This week is a freestyle blog. You can blog on whatever you like. Think about the global impact of a music genre that started in a low income community in the Bronx. Can you think of any other music genre has had as significant an impact on people regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class or disability? Love it, or hate it, Hip-hop has shaped popular culture around the world for both the positive and the negative. As KRS-One says: Freedom is where the work is..." Think about it.
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ReplyDeleteHere is a link for a New World Order documentary. It has a few good ideas on Hip-Hop and the way it effects people on a global scale. It takes a look at individuals all over the world who are living the "hip-hop lifestyle". An interesting documentary that explores many of the same points covered in lecture.
In my opinion, no other music genre has infiltrated as many aspects of American popular culture as Hip-Hop has. Hip-Hop culture has not only influenced the things we say, do, and wear as individuals, but also how we interact with one another. I think one of the ways Hip-Hop has been able to influence so many individuals is because of the varying styles, appearances, and beliefs of Hip-Hop artists as well as how these artists "sample" from different cultures. Artists also sample from one another, whether it be their style, music, lyrics, or... name?
ReplyDeleteHere is a link to a web of various categories and the names of Hip-Hop artists that comply with those categories. My favorite category is the "Doggs".
http://popchartlab.com/index.php/poster_detail/grand_taxonomy_of_rap_names/
The only other genre I can think about that had the same fight would be rock. Both were rejected by officials as music of degenerates. Think back when it was illegal for both to be played on the radio. Luckily for rock, Pirate Radio really pushed for the rock music in Britain; whereas, hip-hop got it's major breaks from the victorious civil rights movement. Both impacted society in many facets--speech, fashion trends, openness to controversial issues, and both overcame divisions in race and status.
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ReplyDeleteOn this page it talks about how hip-hop is rapidly becoming a globalized genre of music. Different parts of hip-hop have grown out of certain traditions that have been practiced in other countries around the world. Sampling is a key element in this genre because without it, the whole spectrum of hip-hop would not be as popular as it is today.
I think all music genres have had an impact on everyone, even people of different races and ethnicities. I feel though however, hip-hop has done more for our generation than any other musical genre out there because of how many different phases hip-hop has gone through ranging from the early roots, gangsta rap in the 90’s and early 2000’s, to today’s versions including artists such as Lupe Fiasco, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, and Wiz Khalifa. Here is a link describing the outline of hip-hop from 1970-2004, http://www.realraptalk.com/f16/rap-hip-hop-timeline-1970-2004-a-143066/
ReplyDeleteHip-hop has affected so many different cultures as well as borrowed from these cultures which it has infiltrated. A lot of the hip-hop that comes out of other countries especially impoverished nations is more politically charged than that which comes out of the U.S. Hip-hop is a great tool that youth can use to express themselves and voice their opinions on issues facing them today. One artist that I found while searching this week for artists from other countries was Wagëblë who is form Senegal. With his music he really tries to empower the youth population in Africa to make a better tomorrow for themselves and future generations!
ReplyDeleteHip-hop was not the first musical genre to fully immerse itself within society, but it has stayed the longest. Hip-hop can be found in everything from fashion to politics. As a genre that started in low income communities, hip-hop has become a global language. Hip-hop has inspired artists from all over the world in every aspect of creation: graffiti, theater, and art.
ReplyDeleteThe United States has a significant influence on the rest of the world both academically and socially. One can enjoy U.S. Pop Culture all over the world this includes Hip-hop. Hip-hop has become a world-wide epidemic. It started as an inner-city African American experience, spread to the United States, and is now all over the world. It’s influence can been seen from Europe to Australia, and even in the far corners of the world. The way it affects these countries depends on their viewers. In the United States, Hip-hop can be an outlet for social change or political influence, which is how I’ve seen it working in Europe as well as other countries. For some countries, they have developed their own personal interpretation of Hip-hop for their own purposes. An example of this is in Japan. The following link is to a BBC article on Japanese Hip-hop. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3324409.stm In Japan, they have their own hip-hop stars, which write lyrics that relate more to the life in Japan than the urban streets of the United States Inner-cities.
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ReplyDeleteThis was the theme song for the World Cup and shows just how global hip-hop is and is trying to become by blending all different cultures together.
Hip-hop has influence in not only the United States, but also all over the world. The elements of the DJ, MC, graffiti, and breaking are seen in hip-hop inspired international videos. It is such a widely used phenomena, because it communicates emotions and events in an entertaining manner. The following is a link to a DJ based in England that mixes together American hip-hop songs to express a specific message. The message of this particular video is about hip-hop music itself, and how it can effect people.
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ReplyDeleteThis link above is a picture of a stuffed animal for young children. His name is Hip Hop Harry and he is a teddy bear with hip hop groove. When seeing this I just realized how broad hip-hop is and how it is effecting everyone in this world. Even the young children.
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ReplyDeleteThis group X Plastaz is based out of Tanzania. They combine elements of American hip-hop with their culture. They rap about their life and the experiences they know, much like American hip-hop artists. This is just one example of how hip-hop has spread throughout the world, and influenced other music artists.
