Hip hop music Summary

In the 1930's, music was very boring. All that was playing in the clubs around the country was Big Band music, a dull form of jazz that left listeners wanting more of a beat and rhythm so that they c... Read more

Ethics of The Music Industry Hip-hop culture has been socially labeled as deviant, a counter-culture, un-American because of its lack of moral. Specifically, "gangsta rap" which glorifies guns, sex, ... Read more

Despite the change in hip hop over the last 25 years hip hop artists try to revive the true foundation of the hip hop community. Since the beginning of it's start in the late 70's... Read more

Rap is a form of popular music developed especially in African - American urban communities and is characterized by spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics with a syncopated, repetitive rhythmic accompanime... Read more

There are so many different kinds of music in the world today. Musicians have their own style of composing different kinds of music to express themselves in various ways. Some musicians choose to use ... Read more

In the 1970's, a subculture emerged from the Bronx in New York City (Rose 1994; George 1998). At the heart of this subculture were artists that expressed themselves through four different mediums;... Read more

Hip-hop culture is everywhere. The culture, which encompasses rapping, deejaying, break-dancing and graffiti-writing, has become so popular that it has entered mainstream fashion and modern language... Read more