Have you heard the phrase “Momma said knock you out”? If so, you've probably heard your parent sing this song. Signing with Def Jams in the 1980’s, LL Cool J showed the world a unique style of Hip-hop and Rap. A kid just 18 years old when his first song came out, LL showed the world he would he would be different. LL Cool J created an influential long-term career with his starting a new hard-hitting romantic style of rapping, influences with popular clothing lines, and paved the way leading rappers to transform into actors and continue to have a successful career. Signing with Def Jams in 1984, LL Cool J gave hip-hop a new component which is love. As Guestlist explain his type of rapping as “LL cool J’s song adopted a ‘soft’ style which bred …show more content…
As Complex stated on LL’s trademark style “LL represented a distinctly younger, rowdier style (he was only 18 at the time, after all), with track suits, his signature Kangol bucket hat and four-finger rings, which would go on to become the rap fashion standard for much of the ‘80s (Complex).” This look was very cool and when LL Cool J first came out this look was for B-boys but he definitely showed his fans anybody could wear this combination of clothing. Many people in the 80’s took on this trend, especially the bucket hat. This fashion trended spread across the world from tv shows, to other artist, to regular civilians, this style was very popular. Later on in the rap game LL’s fashion influenced Rappers like Eminem and Rick Ross, who began wearing the Kangol bucket hats (Tha Plug). Another trend that LL started from his fashion was the sprayed painted sweatshirt from the Shirt Kings (Fresh Dressed). This trend was set before LL’s sweatshirt blew up because a lot of artists were going to the shop and getting air sprayed for any type of clothing. When LL gotten himself airbrushed on a shirt it hit the magazines and the popularity begin to increase. Giving the artist company who had done his shirt popularity and everyone started getting airbrushed shirts. About every rapper and everyone had an airbrushed shirt, jacket, pants, or anything that you could wear. In Kanye West Yeezy …show more content…
He starred in the movie Kush Groove as himself rapping. This was most likely to expose his rapping skills to the world more. Later on he would become a big movie star. He started his actual acting career in 1992. He began doing all types of genre movies like comedy, thriller, and horror. He influenced other rappers to further their careers with something new. We can actually say LL helped paved the way for artist in the music industry period. Rappers like Tupac and 50 cent had started their acting careers, but it didn't go as far because of certain circumstances. Although it didn't go far they did get into the acting business that LL paved the way for them. Ice Cube and Ice T, other rappers, is actually a great example of LL Cool J’s influence. Just like LL, Cube and T started out rapping and is currently still acting in movies now. These rappers were rapping in the same era. They had different rap styles, of course, but all have been successful in their acting
The Hip-Hop Generation is a book written by the famous Bakari Kitwana in his mission to evaluate the shift that is evident between the current and past generations. He reveals several social and political aspects that have affected the black people in America. It is evident that this book has been praised by many who feel that Kitwana was successful in highlighting the major problems that black Americans face in their daily lives. Through this book, any reader will admit that the journey has been long for the blacks in their mission to find their place in the society. Racism is the main theme in this book where the author recalls the need of a supportive plan in eradicating its roots all over the globe. He defines the black Americans born between 1965 and 1984 as the ‘hip hop generationers’. This essay paper explores the major points revealed in his book. It analyses the whole book and summaries it in
Every hip-hop/rap generation a lot new fresh upcoming aspiring rappers who wishes to go down in hip-hop culture as one of the greatest. Some of them are merely one hit wonders; others go on to silicify their mark in the Hip-Hop culture becoming great artists. In the year 2006 the hip-hop world was introduced to a future superstar by the named of Lupe Fiasco. Lupe Fiasco has become one of hip-hop fastest rising superstar ever since releasing his first album. Although many listeners find some of his music very controversial, yet Fiasco is one of the few artists whose music teaches people about current events that the world has turned the blind eye to, and Lupe lyrical trickster, story teller.
His upbringing is one of an average american citizen. Being raised by his mother Donda West was a English professor lead to him living an average life. His parents divorced when he was very young. Showing interests in the ars at a very young age is something that kept promise. He took under the wing of DJ No I,D at the young age of 15, here is where he learned how to sample and mix beats.Kanye Graduated High School with decent grades and was off to Chicago State University.. He began dropped out of College at the age of 20 to focus on his music as opposed to what he was majoring which was English. He made it big by producing a majority of the songs on rapper Jay Z’s “The Blueprint”. He was still looked down upon as only a producer and not a artist. This was because he came from an a middle class upbringing. The Industry did not see him to fit in with Gangster Rap during that time period. While making his first debut album he Kanye West fell asleep behind the wheel and got into a serious car crash on which he almost died.Kanye West still worked on the album in the hospital, requesting a drum machine to be brought to the hospital. Here he recorded his his single on his First album “Through the Wire” rapping with his mouth wired shut from surgery, From his Debut album “The College Dropout” Kanye West changed the innovated the style of Hip-Hop. As stated before Gangster rap wasn't the only thing
In the words of rapper Busta Rhymes, “hip-hop reflects the truth, and the problem is that hip-hop exposes a lot of the negative truth that society tries to conceal. It’s a platform where we could offer information, but it’s also an escape” Hip-hop is a culture that emerged from the Bronx, New York, during the early 1970s. Hip-Hop was a result of African American and Latino youth redirecting their hardships brought by marginalization from society to creativity in the forms of MCing, DJing, aerosol art, and breakdancing. Hip-hop serves as a vehicle for empowerment while transcending borders, skin color, and age. However, the paper will focus on hip-hop from the Chican@-Latin@ population in the United States. In the face of oppression, the Chican@-Latin@ population utilized hip hop music as a means to voice the community’s various issues, desires, and in the process empower its people.
