... to do with this style is discuss the various styles of hip hop that actually make up hip hop music. This style of music is filled with artists who express hip hop music in a certain way that separates them from different hip hop artists. In hip hop, there are various styles that give hip hop a different sound to attract various listeners. If this music ... vocabulary than any other style of music. They also use metaphors and similes and things like that to make their lyrics stand out. Another style of Hip Hop is West Coast rap. Opposite of East coast rap, west coast rap is of coarse from...

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... their scapegoat." In Jet Magazine, Dr. Delores Tucker, chair of the National Political Congress of Black Women, Inc, who has been a strong critic of hip-hop culture for more than a decade, continues to cite its reported negative influence over our youth. "Glorification of pornography, wanting disregard for civil authority, misogynistic ... sees and hears about these things, then they think that they must have these things to be accepted in life. I think that the hip-hop culture should instill in our youth that they should go to college to support themselves and their families with a good...

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... segment of society or to one particular race. Many different types of people now enjoy hip hop. As any art form, hip hop has been and will continue to evolve. In its" early days, hip hop told a story and had a message and reaction relative to the social climate of the times. Hip hop was a way for inner city youth to channel their anger and aggressions into a positive art ... form. Kurtis Blow rapped about the breaks and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five delivered a message. And people were listening. Unfortunately hip hop has been commercialized into a package that is seen in mains...

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... messages being delivered through songs that dwelled on uplifting the African American race and addressing problems that were against blacks as well. The youth found hip-hop to be a platform that allowed them to express the anger towards the system not being scared to say what's on their minds. I first got ... videos on television. Then I would go to school or go outside to hang out with my friends to debate who was a better rapper and why. Hip-hop culture is my inspiration. I find myself relating to the culture completely and I use it as my way of life as well. What it means for ... t...

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... with the messages of violence and prostitution but most of them would never take part in any of these activities. Underground hip-hop is the other form of hip-hop youth most identify with. I have not had too much participation in this form but I have noticed similarities and differences. ... change potential this form can offer. However, as a counter-culture, this form does have different ideas than do the hegemonic culture of mainstream hip-hop. Within this form, new hegemonic ideas are formed but they are of a different nature. Discourses in this form promote equality for all races ... ...

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... to music nearly evry day and it has a great influence on myself. Music can change or intensify my mood in a positiv way. But Hip Hop not only influences my feelings, it also has become a great part of my life. Hip Hop determines the way I dress, the way i talk and also my spare time. By the way, I'd like to mention that I spend most of my ... spare time playing basketball and thats also a reason why I'm listening to Hip Hop music or the other way, Hip Hop is a reason why I'm playing basketball. Who Knows? Both Hip Hop and basketball have their roots in america. Both are invented and dom...

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... American culture. But in the past 3 decades it has evolved beyond both its original creative forms and its target audience. First para: Roots of hip hop - Roots lie in the African American community. Always had some form of verbal jousting to accompany rhymes. Early 70's. KOOL HERE. Jamaican DJ moved ... Emceeing served to involve the crowd by acknowledging them. This would later become rap. Lovebug Starski (or DJ Hollywood) came up with the term "hip hop". Second para: Evolution: early-mid 80s. Afrika Bambaataa. Chief Rocker Busy Bee. Grandmaster Flash. Emceeing started as ways to draw t...

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... supposed to the original classical form. Since rap is already a commercial sensation, MTV capitalized on its popularity by converting the entire Carmen story into the hip-hop genre, dubbing it Carmen : A Hip-Hopera. The comparison between Carmen : A Hip-Hopera and the original Carmen cannot be done with comparing much of the changes in society and the appeal to audiences. The story of Carmen has ... and the original Spanish gypsy culture are very large, however the similarities between the two cultures are even larger. It seems perfect timing that Carmen: A Hip-Hopera was released, beca...