Hip-hop has been one of the most influential music genres to surface. It has had the ability to originate out of low-income society and develop into a worldwide phenomenon. Hip-hop, as criticized or celebrated as it has been, is music for the people, by the people. Many different ages, races, and genders have connected with Hip-hop on some level. Hip-hop music has transformed to speak to people of all backgrounds, no longer just the oppressed black community. Globally, this musical genre has appealed to many different people, and has allowed them to appreciate the music and the culture; and even place their own spin on it.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dannyhoch.com/pdf/TowardsAHip-HopAesthetic.pdf
ReplyDeleteThis article written by Danny Hoch was an eye-opener to me. It explains the history of hip-hop aesthetics. Through his experiences, as well as the history of hip-hop, he lays out the elements of hip-hop and how they affect the aesthetics of hip-hop. As pointed out from what we learned, the elements of hip-hop are always affecting the aesthetics of hip-hop. Danny Hoch explains all of this in a way that is easy to understand, relatable to what we have learned, and educational as well.
I think every music genre has had some sort of impact on the world. Each type of music has its own history that come from cultural and societal experiences. No matter the genre of music each artist is expressing their views towards the world based on their own experiences and backgrounds. The worlds exposure to a vast amount of artists allows us to be exposed to various cultures and some people of the people that have hands-on experience in them. The genre of music I find just as influential as hip-hop is jazz. Jazz originated in African American communities and incorporated cultural elements from West Africa. The genre of jazz gave birth to many other sub-genres that drew on both European and African cultures. Its aesthetics, like hip-hop, have been adapted to various environments and have given rise to many distinctive styles.
ReplyDeleteI found this review over Kanye’s new album. I’ve had the tracks for a while and haven’t really dug them all like I usually do, but this review breaks down the album well and also talks about West’s theatrical and at times, over the top representation of his work and his new album. This doesn’t really show a global perspective of music, but I believe Kanye’s work, in general, is a genre all it’s own and has changed hip-hop to a certain degree, globally forever. His style is polished, he’s not like most rappers in the sense that he didn’t come from the projects, he came from a wealthy family with lots of opportunities, but in that he also bring s a new perspective to the game.
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Hip Hop is an interesting topic to think about in a global context. The same goes for the fact that it all started in the low income neighborhoods of the Bronx and spread like wildfire from then on. Being from American it seems common to hear about people in other countries being interested in our music when I know nothing of their own styles. This seems pretty typical of modern day American. Most Americans probably don’t know the Prime Minister of Canada is Stephen Harper but visitors from other countries always seemed to be well versed in our culture. Thankfully the early creators of the hip-hop genera were able to pull from bits and pieces of their ancestral heritage and put together what has been formed and reformed into what we know today as the four elements. What I have pieced together this semester is that hip hop is a melting pot of cultures repackaged into something new and then passed back to the mass all around the globe.
ReplyDeleteOver the years, Hip-hop has steadily continued to grow in popularity. The Hip-hop audience contains people of all ages, race and backgrounds. It has become a very globalized genre. Hip-hop will continue to influence people through clothing, language and other lifestyle choices. As it does so, it will also continue to influence the growth of Hip-hop all over the world.
ReplyDeleteDuring my trip to Spain and Amsterdam last week I observed many elements of Hip-hop culture such as graffiti covered buildings and hip-hop fashion labels as well as music. However I noticed that most rap music in the clubs was always mixed with a techno beat and there were no older artists featured. I thought the Christina Veran made an interesting point in stating that New York has been a home to many types of displaced “tribes” and people needed to, “make way for the new rap language(s) of this generation’s most potent and expansive youth “tribe” “. (Chang 278). It is interesting to consider the youth followers of the rap movement a “tribe” because the word alludes to the fact that there is a shared connection among those kids and that they will be a powerful, tight-knight group. The article then goes on to examine a roundtable discussion between 5 indigenous Hip-Hop artists and some questions are brought to mind, how is it that the elements of hip-hop spread globally? Is it through media, music, art or all of the above? Also what are the geographical differences found from country to country? Is there still an element of “blackness” in these new hip-hop creations?
ReplyDeleteI was interested about the Greenlandic Inuit Rappers mentioned in the article so here s a clip from the group Nuuk Posse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2xdYseLoRE&feature=related
Hip Hop's becoming as a global enterprise is made apparent by its cultural impact upon other countries around the world. The majority of foreign, overseas hip hop acts owe their inspiration to US artists, and their swagger and entourage often reflects US culture. This comes at the price of some artists being viewed as "selling out" by 'Americanizing' their styles, which is ironic when in America selling out means becoming overly mainstream and profit-oriented.
ReplyDeleteAn example of an Americanized act would be the German rapper Bushido, whose flow echoes that of some US artists, but who tries to individualize his style nevertheless, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_OYwf-iKvE (Youtube, 2009).
