Terry Funk

Music has always had an important role in society throughout the ages. Through the decades music has changed in regards to style and its culture. As with anything that stimulates change music brought about conflicts between racial and gender classes. The book I selected to read, All Shook Up: How Rock ‘N’ Roll Changed America, was written by award winning author Glenn C. Altschuler. In his book Altschuler discusses specifically how rock and roll aided or discouraged the changes that were brought…

Introduction One of the most influential forms of art in the United States came with the rise in the Hip-Hop genre in the early 1970s, where people preformed lyrical raps over beats. Also known as rap, hip-hop was introduced to Chicago in the early 1980s and was instantly successful, especially within the impoverished, inner city areas. The rise of hip-hop was also met with backlash, as it was a medium for gangs to express their violent and criminal lifestyles (Drake, 2012). To understand the…

This might seem shocking, but I promise it is true. I know it is true because it happened to me. I’m Danny I remember this like it was yesterday. It was frightening and terrifying. I was at Walmart getting chicken nuggets for my sister Jane. I was 17 when this happened. I got a call from Darren to meet him at this house. Darren was my buddy since 1st grade. When I arrived, he was with Joyce and Natasha. The girl I admired. We were at this looking house. It was covered with moss and…

I am doing my music outline on a certain rap artist. His name is rap name is “G herbo”. I picked this artist because I relate to him and I relate to how he grew up. He is a rapper out of Chicago Illinois. He is very famous to the upcoming ages and is putting high thoughts to the public, and is not promoting violence. I like his music cause it gives you a good vibe and has many different flows which is another thing I like about him. I’m also writing about him because I am into rap music and I…

The 1950s was a huge era where the fashion and music industry thrived. It was very important to always have the right clothing for every specific occasion. Women began to show more skin in this time by wearing shorter skirts and beginning to wear more revealing swimwear. Manufacturers started producing vast amounts of clothing at this time and it became easier to sell and promote more styles. Music in the 1950s was mainly affiliated by segregation and the Cold War. Music reflected the cultural…

Tyshiea Check It While I Wreck It: Black Womanhood, Hip-Hop Culture, and the Public Sphere. By Gwendolyn D. Pough. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2004. Pp. 265, introduction, bibliography, index, illustrations. Urban hip-hop culture started in the mid 1970s as the originate and public expressions within spray painting composing, deejaying, break moving, and rap music - of dark and Latino youth in the discouraged South Bronx, and the development has since developed into an overall…

One reason I would categorize the song “Earned it” as black music due to the fact it was written and produced by black people. Also, when considering the primary audience that this song is targeted to, this is also primarily black. Some lyrics in the song contain slang and phrases that are commonly used and made popular by the black community. Many black people even might find some lyrics relatable to their lives. With this song falling under the categories of trap/rap music also gives way to it…

The song that I’ve created comes with a mixture of inspirations. I’ve recently come to realize that Lofi-Jazz / Lofi-Hip Hop is currently my favorite genre of music. I’ve used some elements of this genre into my own song while also using fusion jazz influences. As a child my father always listened to jazz music around me, while my siblings and peers listened to hip hop, so naturally I would eventually shape the music that I produce myself, using both elements. J Dilla and Nujabes are two of the…

The music industry is a major media institution that is widely influential in the way that people perceive their surroundings and how they experience discrimination and oppression within society. Popular media, such as music, acts as a catalyst for social construction (Glantz 3). Whether by way of radio, MP3 downloads, or music videos, people throughout the country, and all over the world are exposed to dominant ideologies through music that shape their thoughts and behaviors. One specific genre…

Willard Christopher Smith Jr is known for the hit TV show, Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Yes, it’s Will Smith. The comedian grew up in a catholic home, attended Overbrook high school in West Philadelphia as heard in his hit TV show, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and still lived by his parent’s rules. Wills famous career started off as the MC of the hip-hop duo with DJ Jazzy. Before his career made him millions, he was just like the rest of us. Will Smith wasn’t the richest, or the poorest, but he did…