perspective-4
Analysis--4
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Connections-4
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
essay
Kina Albert
12/5/07
Digital Portfolio
The culture of rap
Hip Hop has come to seen as a unique fusion of local music, language and cultural values arranged on a tableau of hip-hop music and cultural. Rap has grown to become a popular music around the world, but since the 1970s it has change tremendously, and many cultures has adopted and adapted aspects of hip hop to make it their own.
Rap music or hip-hop genre was originated in the mid 1970s among black and Hispanic performers in New York. Rap music officially came from the west Bronx. It was first associated with an athletic style of dancing known as break dancing. The word rap derived from a 1960s slang word for conservation, generally consists of chanted, often-improvised street poetry accompanied by a montage of well-know recordings, usually disco or funk. Rappers today sample most of their music. Sampling is one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording. It can be a piece of hardware or computer program on a digital computer. Other ‘’samples’’ consist of one part of a song, such as a break used in another. To well known examples include the sample of Rick James ‘’ Super Freak and Mc Hammer ‘’ U Can’t touch this.
The four elements of rap are Emceeing, Dj.ing, break dancing and graffiti art. The term rap music, it is also used to refer specific all to the practice of rapping. The roots of rap gre found in African American and west African music, The griots of west Africa are a group of traveling singers and poets, who’s musical style is reminiscent of hip hop. Early rap groups included Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa and the Beastie Boys, and unlike today the new rappers are 50cent T.i, Jay .Z and more. Those rappers bought a new meaning.
Rap has influenced many forms of popular culture, film and has incorporated into pop music. Rap started out good but over the years it has change rapidly. Back in the day rap was all about the art, which include the clothing and the freestyles. Rap now has more violence, and the lyrics change. Rap is about the art, but generations has come and showed their own vision of rap. Today rap is more about making money, power and getting with women, you look at rap videos today and all you see is women using the body as art, but back then it was all about the gold.
Today when you look at a rap video it is more about men show that they have control over women because of the money they are making. Rap videos are being watched today by teenagers and even younger. Rappers today goes to the extreme with rap videos, and kids watch it and act it out because they look up to them and also they think it is cool. For me personally I do not watch rap videos most of the time, but when I do watch rap videos and I see women doing the things they are doing the first thing that comes to my mind is that they could do better.
12/5/07
Digital Portfolio
The culture of rap
Hip Hop has come to seen as a unique fusion of local music, language and cultural values arranged on a tableau of hip-hop music and cultural. Rap has grown to become a popular music around the world, but since the 1970s it has change tremendously, and many cultures has adopted and adapted aspects of hip hop to make it their own.
Rap music or hip-hop genre was originated in the mid 1970s among black and Hispanic performers in New York. Rap music officially came from the west Bronx. It was first associated with an athletic style of dancing known as break dancing. The word rap derived from a 1960s slang word for conservation, generally consists of chanted, often-improvised street poetry accompanied by a montage of well-know recordings, usually disco or funk. Rappers today sample most of their music. Sampling is one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording. It can be a piece of hardware or computer program on a digital computer. Other ‘’samples’’ consist of one part of a song, such as a break used in another. To well known examples include the sample of Rick James ‘’ Super Freak and Mc Hammer ‘’ U Can’t touch this.
The four elements of rap are Emceeing, Dj.ing, break dancing and graffiti art. The term rap music, it is also used to refer specific all to the practice of rapping. The roots of rap gre found in African American and west African music, The griots of west Africa are a group of traveling singers and poets, who’s musical style is reminiscent of hip hop. Early rap groups included Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa and the Beastie Boys, and unlike today the new rappers are 50cent T.i, Jay .Z and more. Those rappers bought a new meaning.
Rap has influenced many forms of popular culture, film and has incorporated into pop music. Rap started out good but over the years it has change rapidly. Back in the day rap was all about the art, which include the clothing and the freestyles. Rap now has more violence, and the lyrics change. Rap is about the art, but generations has come and showed their own vision of rap. Today rap is more about making money, power and getting with women, you look at rap videos today and all you see is women using the body as art, but back then it was all about the gold.
Today when you look at a rap video it is more about men show that they have control over women because of the money they are making. Rap videos are being watched today by teenagers and even younger. Rappers today goes to the extreme with rap videos, and kids watch it and act it out because they look up to them and also they think it is cool. For me personally I do not watch rap videos most of the time, but when I do watch rap videos and I see women doing the things they are doing the first thing that comes to my mind is that they could do better.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
my essay
my essay is and argumentative essay, because this my vision of rap music, and everybody has different views of rap music, whether its good or bad.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
thesis question/thesis statement
thesis question- How has rap change since it began in the 1970s?
Thesis statement- Rap has grew to become a popular music around the world, but since the 1970s it has change tremendously.
Thesis statement- Rap has grew to become a popular music around the world, but since the 1970s it has change tremendously.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Friday, October 5, 2007
materials needed for project
1.pictures for slideshow.
2.reseach from the computer based on the two cultures, I picked.
3.acess to a computer.
I don't need much materials because most part have to be done on the computer, like my powerpoint presentation
2.reseach from the computer based on the two cultures, I picked.
3.acess to a computer.
I don't need much materials because most part have to be done on the computer, like my powerpoint presentation
Friday, September 28, 2007
Questions for project
What are this Ashanti's and Indians like?
What kinds of music do they listen to?
what is their religons beliefs?
What part of the world can you find the Ashanti's and Indians?
What kind of art to their create?
What kinds of food do they eat?
Do they farm?
How do they dress?
This question matter to me because it will make my paper fun to read and also in order to learn about a culture thats the question you need to ask, to learn about somebody's cultures. The same thing goes to me, somebody wantto learn about my culture/ background they will ask me the same question.
What kinds of music do they listen to?
what is their religons beliefs?
What part of the world can you find the Ashanti's and Indians?
What kind of art to their create?
What kinds of food do they eat?
Do they farm?
How do they dress?
This question matter to me because it will make my paper fun to read and also in order to learn about a culture thats the question you need to ask, to learn about somebody's cultures. The same thing goes to me, somebody wantto learn about my culture/ background they will ask me the same question.
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