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Hip-hop music came about through people who lived in dangerous streets or faced some difficulty in America and is representative of different kinds of culture, impacting numerous things after its conception and popularization. Emmett G. Price III states about hip-hop culture: “During the 1960s and 1970s — as the streets of New York City erupted in violence, social decay, and economic demise — young, multiethnic, inner-city kids devised their own solution to the traumatic challenges that they continually faced” (Price). Some teenagers unified the preexisting elements of rapping, graffiti, dancing, and deejaying, creating an alternative to the hopelessness they found and experienced in their neighborhoods.
Hip-hop music is dependent on the country and culture it is based on as it can in turn adapt to different cultures and traditions. Most subjects highlighted in hip-hop music heard in the United States talk about prostitutes, cars and jewelry while in comparison, Moroccan hip-hop music can be seen introducing and tackling more political, social and religious issues.
Hip-hop music is now deeply-rooted in numerous aspects of human life and society. Through radio and television shows, we can hear hip-pop music being played. Hip-hop music’s influence has even made through TV shows, advertisements and movies. Throughout the years, it has shown that this genre of music has continued to become more and more popular and receptive. Hip-hop music can be used as a medium to showcase a culture, reflecting the truth behind social situation. In this regard, music can be a way to introduce new cultures and ideas.
Works Cited
Price, Emmett G., III. “What’s New? The Effect of Hip-Hop Culture on Everyday English.” eJournal USA., August 2007. Web. <http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/publication/2008/06/20080608225637srenod0.8430139.html#ixzz3ygG2SR38>.
