African hip hop

Erykah Badu: The Queen of Neo-Soul "What I work hard at doing is staying on a path of being kind and showing and proving that I'm a good person to society. That's hard. The talent, that's a gift. I just came here like that." Erykah Badu was born Erica Abi Wright, on February 26, 1971 in Dallas Texas. Raised by her actress mother Kolleen Maria Wright, Badu was exposed to the arts early on. At a very young age she danced and sang for her mother and eventually began performing in shows at her…

When the hip-hop era started back in 1970s in Bronx, New York, it was arguably predominately for African Americans. Now days, hip-hop are becoming more universal with different types of ethnicities. We see different types of ethnicities with hip-hop culture of graffiti, break dancing, and rapping. For example, the film 8 Mile and Step Up is about B-Rabbit and Tyler Gage who are both white pursuing hip-hop cultures such as break dancing and rapping. Both B-Rabbit and Tyler had struggles such as…

on hip hop and rap culture called “The Art of Rap”. It was a movie explanation, where a famous rapper named Ice. T talks to different rappers about the experience of rap and hip hop. The hip hop icons he spoke to, basically explained how hip hop and rapping had a huge influence in their life. The culture has affected America, in many different ways of life in its culture. The effects the hip hop culture has affected America in are language, race, and inspiration. The first point that Hip hop…

learn better? Some teachers across the country have begun to incorporate Hip-Hop into their curriculum to get students more engaged in class. While it is very easy for students to remember the words to their favorite songs, it is hard for them to remember what they had just learned earlier in class. Many Hip-Hop songs tell stories about everyday life struggles in urban communities that many urban students can relate to. Hip-Hop music reflects urban culture and should be used in the educational…

across the world, hip-hop sums up the problems in today’s society whether it’s dealing with teen rebellion, African-Americans interaction with police officers, poverty, or even injustice. Hip-Hop is the voice of the people in an assertive way, it has positive influences as well as some negatives. However the negative Influences of Gang Violence and The Encouraging of Unprincipled Behavior can be solved by Community leaders mentoring the youth to teach them what’s fake about certain hip hop…

life in hip-hop. He connects his career to past artists and events in history. Jay-Z has become one of the most influential people in hip-hop. He has been a prominent figure for decades in music. Jay-Z’s influence on other artists has changed hip-hop’s history itself. The stories of his past, which he shares in “Decoded”, are a part of history because they all shaped his career and made hip-hop what it is today. In “Decoded”, Jay-Z shares a few moments that were not only important in…

Hip hop is a subcultural movement that originated in the early 1970’s by groups of young African-American, Latino, and Caribbean teenagers living in South Bronx, New York City. Though it made its way towards the western coast of the United States of America, Hip hop did not gain popularity until the 1980’s. It can be divided into four sub-groups. Each of these groups represent hip hop in a unique way. In terms of orality, hip hop heavily relies on rap music, which involves speech, writing, and…

concept through hip hop music and its associated culture. The authors are in agreement that hip hop began in the United States as a primarily African American art form. They share the belief that it is not solely a genre, but a culture. Bennett and Alim explore the globalization of hip hop culture and how it is adapted and appropriated in space and place. They are suitable for comparison due to their similar focus. Both articles explore the hip hop genre and its associated culture. Hip hop is…

Hip-Hop was introduced in Japan in the 1980’s when the U.S Hip-Hop artists came to tour and did their concerts. Also, it became popular through U.S media and movies like “Wild Style” taken place in the Bronx, which got the first generation Japanese hip hoppers into hip hop. The main elements in Hip-Hop was Djing, break dancing, and graffiti. Mostly likely Japanese hip hoppers are teenagers and in their 20’s. Discos was the spot for hip hoppers to come and chill, but since Djing came along it…

Hip hop is a very popular type of music. The music was so vast that it has developed its own culture! It has developed a lot over the years. The story started on August 11, 1973 on 1520, Sedgwick Avenue. DJ Kool Herc, a building resident, was entertaining at his sister’s back- to- school party. He tried something new on his turntable- he extended the instrumental beat (breaking) to let people dance longer (break dancing) and began rapping during the extended break dancing. This had never been…