Lindy Hop

forces of hip hop music had begun to shift from New York and Los Angeles to the gritty sounds of the south. In an industry climate where many of hip hop's most notable artists saw a decline in sales and popularity, Nas' unmatched skills and creativity solidified his spot as one of the Best Rappers of the 2000's. As Complex writer, Rob Kenner states, "22 years after his debut on Main Source's "Live at the Barbeque," Nas remains one of the most compelling and divisive artists in hip-hop." Nas, a…

In the past decade, EDM has sprouted many different genres of music, but not all becoming successful. Really starting to become it’s own genre in the past 5 years, Tropical house has made its way to the top of these subgenres with it’s calm but exciting dance music. Tropical house has stemmed from deep house, which is a subgenre of house music, which again came from the genre of EDM, or Electronic Dance Music. Electronic dance music is known for its intensity, with anticipation on a beat drop…

Dylan in breadth of lyrical vocabulary. The analysis of vocabulary used by 99 of the biggest selling found you and other artists such as Eminem and Jay-Z streets ahead of Dylan and the Beatles for number of words used. How do you feel about it? Hip-hop is currently the most lyrically expansive genre overall so I am not surprised at all that some of the modern artists in this genre have achieved this so-called ‘milestone’. Personally, this does not mean anything to me. I am not about achieving…

Americans today tend to believe that Hip Hop has made a dramatic influence on society today. From many articles that I’ve read such as Brent Staples ¨How Hip Hop Music Lost Its Way and Betrayed Its Fans¨ he stated that ¨The most poisonous one defines middle-class normalcy and achievement as "white," while embracing violence, illiteracy and drug dealing as "authentically" black. This fiction rears its head from time to time in films and literature. But it finds its most virulent expression in rap…

Ideas for Hip Hop and Basketball Artwork: The Evolution of the corporate side of the NBA in their acknowledgement and acceptance of hip hop. The basketball and hip hop culture merger was established in 1984 and from 1984 to 2009, a new era was founded, known as “The Dunkadelic Era.” June is the official national basketball and hip hop cultural month for multiple reasons. During the month of June, there is the NBA finals, the start of the WNBA season, and the beginning of summer fun for…

was presented to be positive. But with the development of gangster rap, people have come to believe that rap music is no longer positive, but instead has become a bad influence on children and society as a whole. Gangster rap is a subgenre of hip hop music that began to emerge in the late 1980’s and early 90’s which lyrics emphasized the so call “thug life”. Much criticism and controversy now surrounds this style of music. Critics have accused gangster rap of promoting violence, crime, murder,…

In Hip Hop a name is everything, it is your identity and your mark on the world. In Jeff Chang’s book, “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A history of the Hip-Hop Generation” DJ Kool Herc mentioned that tagging a name was, “like locating the edge of civil society and planting a flag there”. It did not make them celebrities to the outside world but it made them celebrities to their peers (74). Creating a memorable name was important for Hip Hop artists since this the name would represent who the artist was…

Three Track Phenomenon While thinking of the term “literary mixtape,” a mental list is developed of all the possible examples used to define the term. My mind travels to Brown Sugar when Sanaa Lathan and Taye Diggs first fell in love with hip-hop. I also think of the soul songs infused in the speeches of President Barack Obama. Maya Angelou’s mixtape is composed of her numerous speeches, poems and books, which moved the nations. Theopilus London once said, “Mixtapes are very personal, and they…

of issues related to sexuality and gender. The report will explore many of these issues in situations such as the portrayal of women in hip hop music videos, peer and family expectations relating to gender identity and personal attitudes, values and beliefs about sexual orientation. Portrayal of women in hip hop culture Within music videos in the hip hop industry we see the portrayal of women as sexual objects rather than human beings. In class we watched just three music videos, Candy Shop…

Hip Hop originally empowered the youth of New York. It gave a voice to those who wanted to speak up against the oppression and injustice of their environment. As Hip Hop started to become mainstream, it began to manifest into a sub-culture that promotes and glorifies violence, drug usage, the mistreatment of women, and highlight racial stereotypes of African American men and women. In the documentary titled Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, director Byron Hurt confronts the controversial…