Hip Hop Culture Essay

looking back through Hip-Hop culture there are a few main names that come to mind such as Kurtis Blow, Easy E, Run DMC, Eric B, and many more. However, males are not the only ones who have shaped and created this culture. When talking about female influence in Hip-Hop it all begins with Salt N’ Pepa. Salt N’ Pepa, one of the first female rap groups, changed the face of Hip-hop. They paved the way for women in this male dominant industry. Salt N’ Pepa has also influenced Hip-hop culture greatly…

United States came with the rise in the Hip-Hop genre in the early 1970s, where people preformed lyrical raps over beats. Also known as rap, hip-hop was introduced to Chicago in the early 1980s and was instantly successful, especially within the impoverished, inner city areas. The rise of hip-hop was also met with backlash, as it was a medium for gangs to express their violent and criminal lifestyles (Drake, 2012). To understand the effect of hip hop culture and the possible effects it has upon…

number of issues related to sexuality and gender. The report will explore many of these issues in situations such as the portrayal of women in hip hop music videos, peer and family expectations relating to gender identity and personal attitudes, values and beliefs about sexual orientation. Portrayal of women in hip hop culture Within music videos in the hip hop industry we see the portrayal of women as sexual objects rather than human beings. In class we watched just three music videos, Candy…

Last week, Nas joined Charlie Rose for PBS' tribute to Maya Angelou where the Queens native also took the time to discuss his influences and impact on the game, hip hop culture, and more. During the interview, Nas discussed the current state of Hip Hop in comparison to when his career first began over two decades ago. "Today it's a lot easier to get into the rap game but, back then in '94, it was a lot harder," Nas says when describing his journey to success which began with his first feature on…

was hanging around the neighborhood, with his dad’s contacts and the Burger Boyz, smoking or dealing. Ironically, each personality exhibited different stereotypical aspects of Hip Hop culture. Some he embraced, such as the idea of instant gratification. Unfortunately, the anti-intellectualism and violence associated with Hip Hop and drug dealing had the biggest effect in Rob’s life, causing his death. The need to provide for his mother and also seize the unknown was a motivator…

Hip hop is an influential part of urban and pop cultures since its exponential rise in popularity since the early 1970s. The rise of hip hop in urban communities effectively reduced the increasing levels of gang related violence and injustice in society, regardless of the stigma of a negative influence imposed by the mainstream media. The absolute positive ideals of hip hop and its positive effects are evident in the history of hip hop culture, seen through Zulu nation, and even in present day…

brands and the long lasting influence of luxury brands within Hip Hop culture, one can see that these outcomes are due to a sense of powerlessness that has been rooted within Hip Hop culture. This is important because as Hip Hop consumers abandoned their culture in search of status, they fell into an admiration of a white culture, disvaluing their own culture, which is what Hip Hop is meant to counteract. In today’s Hip Hop culture, luxury brands have a great amount of influence. Artists…

Hip Hop is a form of music that was popularized by the African-American culture, and was said to have originated in the 1970’s, in New York. This genre spread very quickly because it was not just a music style, but included a very unique expression of lyrics, beats, dancing, and style of dress. Under the formation of Hip Hop, rap music was also invented as DJ’s and MC’s spoke to a beat using rhyming words. Hip Hop was very influential, so as time went on, the style of music spread, which…

Hip-Hop is the leading genre in the modern music industry. There was a time that hip-hop was just a local music genre in the New York boroughs. An interest thing happened, a new dialect of English called black talk, or Ebonics came to the scene. The new dialect brought a new way to talk in every day talk across different backgrounds, especially in the youth. The effects can be seen today and specifically in hip-hop music. To understand the hip-hop culture and the impact on pop culture, one has…

Daara J, a Senegalese rap group that includes N’Dongo D and Faada Freddy, has been vital in transforming Senegal, a third world country, into one of the most important and largest sites of hip hop music in Africa. They also served as pioneers in adopting this culture among West Africans, especially in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. This “hardcore” Senegalese duo was formed in 1992, originally with a third member, Lord Alaji Man, up until 2007 when the group officially changed its name to Daara J…