Essays Tagged: "The Sugarhill Gang"

Gangsta Rap: An anthropolohical overview

In the ghetto gangsta rap and hip hop sub-culture that has become so prevalent today, Africa-American y ... s are often portrayed as being violent, disruptive, sex-crazed, misogynist criminals. Critics decry the negative effects ghetto cultures have placed upon contemporary mainstream society. Hip hop artis ... es have placed upon contemporary mainstream society. Hip hop artists and music have been blamed for the increase in crime, insubordinations at educational institutions, exploiting and disrespecting wo ...

(7 pages) 67 0 4.1 Jun/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

the hip-hop subculture

Surname 5Name:Instructor:Course:Date:Gang.Skeleton draft.The hip hop subculture is a way of life tethered to and popularized by the widespread practice of ra ... way of life tethered to and popularized by the widespread practice of rap music. It originates from the African American community. It is expressed through flashy modes of dressing, graffiti art forms ... essed through flashy modes of dressing, graffiti art forms, break dancing, and slang. However, with the passage of time, the culture has traversed racial and cultural lines and has become one of the m ...

(8 pages) 3 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Literature Research Papers