Hip hop dance

The CNN of the ghetto is what Chuck D once defined hip hop as. Rappers pale their integrity on keeping it real and a lot of their supremacy lies in the legitimacy of their lyrics. However the art form similarly depends heavily on testosterone-driven braggadocio, embellishment and the formation of a fictional criminal persona. In “Decoded” – a stylishly formed mash-up of a diary and lyrical analysis, the former drug dealer turned millionaire rapper and mogul Jay-Z goes from “Bricks to…

In an excerpt from her book, titled When Chickenheads come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down, which was first published in 1999, music writer and hip-hop enthusiast Joan Morgan expresses her deep concern of the negative influence lyrics in rap music have on women and people of the African American community, as stated in her essay, "From Fly-Girls to Bitches and Hos". Morgan shares her views on the root causes of the prevalence of misogyny in rap music lyrics. Morgan illuminates…

You, the reader, have probably heard of the hot song for this especially hot summer—yeah, you’ve guessed it – Despacito. You’ve most probably heard it somewhere, may it be in school, in the television, or maybe even in your workplace. It’s a single by a Puerto Rican singer, Luis Fonsi (real name: Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero) and a rapper of the same nationality, Daddy Yankee (real name: Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez) which was first released in January this year. The song was fairly…

Chance the Rapper: The Modern “Renaissance Man” Chancelor Jonathan Bennett born April 16th, 1993, known professionally as Chance the Rapper or Lil Chano from 79th. He is an American Hip hop recording artist from Chicago, Illinois. He was brought into a family where his father was working for the government, this politically exposed Chance to an environment of leadership and hard work. Recently he said,“When I write, I work off of a theme, an emotion, a narrative — thinking of it and then…

Jay Z and Sam Walton both began at the bottom and were born to working class families. They did not have a head start in wealth as most rich and wealthy people have present day. Jay Z and Walton both worked extremely hard to rise to the top and become successful. The ways in which they reached this level of greatness drastically differ. Walton discovered his ability to sell and promote things at a very young age. He used this to his advantage and focused on work centered around his abilities. He…

Outside Figurative Language In the song Growing Pains II by Logic, he uses a metaphor that explains the bigger picture of rap and what happens behind the scenes. Logic in the song speaks of his experiences, to help the listener to understand what happens currently in the rap industry, and to motivate the listener to chase their dream the correct way. While he is a rapper Logic tries to speak of his past experiences and what got him to be in his position. In the beginning he looked at rap as a…

in the direction of a better understanding and acceptance to a different perspective than of those that are given via social media. In order to accomplish this, Jay-Z delves into three main topics. Firstly, he hoped to make a valid argument that hip-hop lyrics from any rapper are poetry if you looked behind the lines and examined them enough. While aiming to do that, Jay-Z was also determined to tell the story of his generation and the day to day life experience that he and other fellow rappers…

differences people find in themselves and in society. The five radio stations I have set on my car radio begin with a Christian rock station, then a punk rock station, then the next two play today's hits, then the fifth station plays mostly hip hop and rap. On my Pandora radio, I have almost 100 radio stations and they are all different. I have classical music stations, rap,…

Music’s Influence on the Progression of Society “Times were changing. Clothes were changing. Morals were changing. We went from romantic loves songs like I used to do to rock 'n roll. Now that has changed to rap. So, there's always a new generation with new music.” Bobby Viton. The roaring 20’s, jazz music, the 30’s, swing music, the 70’s, disco. Society goes through phases, constantly changing and growing, this also happens to be the case with music. It can be argued that music is the…

The protocol for lyrics in most modern day hits are about everyday life. Minaj’s song can be read as an interruptive statement championing women’s self-esteem, body confidence, and sexual agency. Unlike some hip-hop videos in which female bodies only exist for the male gaze, Minaj creates a female-dominated world where she both controls and enjoys her sexuality. For example, Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby got Back”, was remixed and sampled for her own song. The lyrics…