... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... the causes and effects of its popularity. Rap evolved from the writings and music of the Last Poets. Rap isn't just a form of music; it helped create a whole culture called Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop originated from the ghettos of the Bronx in New York City. Break-dancers, graffiti artists, djs, and emcees are all apart of the ... hip-hop culture. A song called "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugar hill Gang was the first rap song to go mainstream. There were rap songs before this (1979), but "Rapper's Delight" started the ... earrings, and the list can go on and on. I think rap is popular because it...

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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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... ? Bounce dancing is a part of the New Orleans dance culture. Many cities in surrounding areas admire their style. In their clubs there dances are done in groups are partners. The hip-hop in the club excites everyone and the dance floor is crowed with people. Nashville clubs dancers are usually among the walls waiting for some one to step on the dance ... Orleans have similarities like people, clubs, foods and making money for the city. However, New Orleans people are involved in excitement in there day-to-day activities . The clubs are hip, food is fantastic it will leave an unforgettabl...

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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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... as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis; all connoisseurs of jazz. It also had an influence on many other types of music including Rock and Roll, Jazz Fusion, and Hip Hop. However, many black musicians were angry. Feeling that the white man had stolen from them what they had worked so hard to make their own: Jazz. It reflected so well ... ...

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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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... to have been "King Tim III" by the Fatback Band in 1979, but there were many predecessors and early indicators of the possibilities of chanting rhymes over a musical background. Pure hip hop emerged from 1970s block parties in New York City. The block parties were closely related to sound systems in Jamaica, which were large parties, originally outdoors, thrown by owners of ... ...

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... , Eric Wilson, and Bud Gaugh formed Sublime in Long Beach, California in 1988 (Sublime History 1). They started out as a punk ska band and later added elements of reggae, ska, blues, hip-hop, surf, and rap to their music. After years of performing live shows, they released their first album entitled 40 Oz. to Freedom in 1992 (Sublime Biography 1). After releasing two more ... ...

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... word salsa which was already a familiar bandstand interjection. The 1970's were the heyday of salsa, but by the end of this decade it had to defend itself against meringue and hip hop. Next came the form of Salsa known as "Salsa Romantica". This form came about when the demand for musica caliente dropped. During this time a new generation of musicians and listeners ... ...

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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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