Hip hop is both a culture and a lifestyle. As a musical genre it is characterized by its hard hitting beats and rhythms and expressive spoken word lyrics that address topics ranging from economic disparity and inequality, to gun violence and gang affiliated activity. Though the genre emerged with greater popularity in the 1970’s, the musical elements involved and utilized have been around for many years. In this paper, we will cover the history and
The influence of Hip-Hop has never been as great as it is in this day and age. Often dismissed by a majority of America as simply a fad, hip hop has become a global phenomenon and has arguably been the most popular form of music for the past three decades. Hip-Hop has influenced art, language, fashion, culture, and sports. This music has been used to teach elementary level children, it has been taught in undergraduate universities and serves as a bridge for hundreds of philanthropies. The influence of Hip-Hop has also been felt in films. These films range from fictional works, documentaries, and autobiographies. A film known as, Something from Nothing by famous rapper Ice T sheds light on elements within Hip-Hop that have enabled the genre to reach millions of people.
The third and fourth wave of elites involved dramatic shifts in identity and economic background from old mulatto families to highly educated or skilled laborers who accumulated some wealth, however the childhood and economic background of most of Hip Hop’s echelon was far from it. Majority with the exception of Kanye West and Aubrey “Drake” Graham came from neighborhoods submerged in urban decay with families who were well below the poverty line. Most also came from broken homes with no father figure present and were a mixture of dark to medium to the lightest skin colors within the black race. To elaborate even further, each Hip Hopper within the higher echelon does not have a college education that they earned by actually attending a university
Hip hop culture has been around since the 1970s. Multiple sources all come down to the South Bronx in New York City, as the origin of hip hop culture. The culture began to take its shape within the African American, Afro-Caribbean, and Latino communities. The father of the start of this culture was a Jamaican-born DJ named Clive Campbell but also known as DJ Kool Herc. He brought forth a new sound system and the Jamaican style of “toasting.” Toasting was when Jamaicans would talk or rap over the music they played. This whole new style soon brought what is now known as DJs, B-Boys, MC’s, and graffiti artists (Kaminski).
Hip-hop started out in the Bronx in New York City with DJ Clive “Cool Herc” Campbell. A man of Jamaica, he essentially birthed the new genre of music by carrying over the Jamaican tradition of Toasting, which “is boastful poetry or over a melody provided by a deejay.” (ROOTS ‘n’ RAP, rice.edu) Its creation can be accredited to the record spinning DJ’s of the clubs of the 1970s. From this, the Master of Ceremonies (MC) was created. He would come up with creative rhymed phrases that could be delivered over a beat or acapella at dance clubs. They consisted of boasts, insults, “uptown throw downs”, and political commentary. From there, hip-hop only grew more and more popular. Being that it was created in a dominantly African American neighborhood, it became a tool for blacks to express their problems with society and be heard by the rest of the country. Though it was a microphone for African Americans to express themselves to the rest of the country, there were some other things that happened within the black community through hip-hop as well. One of these things was a diss track.
From its conception in the 1970's and throughout the 1980's, hip hop was a self-contained entity within the community that created it. This means that all the parameters set for the expression came from within the community and that it was meant for consumption by the community. Today, the audience is from outside of the community and doesn’t share the same experiences that drive the music. An artists’ success hinges on pleasing consumers, not the community. In today's world, it isn’t about music that rings true for those who share the artists' experiences, but instead, music that provides a dramatic illusion for those who will never share the experiences conveyed. This has radically changed the creative process of artists and the diversity of available music. Most notably, it has called in to question the future of hip hop.
Hip hop fashion has changed significantly during its history, and today, it is an important part of
Consequently, new school Hip-Hop is much diluted and has no originality about it whatsoever. It has even gone as far as them biting off the old school beats and rhymes and turning them into a lot of the distasteful songs heard today. Old School Hip-Hip songs always had major characteristics that set each and every artist apart and them unique, which inspired some of the best in the game like Snoop Dog, Eazy E, and Biggie Smalls. In new school Hip-Hop there’s a lack of a positive message that’s not being relayed to today’s generation. The only thing you can translate from the Hip-Hop of present is that you need to stack paper, make it rain the club, and what kind of car’s to drive. Old Hip-Hop tried to instill ambition in the children of the ghetto because let’s face it; many believed that once born in the hood that’s ...
Hip-Hop originated in the Bronx in New York by DJ Kool Herc in the 1920’s. There was a strong influence of Jamaican culture when it first started and there still is when it talks about marijuana. When it first started it was more of a type of music to dance to and there was a lot of dance moves that were created that people still do today. By the 1940’s the boom box was a big part of this genre. The tempo of rap started to speed up more during this time. In the 1950’s is when the father of what we know as “hip-hop” was born. Before Clive Campbell came up with the name hip-hop is was know more as soul or dance music. Clive was horn in Kingston, Jamaica in 1956. The 70’s were the biggest decade for hip-hop. Many new rappers immerged and in
Hip Hop music is here to stay, as a matter of fact, if nothing else about hip hop music remains, the beats will go on and on. It was the year of 1979 when a new form of music entered the scene. Excitement filled the air whenever the songs were played; furthermore, it has been the beats that captivated everyone. It didn’t matter where you were, are what you were doing the beats commanded your attention. Insomuch that, a new phenomenon swept through the land, taking by storm even the youngest of hearers with its captivating beats.
Hip- hop is a standout amongst the most compelling musical sorts on the globe. There are rappers everywhere that know what amount of an impact their music can have. Some entertainers attempt to utilize that force of impact to do great (Ruiz INT).