New school hip hop

As something new and you haven’t experience before, you’ll never know what you are capable of. The power of a human is from themselves; their hands, their body, their mind. We all have the capability of either sticking to what we are comfortable with, or we can take on the challenge of something new. Hip-hop dancing has been my solid ground where I stood over the course of eight years. As I grow, I want to start learning how I can transcend my skills and discover something new. As part of my…

Aubrey Drake Graham; also known as Drake, is a world renowned singer. He is also a tv star, starring in shows such as degrassi and Ice age: continental drift. Drake was born on October 24, 1986. He raised by his father, Dennis Graham, who was a drummer for the rockstar Jerry lee lewis. His mother's name is Sandi Graham. It is safe to say that he was born into a musical family which helped him develop into the artist he is today. His father was a catholic african american and his mother was a…

embodiment of the relationship between hip hop and what happens in the less glamorous parts of the nation’s star city, New York. For decades New York has been the hip hop headquarters, to a point where the goal was and is still to be named “King of New York.” Hip hop was born in New York in the late 1970’s due to the many problems facing the black community, such as the mass impoverishment of the New York slums and the school-to-prison pipeline, which pushed kids out of school, into gangs, and…

The question whether hip-hop music has either improved or injured racial relationships is in itself truthful yet deceitful in both its positive and negative connotations. In recent years, there has been contention about rap music and its effect to racial associations. It appears that political and media groups are placing blame on hip-hop for the current witnessed increase in violence amongst the youth. This is based on the rivalry between the East Coast and West Coast regions where rappers…

The influence of hip hop on the African American community is very much so prevalent that many wonder why, but after examining socially conscious hip hop and the influences it has on the African American culture you may have a better understanding as of why the importance is so strong and why Chuck D of Public Enemy stated rap to be the “black CNN“. First I want to look at hip hop and how hip hop was started and the messages pertaining to police brutality, cultural, political, and depictions of…

take this opportunity to speak about my favorite music genre, Hip Hop. Ever since I was a little boy I always heard Hip Hop playing on the radio and I automatically fell in love with the music genre and culture of Hip Hop. The song I am going to go in depth about and analyze is Afrika Bambaataa’s & the Soulsonic Force’s hit song "Planet Rock". The main reason why I chose this piece of music is because the impact it had in the Hip Hop community was like non other and because till this day it is…

Over the past forty years, hip-hop has emerged as one of the biggest contributors to American culture. American youth today use hip-hop music to voice the social, political, economic, and cultural conditions in their lives. Hip-hop today also reflects its origin from working-class African-Americans in New York City, and continues to serve as the voice of these people. As the popularity of hip-hop has grown, its marketability has also risen. This paper will discuss how hip-hop has managed to grow…

Hip hop is a genre of music born over 50 years ago in the South Bronx in New York City by young African Americans. It is a sensation today and widely consumed and enjoyed by many across different age groups and a myriad of racial and cultural backgrounds. Despite its widespread popularity, it is often associated with negativity, criminality, drug use, violence, guns and most of all, it is considered as a genre of music that debases women and blacks in general. Others argue that hip hop is a tool…

Hip Hop music is arguably the most popular genre of music in modern America. Hip Hop has reached such a huge level that it can not be only defined as a form of music but it should defined as a culture. It is a culture that began throughout the youth of African-Americans in the late 20th century. It began in the inner-cities of New York and it shaped into a culture that allowed the youth of the inner-cities throughout the nation to express themselves and allow them a place in society. Hip Hop…

talented artists. The genres of music known at the time was hip hop, rap, jazz, classical, and rock and roll. Music at this time broke boundaries and brought people together who bonded over a single genre of music. Great musicians erupted during this time. Music did not belong to a single race/gender of people, but a multitude of people. A lot of artists pursuing music erupted during this time period and contributed to their genre of music. Hip hop in the 1900s was developed by black and Latino…