We've reached the end of our class. This is usually the time where I like to ask you to reflect on what you've learned. What stood out to you the most and why? Yesterday, many of you indicated that there is a future for Hip-Hop. If you believe this, where do you anticipate its next impact? And, we must remember that sometimes impact can be both positive and negative. Thank you! I look forward to your responses! Due by Wed., 6/22/16 by 9:30am EST.
Well before this class I really didn't know to much about hip hop as far as where it originated and who started it. I do believe that there has been a drastic change from hip hop back then to what hip hop is today. Back then it was more about the lyrics and the song having a meaning to it, where now all you need is a good beat and to be able to dance to it. I belly that there are some artist that are trying to bring back the true meaning of hip hop. The way the industry is today it is more about the money then the music. When we have artist like Kendrick Lamar , J Cole, and Jay Z I think that hip hop want die and there is a great future ahead for it. This a song that reminds me where hip hop would be.
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Hip hop was born at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the South of Bronx in New York in the early 70s.DJ Kool Herc who originated from Kingston Jamaica was the father of hip hop. He was famous for using two turntables to prolong short beats in records that keeps people on the dance floor. Hip hop consisted of M-cing, Deejayin and graffiti. Hip hop is now all over the world. Hip hop was a movement and African American culture. Hip hop was about youths in the Bronx using music to tell their struggles and sending H their message out to the world. Hip hop was underground until Sugar Hill Gang release a single in 1979 "Rappers Delight".That single brought hip hop into the lime light. Hip hop was recreation for the youth. Hip hop came with break dancing, fashion and new words that has been incorporated into the English dictionary. Hip hop was about story telling, informing the people about what was going on. Hip hop now is about bragging how many women these rappers have, talking about drugs and guns and dehumanizing women using them as sex objects in video and calling them bitches and hoes. How hip hop has glamorize gangster attitude and behavior. The commercialization of hip hop has affected the purpose of hip hop. Not much respect is given to female artist who stay true to theselves and refuse to allow the industry to sexualize them so the can sell records.
ReplyDeleteWhat stood out to me most was the brilliance of how black youths with the minimal education they got, build their own speakers from scratch. These black youths invented some of these technologies we enjoy today with no credit given to them. Also the transmitting of antigay beliefs but these same artists are using these gays as choreographers and make up artists. Also the hyper masculinity they are portraying and homo thuggin, some gay rappers who are hiding behind their sexuality.
I believe their is a future for hip hop, I can see in the near future some African entrepreneur coming together with their own record company resigning these black rappers and allow them to be original one more time, that is back to story telling, being the voice of the oppress without being told what to do and what not to do. Artist can live up to the purpose of hip hop once again.
Hip hop originated in Bronx New York during the 1970's. It's a multicultural practice that consists of Deejaying , MC'ing, Grafitti, and break dancing. Famous hitters such as DJ Kool Herc is the father of HipHop, who focused on speeding songs up to get a brilliant and more Hip sound. Hip hop has shaped the identifies of many. Men are gangsta rappers and pimps, while women are bitches, hoes, Afrocentric queens, or Eurocentric's (gangsta boo's). During the 1970's, families experienced gentrification in which families were forced to move to new projects. It was then, that the black community faced poverty, hard time, and systematic violence. These hard times, and raw experiences of drug life, pimp life, etc, were depicted in street literature.
ReplyDeleteI do not believe that their is a future for hip hop because hip hop is not black owned. The white man owns hip hop. The labels dictate and control what artist rap about or they're image. Back then, many rapped just because they loved hip hop, but now everything is about money. Potential true artist such as j.cole and Kendrick Lamar has the potential to change HipHop, however , they can't do it alone. Majority of hip hop artist today aren't lyrically talented and do not rap about meaning. Rap today consists of violence, bitches, and hoes.
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What stood out to me the most in class was the use of strategic queerness in hip hop. Although in hip hop gay and trans bashing is prevalent, homoerotic behaviors are also used to gain followers in the industry. I find it kind of sad that you bash your biggest supporters because of homophobia, but use their trends and life style and profit off of it. I do not believe that hip hop can be saved unless we as a people get out of this new age of fast money, fast women and fast cars mentality and try to reach the substance and essence of music. Most rappers would not make it in the industry today if they had to rap like the artists did when hip hop was first founded. Until we stray from music like kodak black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X4uCfk2P1w
ReplyDeleteand get back to music that is not only a catchy beat like J. Cole or Kendrick Lamar, music with a real message
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofXKwpiVqc4 hip hop will not be saved.
