What Has Hip Hop Ever Done - 1331 Words

What has hip-hop ever done to you? There has always been one style of music that has interested me greatly-hip-hop. Hip-hop has four different elements to it: rap music (vocal), turntablism (DJ-ing), b-boying (dance/physical) and graffiti art; out of the four I think rap music has had the greatest impact on the world for it has influenced us socially, culturally and politically. However, over the years I realize that hip-hop music hasn’t had the same impact on the world, becoming main stream. So I am going to explore how it has influenced us throughout the years and how it has changed recently. In the late 1970s when hip-hop originated, it was known as the ‘golden age’ for it was the climax of hip-hop because no one’s music was the same,†¦show more content†¦The songs encouraged them to speak their thoughts out loud and stand up for themselves and what they believe in. Artists made a variety of effective songs; their purpose was to stand against how the government were treating people. Public Enemy is song â€Å"Fight the Power† really struck a chord with the nation because it was it’s about urban poverty and standing up against â€Å"the power†- the government. This at the time was a big issue in the U.S for there were many race riots. Miami had one riot that lasted three days because an African American was killed by three white police officers and they weren’t charged, for there wasn’t ‘enough’ evidence to charge them when in truth there was a video of the crime. Looking back at the song there is one line in particulars that stands out: â€Å"we got to pump the stuff to make us tough from the heart†; this basically says fight for what you believe in; the nation did they protested, started riots and caused complete chaos throughout the U.S. However due to this three people were killed and ove r twenty injured but it still had a huge impact for it showed that any race could stand up for they believe in. As the ‘golden age’ came to an end at the start of the 1980s, a new type of hip-hop was developed, it’s called â€Å"gangsta rap† and was created by artists such as N.W.A, Schoolly D and Ice T. This variation of rap was different because of the violent lyrics and inappropriate