt very enlightened, because I knew about Hip Hop music but not the background of Hip Hop music. The quote that enlightened me was, According to Geneva Smitherman, the foundation of rap music is rooted in “Black oral…

South to form one of the most dynamic cultural movements in history. It is widely known that hip hop consists of four fundamental elements. They are DJing, break-dancing , graffiti and rapping. However, there is a fifth element according to Afrika Bambaataa that is often overlooked by hip hop aficionados. It is the thing that KRS has told us that reigns supreme over nearly everyone--knowledge.…

spoken expression of self they channel themselves through their music they rap what is real try to stay away from defining rap because it doesn't need to be defined it’s what you want it to be, there are a lot of influential rappers such as DJ Afrika Bambaataa, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Nas, J.cole, Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the Creator and Joey Bada$$. Lastly you have breaking/dancing there are a lots of different dances and a lot of them have different meanings but again it’s an physical expression self…

Music Throughout American History Michael Smith 05.20.2018 Ap Government and Politics The history of American music is hugely diverse and rich, from state specific music such as Polynesian, Cajun and Creole, to some of the most influential music across the world to date. Whether you’re a fan of the blues, rock and roll, hip-hop or jazz, many genres of music found their origins in the United States, and if you’re considering moving to the U.S., it is important to immerse…

children of illegal immigrants. 9. The “One Drop Rule” was belief that and black ancestry, no matter how slight, made a person black hardened, and the census takers’ list of questions dropped the classification of “mulatto.” 10. In the Bronx Afrika Bambaataa helped formalize the various forms of the street art known as hip hop. Which use it as a tool to turn young people away from crime and into creative expression. “The first commercial rap hit, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugar Hill Gang,…

Hip-Hop and Rap have been regarded to be genres that promote gun violence, gang affiliation, and drugs. This however is not true. Hip-Hop and Rap has moved people emotionally and mentally throughout the years. Impacting and connecting individuals in riots within communities, more specifically in the US. These are usually triggered by the musical structure of the piece performed, along with the message being foretold to the audience. Artists in other genres such as Bob Marley, have accomplished…