Hip Hop Culture Essay

harmless dance music for young teens which soon acquired a sense of lyrical art. If there is one topic where the majority of parents of America agree on, it is the current adolescent popular music, especially heavy metal, rock, and now the infamous hip-hop/rap. Parents would agree that this genre of music promotes racism, violence, and overall disrespect for women judging by its crude language. Many “traditional parents” do not see beyond the language, unlike teenagers. As teenagers, we analyze…

In his essay, The Hip Hop Nation. Whose is it? In the End, Black Men Must Lead, Toure defines the complexity and selectivity that associated with the hip hop nation. I like his writing style, in the begging of his essay when he said that no map maker would respect this nation because it has no fixed boundaries, no physical land, no single chief, and no exact date of origin. Rather, hip hop nation is a state of mind. And he credits Muhammad Ali, Bob Marley, Huey Newton, and James Brown as being…

deals with the history of hip hop and its roles. During different time periods hip hop was affected by the cities, people, and even the government. This all ties in on how history has played a traumatic role in the development of hip hop. Aesthetic considerations deals with what is being done to make sure the work is done right. It is the type of drive that gives music artist the ability to create great music that others can relate to. The common aesthetics for hip hop are usually violence/crime…

be poetry or hip-hop. Poetry and hip-hop an ongoing debate on whether or not they are compatible or completely irrelevant. What is poetry? Poetry is the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm. Hip hop a musical style that express feelings and ideas with the use of beats and rhythm. Hip hop and poetry share a mutual characteristic RHYTHM. Rhythm in music as well as poetry give the lyrics style and emotion to inspire the listeners. Although in hip hop rhythm is…

The Creator is so eccentric and so punk rock that he recently accepted members of the press to interview him only if they will take their pants off. Celebrities are known most of the time for their quirks and eccentricity. One of the artists in the hip-hop scene these days who is making a name for being someone who speaks his mind too much is definitely this young artist. Tyler's TV appearances seem to have always left a mark for both the audience and the hosts. But that's just him, he is…

The brilliant lyrical mastermind Kendrick Lamar has put out fantastic work in the past few years. This review is focusing on his first album titled Section 80 that made a tremendous breakthrough in his career. The album released July 2nd, 2011 with a tracklist that consists of 16 tracks that features various artists. The album was based upon a political point of view with a dash of spiritual and astronomical vibes that show his versatility. Section 80 is one of Kendrick Lamar’s most influential…

One of the best music producers in business has to be the one and only Deadmau5. Deadmau5 is very good at making electronic music not only because of more than 10 years of practice, but also due to how much is music can impact. He can change moods with his music, he has very emotional songs and very crazy ones to. Deadmau5 became famous due to how much he practiced. It wasn’t really natural talent, it took him a long time to make his hit track “Ghost ‘n’ Stuff” . Others will say that Deadmau5…

I'm going to kinda teach about emo people/gothic people. emo/Gothic people don't always hate everybody,don't always wear black, aren't always depressed,like some people,don't always worship the devil,and have friends. A Lot of people say emo/gothic are bad, BUT THEY ARE NOT!!!!! Emo/Gothic people were only bad back in the days like 40-50 years ago. Only because they only wore black for funerals, or when they worshipped the devil. That changed a long time ago. Now you can wear black as much as…

Melph Boy Chuck and Young Spliff are 2 rap artist haling from the mean streets of New Orleans, LA. Meeting in 2013, while Melph was already apart of the Big House Ent. roster, (a independent record label ran by Six War Pook). He was at work with Dj Blaq n Mild(a New Orleans super producer and producer for No Limit Forever) on his first single "One Night Stand." Still dripping of the press, Melph Boy Chuck and Spliff began hitting the streets and night clubs of the city. Stampping their names…

When Patrick Loggins’ Time Wharp project released the smartly and jazzily constructed “Cole Dub” earlier this year, I had to sit back and notice. “Cole Dub”, like much of Time Wharp’s eponymous debut, toes the line between nightclub and morning commute music - you can hear the conflict in the thumping nocturnal beat mixed with that oily hi hat (which also helps to explain the choice in cover art). “Cole Dub” and the rest of Time Wharp is a very, very nice debut LP from a producer who could - and…