... 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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... 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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... 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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... graffiti. In Simon & Garfunkel's, folk rock song, "Sounds of Silence" they say, "The words of the prophets were written on the subway walls and the tenement halls- In more recent hip-hop/rap songs graffiti is still talked about. In Cormega's song "Testament", he says, "So never questioned it/ poetry I'm manifestin' it/ Graffiti filled testament". You can see how times change, but ... is a personal history of graffiti." (qtd. in Dennant 21). Graffiti is joined to hip-hop at the hip and arose with it in New York and Philadelphia. As you saw references to graffiti are made very often in hi...

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... other new writing on it." By 1971, the graffiti movement had reached new levels of awareness in the city's environment. The practice was heavily promoted by the brand-new hip-hop culture and New York's downtown art scene at the time; most of the writers part of the poor minority youth community, usually under 18 years old. As spray-paint improved ... ...

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... down building under poor conditions. This gives out the image that all black people live in poverty. The movie "Belly", which takes places in New York, has a cast of black hip hop artists in which they will do everything and anything to get money. They sell drugs, rob clubs, and murder "niggas" just be happy. The use of the word "nigga" and ... ...

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... from others already there. New York City is also the home of MTV and BET, another interest of mine as an adolescent, thus making the city huge on pop and hip hop culture. The city teaches me the latest on urban fashions, music, and lifestyle. I have always been a city girl and plan on going to law school at New York University to ... ...

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