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... up culture in the dictionary it is defined as "the concepts, skills, arts, instruments, etc. of a given people in a given period." To be more specific hip-hop is a combination of graffiti, break dancing, DJing, and rapping (also known as MCing) that creates its own lifestyle and is continuously evolving. Most of these forms of ... art were originated in New York City. In the early 1970's hip-hop was born on the crime-ridden streets of south Bronx. Gifted teenagers with plenty of imagination but little money began to forge a new style ... records and mixing them up with poetry chronicling...

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... , "Its Bling Bling Biatch". Bling Bling, a slang used for diamonds and biatch is how women are denoted in songs. After you've heard a few hip-hop songs you come to realize that the rap community has little or no respect for women because they are either called bitches or whores. In almost all of ... aired on TV. The lyrical abuse is not just limited to male artists in fact women in the industry are equally as bad. Lil" Kim a female hip-hop singer launched her single "How many licks" that speaks about masturbation, sex and alcohol. Even though there might not be that many women in the indu...

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... , walls are not the only things being tagged up but shirts, pants, and sneakers as well. Breakdancing is a dance that has always been involved in hip-hop. Its has started its own name. It has re-emerged from the underground to resume it's busting moves on rap artists' videos. It involves head spins ... take long before battles begin. However, break dancing is not the only thing that ignites battling, rapping does also. Rapping is the most intricate part of Hip-Hop. Rapping is when an individual truly expresses their most intimate emotions with others, an audience, or the opponent they are...

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... 't very common in the United States, but in other parts of the world, like Britain. HIP HOP is one of the most common Music Industries to be in right now. There are many different types of hip hop artists, from black to white. There are very many types of artists, there are hardcore artists and ... core artists would be some one like 50 cent, Big Pun, Notorious BIG etc. And a soft artist would be Ja Rule, DMX, Jay-z etc. Hip hop is very controversial among certain individuals because they think one artist is better than another, which results in conflict. For example Tupac and Notorios ...

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... certain swagger. I always assumed dancers dressed in comfy workout clothes to dance class, but I was wrong. I guess dancers want to keep it fun and incorporate their hip hop roots in their clothes even when their not doing a final performance. I admired the energy they put in to their style. I could tell it made them feel ... individuals. Some of them looked like they truly wouldn't want to be anywhere else; like dancing is their biggest passion. One central theme that i gathered from hip hop dance is leg and arm movement. I noticed that as a leg moves, an arm is about to move also, or v...

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... ever wondered when and where your favorite type of music genre originated from? Have you ever wondered who began that generation of music? Well, I have. Hip-Hop and Rap has been an influence in my life as well as many people I know. I have chosen these genres to take a look into their ... by listening to these types of music, it influences teens to become violent and start using illegal substances. Some adults have concerns about the lyrics in Hip-Hop and Rap, which contains explicit references to sex, drugs, and racism. However, I believe that even though these artists or performers spea...

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... artist of all times, was gunned down after a Mike Tyson fight in Las Vegas. In March of 1997, six months after the Tupac incident, another Hip Hop giant, the Notorious B.I.G. was also shot in killed in Los Angeles. The two latest tragic incident include the Big L shooting in Harlem and the Freaky ... were drug dealers and "gunslingers." However, what people fail to realize is that these artist had left their "thuggish" days behind them and pursued a career in Hip Hop. Ironically, both Big L and Freaky Ty were both killed at places that they were trying to escape when entering the rap ga...

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... ever wondered when and where your favorite type of music genre originated from? Have you ever wondered who began that generation of music? Well, I have. Hip-Hop and Rap has been an influence in my life as well as many people I know. I have chosen these genres to take a look into their ... by listening to these types of music, it influences teens to become violent and start using illegal substances. Some adults have concerns about the lyrics in Hip-Hop and Rap, which contains explicit references to sex, drugs, and racism. However, I believe that even though these artists or performers spea...

