Terry Funk

These new rappers and sports stars are being traded and controlled for profit off their black culture for big money in the white man's pocket the same way they were used physically for money and labor. Obviously, this is not as bad as real slavery but it still shows how they can be trapped in racism by letting white men profit off their culture because its “hip”. A lot of rappers make comparisons to the chains they wear being as withholding as slave chains because they realize they are being…

1. Music is a profound art form that is often employed as a survival mechanism for Black people, especially those who experienced the Maafa (West Africa Enslavement Holocaust) that needed to lighten their heavy load, ease the physical and psychological pain of fieldwork, backbreaking work, and outright brutal suffering. Later on in history the descendants of Africa in the global Diaspora (also, on the continent of Africa) listened to music passionately during social gatherings; they dance and…

Question One From perusal of the readings on Puerto Rican and the Jamaican voice, I realized that they were omitted from hip hop culture. However, I also noted that the Chicano voice was avidly expressed within the readings. There are several factors that could have contributed to the binary resistance and nonconformity that was observed between the inclusivity of the two genres. The first reason was due to the language difference that existed. Language barriers during the 1980s to the 1990s…

All in all, the research I conducted throughout this project has dramatically changed my perspective on hip-hop entirely. I now know how each of the four pillars of hip-hop originated and how they all tie into each other. I have a better understanding of the scene during hip-hop’s early years and the difference between hip-hop then and now. I had a pleasant experience learning about this subject and was more interested in it than I thought I’d be. I got to connect with around a dozen new people…

Rap and Country Everyone around the world listens to various types of music. In America the two most popular kinds of music are Rap and Country. As they seem to be very different types of music they have multiple similarities. Rap and Country music have more differences than similarities. Rap and Country music have become the two most popular choice of music in America. There is a lot of argument that these two types of music are nothing alike but in fact there are many similarities. Rap…

Music Against Women Music has always been a part of American society and culture; it has been used as a way to create change as well as to unite people of different cultural backgrounds. Music has also been at the center of modern relief efforts in the USA where music artists have often come together to raise awareness and funds through musical collaborations. There are many genres of music for Americans to choose from, so there is a place for everyone to find what allows them self-expression.…

Hip-hop has long been a controversial point within academic groups, with disputes occurring over the influence and effect that hip-hop has on young African Americans. Some academics say it has a negative influence, and others positive. I believe that the movies Just Wright and Brown Sugar effectively display that hip-hop and the surrounding culture can have a positive impact not just on African-American youth, but the greater African American population in general. The movies use themes of…

Before watching this documentary, I had no knowledge of the existence of the show called Soul Train. As someone who was born near the end of the show’s run on television, and as an Indian-American, I was never exposed to Soul Train as a kid. I did, however, recognize the term “soul train line.” To my surprise, I already knew some of the segments that were made popular by Soul Train. This dance-music program has had a strong influence on popular culture today so that the newer generation,…

Hip hop artist and basketball players are both performers, who have a rich connection and similar persona, showcasing style, swagger, urbanism, bravado, and coolness. This rich bond was established in 1979; from 1984 to 2009, a new era was conceived, known as “The Dunkadelic Era.” In 1979, the first mainstream explicit connection between hip-hop and basketball was established. The Sugarhill Gang’s hit song “Rapper’s Delight,” which is commonly referred to as the first mainstream hip-hop song,…

From the eclecticism and psychedelic experimentalism of the Sixties, a large range of musicals styles appeared and grew throughout the Seventies. In many instances, these styles refined the stylistic features of psychedelia which usually coexisted but now heralded new styles within rock. The unifying factor between music of the late Sixties and Seventies rock is the hippie aesthetic, not only in terms of the perspective of the audience but also the artists themselves. It goes on to show how…