I see Hip-Hop as a rose. To me, it 'grew out of concrete,' but it dies & re-emerges again. So, if I were to ask you to look into a crystal ball, where would you see Hip-Hop's origins, and what direction do you see it progressing? How "will it keep its dreams" and "learn to breathe FRESH air?"
Please include ideologies which you learned from the class, and perhaps others which you now can 'see' that we did not discuss in class (maybe some you'll identify in a peer's final presentation)?
Due: Fri., 5/4/18 by the beginning of class (9am).
Hip hop will continue to evolve into new sounds. Within this video, it talks about how it is encouraged to have a different sound. The youtuber even says that within the group organized noise and goodie mob that having a different sound from each other is praised. They didn’t want each rapper/member to have the same sound. It is refreshing to continue to hear new sounds within hip hop.
ReplyDeleteHip hop will keep its dreams of letting people use it as an emotional outlet. Hip hop was birthed as a means to engage and connect with the community and I feel that it will continue to do that. As hip hop is growing more mainstream the artist will have a bigger outreach and connection with its listener’s.
Hip hop will learn to breathe new air by creating and producing a new sound. As a society we get tired of hearing the same thing this is the reason why hip hop’s sound keeps changing. Hip hop will move to be more open and inclusive to all types of rhyme styles and flows. The beat especially will begin to evolve. For example the merging of techno and pop beats within the hip hop music. Or the introduction of mumble rap. Mumble rap is just a new sound. In the next couple years there will be a new wave of hip hop artist with a new flow or sound. I feel that hip hop will always be a art form and genre.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvlDpbxbr38
I see Hip Hops origins in the hood. The collective experience, pain and struggle faced by Black and Brown people is where Hip Hop was based in. The relatedness and closeness mostly found in hoods are why Hip Hop is so relatable. The artists joys are some of the same things that make me happy. The artists struggles are also some struggles I experience.
ReplyDeleteI see progressing in an even more creative direction. I know we refer to the current state of Hip Hop music as trash right now but I think it is important to respect the evolution. However, in the near future I do think there will be very few real hip hop artists. Those who respect the culture, spread power and knowledge, and take pride in lyricism.
Though I think Hip Hop music will fade, Hip Hop culture and Hip Hop elements will live forever. This is how hip hop will keep its dreams and breath new air. Things such as the fashion, the beats, the vernacular, the jewelry, the masculinity, which are Hip Hop culture will always live. Hip Hop attitudes, styles, slang, dress will be present in the mumble rap genre but I do not think we can consider that Hip Hop. It contains elements of Hip Hop but so does almost every genre in the world. Hip Hop must be sacred classified entity, if we seek to protect the dignity and power it once held.
The video attached shows hip hop elements in places that we may have never expected and that it exists globally. An evolution that we must respect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ixViVMoYRA
I feel that hip hop will switch from having music just under the broad umbrella of hip hop to mini sub-genres. There are people who want to preserve the old hip hop with motivational and encouraging rhymes and there are people who also want to listen to the club bangers. I feel that hip hop will split into different genres to include what everyone wants to hear. In class during the presentations, one of the guys that were interviewed answered the question “Is Hip Hop dead?” and he said that hip hop was shifting to include more people. I completely agree with this statement. Hip hop will no longer be for one specific audience.
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In the video, Tupac talks about how there is going to be different messages of hip hop in the future. He talks about how there will be a “real” side of hip hop. Then there will be a lighter version where it just talks about partying.
By being born again, hip hop will create a new form and have different styles than what most people were used to. Hip hops new versions will let it be fresh and newer. I also do believe that history will repeat itself so hip hop might go back to the way it was before like having substance and a message in the lyrics. I feel like thats how hip hop will keep its dream if it goes back to how it originated.
Hip Hop grew out of a culture that had and still does experienced so many hard times. Since then, Hip Hop has changed dramatically, and most likely still will. I don't know if we can foresee any of the shifts that will take place in Hip Hop, we just have to pay attention to it. I feel that Hip Hop will constantly be used as a way for the African American community to express ourselves, and this will allow the dreams to be kept, but there will also be music that just seems trendy and like it has no overall purpose.
ReplyDeleteRegardless of how we feel about any new music that is released, if it is different, it is a breath of fresh air. Hip Hop changes as the world changes in some negative ways and some positive ways, and I don't think we will ever have control over the changes that occur.
