What is hip hop? Hip Hop is a style of popular music of United States African American and Hispanic origin, featuring rap with an electronic backing. Hip hop music in 2018 is still very popular in the United States by both men and women and diverse cultures. In the article “Fly-Girls, Bitches and Hoes” by Joan Morgan she quotes rap lyrics from the Notorious B.I.G.’s platinum album “Ready to Die”, scenarios and statistics relating to black on black crime and her mother’s words of wisdom to…
across the world, hip-hop sums up the problems in today’s society whether it’s dealing with teen rebellion, African-Americans interaction with police officers, poverty, or even injustice. Hip-Hop is the voice of the people in an assertive way, it has positive influences as well as some negatives. However the negative Influences of Gang Violence and The Encouraging of Unprincipled Behavior can be solved by Community leaders mentoring the youth to teach them what’s fake about certain hip hop…
Chicago is known to produce many great artist, regardless of the music genre. Chicago has bred rappers and singers such Common, Lupe Fiasco, G Herbo, Jennifer Hudson, Muddy Waters, and more. Many of these artist have had great impacts on the Chicago culture but one rapper that goes by Chance The Rapper stands out the most to me. Chance The Rapper, an extraordinary artist born and raised in the same neighborhood as myself has made his way as one of Kanye West’s biggest prodigies. He has…
I have chosen to study if rap and hip-hop lyrics glorify and promote misogyny and violence in teenagers as well as adults. The proposed research question for this study is; “Do Rap and Hip-Hop Lyrics Promote Violence and Misogyny?” It is an important issue in our society when taking into account how many people listen to rap and hip-hop music, and whether it could potentially be a negative influence on our society’s adolescent teenagers. The effects this music could possibly have on youth could…
music and how race and ethnicity affected the music of Eminem, both positively and negatively. I have chosen to research this topic as i found it very interesting, with many valid opinions and points of view to look into. Rap music, also known as Hip Hop began in the 1970’s in the lower class areas of New York, also known as the ‘ghetto’, as a way for the public to voice their political frustration. Rap is based around a vocal style in which the lyrics are spoken against a musical backing,…
game as a whit guy. He achieved his goal by working hard and being a great song writer. 2. Eminem’s first achievement can with his first album when it went multi-platinum in the first couple of weeks it was released. 3. Eminem’s uncle Ronny introduce hip-hop to Eminem at the age of 14 and that’s when he know what he was going to be. 4. Eminem won two Grammy Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards. Conclusion A. This speech is to inform the audience on who Eminem is and his life challenges in…
as well. Hip Hop is one specific genre that has geared towards many debates regarding the direction that it is taking towards its listeners. This genre has found a way for other genres to satisfy its style and unpreventable appeal. Since 1980 hip hop has changed individuals’ mindsets but not always in a positive factor. Hip hop has been a foundation and trend setter for our culture as well as a guide for the past decades. Unfortunately, corporate sales has taken over the content of hip hop music…
life in hip-hop. He connects his career to past artists and events in history. Jay-Z has become one of the most influential people in hip-hop. He has been a prominent figure for decades in music. Jay-Z’s influence on other artists has changed hip-hop’s history itself. The stories of his past, which he shares in “Decoded”, are a part of history because they all shaped his career and made hip-hop what it is today. In “Decoded”, Jay-Z shares a few moments that were not only important in…
looking back through Hip-Hop culture there are a few main names that come to mind such as Kurtis Blow, Easy E, Run DMC, Eric B, and many more. However, males are not the only ones who have shaped and created this culture. When talking about female influence in Hip-Hop it all begins with Salt N’ Pepa. Salt N’ Pepa, one of the first female rap groups, changed the face of Hip-hop. They paved the way for women in this male dominant industry. Salt N’ Pepa has also influenced Hip-hop culture greatly…
Flashing lights, money, and fame, for many hip hop artists these are just normal aspects of life that they experience everyday. In the 80’s and 90’s, most rappers achieved this level of stardom through gangster rap. “Gangsta rap” is known for being based off of gang relations, drugs, and sex, and because of this, many people couldn’t enjoy a very popular form of art. This form of hip hop was popular for its “edgy, noisy sound [, and] lyrically it was abrasive, as the rappers spun profane,…