African hip hop

How rap music has influence African-American culture America is known for lot things, the land of freedom, land of milk and honey, and freedom to express one thoughts, etc. America has one of the largest music style industries in the world. Music style like country, gospel, pop, rap, etc. one of those styles that influence the America society is rap music. When people were ask to define rap music? The seem to say its a style of popular music. Rap is a form of rhyming with sound expressing ones…

up and coming hip-hop artist. This year, Hunter students had the pleasure of seeing Oxymorons, the opening act and Waka Flaka Flame, the main performer. Waka Flaka Flame is a hip-hop artist who has been active in the scene since 2008. He is known for his popular hits “No hands”, “Round of Applause” and “Hard in the Paint”. Waka Flaka Flame is from Atlanta, Georgia where the ‘Dirty South’ style of Hip Hop was born. The main characteristics of Dirty South style (a subgenre of hip hop) are lyrics…

Hip-hop as a genre has been used in the past as a means for oppressed peoples to stand up against “racial and socioeconomic injustices, which are deeply embedded within American culture”(Henry, West, & Jackson 238). Although, the hip hop and rap genres were used as a tool they have also been very harmful to the images of the black women. Hip hop culture has embraced misogyny as a norm and a practice that most relevant artists participate in. The lyrics in the songs promote this attitude, and…

you can understand why they feel that way or what gives them that view that it is or is not. The Message by Grand Master Flex e.l shows the socio-economic experience of minorities in the inner city Bronx,Ny. Hip hop’s early 80s is something different than today's hip hop. Old school hip hop had a message told stories and they weren't scared of the consequences because…

ones is dynamic in or a piece of hip-bounce culture inside the movie. In Rapping, the affection intrigue Dixie is never completely incorporated into the rap/hip-bounce scene, in spite of holding during a time work at a nearby rap arranged record organization. The main female character to do much genuine "rapping" is the heroes grandma. However, the ridiculousness and patent deception of the scene keep it from perusing as a snapshot of female strengthening inside hip-bounce culture (Seldon,…

a turning point in the reggaeton’s success was the debut album of Tego Calderon, El Abayarde in 2002. Fusing an experimental reggaeton style strongly rooted in the working- class Caribbean aesthetics of classic salsa with a strong dose of African American hip-hop. His invention purposefully reached back in time to working-class, Afro- diasporic musical roots. With his lyrics, he has created a revolutionary movement inspired by his authentic street roots of Santurce in Puerto Rico, because he…

The singer has started to suggest drug use, has become more promiscuous or seen as such since her involvement with hip hop, and has started taken on twerking, a dance originating in African American communities."To defend her actions, she uses statements like she knew she was "always black" (Institutionalized Racism in the Music Industry). This speaks volumes as to how white America views blacks and…

1980s Hip Hop music plays a big role is everyone life. Some people hate it and some people love it. We all have that opinion based on our experience from it. 1980s music was not accepted from the beginning. From the movie Straight Outta Compton by F. Gary Gray, it explicitly shows that rap music was not accepted because it was too explicit and contained vulgar lyrics that kids were getting ahold of it. McWhorter mentioned that in his article Hip Hop Holds Blacks Back by John H. McWhorter, that…

Kendrick Lamar 's "Alright" video/song touches on subjects that some rap and hip-hop artist have failed to talk about. Kendrick brings up the struggles of the black community like police brutality and discrimination. It is not only a message to others but also to himself. The message for the men, women, boys, and girls that are listening to Kendrick 's music reminding people of color what many have fought for and still are fighting for today. It is also a song to himself reminding him that as a…

through a diverse array styles. The word “rap” was originally used in British English, originally meaning “to converse, to quickly speak, or to repartee”, which predates the current musical form of the word. Rapping can also be traced back to its African roots, centuries…