Alternative hip hop

Why would anyone think to combine these songs? Well, first off, Radiohead is a major influence of Umphrey’s ominous tracks. They also released a famous live cover of “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” from their show at the Beacon Theatre in NYC in 2013. The twangy sound of Beck is a reminder of their most recent releases being very alternative-sounding. Phil Collins was a great combination of their new wave influences, and adding a light-hearted tone towards the…

The hip hop culture can be a good source for many people to express themselves. The expression can come in different forms, such as: graffiti art, music, or dance and fashion. Hip hop dancing is one of the better ways of one’s self-expression because of how easily it is to communicate with others through dancing. Along with hip hop dancing, what the hip hop artists wear is a major aspect in becoming who the artist is or what they represent. Fashion can come in many forms. From clothing to…

world of hip-hop music, a vast majority of artists customarily gravitate to forms of expression that center around the objectification and degradation of women. According to Tia Tyree and Michelle Jones, “many have characterized the entire genre as negative” (Tia Tyree & Michelle Jones 54). The substantial presence and rampant usage of misogynistic themes is so evident, the disparaging criticism that hip-hop music receives is perfectly understandable. Negatively labeling the entire genre of…

1520 Sedgwick Avenue to anyone is probably just another random address. What people do not know is that it is actually the birthplace of Hip Hop which led to an entire cultural movement that has changed generational thinking from music and art to fashion and language. Here is how the story goes: August 11, 1973, Jamaican-born DJ Kool Herc was entertaining at his sisters back-to-school party in the Bronx, a New York borough. He decided to try something new on the turntables such as…

Alternative Rappers? Another way that Outkast challenged notions of authenticity was through their defiance towards conceptions of performative blackness within Hip Hop. Here, I will use E. Patrick Johnson’s framework, as well as how authenticity is constructed based on sound, look and feel in tandem, to illustrate how OutKast resisted this limited view of Hip Hop legitimacy (Grazian). Perceptions of performative blackness connected to sound, look and feel stem from urban inner-city ghetto life…

Flashing lights, money, and fame, for many hip hop artists these are just normal aspects of life that they experience everyday. In the 80’s and 90’s, most rappers achieved this level of stardom through gangster rap. “Gangsta rap” is known for being based off of gang relations, drugs, and sex, and because of this, many people couldn’t enjoy a very popular form of art. This form of hip hop was popular for its “edgy, noisy sound [, and] lyrically it was abrasive, as the rappers spun profane,…

across. Hip hop started underground due to the audience it initially attracted, until The Sugar Hill Gang made “Rappers Delight,” which allowed hip hop to spill into mainstream and commercial radio. This track became an anthem in dance clubs everywhere for the next year. More than just a novelty, the track became hip hop genres first top 40 hit on Jan. 5, 1980 (Frost 5). Now that hip hop was finally gaining momentum and beginning to reach every demographic, a culture was starting to evolve and…

Hip-hop is arguably the biggest influence on today’s youth. Being born in the 1990’s, I was able to witness the positive and negative influences hip-hop has had on my generation, as well as be a part of the audience that has brought hip-hop to be as prevalent around the world as it is today. Now, as the artists of my generation were raised by hip-hop, these same artists will be responsible for the future of hip-hop. I did not always like hip-hop, so my first impression of it came with…

Most male artists within the popular R&B/Hip-Hop genre during the early 1980’s use emotional and affectionate language when portraying women. However, over time a gradual shift in language appears, in which more objectifying and hypermasculine language is used as an alternative. Artists like Teddy Pendergrass and The Spinners, diverges from hypermasculine normatives by reclaiming their love for a specific woman even if their actions may cause their masculinity to be questioned by others. In…

Business Mission The Buena Park Museum of Hip Hop conserves significant artifacts as part of an exhibit for the general public to view. The exhibit allows people to explore hip hop by viewing it through an artistic, cultural, and historical lens. The museum breaks new ground for people both well-versed and unfamiliar with the subject. Establishing a museum fills a community need by educating people, and engaging the local population. The business aims to serve as a source of entertainment, a…