Rapper's Delight

Twerk, Bling, 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…

In the “All My Life” description by John Freyer, he used a combination of both objective and subjective description. Freyer chose an out of the box writing style using minimal objective details and subjective details to create short stories for his listings. Freyer lists simple facts about the items for example the Sugar Hill Gang album, “Chic's Good Times was on still on the Charts in 1979”. The simple fact describes how popular the album had been even after its creation. On the other hand,…

Listening to music in today’s society, you will find that there are many types of music, some genres being similar to others, and some not so similar. Two genres that are different but somewhat similar is Pop and Rap. If you were to sit down and listen to one another; you’ll notice the difference between the two.On the other hand, also may notice some similarities that they share. Such as, the producers, year founded, and etc. To begin with, as anyone should already know that Pop is the…

In “Decoded”, Jay-Z discusses his life in hip-hop. He connects his career to past artists and events in history. Jay-Z has become one of the most influential people in hip-hop. He has been a prominent figure for decades in music. Jay-Z’s influence on other artists has changed hip-hop’s history itself. The stories of his past, which he shares in “Decoded”, are a part of history because they all shaped his career and made hip-hop what it is today. In “Decoded”, Jay-Z shares a few moments…

responsible for the West Coast gangster rap movement that changed the lives of countless individuals. Straight Outta Compton details the life out on the streets of one of the state's most dangerous cities with hardcore rapper Eazy-E on the vocals. 5. 'Rapper's Delight' - The Sugar Hill Gang Hip hop, hippty hop... He's rapping to the beat just trying to move your feet. Most people know every single word to this classic song. This was one of the world's first introductions to the musical genre,…

At the time, rap was not seen as something to be taken seriously. Although Rap music was originally underlooked, it proved to be successful in 1979 when The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" was released, and again in 1980 when Kurtis Blow's "The Breaks," a Top 5 song that eventually went gold, was released (Dye). Over the centuries, rap was not only normalized, but it became the most popular and influential genre. Rap sparked a…

The first item is a Five Dollar Iron, described by the origins of how it was created and why the item was so cheaply sold. With much discussion, the Five Dollar Iron was described with a combination of both objective and subjective descriptions. For the objective description, John D Freyer gives a brief history lesson, the iron is a cheap yet affordable object that was found new within his local Kmart. Subjectively, John then goes on to explain as to why the item is so cheap, through the…

the beat that would play in the middle of the song. August 11, 1973 is when Dj Kool Herc drew his biggest crowd at his sister’s birthday party. Hip Hop started out in New York City (east coast) and spread to the west coast (California). Rapper’s such as Public Enemy (Flavor Flav, Chuck D and Dj Lord) Snoop Dogg and NWA (Ice Cube, Eazy E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren., The D.O.C., Dj Yella, and Arabian Prince) used Hip Hop and rap to express their frustrations against police brutality and racial…

came out in 2015 and has the description of "The Most Important Rap Song from Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed." The first quote from the book, "The Rap Yearbook" is from the song "Rapper's Delight" by the artists "Sugar Hill Gang". "Rappers Delight" was first introduced to the world in the year 1979. The reason I chose this song is because, it was almost like a turning point for music, but mostly the rap community. Some of my favorite quotes out of this song…

Hip Hop captured hearts. During the rise of Hip Hop, the infectious tunes soon became a source of “good vibes” and freedom of expression through a form of lyrical nourishment as shown in AfrikkaBambataa’s “Planet Rock” and Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” ; correspondingly, albums like NWA’s “Straight Outta Compton” shifted Hip Hop to a more aggressive tone .Rappers in hip hop have created a false representation of masculinity by promoting a flawed understanding on power,strength,and…