The Evolution of Woman's Image in Hip-Hop and Pop Hip-Hop and pop is a culture of today in genre of music that many, mostly a younger demographic are drawn to it. Hip-Hop culture is now commonly recognized by it’s fundamental elements; such as, rapping, dancing, lyrics, beat, urban and apparently relevance which are viewed as an art. Hip-hop and pop are constantly evolving and incorporating different and new aspects to it and it’s just going to continue to grow within the next decades. Hip-hop
Chapter two Hip hop throughout the years Hip hop culture rose out of disappointment and frustration. In the seventies the Civil Rights Movement ended but African American in some parts of the US still struggled. Out of troubled urban centres came hip hop. Hip Hop has changed significantly throughout the years and today it is a prominent part of popular fashion as a whole across the world and for all ethnicities. Over its history Hip Hop has taken many forms. From New York City’s obsession with fresh
It is funny how evolution goes. Nothing remains constant over time. Dance craves hairstyles, clothes, and even the sound of Hip-Hop changes. The cause for evolution brings about different tastes and genres, new artist, different lyrical talent, and a fresh beat. As I take a look at Hip-Hop in the 1990’s I witness the pop rhythms, the house party beats, and the greatest hits. Even though the sounds have changed 90’s hip-hop still has an impact on listeners. It even has impact on the new generation
In “It’s a Hip-Hop World,” Jeff Chang (2007) examines the evolution of hip-hop from a local form of resistance against authority to a global art of communication. With the help of the commercialization of the music industry, the author finds that the message of rap music has grown in terms of its appeal to the youth despite cultural and geographic barriers. Still, Chang (2007) notes that there is friction between the trend of hip-hop’s commercialization and hip-hop’s earlier and continuing role as
Annotated Bibliography Scott, J. (2004). Sublimating hip-hop: Rap music in white America. Socialism and democracy, 135-155. Jonathan Scott starts his article mentioning the advantage white people have in the hip-hop industry and continues with Hilton Als book, where he described Marshall Mathers (Eminem) as “white on the outside, black on the inside “. However why is this true is it because Eminem has the same view of African American on politics, or because he is truly acknowledge and respected
Hip Hop stems from the cultures of New York and Los Angeles. During the late 70s and 80s in New York, specifically the South Bronx, Hip-Hop is born. African Americans and other minorities, living in poverty, like Puerto Rican immigrants, dominated the South Bronx at this time. Drugs and gangs permeated the economically weak city. Segregation was very much alive in New York but not just between African Americans and whites, but between other people of color. While feuds between African American street
According to KIx from the article “Hip Hop Is No Longer Cooler Than Me”, the music genre of hip hop has become an embarrassment. He goes on to explain that it is not that he doesn't understand the evolution of the genre, or that he is angry in any way, but that he is just simply embarrassed that hip hop artist nowadays choose to only do what they are capable of, but this is only one of the theories brought about in this article. There is no doubt that the hip hop genre is nothing like what it used
In the book “The Real Hip-Hop: The Battle for Knowledge Power and Respect in the LA Underground” Marcyliena Morgan gives a very detailed account of the characteristics of different people and the differences between them in Los Angeles’s Good Life/Project Blowed. This was a freestyle rap venue/workshop where MCs from all different parts of the city met and challenged, developed and criticised each other’s improvised rap performances. It began on a Thursday night in the Crenshaw neighbourhood in 1994
Introduction The evolution of hip hop as a cultural phenomenon has affected majority of the youths’ culture across the globe (Alridge & Stewart, 2005). Hip Hop functions as a form of expression and a substitute to urban issues confronting people’s lives including racial discrimination, poverty, and underemployment. Rap music, along with language, dance styles, and fashion, has been the different forms of expression incorporated in hip hop. For a lot of African Americans, hip hop is their cultural
Since the evolution of music videos in the 1980s, artists have produced videos for promotional or artistic purposes. While modern music videos are primarily used as a marketing device, both John Lennon and Macklemore have developed artistic videos which force the audience to consider the issues of world peace and gay rights. Although the techniques used in both music videos differ, the underlying message of social justice is evident through the lyrics of their songs. Both Imagine and Same Love, prove