Alternative hip hop

With popular music being present almost everywhere today, teenagers listen to countless hours of music. Music as a whole has a variety of genres, each one particularly different. Rap music has had a very long reputation of being a form of music that represents violence, sex, gangs, drugs and alcohol abuse, and strong profane, negative attitude towards people in general. Despite all of this, rap has generated a huge fan base, made up of teenagers. Although rap is commonly seen as having a…

Hip-hop is not an art form but instead it should be considered a culture. Hip-hop is a culture that divides into 4 art forms Rap, breakdancing, graffiti, and deejaying. Each one of these art forms has their own call to fame from the slick metaphors that rap offers to the rhythmic body motions of a break dancer the tasteful images on buildings and billboards from graffiti artist all the way down to the cool hip sounds from the dj dash board. Now even though these 4 branches support the Hip-hop…

they’ll say yes. “The most interesting finding however is that hip-hop is the world's top genre, showing up on playlists more than all others, regardless of geography or language.” (Independent.com). Rap/Hip-Hop has become the fastest moving musical phenomenon in recent years, maybe even bigger than the Rock-n-Roll explosion of the 1950’s. But what makes Rap/Hip-Hop stand out from other musical genre is the fact that most Rap/Hip-Hop artists are black, or affiliated to a minority group. Rap is…

foolish claim that “hip-hop has done more damage to young African-Americans than racism in recent years.” Even the album cover, featuring Kendrick and other shirtless black males posing in front of the White House while a white male holding a gavel is laying down with his eyes crossed out, raises an eyebrow or two. Kendrick employs TPAB to publicize institutional racism and inequality while pondering his role in perpetuating the negative stereotypes that are so common in hip-hop music. The…

I grew up in a neighborhood where laughter, smiles, happiness, hope and police presence was just as rare as finding a four-leaf clover. Naturally, given the circumstances, I grew up witnessing fights and listening to hip hop music, where the theme of a song often talked about getting revenge on a certain individual or group. Tupac Shakur once said “Revenge is like the sweetest joy” and until not too long ago, it was a quote by which I lived by. Much like Hamlet, who got told by his father's…

In the Light of Hip-Hop American culture has been driven in various directions fueled by different trends which have captivated the minds and hearts of millions of people. One trend, which is a music genre, has given rise to controversy and heated debates on whether it is a good or bad influence. Hip-Hop music has changed the American culture and its effects have reached extensive grounds universally. As the Hip-Hop music started to become an important aspect of American culture, it was not…

Dedicated”. In the following year he released the album “Section.80”. By that time he had a lot of Internet followers and he used that platform to get his message across about how he feels about the world. He also made music with several famous artists in hip-hop including Busta Rhymes and Snoop Dogg. Kendrick Lamar made one of his biggest chart topping albums in 2012 titled “Good Kid M.A.A.D City” (my favorite). He made the Billboard top 200 and sold 242,000 copies in its first week. His hit…

For my Zine I wanted to stay in the music area, but take a focus into a specific subgenre in the music industry called “Trap Rap” and research more for myself and its growing audience. The term "trap" is used to refer to the place where all types of drug deals are made and they incorporate their trap lifestyle into their music career. This topic is nothing new to me I’ve been listening to music, and specifically this type since I was still in the car seat. My first introduction to trap rap was…

In My City: Denver, CO & Top Flite Empire After reviewing the documentary at the HipHopDX.com offices, we discovered that we wanted the film to flow a bit differently. Because Kelly Nikole of HipHopDX.com is a very important participant in the In My City storyline, we would like the majority of the narration to be in a 1st person perspective. Here are our suggestions. After the In My City introduction, we’d like Kelly to explain how & where she met Top Flite Empire: • What were your initial…

You can take the man out of the city, but you can’t take the city out of the man. Hip hop began in Brooklyn and at first had the message of getting out of gangs and not getting into conflicts with the law. Now hip hop is everywhere and has a message of defiance. Hip hop has completely changed from how it was, but that doesn't changes the impact that it made. Hip hop started as a way to pass time, and for people to take their experiences to make something inspirational and positive out of them.…