Hip-Hop Influence On Black Cinema

It can be seen from the analysis above that hip-hop influence media, but it also had an impact in black cinema. Films starring African American leads were rare, yet they portrayed a different points of view in the industry. Referring back to the four fundamental elements of hip hop which were major contributors to films. For instance, b-boys who were African American and Latino boys who incorporated breakdancing as part of their neighborhood. This type of dance demonstrated individuality, expression and identity among the boys. Interestingly, many viewed graffiti as vandalism, yet hip-hopers viewed their canvas as art and self expression. Likewise, rapping became one of hip-hop’s major cinematic elements. (american cinema). While on the streets

During the 1980’s music dance films were marketable entertainment. For Hollywood, they did not care about showing environmental, economic, and social challenges. They were more worried about profits they could make. However, three elements were used to demonstrate hip-hop tradition. These three elements were breakdancing, rapping, and graffiti. Out of these three, rap served as hip-hop’s major cinematic element. Rap became one of the biggest, yet controversial genres of hip-hop. Rap was criticised for being sexist, violent, and extreme use of profanity however, the youth was mesmerized by rap. Rapping was adapted from Jamaican reggae with Bronx slang as well as Afro-latin influences. Films portrayed rap in battles among other groups to show dominance. For instance, in the film House Party, the main character, Kid, and his friend, Play, end up in a rap battle. Thus, showing off their skills and exhibiting dominance among one another. Likewise, graffiti was another element that is classical in hip-hop films. As mentioned above some found graffiti as self expression while others found graffiti as vandalism. Indeed, “...graffiti writers found their own kind of freedom.” (hip hop american) In films, graffiti was something that was seen in the background. As noted earlier, graffiti was not only tagging but seen in architecture, logos, and

Hip-hop will continue to change, but it will also evolve. Not only is hip-hop one of the biggest economic resources we have learned that hip hop is also a way of life. Whether our society is a fan of hip-hop, hip-hop has influenced most of today's