Compare And Contrast The Genres Of African American Literature

Compare & Contrast Between Genres

Vernacular in African American literature are spirituals , gospel , hip - hop , country , and hymns all these different types genres are from different time periods that were either past down or put together to make thee other. The genres i would like to compare is hip-hop and gospels people assume that they are so different because one lifts up the followers and the believers of christ and the other talks about money , women , & drugs. The first published use of the term "gospel song" probably appeared in 1874. The original gospel songs were written and composed by authors such as George F. Root, Philip Bliss, Charles H. Gabriel, William Howard Doane, and Fanny Crosby which were expressing aesthetic pleasure as well as religious or ceremonial purposes …show more content…
Hip hop was originated in the 1970’s it was a underground movement that came about in the south bronx in New York City the focus was more on MCing over break dancing type instrumentals or “Breakbeats.” Hip hop music is only four elements