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Hip-Hop

Rap

By Ryder

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Table of contents

What is hip hop
Characteristics of hip hop
Other key elements of hip hop
History of hip hop
Styles of hip hop
Hip hop music in the modern era
Hip hop music's impact on society and culture
How I found out about Wonder Brown
Who is Wonder Brown?
Interview

Scope of topics
Planning
Drafting
Revising and editing
Habits of work

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What is hip hop

Music

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Characteristics of Hip Hop

DJ
MC

Hip Hop gives a person a certain… vibe where depending on the song you're listening to you're going to feel sad, angry, happy, or really pumped or excited and with those songs you most likely are gonna want to sing along and dance to the rhythm. Hip Hop includes two basic key elements that make it unique, DJing and MCing.

The DJ (Disc Jockey) is the person that mixes the beats, and sometimes they sing as well. Their primary role is to create the music for the MC to rap over. DJs will use samples (parts of songs) and mix in their own sound to create a song. DJ Kool Herc was one of the first DJs and is one of the many reasons hip hop is what it is today. MCs (Master of Ceremonies) are the singer/songwriters. The MCs are the people that will write the lyrics and perform the songs while the DJ is playing the beat. MCs main role is to rhyme over the music that the DJs create. Their other role is to get the crowd hyped up, excited, and make the experience fun.

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Other key elements of hip hop

Breakdancing

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Other Key Elements of Hip Hop

Graffiti

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History of hip hop

Pre - DJ Era

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History of hip hop

Introduction of the DJ

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Styles of Hip Hop

Different styles

There are alot of different styles of hip hop including mumble rap, trap, and R&B just to name a few among so many others. These styles have originated from different parts of the country and it seems as if they have each created their own unique sound. These different styles express feelings and can describe a variety of things such as loss of a family member or about how people with different colored skin get shot and killed for absolutely no reason.

Rap music has other categories within it like jazz rap, mumble rap and R&B. In rap music today the rapper will just talk about anything whether positive or negative. Sometimes they will talk about the stuff that's happening in the world and expressing their feelings about that problem through song lyrics which can be truly powerful.

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Styles of Hip Hop

Mumble Rap

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Styles of Hip Hop

Trap

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Styles of Hip Hop

Jazz Rap

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Styles of Hip Hop

R&B

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Styles of Hip Hop

Gangsta Rap

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Hip Hop Music in the Modern Era

Popularity Growth

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Hip Hop Music in the Modern Era

Social Media’s Impact

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Hip Hop’s Impact on Society and Culture

Messaging

Hip hop is a very powerful genre of music. Some of the themes can be superficial and not really have a big message to convey, however much of the genre conveys very deep themes. Racism, police brutality, hardship, money problems, sexism, and many more complex problems in our world today. Many of these themes are personal messages being performed by the individual artist talking about their hardships faced in life and hopefully finding a common ground for listeners. Listeners can hopefully listen to a song with a message that describes their life too and can relate to the artist. This is also a way to open the eyes of other listeners that may have not gone through these terrible circumstances so they can hear and understand what others are going through. This can in fact empower people to find their voice.

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Hip Hop’s Impact on Society and Culture

Societal Themes

Hip Hop also has some very powerful societal themes. Take for example the song “F#%& The Police” by NWA. The song conveys a message of standing up against the police brutality and racial profiling of the African American community as a whole. It is a powerful message that brought many people together to stand up and “fight” for what is right.

There are countless numbers of songs in the genre that convey powerful ideas. Nowadays, Hip Hop artists are social justice leaders in their own right. One key example of this currently is the artist Killer Mike, one of the members of the Hip Hop group Run the Jewels. He has had a major presence in his community providing support to black owned businesses in his hometown of Atlanta as well as helping those who need food and shelter. He is a very strong social justice leader and inspires others to stand up and fight for what is right. He was/is one of the key faces in making a change in the George Floyd case and is speaking out against racial injustice on a national scale. His music and messages have inspired an entire generation to fight back.

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Hip Hop’s Impact on Society and Culture

Injustice of the World
BLM Movement

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Experience

Interview with Wonder Brown

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Who is Wonder Brown?

A small artist

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How I Found out About Wonder Brown

A friend of a friend

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Interview

How it went

Jamie Farris (AKA Wonder Brown) grew up in rural Cincinnati, OH. He would go around finding different courts to play basketball on with other people. At the time, he liked to listen to rap music, specifically old school music or as he called it BOOM BAP. One time, he was playing a game of streetball and this random dude comes up to him and calls him “Wonder Brown'' since he was really good. He really liked that he liked it so much that when he became a rapper he made his artist name Wonder Brown. One day Jamie was sitting in an alleyway when a younger looking person came up to him and asked if he could drive them to the “studio” so he asked them what studio? “The rap studio” so he drives the person there as the person gives him directions and everything, and so when they get there Jamie decides to stay and watch, when he heard that music that was being made he was instantly in love with rap music and he started his career from there.

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Conclusion

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