BET Hip Hop Awards

In 2017, Dieuson Octave, commonly known by his stage name “ Kodak Black” released his album “ Project Baby 2: All Grown Up”. This album is a reboot of his breakout tape “ Project Baby”. Just like the title of the album indicates, “Project Baby 2” is about growth, the aftermath of the trials and tribulations that Kodak faced growing up in the projects in Pompano Beach, Florida. In a tracklist fully dominated by melodic songs, the highly lyrical and meaningful verses on Versatile stands out to…

American rappers. The song got much more positive feedback from the American audience even though they don't understand what the Japanese rapper is saying, but like the sound of the music. No matter what language barrier, or how far a person lives, hip hop will always find some way to influence people. The…

that rap is more than just common insult to people’s character, but a piece of art. People instead of looking at the song as just a song, they look at the song as misogynistic, vulgar, and transphobic. Today people look at the vulgar lyrics only in hip hop, but, they will turn a blind eye to the references of sex, drugs and violence of popular songs on the…

In the article called “Jay Z Testifies at ‘Big Pimpin’ Trail” by Associated Press from Bilboard, explains how the song "Big Pimpin" sample case was finally concluded to court after eight years of debate consideration between Osama Ahmed Fahmy and Jay Z and Timbaland. According to associated Press, both Jay Z and producer Timbaland will testify during the trail, which is set to begin on October 13. The argument of the trail basically ends up with whether or not Timbo and Jay Z rightfully sampled…

+Techno Math im pretty sure you're even allowed to use and monetize it if your work falls into fair use meaning you use it as background music for example. Aslong as you put your own work into your video that should have something unique/ the song shouldnt be the essence of your video, as far as im concerned. Nevertheless big music companies will often try to get your video down even if your using it fairly. The system is rigged. walked through the halls of CTU New York. This man held a…

Damn is one of my favorite album of all time, could it be yours? Kendrick has created another must have album that will continuously bump on your AUX players and MP3s not only month after month, not only year after year but technically decade after decade with meaningful lyrics that you could relate to through his storytelling, political view and social issues that he addresses. Storytelling has been Kendrick Lamar’s greatest skill and most primary mission. Kendrick is a brilliant storyteller…

-free in 1989. Graffiti: Hip Hop Culture and Graffiti Today - Hip Hop Area In black noise (1994),Tricia rose discusses the origins of graffiti and it,s hip hop culture. Hip hop was born in New York city in the late 60s and early 70s in the face of inherently Racist development projects that were a brutal process of community destruction And relocated executed by municipal officials and under the direction of Legendary planner Robert Moore [Rose ,1994,P 30. Hip hop culture began as a…

I come from a Dominican and Cuban background where Bachata, Merengue, and Salsa are the heart of their society. Since childhood, I have displayed a great affection in Latin dance styles. Back in the Dominican Republic, where my childhood mostly took place, I learned how to feel the rhythm of the music leading me to learn Merengue and Bachata. After many years in this style of dance, upon returning to New York, I started taking classes in modern Salsa. Here my ability in dance grew stronger and I…

you’ll never know what you are capable of. The power of a human is from themselves; their hands, their body, their mind. We all have the capability of either sticking to what we are comfortable with, or we can take on the challenge of something new. Hip-hop dancing has been my solid ground where I stood over the course of eight years. As I grow, I want to start learning how I can transcend my skills and discover something new. As part of my research, I want to develop the idea of what type of…

There are many impacts hip hop culture and movement of 1980 and through the 2000s have on contemporary young African American identity. Therefore the hip hop cultures and movements of the 1980 through the 2000 had a negative impact on contemporary young African American identity this is due to the fact hip hop artists lyrics often uses negative connotation their music may be considered vulgar and violent and because adolescent will follow what they hear. In addition, adolescents are easily…