... alternative art forms. Even the so-called underground labels have a predetermined sound that aspiring underground artist need to conform to. Twenty years ago before there was a Hip-Hop "industry", the definition of what Hip-Hop fell under the responsibility of the community. Pioneers like Grand Master Flash, Kool Herc, Afrika Bambataa, The Rock Steady Crew along with countless others who were unknown ... every facet of today's culture -- movies, television, advertising, sports, fashion, language, magazines, and especially music. All of the latest movie soundtracks that have been hot selle...

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... by each element to reach their goals they merged together to fight authority. From the 70's to today the hip-hop world has changed a lot. When the pioneers if hip-hop started to do their thing it was all about expressing ones self and showing off your skills. Though the pioneers ... but the language the style of dress and the way of expression are all part of the hip-hop culture. Hip-hop has grown to be the most powerful influence on young people throughout the world. Hip-hop has grown and transformed itself into a lifestyle, language and means of expression. Over the past several ... p...

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... to a new movement necessary to "combat" the Regan-Era of conservatism, according to Tyson. Yet this opportunity was overlooked not only by the hip-hop generation, but also by civil rights generation to which many African American leaders belong. These African American leaders initially underestimated the true impact of the ... drugs are associated with rap. "The explosive commercial success of what became known as gangsta rap, brought to the forefront a nihilistic theme in hip hop that was the antithesis of the conscious movement."(Tyson P.7) Rappers feel that they have to take on this g...

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... type of media producers should be able to have anything said or done on the production and not be censored for television or the radio. The hip-hop music industry is being hit hard with censorship on the songs and video's that are being produced. Parental advisory stickers and censorship on the songs ... music of the past generations contained the same lyrical content, but it never was blamed for the same things that are placed on the hip hop industry. Censorship on the hip on industry is getting stricter and for the wrong reasons. Every artist in this world has special qualities and styl...

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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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... , 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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... 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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... a powerful cultural catalyst for the African American Community. First, of all majority of the music was a direct response to the values and needs of young people in the African American. Hip-Hop was not only music but also an entire subculture of the African American youth. It gave the youth an outlet to express their views on current issues, especially in politics ... . Rap and Hip-Hop also solidified the music business into an international marketplace; the artist during this time used their success in America into jumpstart the sell of their music worldwide. In addition, the ... mus...

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... any other means of expression. Because the subjects are so similar to the negative and positive aspects of life in today's society, rap and hip-hop give people something to which they can relate. Although it is not what anyone could call "clean" music, rap has made its imprint ... on living life. Because the people born in this generation have experienced many of life's hardships much younger than past generations, rap and hip-hop music provide reassurance that troubles will pass. Listening to famous artists who have become successful reminisce about their struggles and difficult times, a...

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... to live by to show their dissatisfaction. Generally Subcultures oppose mainstream norms and illustrate their disaffection by reacting in the opposite of what is expected. Subcultures such as the punk, hip hop and Rastafarian culture clearly illustrate through their societies norms through many different forms. Fashion being one of the important ways to express themselves. It is important because society can clearly ... of proving their existence, that by acknowledged for either good or bad, they get noticed and what they say gets heard".) (Hebdige,Hiding in the light). Rap lyrics in the...

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... top the charts week after week, rap videos have taken control of MTV, BET and the BOX, and there are dozens of hip hop magazines on the newsstands. A stroll on any city street in the United States reveals the proliferation of hip-hop styled apparel. The culture itself had much humbler beginnings, however. On the street corners and in the parks, young men and ... characteristics, pitch, dynamics, timbre, rhythm, melody, harmony, key, texture, form, and various others are usually mentioned. It is fascinating to see how many of these characteristics are present in the hip-hop culture, more...

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... , but many Americans still segregated our culture. African- American Culture that has been "segregated," but has greatly influence American society in many aspects including style, entertainment, language and much more. Hip hop fashion and style is a big part of American culture. Tommy HIlfiguer One of today's biggest fashion designers got his start with a target market to African American's style. His designs are ... Ralph Lauren see this and want to bring it their new and different style to mainstream Americans. Take a look into suburban Neighborhoods and look at what the kids are wear...

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... and goals arise with the wide gulf of generations in the black community. Older Americans continue to be separated from the growing hip-hop culture, and they, along with the hip-hop community, have not yet learned how to deal with this separation. Music is one of the largest rifts between the civil rights ... generation and the hip-hop generation. An increase in violence, sex, and disrespect in modern music reflects the increase in violence, sex, and disrespect in the ... no remorse, conviction, or thought of being inappropriate and inconsiderate. Goals have changed considerably with th...

