... impacted the lives of every American under the age of thirty-five. For these reasons, the senseless death of a pioneer has sent shock waves through the hip-hop culture. Murder in Hip-Hop With the murder of another hip-hop legend, many have begun to compare the tragic lost of Jam Master Jay to that of Tupac "Makaveli" Shakur and Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace. ... controversial. Violence and negativity will cease to be an associate of the hip-hop culture as long as organizations such as the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network and Hip-Hop 4 Peace continue to take positive steps towar...

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... multi-billion dollar cultural phenomenon that has not only influenced the music industry, but the industries of Hollywood, fashion, literature, and magazines. Those involved in the hip-hop loop have long since witnessed the hip-hop culture transcend all expectations since its humble beginnings in the late 70s and early 80s. With notable pioneers such as Russell Simmons, Run DMC, and the Sugar ... it speaks to a lifestyle, and offers an exceptional environment for product branding. There is hardly a major consumer company around that isn't trying to cash in on hip-hop's popularity, if not ...

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... changes in music worldwide. Disc jockeys (dj's) began to sample parts from older songs, and mixed the samples together to make a song. This innovative style of music was then called Hip-Hop. Groups such as the Sugar Hill Gang were the first to demonstrate this style of music with their song "Rapper's Delight" when they sampled "Good Times" by Chic. When the ... form of rhyme poetry is added to the sampled song, it is then called Rap Hip-Hop. Rap Hip-Hop has inspired different music groups globally. Groups such as Rah-Jah (Israel), The Punjabi MC's (Pakistan) and The South Park Mexicans ...

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... reports in Nation, volume 264 issue 3, that the Oakland School Board suggested that black English, known as Ebonics, be treated as a separate language. 2. Hip-hop mostly uses this vernacular as a vehicle to express their ideas of wealth, guns, and women. This language is now being taught in some schools. C. ... In the most extreme example, many people credit mainstream hip-hop to the degrading American society. In an article published in USA Today magazine Gerald F. Kreyche wrote "Black rappers are sinking society fast. For ... of Def Jam Records who distribute and produce such artists a...

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... however; that this article comes at the very contradictory time following the event that Jam Master Jay of Run DMC, a group notorious for bringing Hip Hop out of the shiny jumpsuit look and into a casual, streetwise one was shot dead in a New York recording studio. Yes the business will ... rap isn't violent anymore, what is it? It's important to understand the general lyrical diversity of the music being created and mass exported through the hip hop industry today. I include a small sample of a song from an album that I reviewed for a website recently, which briefly touches on the subjec...

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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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... '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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... 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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... Too Seriously There are many people that believe that hip-hop music can influence one's behavior. Rap music has had a bad reputation over the last decade from the gangsta era of N.W.A to a more present-tense ... censorship against him. Lyrics such as, "You don't wanna f*** with Shady (his nickname), cause Shady, will f***** kill you,"" anger the average person that knows nothing about hip-hop culture, but to the regular rap listener, those words are nothing but another set of lyrics being heard over a track of music. "When Eartha Kitt salaciously sings "Santa Baby ... should inspire p...

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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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... created a movement which sparked outstanding literary vigor, and among many other things the commercial appeal and success of Jazz and the Blues. Hip Hop since its earliest arrival has done nothing but appeal to the thousands and millions in tune with its revolutionary sound. From the streets of ... to the suburbs of Santa Fa, its presence, wether accepted or not, was and still continues to influence mainstream America today. Modern day Hip Hop does indeed fulfil the same ingenuity and spirit as the 1920's musical Negro movement. In the early 1920's an enthusiastic post World War America...

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... women, the same cars (Bentley or a Ferrari is a must, of course), the yachts, and the same locations. For example, Jay-Z's (a long standing hip hop artist) new video consists of how many of these ladies he can fit into the convertible Mercedes Benz on the way to the house on Star Island on Miami ... Beach. Or the new hip hop sensation, Ludacris, with their diamond watches and bracelets. The difference between Ludacris and Jay-Z is that Jay-Z has been around for a long time, and ... can appreciate their rhythms/beats regardless of one's opinion on the subject such as Ice-T's "Copkilla" tr...

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... (AP Wire, December 5). Sales were solid for Bad Boy in 1995 and 1996, however 1997 was the year that the tiger was let loose on the hip-hop scene, and it has never been the same since. The year started off in March with what seemed to be a disaster. Chris Wallace a.k.a. "The ... the trial did not represent the first time a rap star had had a highly publicized brush with the law. As head of the New York-based hip-hop empire, Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs himself had been a figure in the East Coast-vs. -West Coast feuds that allegedly led to the deaths of rappers ... school was shot up, t...

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... and sell records. Another important aspect of this argument that we must analyze is how all of this violence is affecting our society. Hip-hop artists have bad reputations mostly due to the violence that seems to follow them around. I believe the reason for this is the media ... 's constant extreme focus on rap stars and their subsequent violent behaviors. The biggest story to date in the hip-hop world was the feud that went on between the east coast rappers and west coast rappers. The assumed leaders were Tupac Shakur representing the ... dead, killed by gunshot wounds. In "Bang: Guns...

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... world long ago; its members remain hidden in our society and government today.Today, the Illuminati is noticed within popular culture, more so, the hip-hop music industry. Hip-hop artists are singing about the same topics and introducing our society to a new culture ("Illuminati: Hip-hop"). A popular rapper, Dwayne Carter, nicknamed, "Lil Wayne," demonstrates satanic worship throughout his music ("Illuminati ... : Hip-hop"). He raps, "When I look into the mirror in the morning, I don't see anything" ("Illuminati: Hip-hop"). This translates into no longer having a soul. The title of his n...

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... last year. These jerseys have created one of the biggest trends setting crazes in the past ten years and are fashioned by most all-big hip-hop stars across the country; from BET to MTV. Mitchell and Ness, which is a Philadelphia sporting goods company that produces thousands of authentic ... on the universal fashion of throwback jerseys. Founder and CEO Peter Capolino had no intentions of his company Mitchell & Ness starting an "urbangear" revolution for hip-hop community. In fact the Philadelphia Inquirer said "Peter Capolino couldn't tell Jay-Z from J. Crew. He thought Puff Daddy was a...

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... 'Best Rap/Sung Collaboration', however his competitor's singles barely made it to the billboard charts, it was an easy win for Yeezus. In a dark and cliched time for rap/hip-hop Kanye attempted to raise the bar, however his ego interfered. According to The Guardian, Kanye's career as a producer began as early as the mid-nineteen nineties. Yeezy cultivated a form of ... like Nas, up until the year two-thousand. That's when Kanye was signed to Rock-A-Fella Records. The coming year Jay-Z released The Blueprint, which is known to be a rap/hip-hop classic. Kanye produced tracks on the l...

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... of "The Dynasty: Roc La Familia" which feature "I Just Wanna Love U," which was produced by The Neptunes, who now may be one of the more famous producers in all of hip-hop, rap, and even pop. He mainly continued with his non-gangster rap on this CD. The year 2001 was probably one of the biggest years of his career. He had ... ...

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... about their opinion of Sean Combs. I received a unanimous, "Biggie made him," I am more inclined to believe that Mr. Combs is the actual king maker. He has taken his knowledge of Hip-Hop culture and 3 made it a universal badge of honor. In doing so, P. Diddy has diversified his business dealings and cornered black commerce. At the age of thirty-two he has made ... ...

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