From the beginning of recorded history, music, along with other things has been used as a tool to promote specific political and ideological messages. Even in today’s world in the 21st century, music is still being used as a tool to promote social activist movements. Modern artists such as Childish Gambino and Joyner Lucas have been putting social issues into the foreground with their songs of “This is America” and “I’M NOT RACIST”. In expressive music like hip hop, lyrics often reflected the situation surrounding the artist. Hip hop rose in popularity because it connected with a lot of youth across the country and the world going through the struggles present during that time. As America evolved, so did its politics along with public perception
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After the ordeal of World War, I, people were eager to move on and enjoy life to the fullest. The 1920s was the era of dramatic social and political evolution. This is the first time that more Americans lived in cities than on farmlands. This reflected the American lifestyle after the Great War. In this era, music had never been played so loudly, with such enthusiasm, and unpredictability. Jazz and blues music were born out of this new wave and were made popular during the Harlem renaissance (Lornell 140). The Harlem renaissance is often referred to as “the rebirth of African American arts” (Lornell 130). Du Bois believed that music and arts played a drastic role in race progress and race relations (Lornell 134). With this new influx of self-expression, its allowed African Americans with music and arts to thrive for a new social identity in the 1920’s. Murchison explained “by allowing the New Negro to speak in his or her own voices, the art could serve a social purpose beyond individual creative self-expression: the arts were, serving the striving of African Americans to develop an ethnic identity” (Lornell 135). This would assist in the mutual understanding between racial divide in the America. Locke recognized “arts could be used to promote greater knowledge among blacks and whites by contributing to a “reevaluation by whites and black alike of the Negro in terms of his …show more content…
Birthed from tensions between law enforcement and minority citizens that resulted from police brutality and an unfair justice system, rap group N.W.A. was the most infamous rap group of all time due to their gangster rap and attitude towards police and racism in general. N.W.A. is most famous for their song, “F*** the Police”, which is pretty self-explanatory. The group became blacklisted by the FBI because of the lack of control in their concerts and the hostility towards law enforcement (White 64-65). The group became banned from numerous mainstem radio stations. The most infamous confrontation between the two sides was in 1989 when N.W.A. performed a concert in Detroit, Michigan. Before the show, the FBI warned N.W.A. that their show would be shut down and the members would be booked if they performed their song “F*** the Police” during the show that night. Of course, they played the song anyway and were arrested for it. N.W.A. had such an influence over the young minority demographic at the time that they brought the issues they were fighting for into the national spotlight and conversation. According to an article by Julie Hinds recalling the event, one former officer that was escorting the band said that “We just wanted to show the kids that you can’t say ‘F*** the Police’ in Detroit” (The Famous 1989 Detroit concert by N.W.A). Things
After the ordeal of World War, I, people were eager to move on and enjoy life to the fullest. The 1920s was the era of dramatic social and political evolution. This is the first time that more Americans lived in cities than on farmlands. This reflected the American lifestyle after the Great War. In this era, music had never been played so loudly, with such enthusiasm, and unpredictability. Jazz and blues music were born out of this new wave and were made popular during the Harlem renaissance (Lornell 140). The Harlem renaissance is often referred to as “the rebirth of African American arts” (Lornell 130). Du Bois believed that music and arts played a drastic role in race progress and race relations (Lornell 134). With this new influx of self-expression, its allowed African Americans with music and arts to thrive for a new social identity in the 1920’s. Murchison explained “by allowing the New Negro to speak in his or her own voices, the art could serve a social purpose beyond individual creative self-expression: the arts were, serving the striving of African Americans to develop an ethnic identity” (Lornell 135). This would assist in the mutual understanding between racial divide in the America. Locke recognized “arts could be used to promote greater knowledge among blacks and whites by contributing to a “reevaluation by whites and black alike of the Negro in terms of his …show more content…
Birthed from tensions between law enforcement and minority citizens that resulted from police brutality and an unfair justice system, rap group N.W.A. was the most infamous rap group of all time due to their gangster rap and attitude towards police and racism in general. N.W.A. is most famous for their song, “F*** the Police”, which is pretty self-explanatory. The group became blacklisted by the FBI because of the lack of control in their concerts and the hostility towards law enforcement (White 64-65). The group became banned from numerous mainstem radio stations. The most infamous confrontation between the two sides was in 1989 when N.W.A. performed a concert in Detroit, Michigan. Before the show, the FBI warned N.W.A. that their show would be shut down and the members would be booked if they performed their song “F*** the Police” during the show that night. Of course, they played the song anyway and were arrested for it. N.W.A. had such an influence over the young minority demographic at the time that they brought the issues they were fighting for into the national spotlight and conversation. According to an article by Julie Hinds recalling the event, one former officer that was escorting the band said that “We just wanted to show the kids that you can’t say ‘F*** the Police’ in Detroit” (The Famous 1989 Detroit concert by N.W.A). Things