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... the intended context." This is very true because the lyrics rappers use in their songs are most commonly words from their personal experiences. In essence you have to breath hip-hop to understand hip-hop. Keep in mind African American artist who have not had other means to succeed in society are not expected to generate so much social capital. So those who are ... basically on the outside looking in can not fully understand all that which is hip-hop, as well as the music genre of rap. The author uses African American history to redefine how rappers are perceived. The origin of rap music...

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... and it has always taken an influential roll on children. But when does freedom of speech become too much? Rap known in the initially as "Hip Hop" was first researched back to the Bronx in New York City. Unfortunately, rap music was (and still is) not perceived by many Americans as an ... art form, but as a fad, which they hoped, would fade away. "Hip Hop" culture was comprised of graffiti, break dancing, and the attitude and dress of the people who pledged to the society and traditions of this culture. ... Jamaican music is thought to be the origin for the "Hip Hop" culture . Jamaican ...

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... -genre of rock music has developed towards the end of 1997 in Alternative Music. One of the things this style of music is well known for is the mix of Hip-Hop music and Grunge/Rock music. Around 1994 a band called "Rage Against The Machine" came out. This band turned out to be in the same category as their past decade predecessors ... people deciding on their desired political paths. Another popular genre of music that was more destructive than any other thing was Hip-Hop. Some say it's a combination of drum beats with street poetry. I say this definition is a bit over the edge. Now, Hip...

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... acts has been banned from performing on stage and their albums have been banned from stores. I think differently because of how the censorship bureau has taken extreme efforts to ban hip-hop music and the distribution of it. "How can covering children's ears solve serious social problems like violent crime, racism, or suicide? If suppressing creative expression were the way to control ... Florida. In the 90's rap music was taking all the heat for music censorship. Rappers such as Ice-T, Public Enemy, and N.W.A. were getting the majority of the heat in the hip-hop industry. I know most o...

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... is no doubt that the culture of the society directly reflects its music. We see this through Jimmy Hendrix, and how Hip Hop music today inspires listeners to be more superficial. This paper will show how society inspires music and how music inspires society. I first started to do this research project by first ... write. When he is happy he would write a funny or happy song and when he is sad he would write a song to express his bitterness about the subject. Rap or Hip Hop has its roots within African culture and tradition. (http://www.daveyd.com/raphist 1.html0 ) Rap has evolved from ...

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... DJ Kool Herc developed the blueprint for what is now known as Rap. Rap consists of telling a rhythmic and swift story while being accompanied by some sort of instrumental track. Hip-Hop is synonymous with the culture of appreciation of Rap, as well as one that produces different danceable beats. Herc inspired the streets of the Bronx to carry on this new ... culture. Other Rap artists and followers continued to arise across the country. Currently, the Billboard charts show that Rap and Hip-Hop are the most popular genre in America. Perhaps it is because of the realism found in Rap lyric...

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... . Rock evolved from "rock 'n roll", and yes, they are different. On the other hand, Rap started in the early to mid 1990's and it evolved from "Hip-Hop". Rap is somewhat still considered "new" by a lot of people because it's only been around for about 20 years while rock is considered classic in the eyes ... of people growing up in the 60s and rap was out casted because it was vulgar, and offensive. Both rap and rock are sub-genres to bigger genres, rap to hip-hop and rock to rock 'n roll. One similarity that I found surprising is that both this genres were created by African-A...

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... was similar to what the boys did. After these horrific acts, the controversy about violent music skyrocketed. However, the controversy goes clear back. Remember when parents said that Elvis's provocative hip movements would corrupt the youth in the 60's? And let us not forget Tipper Gore who made music companies agree to put parental advisory labels on CDs that had mature ... a positive or negative effect on them? In the examples listed above, it is no doubt that music did have a factor in the events. With the recent uprising of rap and hip-hop music, violence in songs has become someth...

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... pop has become more than just music, it has become fashion statement, a form of speech and even a way of living. Although their have been many musical trends like heavy metal, hip-hop, rap, rock and others, Pop has developed into the biggest trend of all time. Pop is a combination of all music genders and all harmonic styles that incorporates modern everyday life ... ...

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... of music influenced by blacks are: a symphonic work composed by William Grant Still entitled "Afro-American Symphony." Rock-n-roll music (from its beginnings with Chuck Berry, to today's Michael Jackson), Hip-Hop music (with Sean P. Diddy Combs and Mary J. Blige topping the list, and the highly controversial style of Rap. But please keep in mind that the Rap style is just another ... ...

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