Lindy Hop

of Prophets of the Hood, Imani Perry analyzes Hip Hop music by recognizing certain aspects of songs. Perry believes that the most critical feature of a song is its figurative language such as metaphors and similes, which make the song more interesting and create a feeling or expression related to the song. She emphasizes the importance of the lyrics of a song and its ability to tell a story. Perry details the four formats of the stories of Hip Hop songs: narrative, exhortation/proclamation,…

used in hip-hop to discuss women. Queen Latifah, as well as many other female rappers, semi-dominated the hip-hop nation for several years when women empowerment and feminism were brought to the table. Since the beginning of the rap era, men dominated the genre, but during the end of the 20th century women came on…

Business Mission The Buena Park Museum of Hip Hop conserves significant artifacts as part of an exhibit for the general public to view. The exhibit allows people to explore hip hop by viewing it through an artistic, cultural, and historical lens. The museum breaks new ground for people both well-versed and unfamiliar with the subject. Establishing a museum fills a community need by educating people, and engaging the local population. The business aims to serve as a source of entertainment, a…

What music do you like listening to? Does it affect the way you act? Does it affect the way your friends act? If it does then something needs to be done. All songs have a message to convey. The influence of music on our children is becoming higher and higher each day.The influence of music can be positive and negative. The influence of music does not only affect children but also adults. There is an influence of music lyrics on children because 1/3 of songs have references to negative…

Destruction of the Mind Rap is a story. A story that is written in blood, but, nevertheless, a story. However, this story contains points that affect society today and the individual listener. Rap has saved many lives, and rap has also destroyed many lives. Rap is the combination of previous experiences told through clever flows, rhymes, and beats. Rappers generally come from poverty-stricken areas. A great example is Eminem; born Marshall Mathers, he grew up in a broken family in Detroit.…

Breakdancing marked the beginning of the hip-hop movement in dance. It consisted of unique styles and movements that still exist in breakdancing today. Breakdancing, or “b-boying” rapidly grew since the 1970s and is popular amongst many street dancers today. The history behind breakdancing derived mainly from Puerto Rican and African American dancers in New York. These dancers brought different movements and terminology within breakdancing that are very iconic within this style of dance. This…

Every kid when they were little wanted to become a pop star, rock star, movie star, or sports player. Not every kid starts out listening to hip-hop or hardcore rap. Not every parent wants their kids to know about SOME struggles expressed by the hip-hop culture or the lifestyle of a different culture. It is perceived that rap is for thugs and bad people, but once Iggy Azalea come into it or Ryan Maclemore got into it, it become more of an art. There is a fine line of racism in everything that…

The emergence of Gangster Rap or as some call it “Gangsta Rap” led to a new emergence of culture & challenges to the values and understandings of this genre of music in more ways than one. As someone who was born in the 90’s I saw the change within the culture of rap but more importantly in gangster rap; something which challenged the message behind the song’s lyrics and really changed the movement because of the usage of words which were deemed to be inappropriate in past ages. Gangster rap…

Discrimination, poverty, and unemployment are just a few factors that inspired the rise of Black power movements, and can also be seen in the song “How We Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise”. The song “How We Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise” by Brother D consists of many diverse messages about racial inequality and is considered to be the first political rap record. This song, and many others, is an art form that is demonstrating history on what racial inequality Black citizens had to face.…

experience true freedom. I believe I accomplished this through my blend of what is essentially Hip Hop with a hint of R&B. This represents an important part of who I am given the very nature from which both genres emerged and that is from that of needing to tell a story that often went unheard, unseen, and out of mind. My music tells a story that my ancestors could not and I believe that’s worth listening to. Hip Hop as a genre, as a culture, is a social movement, as previously stated, that is…