East Coast hip hop

number of issues related to sexuality and gender. The report will explore many of these issues in situations such as the portrayal of women in hip hop music videos, peer and family expectations relating to gender identity and personal attitudes, values and beliefs about sexual orientation. Portrayal of women in hip hop culture Within music videos in the hip hop industry we see the portrayal of women as sexual objects rather than human beings. In class we watched just three music videos, Candy…

Hip Hop originally empowered the youth of New York. It gave a voice to those who wanted to speak up against the oppression and injustice of their environment. As Hip Hop started to become mainstream, it began to manifest into a sub-culture that promotes and glorifies violence, drug usage, the mistreatment of women, and highlight racial stereotypes of African American men and women. In the documentary titled Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, director Byron Hurt confronts the controversial…

Hip hop music has helped to culturally mold an entire generation. Although it started in the late 1970s with roots in rock & roll, reggae, jazz, blues, and funk, people still feel its effects to this day. Nearing its 4th decade, its rhythmic influence has spanned nearly the entire globe. However, the spell that it has placed on the masses over the years has not always had the best of outcomes. It is true that many artists have used the platform of the genre to profess violence, among other…

In the article “ Rockers, Rappers and freedom of speech” by José Peréz explores songs and their violent lyrics. He explains that some songs have violent, sexist lyrics and that’s detrimental especially for teenagers. Some parents have opposed to this obscene music because they think it affects the way teens act. Also, they wanted music to be banned it. But is this right? Are they respecting the rights of the singers? Now at days, teens listen to different types of music even…

My paper is about Aubrey Drake Graham (Drake). He was born in Toronto, Canada in 1986 and he became famous very quickly. When he was a teenager he was on the show “Degrassi”, while doing that he worked on his rap career. He has made a ton of songs and albums, and he has also featured in other people’s albums. Aubrey Drake Graham was born to a mixed race family in Toronto, Canada in 1986, and was raised as a child to be Jewish. He grew up with music in his life also, His father, Dennis Graham…

The author writes, "The rhetorical hybrid is what allows Lamar to employ elements of both gangster rap and political hip hop; this critique of the institutionalized racism within the police department is a trope shared by gangster rap, but Lamar doesn't threaten the police with violence, instead of calling out for empathy." The second part of the track M.A.D.d City the…

Of course, towards the mid-1980s the new school or the golden age of Hip hop was brought into the light. At the time when Hip hop was developing in the 70s almost every graffiti artist was either in a gang or group and they were trying to mark their territory or promote their group. Graffiti is a certain style of art that was painted with spray paint and is illegal in most areas because it is vandalizing private property. There was different forms of graffiti one was a tag. According to Michael…

to know that not all forms of hip hop are portrayed negatively. Hip hop started as a way to escape from the negative things that were going on around the community. As we look at the media and what they say about hip hop, we should consider all the positive things hip hop bring to the world as well. Some hip hop artist, such as Lecrae, a gospel rapper, has helped many children change their lives around. Gabe Ramirez, a CNN reporter writes an article about how hip hop helps at risk children stay…

American’s Best Dance Crew, in which they won that year. They danced to Hip-hop and it was a group that contained six teenage male members. Their costume consisted of a white masked that covered their faces, white gloves and a under body suit that covered their necks as well as their arms. According to the YouTube video titled “Jabbawockeez at world of Dance Bay Area 2014” the Jabbawockeez danced to a mixture of different hip-hop songs. Their outfits was a black hat, a black shirt, khaki pants…

debut in production. Later when growing up he loved poetry and acting, he would spend most of him time writing down his thoughts on a journal he had. Poems talking about reality, and times for changes. When he was in his teenage years he moved from coast…