I believe that hip hop has reconstructed many facets that we use to express our selves. Beginning in the late 70’s with breaking and dance groups, all the way to modern rhymes that turn a blind eye to what is politically correct. Hip hop has made poetry and art relatable and interesting to many youthful audiences and has exposed word play, rhythm and has unknowingly taught iambic pentameter to many whom maintain the preconceived notions that literature is boring. But like all benefits they come at a cost: hip hop has also played a major role in igniting and stimulating consumer culture. It’s no surprise that it is also responsible for spurring negative stereotypes about ethnic and gender traditions; but within this discourse of popular beliefs has also come the notion of challenging these ideals. This is a music video that goes through the many paradoxes that arise concerning the progress and short comings of hiphop.
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http://www.highsnobiety.com/news/2010/10/21/video-new-york-minute-episode-1-midnight-marauder/
ReplyDeleteThis is an eight part mini series about the underground Hip-Hop movement in New York City. Each episode chronicles different boroughs in NYC and how the neighborhoods are shaped by the influence of Hop-Hop. One of the most interesting aspects to the series is that it is produced by a French production company. This reflects how global Hip-Hop is and how it is always important to remember where the inception of Hip-Hop was and how its' current state is.
For me, hip-hop is the music genre that has made the biggest impact. From taking this course and seeing how hip-hop has evolved over the years really shows how far it has come. It is a huge part of American culture whether or not some want to admit it and I feel that even if you say you don't like the music portion of hip-hop there is definitely another aspect you like about it. Hip-hop is everywhere and cannot be avoided.
ReplyDeleteHip hop have has gone global when I lived in for 3 months during the summer I still was about to watch all the music video on MTV. Since MTV has gone global every where in the world now can hear the sweet sound and beat of hip hop. Hip hop have inspired other cultures to take a spin on what hip hop is to them. This is a Vietnamese Rapper i was introduced by my cousin.
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When I think about Hip-hop going global, I think back to when I watched Three Kings as a kid and heard arabic rap for the first time. I had never realized that there were rappers or hip-hop artists from other countries until then.
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Hip-hop has shaped the world of popular culture in so many ways. Everywhere you look you can find hip-hop somewhere. Here is a clip from "Late Night at the Phog"-- Eminem is in the background midway through the video. Even KU basketball has adopted Hip-hop music as its own.
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ReplyDeletehiphop has clearly impacted even the smallest countries in africa. meet bangs, the sudanese rapper
In high school my best friends started a rap group called rank dhymes. They are not on youtube but I have there CD. If interested I can make you a copy and you can hear some young Minneapolis Rap.
ReplyDeleteI'm really interested in international hip-hop, and primarily in hip-hop in France. I'm sure you've all heard MC Solaar, who is kind of popular there, but now I think more popular is Supreme NTM and Assassin. At the bottom I've linked to videos by these artists. Also, I love the breaking technique people are doing in Paris lately, tecktonik. Linked is a video at the bottom.
ReplyDeleteMC SOLAAR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDuPwIGq3Nw
NTM (lots of graffiti images!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5kjpDhqq4M
ASSASSIN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCixN0s3f5A&feature=related
TECKTONIK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqYhuwu614Y
Hip-hop has become a part of my life through the music it has produced. I can relate to parts of as well as most my friends. I think my age group listens to hip-hop because we were born during the time of it stared getting mainstream. This is synonymous to why most our parents listen to Rock. I think Rock is the only other genre to have such a huge impact on the American public. These two music genres not only brought music but also a style of clothing, dancing, language, and art. This may be partially because there was no precedent like it. Hip-hop targets a culture of lower income and diverse ethnicities that have not been largely targeted before. This is important because it helps bring up social issues and gives these people a “voice” in today’s society.
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ReplyDeletePopmaster Fabel explains the history of hip hop dance. The dancing has more of a funk style to it.
The only music genre/movement that is equivalent or can relate to hip-hop, that I can think of, is rock and roll. Along with hip-hop, rock and rock and all its subdivisions created a counter culture. Rock and roll when it started ended up being the music of the youth, and now that youth has grown up but new generations of youth have adapted to the same music genre and made their own. Hip-hop is the same, it may not be as old as rock and roll but the youth that started it have grown along with it and the new generations of youth have adapted to the movement as well. Both genre and movements have shaped popular culture and other cultures around the world. One difference between the two that I can think of is that rock and roll has the Beatles which changed music in multiple genres and had/has a world following like no other artist and I cannot think of the equivalent of hip-hop to the Beatles.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a video clip of Bill O’Reilly mediating an interview between a principle of an elementary school, comprised of inner city youth and rapper Camron and producer Damon Dash. Bill O’Reilly is blaming Hip-hop artists for influencing young children to engage in violence and use inappropriate language. O’Reilly is thrown off guard when Damn Dash proves to be articulate and have common sense. Damon Dash shows that if kids look at them as role models then kids should want to be CEO’s of their own business and become successful entrepreneurs. Bill O’Reilly would rather portray Hip-hop artists in a negative light and not let Damon Dash or Camron defend themselves so he can gain the ratings he desires.