Hip Hop Culture Essay

high thoughts to the public, and is not promoting violence. I like his music cause it gives you a good vibe and has many different flows which is another thing I like about him. I’m also writing about him because I am into rap music and I like the culture behind it and the people who are making it. He raps about how he has grown up in poverty the struggles that came with. Going through different schools. Going to school for him was dangerous because of opposite gangs,or because the fame…

One reason I would categorize the song “Earned it” as black music due to the fact it was written and produced by black people. Also, when considering the primary audience that this song is targeted to, this is also primarily black. Some lyrics in the song contain slang and phrases that are commonly used and made popular by the black community. Many black people even might find some lyrics relatable to their lives. With this song falling under the categories of trap/rap music also gives way to it…

The song that I’ve created comes with a mixture of inspirations. I’ve recently come to realize that Lofi-Jazz / Lofi-Hip Hop is currently my favorite genre of music. I’ve used some elements of this genre into my own song while also using fusion jazz influences. As a child my father always listened to jazz music around me, while my siblings and peers listened to hip hop, so naturally I would eventually shape the music that I produce myself, using both elements. J Dilla and Nujabes are two of the…

disposition that those develop from the normalization of incarceration and how it has plagued the black culture’s perspective of how a man should be, and thus normalizing the behaviour occurring in prison. This creates a sense of normalization of such culture for the African-American male community, and thus is represented in the oftentimes vulgar and negatively-influential topics that are noted upon in gangsta rap, which are due to the social surroundings and factors, specifically the…

Rap legend Lawrence Parker better known by his stage name “KRS-One” once said, ”If hip hop has the ability to corrupt young minds, it also has the ability to uplift them!” Two years ago in December, rapper “XXXTentacion” or Jahseh Onfroy released a song titled “Look at me.” This song had gained him a lot of publicity making him known to mainstream media. In September of 2017 he finally released a music video for his song. With the publicity of “Look at me” he was able to shed light on racial…

Hip hop music has been around for 30 years now, and during this time there have been many artists to produce amazing songs. But, some of those songs have stuck in our minds and still make us get up and dance and sing along when we hear them. We salute those who have given us musical talent so remarkable to make us melt when we hear their song. The top 8 hip hop songs ever are (in no particular order): 1. 'It was a good Day' -Ice Cube From the beat to the lyrics this is that feel good song…

Imagine going from selling drugs to selling millions of records and becoming a huge name in the music industry. Snoop Dogg is a huge name in the music industry today. You can ask anyone on the street who Snoop Dogg is and they will know who he is. Now you must be wondering how you can go from nothing to something from selling drugs to selling records. Snoop Dogg went through some tough times when he was younger. Snoop and his family lived on the eastern part of long beach. The eastern part of…

Get a Beat Down for Using the “N” Word – Lisa Leslie Thinks So Chet Haze, the white rapper son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, has been in the news lately for defending his constant use of the “N” word. Haze says that it is just part of the hip hop culture and that it's time for people to get over it. Lisa Leslie, three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner, doesn't think so. She notes that his stance will certainly gain him some publicity, a view that more and more people…

"You 're either an idiot or you 're purposely choosing to use the law to punish people because you 've already assumed that the person is guilty" (Killer Mike). People today are becoming prejudice against the genre, rap. They don 't understand it. The earliest type of music classified as rap began many years ago in Africa, with the griots, storytellers who tell tales of their experiences or those of the village. It started when one of these griots started telling his story with music playing;…

The Art of the World’s Biggest Female Hip-Hop Star Art is a concept that comes in many forms depending on the “eye of the beholder.” Art can be defined as a form of expression and passion from the artist that is unique, requires effort, and has an audience. It can be displayed in many forms such as music, dance, videos, etc. Artists have influenced thoughts and feelings of viewers with their art, one of the most prominent forms being music. Music is a way of communicating experiences and…