Hip hop

Phat, Dope, these are all words found in the Oxford Dictionary. These words also stem from hip-hop. For decades, hip-hop has been influencing American culture, with “Rapper 's Delight” in the 80 's, Gangster Rap in the 90 's, to the mainstream Rap of today. Created in the 70’s, hip-hop is a culture that is most associated with music, but also encompasses, art, dancing and fashion. The history of hip hop started in New York. In the 70’s DJ Kool Herc started to use two turntables to switch between…

favorite hip hop classics from the eighties before jumping on the mic to thank all the guest for attending. With Def Jam EVP Sean Pecas and brother, Jungle by his side, Nas continued the party in a scene reminiscent…

Young M.A., born Katorah Marrero, is Brooklyn-born female rapper who came onto the hip-hop scene with her 2016 hit single “Ooouuu”. In Young M.A.: The Most Visible Black Queer Woman in Hip-Hop Is a Misogynist, author Samantha Master writes “‘Ooouuu,’ her viral single, is the first mainstream hip-hop record by an out, masculine-presenting lesbian that contains explicit affirmations of queer and gender-nonconforming identities” (Master 1). In both a genre and culture with narrow views on what…

Hip hop music has become a central aspect in the portrayal of identification of many African American teenagers, as from other races. Being a method in which they find their way of expressing themselves and discovering who they really are and what they want out of life. Hip hop provides the youth the understanding they want and the motivation they need to achieve their goals. This is seen in the film “House Party” directed by Reginald Hudlin. Where Hip hop music is perceived, as something that…

Over the year’s hip hop music has become a staple in society. Since the birth of hip hop many have toyed with the effects that hip hop has had the behaviors and lifestyles of its listeners. Many believed that hip hop gave was positive as the artists shared their many stories of life and experiences, while others believe that hip hop incites violence, promotes high risk sex, degrades women and glorifies gangs, drugs and dealers. On the contrary others believe that hip hop is an outlet to…

You can take the man out of the city, but you can’t take the city out of the man. Hip hop began in Brooklyn and at first had the message of getting out of gangs and not getting into conflicts with the law. Now hip hop is everywhere and has a message of defiance. Hip hop has completely changed from how it was, but that doesn't changes the impact that it made. Hip hop started as a way to pass time, and for people to take their experiences to make something inspirational and positive out of them.…

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…

Hip-Hop is an offshoot of Bebop. Bebop was a rebellious genre of music that fought racism and brought down racial barriers. Similar to bebop, hip-hop is also a rebellious genre of music that has fought racism in an aggressively expressive manner. Both hip-hop and bebop were popular among multiple cultures. Bebop was not danceable and demanded close listening, it was not intended for dancing, and it enabled the musicians to play at faster tempos, just as in hip-hop. Bebop is characterized by fast…

with them," or "All teenagers are the same?" Now teenagers are being stereotyped of being the same. Not good but bad. Add tattoos and hip hop into the picture, the situation becomes worse. Adults feel that there is no hope for this generation, my generation. It does not fail that tattoos and hip hop receive eye cringing responses. Little do they know that hip hop and tattoos aren't bad? They have meaning. Tattoos are marks on the skin made by permanent ink. Tattoos can be made to any design…

We all can agree that Technology has impacted our daily lives. Not just technology but also music that gives us a certain feeling of pleasure to take a break from the real world for our own ways of entertainment. Social Media and Hip Hop, both have a major influence of it users and listeners due to the fact that it improve relationship with family members who are far away and to interact with strangers as a way to look for solutions to their own problems with others who used to be in a similar…