In this video, this man expresses the changes in Hip Hop in a comical way. I believe that the way he feels about new Hip Hop is the same way others feel (generally), but it can still be agreed that everyone does not rap that way, and that there is still more change to come, both good and bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY_AZfec82Y
Hip hop will continue to evolve to better suit current generations. There will always be individuals that have witnessed the common struggle and can lyrically express the collective grief, such as J.Cole, Wale, and Kendrick Lamar. However, rappers that have pleasing beats and less of a message will also begin to branch out of hip hop. This is simply because individuals do not want to go to the club and hear about police brutality or oppression of African Americans, instead they want a beat to dance to.Hip hop will also shift in this direction because millennials are more tolerant of all different types of individuals , allowing them a platform to showcase their non normative hip hop outlets. To "keep its dreams" while also "breathing fresh air" hip hop must learn to tolerate all types of artists, not just the individuals that ooze toxic masculinity and braggadocio.
ReplyDeleteIn the attached video,2pac speaks about the music industry and the ever changing ways. I choose to include this video because it amazed me how in the '90's he was able to predict the "falling away" of hardcore/ gangsta rap music to a softer, mellow sound that we hear today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6EZfOw7nOM
Hip-hop’s origins would be in the hood. They would be in the city streets where gentrification took place and black people had to fight to survive. From those struggles hip-hop was created. “Keeping the dreams” is the same as remembering where hip-hop came from. Remembering the starting legends who set the stage for hip-hop: DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and Afrika Bambaataa. Remembering how hip-hop originated with the four components of DJing, emceeing, breakdancing, and graffiti art and how rap originated from emceeing and continued to progress into what we have today.
ReplyDeleteThinking over into who is popular today and the direction we are currently flowing in, I believe hip-hop will continue to progress, but it will change. I believe hip-hop will have to accept the new artists that are making this radio-hits and “chart toppers”, because it’s what people want to hear. Artists like Kendrick, Drake, and J Cole will continue to be there, but I believe they are at the peak of their careers. I believe they are in the phase where their music is always considered great and they are the current leaders of hip-hop, but I believe that their careers are close to being over. Within the next 5-10 years they will go down as legends and somebody will be the new leader of hip-hop and hip-hop will continue to change. Here is an article which gives insight as to the future of hip-hop within 2018. (https://uproxx.com/hiphop/rap-2017-most-prolific-year-future-hip-hop-2018/)
At the end of the article it talks about how there are always intergenerational conflicts with who’s hot vs. who’s on the rise. This is the part where the rose is, “learning to breathe fresh air”. He pointed out that hip-hop is adaptable and that’s what it’s doing now, it is changing to make room for the new artist we are seeing today. Another female rapper (Cardi B) is in the rap game and is making hits that everybody listens to. Conscious rap songs about suicide are making it to the Grammy’s to be performed for millions on viewers. Soundcloud rappers actually have a platform and are making out of just being a Soundcloud rapper. Hip-hop is flourishing and continuing to change and adapt, and I think it’s a good thing.
If I were to look into a crystal ball and see the future of Hip Hop, I would see the elements evolving into a new generation. For many years, the most famous elements of Hip Hop culture included DJing, scratching, graffiti and b-boying. However, the next generation of Hip Hop artists will create new and unconventional experiences for themselves and for their listeners. I say this because over time we’ve witnessed technological advances and the impact it has on mainstream music. I also believe that with new innovative advances to the sound of our music is a great addition to the culture of Hip Hop because it creates a distinct sound. For example, T-Pain is an artist that brought auto tune to the forefront of his music and although some may dislike the disguise of his real voice, he will always standout for bringing a different element to Hip Hop. This has also paved ideas for other artists we hear today (Migos, Future, Travis Scott, etc.) to implement this element in their music as well. I believe that Hip Hop will keeps its dreams alive by never becoming stagnant and one dimensional. Music in general will inevitably evolve through time, but Hip Hop can only continue to change if we are adaptable to it. I think this generation of listeners definitely support and appreciate most content that is in Hip Hop today, but it appears to only be the same limited selection of rappers/artists like J.Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Jay-Z. In order for this selection to become extensive, it is the next generation of artists’ job to keep the essence of Hip Hop alive. Lastly, I believe a breath of fresh air will come from new music that opposing to what audiences normally expect. What new elements can future artists bring to the forefront that Hip Hop culture has never experienced before? In what ways can the music deliver a great message and still be remembered and reintroduced years later? Will the next generation be another asset to previous styles of music?
