Hip-Hop's influence on culture
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Table of Contents
- Introduction.
- Hip-hop culture.
- Hip-hop creed - 'keepin' it real'.
- Hip-hop vs jazz.
- The current crop of hip-hop artists.
- The critic bell hooks.
- Conscious rap.
- Conclusion.
Abstract
hip-hop, over the course of the past thirty years had grown from an improvisational street art in the South Bronx section of New York City to a multi-billion dollar business and cultural phenomenon. hip-hop is thus also a major cultural influence. In the same way jazz gave us words like "cool" and "funky", slang from hip-hop has rapidly entered everyone's vocabularies. Visions of the urban experience-including gang and individual violence - are heavily informed by hip-hop, as are visions of wealth and consumption. hip-hop culture is virtually everywhere: television, radio, film, magazines, art galleries, and in "underground" culture. It has even surfaced in congressional hearings. hip-hop is the currency of popular culture in America today. Taylor and Taylor (2004) put it simply:
hip-hop is no longer limited to rap music and break dancing; today it represents a multi-billion dollar industry that influences everything from automotive design and fashion to prime time television programming, collegiate and professional sports, mass media marketing, and Madison Avenue advertising. Today hip-hop is for many a way of life, a culture that is intricately woven into every aspect of their daily lives. (251
hip-hop is no longer limited to rap music and break dancing; today it represents a multi-billion dollar industry that influences everything from automotive design and fashion to prime time television programming, collegiate and professional sports, mass media marketing, and Madison Avenue advertising. Today hip-hop is for many a way of life, a culture that is intricately woven into every aspect of their daily lives. (251
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