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Hip-Hop Music is not a Bad Influence on People People may think the Hip-Hop genre is a bad influence on how people act in terms to violence. Using information to prove that this is not true, having a handful of research that supports that rap and hip hop does not influence people violently. Starting off, these acts of violence can be shown before they were introduced to rap. Surprisingly showing no negative affects mentally after being exposed to this and too showing an increase in academic…

Food is simply what people put into their stomach when they feel hungry. However, African Americans who lived under slavery often times couldn't even accomplish the basic task of acquiring food as easily as we do today. Now I am here taking African American Studies class and learning about all the difficulties African Americans had to go through over the years. When we were discussing the conditions of African American families and how they survived under these circumstances through subsistence…

In modern day society, people are influenced by many things. Everyday citizens watch television, read the newspaper, and browse the internet. These forms of media differ from generation to generation, but the one influence that everyone experiences on a daily basis is music. Everyone on earth has experienced music in some form, whether it be when they get in the car, doing homework, or if they are just doing chores around the house. Due to music being so popular in the world, it is a large…

Case Study of a DJ: James Brown By Alvin Wilson Funky Drummer: There is a section where James Brown, the drummer and the sax come together in a beautiful and interesting manner. This portion of the song is from 3:38-3:56. It has that infectious riff. This portion when looped to create a chorus would surely get the crowd going incessantly. The beginning of the track which had the drummer hitting the rims (rim shot) with the electric guitar intro and the organ joining in later would make for a…

Mary Louise Pratt is a famous Silver Professor, Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Language Instructor at the prestigious New York University. She holds a B.A in Modern Languages from the University of Toronto; she attended the University of Illinois for her M.A in Linguistics and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Stanford University. Mary Louise Pratt introduced the idea of contact zones with the point of admiring the different aspects that exist within a society. By definition, the term…

Make Beats For Free, Music Maker Software, Multitrack Recording Software Hip Hop has existed on the radio for a lot of years now. It is defined by the numerous designs it helps make use of, such as rapping, sampling, scratching and beat boxing. Offered that it got going in the 70s, each and every year it is considerably more powerful. This post will offer tips concerning how to generate a hip hop beat.Hip hop beat is categorized in to two elements: the Beat and also the Vocals. The beat in the…

The concet I attended is called Azesu (Maria Marquez) held in the California Jazz Conservatory. Azesu is comprised by Grammy winners David Pinto on bass, Omar Ledezma on percussion, Sheldon Brown on reeds, Alan Hall on drums and Jonathan Alford on piano. They plays songs from the Latin American Songbook and originals which represent the diverse musical heritage of its members. Featuring the vocals of Maria Marquez and Omar Ledezma, Azesu is a true hybrid group combining the rhythms of the…

Pennies, what are they worth? To answer that question one must first go back to the dawn of the penny. For centuries, the penny has captivated many with it’s historical significance and representation of America’s accomplishments as a nation; however, one thing that has changed over time is its commercial value. The penny was created with one intended purpose, facilitating the exchange of goods and services, but because of inflation the value of the penny has decreased making it hard for…

Now! Yelled Barry. Next thing I knew I was running at top speed and Matt was on my tail. 10 meters, 5 meters in less than a second I passed the finish line with matt two steps behind. “Yess I won!! Come on pay up” I screamed. I bet matt $20 that I was faster. “Yeah yeah here's the money,” said Matt as he hands me a $20 bill. “You guys are so slow compared to me” states Barry. I knew berry ever since we were kids he's gotten faster since then. “I remember when we all met,”said Barry.…

Hip hop is a cultural movement that began its journey during the early 1970s, among African American young children’s residing in the South Bronx in New York City. Afterwards, became popular outside of the African American community in the late 1980s and by the 2010s it became the most listened-to musical genre in the entire world. Furthermore, it consists of four fundamental elements, which represent the different manifestations of the culture: rap, turntablism, b-boying, and lastly graffiti…