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Abe, Daudi J. 6 'n the Morning: West Coast Hip-hop Music, 1987-1992 & the Transformation of Mainstream Culture. United States: Over the Edge, 2013. Print. Daudi Abe is a Seattle-based professor, writer, and historian who has taught courses on culture, race, gender, communication, education, hip-hop, and sports for over 20 years. In his article, he discusses how west coast hip-hop during the late ‘80s and early ‘90s heavily impacted societal views on hip-hop and music entirely. In addition, he…

Rock n’ Roll is better than Hip-hop for many different reason. Rock n’ Roll is a type of music dating back to the 50s and defined by simple melodies and heavy beats. While Hip-hop is defined as rapping with an electronic backing. In fact, Rock n’ Roll is rated second best music genres and is only beat by heavy metal therefore better than hip-hop. Rock n’ Roll is better than Hip-hop because it has diverse meanings for different viewers, in addition it is more pleasing to hear, and bring people…

Of the several amazing performers showed in the film, I choose to watch and describe DJ Shadow’s performance. One of the first times DJ Shadow shows up in the video is during the jam session with DJ Q-Bert, DJ Relm, and DJ Flare. When it was not his turn to show off his style and moves, DJ Shadow listened to the others around him, and even bopped his head to the beat and groove of the other turntablists. When it was DJ Shadow’s turn, he used a style of very fast-paced scratching and fader…

How does rap influence us today? Rap has come along way from when it first started and now. It has a different meaning in it then when it first started. Now rap is more about like drugs, sex, and money. Back then it was more about problems or about you. So here are some reasons why rap influences us. Rap influences us by the way we talk, the way we act around others, and the way we look at the world. We is referring to teens people by the way. One of the obvious ways rap influences is by the…

1. The music culture I chose is rap. More than a century before rap gained its popularity in America, West African musicians also known as griots, were telling stories rhythmically with just the beat of a drum. When slaves were brought over to America, this style of storytelling continued and evolved to eventually be known as the rap we know today. Rapping essentially involves the speaking or chanting of rhyming lyrics, often set to a beat. These rhymes often address provocative subjects such…

Hip-hop is another name for rap and it originally started as a means of bringing the youth together in the inner cities, but as its popularity began to grow so did the purpose behind it. There is six elements to hip hop and they include: a B-boy and B-girl, DJing, MCing, beat boxing, graffiti, and knowledge. With the rise of the hip-hop era, DJ’s are initially the most important because they play the music at events and keep the crowd dancing. Later on, MC’s gain popularity as they resemble the…

Kendrick Lamar has captured the heart of many people with his courageous was of standing up for “Black Lives Matter,’ with his song “Alright.” This gallant young man age 28 was know as Kendrick Lamar or K-Dot. His real name is Kendrick Lamar Duckworth he was born in Compton, California, on June 17,1987. His parents moved from Chicago to Campton in hope of escaping city’s gangs. Kendricks father had been a part of the notorious Gangster Disciples gang. In the 1980s the West Coast gang presence…

Rap in the 90's is often described as the "Golden Age" of the genre. Rap was in it's prime in the 90's thus earning the term. Popular 90's rappers like Nas, Dr. Dre, and Biggie Smalls permanently left their mark on rap. Although, in many people's eyes Tupac Shakur, or better known as 2Pac, takes the cake for the most influential rapper in the 90's. Tupac was arguably one of the most influential Rap artists in history. Tupac was born on June 16, 1971 in New York City. He was no…

hip hop and it's culture is incredibly complex. The lyrics that compose the songs tackle issues that resonate with the group that listens to the song, ranging from surviving in poverty, to trying to succeed in a hostile environment. The lyrics within raps songs can not be taken at face value. The immense complexity and vast differences of…

Hip-hop is not an art form but instead it should be considered a culture. Hip-hop is a culture that divides into 4 art forms Rap, breakdancing, graffiti, and deejaying. Each one of these art forms has their own call to fame from the slick metaphors that rap offers to the rhythmic body motions of a break dancer the tasteful images on buildings and billboards from graffiti artist all the way down to the cool hip sounds from the dj dash board. Now even though these 4 branches support the Hip-hop…