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... ever wondered when and where your favorite type of music genre originated from? Have you ever wondered who began that generation of music? Well, I have. Hip-Hop and Rap has been an influence in my life as well as many people I know. I have chosen these genres to take a look into their ... by listening to these types of music, it influences teens to become violent and start using illegal substances. Some adults have concerns about the lyrics in Hip-Hop and Rap, which contains explicit references to sex, drugs, and racism. However, I believe that even though these artists or performers spea...

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Influence of Hip-Hop Controversy has always been a prominent characteristic of popular music throughout the twentieth century. Whether it be the controversy surrounding Elvis' swinging hips, the Doors' suggestive lyrics, or Alice Cooper's stage ... controversy always seems to be followed by undue criticism from the media. One form of musical expression that has been in the news recently because of its negative attention is hip-hop. Rap, a relatively new form of musical exposition, has been criticized for its so-called anti-women lyrics. Some have even said that these types of lyrics are veer...

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... , in each paradine of the human experience instinctively and systematically change the music of the past to represent the realities of the present. In this century, black music, more specifically Hip Hop/Soul music, has been that music that has brought to plain view that which evidences our humanity - hope, hurt, joy and passion - in such a way that the world has no ... ...

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... how much attention the wife was getting it is certainly not all the attention needed. In Jeff Chang's article, "It's a Hip Hop World, " he states that hip-hop is a way of life that can be influenced by many different cultures around the world. He also says that it allows the youth ... origins. In a culture where their music has changed very little, country was heavily impacted by the song's brave hip-hop participation. I believe that the song as participation in hip-hop is using the cultures need for change in its favor. People everywhere love country music, but this song exposed people...

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... quot;Stop" fast enough. It was so much worse than I remembered and I regretted giving it a listen. Thankfully, on May 20, 2004, the Christian Hip-Hop industry was forever changed. That was the date that Lecrae released his first album, "Real Talk". After his debut album reached 29 on the Billboard ... the rest is history. Lecrae's third album "Rehab" hit 16 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it one of the highest selling Christian hip-hop albums at that point in time. On September 4, 2012, Lecrae released "Gravity". This album debuted at 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, demonstrating ... ...

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... Who would have thought that by moving the record back and forth could create its own class of music? Most people get Rap and Hip-Hop mixed up. Rap and Hip-Hop are two total different things. When you refer to Rap you are referring to the MCs (master of ceremonies) and DJ, but when ... player because you might break the needle or you might damage the record. In early 70's it was the birth of Hip-Hop DJs. 1969 - Kool Herc, considered to be the first hip-hop DJ develops "Cutting Breaks." Kool Herc adapted his style by chanting over the instrumental or percussion sections of the day's ... G...

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... full of original elements, and it`s also a place where people can show others what they five got and who they are. Within this original society called Hip Hop, there are basically four main elements of MC, Break, Tag, and DJ. And each is represented by millions of people all over the globe. When the ... their people, and its no different from a farmer singing about his cows and chickens in Idaho. Besides, Gangster Rap isn t the only type of Hip Hop music, its actually only a small sect of it all. Many rappers put out lyrics about what they believe in, their own philosophies, entertainin...

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... culture full of original elements, and its also a place where people can show others what theyve got and who they are. Within this original society called Hip Hop, there are basically four main elements of MC, Break, Tag, and DJ. And each is represented by millions of people all over the globe. When ... their people, and its no different from a farmer singing about his cows and chickens in Idaho. Besides, Gangster Rap isn t the only type of Hip Hop music, its actually only a small sect of it all. Many rappers put out lyrics about what they believe in, their own philosophies, entertaini...

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... this style from poetry and everyday life. Through television shows like BET's Rap City and Yo! MTV Raps and a succession of Hollywood movies, hip-hop gained millions of new fans across America, in places far removed from the genre's Bronx roots. It spread to nearly every continent gaining more cultural ... significance as the years rolled by. Today it is one of the most potent and successful musical forms of the 20th Century. Hip-Hop is the voice of a generation that refused to be silenced by urban poverty, a local phenomenon fueled with so much passion and truth it ... Connection. From ...

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