ReplyDeleteIn this video Kendrick Lamar is being interviewed on the advice he will give to the next generation of hip-hop artists: “what is being said?” and “what needs to be brought to the forefront?”https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=14s&v=blvcswxmPCU
ReplyDeleteI am taking hip hop and dating it back to the time of slavery in America, maybe even before then. Here is a clip from the movie "12 Years a Slave". You will see that the choir is singing the song, "Roll Jordan Roll", to commemorate and mourn the life of a fellow slave that has just died.
ReplyDeleteThey are using some of the same elements that we now identify in current and past hip hop songs. They are using call and response where someone is saying something and those around them repeat the phrase. Emcees do a similar thing when they try to get a crowd hype. Also, in this song, there is storytelling. We are told about the story of the Jordan River which is mentioned in the Bible. We identify Slick Rick, J. Cole and others like them as prominent storytellers because they take us on a journey with them through their songs. One last element that was used back in the time of slavery was symbolism. There was a hidden message in most of the songs that they sang while tilling the fields and that is also used today. There is a double meaning in some of the songs we hear today and these aspects derive, I believe, from slavery.
Hip hop now has lost some of these elements. There are few artists that take the necessary time and steps to create clever music that has a deeper meaning than what is seen on the surface. Though there are a handful that are diligent about the work they produce, there is an overwhelming percentage of artists that make music that we can bop to and has a good beat. I see hip hop as a continuous art form but that is so far removed from its roots. There will be hip hop artists but no more message, storytelling, symbolism, creativity, or authenticity.
There will be a model which rappers follow and few people to step outside the norm and bring back. But, life is all about evolution and change. Hip hop was a way to express struggles and hard times. I would hate for the world to continue on and leave the poor, poor. I would hate to still see police brutality and raping and homelessness and mental disease. With the world changing, the music will be ever changing, I just hope that it is because the world is becoming a better place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oFcFzJT7Tw
I feel that hip hop will never truly be able to go back to its roots. I know that Hip hop does go through cycles where artists will sample some of hip hops original music or it may become trendy to wear some of the clothes from that era, but I don't see many people actually taking the time to learn something from it. However hip hop will always be a way for people to express themselves.
ReplyDeleteIn it's future I can see hip hop moving away from bold hypermasculinity, I think we will begin to see it in the meanings behind the lyrics instead of just in the literal words. I feel this way because most people are moving away from gansta rap and most of the bigger trap artists have a mixtape where they a re in their feelings.
I want to see concisous female hip hop artists. We talked about how much money, time, and effort that goes into a female artist vs a male artist in class. I know the record labels haven't forgotten and I don't believe they want to take that chance again, thus, I feel like hypersexulaity and hypermasuclinity is the only thing we are going to female hip hop artists in the future.
I don't think hip hop will be able to get a breath of fresh air until we get a new umbrella term for it, or it splits of into multiple genres not under hip hop. The way it's being judged requires people to take into consideration too many artists that are completely different from each other. I think hip hop artists are suffocating under this umbrella term of hip hop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxxoPMSo6TA
ReplyDeleteThis video further explains one of the terms we used in class which is mumble rap. You can see some of hip hops real lyricists defend the term.
Asking about Hip Hop's origins brings flashes of one of the first videos that the class watched, "Rubble Kings." From the oppression, violence, and hood has come, the rise of Hip Hop and its many products. It would not be inaccurate to say that Hip Hip culture did indeed come out of concrete, a place where everyone was neglected and not expected to thrive. Nobody could have expected that the graffiti, scratching, and freestyling were magnificent as Hip Hip was first born out of the concrete. Nowadays good qualities of freestyling are hard to find and the old hip hop is living out the rest of its life. If you were to take a look into a crystal ball to see the future of hip hop you would see revolutionary beats, new trends, and continuation of expression. Recent hip hop has already heard many different beats that really engage the population. In fact many the current generation looks more closely at the beat that drives music rather than the message that it is sending. Such techniques such as sampling will continue to be used in the future. In order to breathe fresh air, Hip Hop needs to learn how to thrive off of technology--specifically social media. Social media must not be used as a distraction but as a innovative resource in order to gain more ideas. At around 7 minutes of the video they talk about how the new generation is so different.
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