I found that to be very interesting as well. I thought certain things in Hip Hop were gay and now I know how to explain how and why things are non normative Herero behavior(not necessarily gay$
DeleteLooking back on this class I have learned some interesting things. For one when Hip Hop started it seemed that lyrics was very important to the artist instead of just putting out anything they cared about their lyrics. I personally disagree that Hip Hop can be saved. It is too many artists out now that do not care about lyrics or messages with their music. Everybody now just cares about the money they have the potential to make. It sucks to say but the terrible artists are outshining the positive ones right now. Since this is happening it is becoming an abundant list of artists that is mainstream who simply can not rap and the ones that are dope to listen to seem to not be able to catch a break because they will not allow the industry to change them which is very admirable to me.
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also, another song from the past that really had a message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LahcSFleKm8
ReplyDeleteI honestly never knew the history of hip-hop before this class. Yes, I listen to it all the time but as far as the meaning and going in dept. I never knew about it even some of the terms are new to me such as Braggadocio which means bragging or boosting. I've also learned of new people such as Jean Grae and Sarah Bartman. And what stood out to me the most is Homothuggin' which means acting like a gangsta but is really gay. and also Queer identity I think this was by far my favorite conversation because I see this a lot in my generation and its common for the music I listen to today. For instance Rich Homie is by far my favorite person I go see him anywhere he performs. Now after making this connection I would defiantly put him in the queer category because he wears tight fitting clothes. I do believe hip hop can be saved we have people like Kendrick Lamar who is bringing the real hip-hop back so hopefully over the next few years it will make a change for the better.
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What stood out the most was the founding fathers of hip-hop. I never really knew that there were dj's out there that created their own speakers, found their own tunes, and people actually enjoyed it. I believe the next impact of hip-hop is when artist start really paying attention to what is going on outside of their world. When artist really look at themselves and realize what type of message they really are sending, and how can they correct their mistakes. I believe hip-hop will change with each generation. With mine its about drugs, sex, and violence. The generation before us it was about having a good time. Who knows what it would be about with the next generation coming up, and everything that is going on.
ReplyDeleteWhat stood out to me the most about this class is that it proved all my previous thoughts and theories to be right. Hip Hop is not just some racket that about meaningless violence, etc. like our grandparents say,but it started as and will continue to be a strong artistic statement that defies odds. I anticipate hip hop's impact to be a gradual but steady uprising within the youth, hip hop has always been about the youth and what they believe and i definitely believe thats where we are in the state of hip hop currently. I believe more and more hip hop will be able to spill over and make changes in other areas of our world such as politics and civil rights, the right artists are out there they just need to be heard. The negative affects however could be the result of too many rappers rapping the same popular redundant trap lifestyle, many young people who dont even live these lives are suddenly fascinated by it because of these artists now.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed learning about the purpose of Hip Hop! I learned a lot about why and how it is so important to Black culture. For example, when I learned that AAL was formed intentionally as to rebel against White Supremacy. I found that to be very interesting and provided a sense of purpose and relation in regards to Hip Hop and its importance in Black Culture.
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ReplyDeleteI really the discussions of this class. I loved how we discussed hip hop as the form of literature that it really is. Before taking the class I did't think that we could go in such dept when discussing some of the elements of hip hop. I never thought terms like performativity, liminal space, and braggadocio would be used when discussing hip hop. Society has really made hip hop seem dumb and uneducated but this class has taught me otherwise. What thing that really stood out to me in the class was how in the early years of hip hop, some people were making speakers from scratch. Thats interesting because the people who made these speakers scored low on standardized test. This shows me that hip hop forces some people to use their intelligence in ways that they never thought they could. I believe there is a future for hip hop. Hip hop has gone way beyond just urban communities now. It almost seems like now more white people listen to hip hop music than blacks do. Hip Hop is also making a huge impact on TV shows and Sports. I see alot of reality tv shows that are about the lives of hip hop artist like "flavor of love" and "Love and Hip Hop". I also see alot of athletes doing dances that have come with hip hop music. Last football season, Football Player Cam Newton made the "dab" dance very popular. All of america was dabbing during the season. Although hip hop is expanding, the negative impact is that now the history of hip hop and fading away. As Hip Hop has become more popular the core elements like Dj'ing, break dancing, and graffiti have been eliminated from its culture.
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DeleteThis class took my by surprise. I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into when signing up. A lot took me by surprise! Coming from a background where I was not familiar with a lot of the things we discussed, I learned a lot! What had the most impact on me was probably learning about TuPac. I knew of him but I did not know the impact that he made on Hip Hop, nor did I know about the knowledge he had on the world as a whole. For Hip Hop to be saved I think a big epidemic will have to come from the streets of New York where it all started. Some of these artist are going to have to make a move in a direction many of them probably wouldn't want to go it. The big CEO's are going to have to let the artist be themselves, and risk the loss of money. So many negative things have happened and yet Hip Hop has not brought the culture piece back into it. I think it is going to have to be a positive change to make it what it once was. Someone big is going to have to finally speak up for Hip Hop and make a change in what they do.
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