Harlem Renisance

             be controlled and a central pace can be set to give a .
             particular song a specific feel. J.A. Roger wrote, " Jazz .
             isn't just music, but also a spirit that can express itself in .
             almost everything," Rap does just the same thing, and is .
             improvised even more so by the actual lyrics of the song.
             The experience of the American urban ghetto, predominately New .
             York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, is where the struggle and .
             the voice of Hip Hop ultimately arose. Rap just like its .
             predecessors, became a tool to help escape ghetto and the .
             poverty stricken streets that surrounded it. .
             .
             Hip Hop can simply be characterized as a way to express .
             anger, anxiety, and fear, by articulating the disparities .
             witnessed and resented in every day society.
             .
             Many state that Hip hop could not be the same creation and .
             ingenious as Jazz or Blues because it is to violent. Many .
             remain unaware that Hip Hop is also a method of conflict .
             resolution. Rap is in expression, so expression is thus the .
             only action. This essentially means that artist take a "non-.
             violent-approach to things; since they are only "expressing- .
             themselves, contrary to what the general public portrays.
             Similar to artist in the renaissance, such as Chick Webb or .
             Billie Holiday, Shawn Carter and Nasir Jones, two very .
             different rappers In terms of style, rhythm, and persona, .
             still display the same message through their own .
             individualism. Hip Hop, like most emerging genres, has had a .
             difficult time gaining mainstream exposure. It is often .
             marginalzied by mainstream radio stations that are otherwise .
             comfortable with Alternative music. Both Alternative and Hip .
             Hop are expressions of rebellion, as music has always been. .
             Rap is often stigmatized as a very gritty tale promoting .
             the use of drugs, sex, and violence. In actuality .
             it is quite the opposite. Artists describe the troubles they .
             face, with reluctance to hurt anyone, and their desire to lead .
             productive and happy lives.