POPULAR BLACK MUSIC

Created By:

Terrence Lambert

Leading Genre

Hip Hop

Rap also known as Hip Hop

Rap music is the central entertainment in black urban communities. Its business focus is maximum gross income. Some critics describe the music as a temporary outlet from inescapable, constant worries. The music produces all sorts of emotions, from hatred, cheerfulness, sadness, etc. Its main purpose is to influence the audience it seeks.

WHAT

IS HIP

HOP?

Musical Icons Point of Veiw

“The thing about hip-hop is that it's

from the underground, ideas from the

underbelly, from people who have

mostly been locked out, who have not

been recognized.” ~ Russel Simmons

“Hip-hop is supposed to uplift and

create, to educate people on a larger

level and to make a change.” ~ Doug E.

Fresh

Local Artist Response

“Hip Hop is the culture in which I'm given a platform to

communicate truth. The culture that I grew up in, the culture

that I understand & relate to. And that's why it is the culture that

I'm burdened to reach out to.” – Duoshun Pledgure, Portland,

OR

“Hip-hop is creative, original, real, uncut feelings that an

individual expresses through their life stories. It is not just music

but something greater than that..something that united a

community together when there was nothing else..there was

hip-hop.” Laura Whedon, McMinville, OR

“Hip hop is the vehicle that drives my passion and takes me

where to where I want to go.” Halfa, Portland, OR

Fans Standpoint

“hip hop is words, passion, life, rhythm, the meaning of rap is Rhythm and Poetry the question is what is hip hop the question should be what hip hop is not.” – Amber Miller, Eugne, OR

“Hip hop isn't just music, it's the culture that set guidelines and trends for young African Americans at a time when nothing in mainstream looked or sounded like them. Now it's setting trends for the world. Hip hop is as natural as breathing to me.”- Simone Tims, Portland, OR

“Hip Hop is a voice from a community unrecognized and underestimated. It paths a way for us express ourselves. It serves understanding without criticism or judgment. It DEMANDS attention and acceptance and plants seeds of hope, opportunity, and prosperity through its music.” – Sofia Bereket, Portland, OR

Tu pac

Gotta keep ya head up

Inspirational Music, Promoting Hope

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlQcJAjYxaI

This is Hip Hop at

its fullest effect. Self

expression and

motivation through

words over a

instrumental that

correlate with the

mood of the song.

Origin

The first people who made this music genre are the African Americans. Keith Cowboy, a rapper with Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five, made the term hip-hop. He was singing the words, “Hip hop hip hop," when he was teasing a friend who had just joined the US Army. The word "rap" created later and was a slang word that mean conversation. In The 1978 when hip hop was first created there were only 3 known hip hop artist: Keith Cowboy, Melly Mel, and Kid Kreo. Recording was not its primary function. It was really about entertaining and throwing parties. There was DJ who would scratch records and MC who would shout chants on the mike that rhyme and the crowd followed along as they danced. Then Hip hop took off when it started recorded and hit the public nationally.

Pioneers- First Known MCs

Keith Cowboy

Melly Mel

Kid Creole

They started together in the South Bronx

of New York in 1978. Known as Furious

Five after adding two more members to

the group later.

Cultural Influences

The Lyrics of rap come represent real life circumstances. Many of Rap Artist come from low income communities and they speak of the violence, drugs, prostitutions that seems to control their environments.

Also you can find music on political topics and presidential views.

Blacks were suppressed of equality and in the music of the early 90’s and even now, they make it very aware of how they feel and think.

Materialism

In music videos, rappers sport lavish jewelry, top designer clothes, and higher end vehicles. They promote these materials to lower class individuals who cannot afford such expensive items. Indirectly, rappers are boasting of their wealth and shaming their audience’s poverty

Bling BlingThe song peaked at #36 on the Billboards Hot100.

Material Exploitation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXDoxxlgNG0

Violence

Violence is a major motivator in rap music. The music gives violence a good name. Rappers speak on it as if it is the norm for everyday life. Guns are the most spoken about. Murder is not a topic that is shied away from, but encouraged.

Consequences not informed with the violent lyrics:

1. Death

2. Jail

Hypocrites

These same rappers that speak about violent matters, are in reality family men. They don’t ride around in their high quality cars looking for the next person to kill, but they influence their audience to do so. Instead of preaching morals and lawful action, they despise such things. Consequently, they’re encouraging their audience to commit legal acts, giving up their freedom and spending a great deal of time incarcerated. While incarcerated, their icon is free to do as he pleases, and there will no letter or visit from him.

