How did Nas Change the Hip-Hop Music Industry? Hip Hop is a music genre that was developed in the 1970's. It consists of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted (Encyclopedia Britannica Online). This type of music has changed drastically over the past four and a half decades. It is now the most listened to music genre in the world, but it had a large leg up during the early 1990's because of the music coming out of New York City
To what extent is hip hop a form of Black Nationalism? Answer with reference to the USA and/or other relative case studies. Hip hop music has embraced and developed countless changes in its musical style, but also socially, with an influence from Black Nationalism (BN). To a large extent, hip hop can be identified as a form of BN when looking at various artists’ work from when the movement began in the 1960s, however there is an argument alongside this to suggest BN was actually vital in the development
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 identity
Should rap and hip-hop music be censored for listeners. Are certain lyrics offensive to certain people and ears. Many critics and regular ordinary people that some of our hip-hop and rap artist have offended many people ears with their demeaning lyrics. The question stands, What should be done about that. Rappers and Hip-hop artist believe they should have a way to put bad language and nasty characterizations in music without any punishment while detractors believe that their music should be censored
] “Hip-hop is understood as a culture that includes three mains forms of expression: musical, verbal, and visual.” (Durand, Lecture 1) Hip-hop has been expressed through many decades and many generations. The first, tell-tale sign of hip-hop evolving in the United States was during the slavery period when black families in the south would speak or recite a poem over music or a beat of music. This act could be referred to as “toasting”, “playing the Dozens”, or more commonly “rapping. These “toasts”
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
Compare and Contrast Subcultures: Hip hop verves Rock and Roll What would the world be like today if we didn’t have music? Pretty quiet for the most part considering music is a part of our daily lives. We constantly hear music whether we are driving in our car, watching a movie, or even playing a CD on a play set. Music is used by many individuals to express ones feelings or emotions to a certain mood or situation. Just like many people in the world, music is very diverse and varies in different
Rap also known as hip hop is a popular genre of music. Rap is spreading across the world today but back in the 1970’s rap wasn't that popular. Rap would be nothing if Coke la Rock. Some say he is the founding father of rap music. “There is not a man that can’t be thrown A Horse that can’t be rode A bull that can’t be stopped There is not a disco that I Coke La Rock can’t rock.” Rap, also known as hip-hop started in the ghetto projects in New York City (“Rap” para 1). Rap is known as a style of
of music that this paper will focus on and analyze will be Hip-Hop/ Rap. This paper will analyze how Hip-Hop music provides a meaningful and powerful outlook on African American culture and society with an
Rhythm and Blues, commonly referred to as R&B, is a musical genre that has consistently changed over time. Containing elements of jazz, soul, funk, rock, gospel, hip-hop, rap, and even electronica, R&B is arguably the most layered genre in existence. In particular, the styles and themes of classic R&B of the late 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s is dramatically different than modern R&B of the 21st century. While classic R&B is typically characterized by slow tempos, instrumentation, group singers,