Question One
From perusal of the readings on Puerto Rican and the Jamaican voice, I realized that they were omitted from hip hop culture. However, I also noted that the Chicano voice was avidly expressed within the readings. There are several factors that could have contributed to the binary resistance and nonconformity that was observed between the inclusivity of the two genres. The first reason was due to the language difference that existed. Language barriers during the 1980s to the 1990s acted as a huge hindrance towards the genre of music that could be considered to be rap music (Flores). An example is how Latino and Spanish rap was not considered to be hip-hop until the late 1990s when it broke the language barrier, and people started to accept it at rap music.
Chicanos were individuals who originated from Mexico and moved to the United States, these individuals held on to their language and slang unlike other groups for several reasons. The fist was because they felt that it distinguished them from other groups of people in the country. This …show more content…
Unlike in other music genres, hip hop and rap artists often use different names apart from their birth name to identify themselves with the industry. In hip hop culture, names tend to say a lot about the artist and the music they produce. The names are also often associated with the lifestyle that the rapper or hip hop artist produces. Picking a name should also correspond with the marketing and promotion for the music. The name must at all times be easy for people to understand for marketing reasons. For example, when an artist picks a difficult name, it may be difficult for the fans to pronounce the name and this may prove to be detrimental towards the marketing of the
From perusal of the readings on Puerto Rican and the Jamaican voice, I realized that they were omitted from hip hop culture. However, I also noted that the Chicano voice was avidly expressed within the readings. There are several factors that could have contributed to the binary resistance and nonconformity that was observed between the inclusivity of the two genres. The first reason was due to the language difference that existed. Language barriers during the 1980s to the 1990s acted as a huge hindrance towards the genre of music that could be considered to be rap music (Flores). An example is how Latino and Spanish rap was not considered to be hip-hop until the late 1990s when it broke the language barrier, and people started to accept it at rap music.
Chicanos were individuals who originated from Mexico and moved to the United States, these individuals held on to their language and slang unlike other groups for several reasons. The fist was because they felt that it distinguished them from other groups of people in the country. This …show more content…
Unlike in other music genres, hip hop and rap artists often use different names apart from their birth name to identify themselves with the industry. In hip hop culture, names tend to say a lot about the artist and the music they produce. The names are also often associated with the lifestyle that the rapper or hip hop artist produces. Picking a name should also correspond with the marketing and promotion for the music. The name must at all times be easy for people to understand for marketing reasons. For example, when an artist picks a difficult name, it may be difficult for the fans to pronounce the name and this may prove to be detrimental towards the marketing of the