Snoop Dogg - Murder Was The Case

Violence is Praised

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC2OpFMBReg&feature=related

Its creates a world of violence on

its on…..

Violence Behind the Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT5EJUMui5A

Role Models in Handcuffs

Popular Artist, Lil WayneT.I, Hip Hop Award Receiver And Actorhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCl

taS7mZIQ&feature=related

KRS One - Stop the violence

Fight against Violence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yo0B3kn1YI

KRS One and as well as other Hip Hop artist

pay particular attention to the message they

encourage and lyrics that represent them. They

understand that their music is being idolized by

young youths. So they make sure to spread

positive and hopeful ideas. The positive music

they influence is unfortunately not popular,

therefore their music is less heard publicly and

the violent music is heard and distributed well

through out National regions.

Parental Guidence

Parents need to monitor what their children are listening to and children need to seek their parent’s approval of what they are involved in. Entertainment is sucking the ethnics out of children and forcing them to desire an unrealistic life. Rap music is misleading to one who desires a nonviolent and free from incarceration life.

Business and Rapping

30 billion dollar industry outside the

Music Rapper are

branching out into the business world. Being marketed for products, acting, creating clothing lines, producing movies, etc. Rappers now are generating income more than ever.

Music And Presidential Resentment

Kanye West(Bush Claim) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-JLnlW5qYo

Political response to claim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClGv2kiV770&feature=related

Lil Wayne(Song dedicated to Bush) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx4y129Q-YI

Common- Song Title “Be”

Bush pushing lies, killers

immortalized

We got arms but won't reach for the

skies

It has been protested

and be strongly believed

that President Bush is

not for Black America.

These Musical Artist

express their thoughts.

Music and Presidential Support

Ludacris- OBAMA IS

HERE

http://www.youtube.c

om/watch?v=RL-

oUX2rCqc

Yes we can

http://www.youtube.co

m/watch?v=jjXyqcx-

mYY&feature=related

Education

Education is looked down upon in the rap industry. . Most rappers are high school dropouts. They persuade their viewers that education is a waste of time and teachers are only there for a paycheck. Instead, they promote distributing controlled substances for income. It’s said that one can make more than a teacher doing so.

College Dropout-

School Spirit

Education is Made a joke of…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK8qsqpLE9g

Education Promotion

Nas- I know I can

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWbpmOO9HRA&playnext=1&list=PLB9EE77D8C8059D58&index=6

Lupe Fiasco

“It’s kids who wanna leave, and I encourage themGo out and see the world, never return from,Yeah you don’t come back, unless you learn some”

On Thanksgiving and Christmas we go out and give

turkeys and food to the families that can't afford to

have nice Thanksgiving dinners, and on Christmas we

go around and give a certain amount of toys to the

less fortunate families that probably wont be able to

shop and afford to trade gifts," Chingy told

AllHipHop.com.

Giving Back

"I did this event in St.

Louis and Russell

Simmons came through

for me at the gathering

and I gave those

scholarships away to the

kids, so that was pretty

cool," Chingy said.

Women In Rap, Past and Present

MC Lyte

Nicki Minaj

A pioneer in the industry, she opened the

door for future female Hip Hop artists by

daring to do what had never been done

while doing something she loved.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7DCryjcgcE

“I

remember

seeing MC

Lyte in a

Hip-Hop

game filled

with men,

doing more

than

holding her

own.”

Is the leading woman in hip

hop currently. It is said that her lyrics

and talent are one of the rarest by a

woman ever heard and she is

outperforming men in the industry.

Hip Hop Thrives off Sex appeal of

Woman Marsh Hunt “You’ve got to slip in

through the side-door, once in do

your damage, but you’re kidding

yourselves if you think you will get

in on your own terms.”

Sex is prompted all through rap,

through lyrics, pictures and

videos. It is the forefront of its

promotion and appeal to

audience.

Back That Thang Up.. Huge Song

in 2000. No substance just sex

appeal.

NICKI MINAJ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nWOTa

p20pw

In Conclusion

Hip Hop is very valuable to me and apart of my everyday life. I listen to it as I walk to school, get dressed, work and even get ready for football games. Hip has its’ positives and also its negative. But right now in my opinion is more negative than positive. Hip hop should promote more of efficient production versus illusionary life style. A lot of kids want to be rappers and President Obama addresses this….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWordPDlJgk

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Laura Whedon, Halfa, Duoshun Pledgure, Amber Miller, Simone Tims,

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