Hops

Is rap hip-hop? Well, just like musicians of other music genres, hip-hop artists included, rappers express themselves through the art of music, using it as a means to pass on their thoughts and feelings to their audience. Both rap and hip-hop are more than just genres, for they set precedents to amuse, inspire, and ultimately entertain their listeners, where in both rap and hip-hop, the help of a catchy beat and a string of poetic rhythmic lyrics is sufficient to successfully achieve this very…

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop or rap music. It is a music genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic of rhythm and blues (R&B). Hip Hop developed as part of culture and subculture defined by four key stylists elements: Mcing/rapping, DJing/scratching, break dancing, and graffiti writing. It is often used to refer to rapping, "hip hop" that denotes the practice of the entire subculture. Even though hip hop is…

Hip Hop has altered to fit and to adjust to today’s society. My purpose is to inform my audience about the history of Hip Hop throughout the 1990s. Hip Hop is the culture of African Americans. The music speaks of the struggle of the African American community. Hip Hop did not affect the people and their ways. Society does. To start off, I will explain what Hip Hop is. Hip Hop is not only a genre, it is a culture. Within this new culture, Hip Hop has four subcategories. The Four categories are…

1920s” (Wessel and Wallaert). Genuine artistry has the power to influence generations and that remains evident in hip hop music. The power to positively impact urban youth is more important now than it has ever been. There are some people whose opinion on the hip hop music genre is mostly that of violence, sex and drugs. Even though there is the existence of these topics in hip hop…

The History of Rap/Hip-Hop Rapping, also known as rhyming, spitting, and emceeing it is still referred to as rap and hip-hop. But, it seems that nobody ever talks about the story of how rap and hip-hop started. The history of rap and hip-hop was not only the start of a genre but, something new and creative. Rap and Hip-hop has an interesting origin story, has influenced by different genres of music, and created a new movement of freedom of speech. Dating back to the 60s and 70s in the South…

Rap/Hip hop music is a music genre formed in the United States in the 1970s that consists of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic, and rhyming speech that is chanted. Rap/Hip-Hop music as we know it today, actually began thousands of years ago in Africa with the “griots”. Griots were village story tellers who played a simple handmade instrument while they told stories of family, village, and hunting events. The griot still is a major form of communication in…

of hip-hop music, a vast majority of artists customarily gravitate to forms of expression that center around the objectification and degradation of women. According to Tia Tyree and Michelle Jones, “many have characterized the entire genre as negative” (Tia Tyree & Michelle Jones 54). The substantial presence and rampant usage of misogynistic themes is so evident, the disparaging criticism that hip-hop music receives is perfectly understandable. Negatively labeling the entire genre of hip-hop,…

Who owns Hip-Hop? Hip- hop has been one of the most hated and most loved genres of music since the late 70s. Some of the most popular artists were associated with hip-hop. Also, some of the most disliked artist were associated with hip-hop. This music has grown to get more popular over the years and is very famous to this generation. Being such a big thing for teenagers and adults, many debatable topics come up about hip-hop. Many people ask the question of who does hip-hop belong to. I believe…

Does Hip Hop provoke violence, drug use, and misogyny? In a time of strained relationships between African-Americans and White Americans, it’s strange to see the most visible source of Black culture in America, Hip Hop, get seldom reported on. As such a prominent part of our modern, shared culture, Hip Hop’s rapid growth has left many confused and perhaps even suspicious. No one is against having fun, but when it comes to negatively influencing listeners, especially the youth, the elephant in…

In the Light of Hip-Hop American culture has been driven in various directions fueled by different trends which have captivated the minds and hearts of millions of people. One trend, which is a music genre, has given rise to controversy and heated debates on whether it is a good or bad influence. Hip-Hop music has changed the American culture and its effects have reached extensive grounds universally. As the Hip-Hop music started to become an important aspect of American culture, it was not…