Hip-hop has been a controversial topic for many years, beginning in the 1980’s. The main issue has been whether hip-hop is truly empowering America’s culture or if it is destroying it. On the one hand, proponents of hip-hop claim that the music and the culture is a reflection of the streets, illustrates what people are going through in the ‘hood, brings people together, and can be an effective tool in politics. Artists describing gang wars, the drug scene and other illegal ventures in urban settings
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
Musical influence of French Colonies in French Music Molly Daniel Geog 4640- Population Geography France, one of the world’s superpowers that have been able to influence some global debates and discussions that ranges from several aspects of life. The aspects include social, economic, political and environmental aspects of a human relationship with each other and nature. One of the paramount aspects of human living that has been influenced by France is music. Music from this nation has been able
From his influence in fashion to his musical creativity, Kanye is no stranger to the public eye. His perception on life is self-centred, but that is because Kanye believes that if he does his best, then the rest of the universe will do its best. Unfortunately, this attitude cannot be understood by all. Proof of this is in the way the public media depict him, as being vain an self-righteous. Kanye's attitude is based on an idea, created by the mainstream hip-hop community, that “hip-hop's present