The title of the article is The Environmental Crisis: The Devil is in the Generalities, written by Ross McKitrick. It appears in the April 2008 edition of the Academic Matters journal. The author is an associate professor and director of graduate studies at the Department of Economics at the University of Guelph. In discussing the environment, the author argues that the topic is rather wide to use vague terms to define or understand it. The issue is further complicated by politicians who use it as a campaign scapegoat, in which they paint it as a crisis.
In this essay, Hip Hop Stole My Black Boy by Kiese Laymon, is a story about two boys whose dreams was to become a hip hop artist. Even though their parents did not like the idea. Laymon, says that "But as hip hop moved from the boroughs to Compton in late 80's and early 90's, daring west coast soldiers, west coast sensibilities and west of us rappers seemed more in line with our reality" (Laymon 226). I think he was referring to the two boys, because they did not like the idea of living their home town and go to another city at first, but when they move from one city to another they did enjoy it after all. The word "Cipher" was mentioned several times in this essay.
The Bridge Is Over?: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Most Influential Diss Record The debut album of Boogie Down Productions, Criminal Minded exposed the world to MC KRS-One and company. The Bridge is Over made its mark in Hip-Hop history as a classic diss song not only for the lyrics and content, but the style in which the song was presented. It combined the genres of Rock and Reggae to provide a clear yet creative message, and also serve as a testament to the mixture of genres and sounds of which created Hip-Hop.
The Hate U Give and “Changes” Comparative essay Tupac Shakur, “The Greatest Rapper of All Time”, was not only a gifted musician but an inspiration. Shakur used his gifts and was an activist in the Black Community. Music is not usually considered to be literature but I would have to disagree. Shakur defied all odds and was and still is considered a poet.
In the south region of the United States, Atlanta Georgia preferably, has been at the top of hip hop music production for the last decade. Several artists had used dance and dance instruction in combination with their lyrics to carry, and to have a concept of masculinities. Body movements works hand in hand with lyrics in the expression of masculinities, another commonly held misconception is that Black masculinity is a singular concept. Masculinities are communicated through hip-hop dance and are a non-verbal language.
“Rap Music only speaks of sexual activity, drugs, and money” Would all rap be considered dumb because of people saying these things about it? Rap was not always like this just because rap has now been “dumb” doesn 't mean it always was. I Consider rap to be great even though now it has no culture like it used to. We made rap basic and not as unique over time. Also the message in rap now is awful, but back before our generation rap was legendary it had so much culture behind it.
Dark Girls, Dear White People and The Black Power Mixtape all share similarities and have similar messages just portrayed in a different ways, from different point of views, from ones anguish to another’s very own. Dark Girls is from many different African American women point as it relates to colorism, whereas Dear White People is told from the perspective of many African American college student as they make an attempt to escalate racial tension throughout campus, and lastly The Black Power Mixtape is told from behind the lens of a group of Swedish journalist covering The Black Power Movement in the United States. Dark Girls focuses on black women and their experience in the real world, how they get through each day without completely losing it. Colorism is something that is proliferated in the African American community and white in the upper bracket in society, of a larger caliber. In the film there was powerful moment when Dr. Cheryl Grills, President of The National Association of Black Psychologists said "Beauty is just a small piece of a much bigger animal.
I remember as a young child feeling uncomfortable watching a movie with my parents when there was merely a suggestion of inappropriate behavior, but over the years my standards have “somehow” dropped. I honestly cannot pinpoint when I allowed it to become acceptable
My generation has been saturated with music that is degrading. The mainstream rappers and hip hop artists continue to thrive because of the popularity of their music. Supporters of these popular artists continue to listen to this music because they can connect to the themes represented. Many people are involved in violence and listening to mainstream rappers just reflects what they are experiencing. People also enjoy mainstream rappers because of the catchy beats and hooks.
Hip-hop culture has been the topic of various academic, social, and political discourses. Rap music, in particular, has made its way to mainstream media which is evident in the numerous films and movies that centers on what was once a part of an underground culture. Scholars explain that the popularity of hip-hop in both music and films are partly due to its potential to disseminate information, address an issue, and promote social change. Tinson and McBride (2013), for example, note that hip-hop is a “…form of critical education at the intersection of, and inseparable from political engagement” (1). Scholars further note that hip-hop’s current state “…requires frequent accounting of its engagement with the social, political, and cultural climate
Social norms have not been static, they are actually variant across time, age, gender, and ethnicity. Not only it is variant across time, age, gender, and ethnicity, but there has also been a limit of how much sexual acts have been tolerated throughout time, which have
Rap music is an expression of one’s feelings thorough poetry and instrumental. Although it has gained many accomplishments throughout society, it is still one of the most criticized genres of music. Rap music dose not promote violence; it only depicts the destruction that is happening all over America. Music should not be criticized based on its style. Rap music receives a variety of brutal critic from critics attacking the lyric that rappers use.
I’ve never really stopped to think about my own sexual history and how lifestyle, family, religious beliefs, and media has had an impact on my own sexual history. I was born in a Catholic Peruvian family, my parents moved to the United States in hopes to live the American dream but growing up my father always explained how inside the house we would live by traditional Peruvian customs. My father was very strict and over protecting when it came to me because I was his only girl. Luckily for him I was such a tomboy growing up I never thought about boys.
A survey was conducted among 2760 Americans. They proved that teenagers between the age of 14 and 17 years listened to rap music about 40 hours in a week. In England, research surveyed on 2500 adolescents proved that they listened to rap music at least 3 hours per day. Among the sixth graders, the black community listened to rap music about 89% of their time per week (Miranda and Claes, 2004). Many adolescents and children listened to the music through their iPhones and IPads.
Since the beginning of its creation in 1970 rap music has always been judged. People think of rap in a negative way because of the subjects it normally references. In some cases this is understandable but in most cases it is not. Rap just like any other form of music is a way to express thoughts and feelings that not everyone can relate to but this doesn’t mean individuals should be able to criticize the music and its listeners based off the lyrical content. Rap music has always been an intriguing topic in society.
