KRS One – “Rap is something you do, but Hip Hop is a way of life”

1. KRS One – “Rap is something you do, but Hip Hop is a way of life” Chanel Jimenez

2. Four Distinct Elements: • Rap (oral) • Emceeing/Mcing, spitting (bars) or rhyming • Spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics • Components:“content”, “flow” (rhythm and rhyme” and “delivery” • Breaking (physical) B-boying, or breaking, also called breakdancing is a style of street dance Consists of four kinds of movement: toprock, down rock, power moves and freezes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTpn30Pms8I#t=19 • Turntablism/DJing (aural) • Musical instrument • Manipulating sounds and creating music using direct-drive turntables and a DJ mixer • Beat mixing/matching, scratching and beat juggling • Graffiti (visual) • Writing or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched, or sprayed on a wall or other surface in a public place • Art, marking territory or showing their gang activity Chanel Jimenez

3. Language • Hip-Hop: “Hip” African American English 1898, meaning “current” or “in the now”. “Hop” for the hopping movement. • H to the Izzo • Boom bap • -Izzle/-izzy • Rah rah like a dungeon dragon Chanel Jimenez

4. Fashion • Clothing was very influential and a big part of hip hop’s social and cultural impact • From baggy shirts, jeans and jerseys to designers • Brands such as Ralph Lauren, Clavin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger all gained an economic boost • This changed hip hop as it redefined masculinity and showed a decrease in homophobia • Artists would express their masculinity through violence and intimidating and this shifted to flaunting their wealth and entrepreneurship. This led to an emergence of rapper branding. E.g, A$AP, Kanye, Run DMC, Wu-tang, Odd Future etc. • Artists became trend setters and trend starters • It was open to the minority and majority group • Minority: Who could aspire to be like them and related to their struggle • Majority group: Who never had the full understanding of their struggle Chanel Jimenez

5. Fashion: Public Enemy Years Active: 1987-PresentKey Members: Chuck D, FlavorFlav, Terminator X, Professor Griff, The S1WElements of Style: Baseball caps, Coaches Jackets, Nikes, Track jackets, Huge clocks Chanel Jimenez

6. Fashion: Ruff Ryders Years Active: 1998-2010Key Members: DMX, Jadakiss, Styles P, SheekLouch, Drag-On, Swizz Beatz, Eve, Grizz Roc, FlashyElements of Style: Coordinating jerseys, Dogs, Timberlands, Workwear Chanel Jimenez

7. Fashion: Native Tongues Years Active: 1988-1993Key Members: A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Leaders of the New School, Black Sheep, Queen Latifah, Monie Love, Chi Ali, The Beatnuts, Brand NubianElements of Style: Floral prints, African patterns Chanel Jimenez

8. Fashion: N.W.A Years Active: 1986-1991Key Members: Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, Arabian Prince, DJ YellaElements of Style: Raiders snapbacks, Coaches jackets Chanel Jimenez

9. Fashion: Wu-Tang Clan Years Active: 1992-PresentKey Members: RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, GhostfaceKillah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, MastaKilla, Ol' Dirty Bastard, CappadonnaElements of Style: Polo Ralph Lauren, Wu-Wear, Clarks Wallabees, Baggy jeans, 6-inch Wheat Timberlands Chanel Jimenez

10. Fashion: Run DMC Years Active: 1983-2002Key Members: Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, Jason "Jam-Master Jay" MElements of style: Adidas tracksuits, Adidas Superstars, Leather blazers, Kangol bucket hats, Fedoras, Thick gold chains Chanel Jimenez

11. Where did it derive from? South Bronx and Harlem in New York City among Black and Latino Youths during the 1970s. Ghetto Brothers DJ KoolHerc/Clive Campbell AfrikaBambaataa Chanel Jimenez

12. Branches of Beliefs: • Afrocentrism: Keeping in touch with their African/foreign origins because they lived in a Eurocentric-dominated society. Teaching African history and culture. • The Nation of Islam’s is a religious movement that aims to improve the spiritual, mental, social and economic condition of American Americans in the United States and all of humanity. • The Five-Percent Nation/NGE/NOGE/the Nation of Gods and Earths/Five Percenter: Asiatic black people are the original people in Earth so they are the fathers (Gods) and mothers (Earths) of civilisation. They also believe in Allah is the key to understanding humankind’s relationship to the universe. • Nuwaubian Nation: Black Muslim groups Chanel Jimenez

13. KRS ONE – Sound of Da Police (Verse One) Stand clear, Don man a-talk You can’t stand where I stand, you can’t walk where I walk Watch out, we run New York Policeman come, we bust him out the park I know this for a fact, you don’t like how I act You claim I’m sellin’ crack but you be doin’ that I’d rather say “see ya” cause I would never be ya Be an officer, you wicked overseer Ya hotshot, wanna get props and be a savior First show a little respect, change your behaviour Change your attitude, change your plan There could never really be justice on stolen land Are you really for peace and equality Or when my car is hooked up, you know you wanna follow me Your laws are minimal Cause you wont even think about lookin’ at the real criminal This has got to cease Cause we be getting hyped to the sound of da police Chanel Jimenez

14. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight (Verse one) See, Jake be gettinilly when the sun get dark He be coming out for heads but shit don’t let me start There’s activities a-plenty in the nighttime For the ghetto child it seem to be the right time See, kids be getting stuck with jewels and fly gimmicks Shorty see the action and then start to mimic Running to the corner, the dice game is blazing Looking at the loot, it seems so amazing Puts the short down, to be exact one pound He shakes the stones in his hand, then he lets it down Scared money don’t make none He threw a trick on the ace now he’s out son Hits the local bodega to wolf down a gyro Son is a midnight run like De Niro Chanel Jimenez

15. The Fugees – The Beast (Verse one) [Lauryn] Conflicts with night sticks Illegal sales districts Hand-picked lunatics, keep poli-trick-cians rich Heretics push narcotics amidst its risks and frisks Cool cliques throw bricks but seldom hit targets Private-DIC sell hits, like porno-flicks do chicks The 666 cut W.I.C like Newt Gingrich SUCKS DICK Chanel Jimenez

16. Queen Latifah – U.N.I.T.Y (Verse One) Instinct leads me to another flow Everytime I hear a brother call a girl a bitch or a hoe Trying to make a sister feel low You know all of that gots to go Now everybody knows there’s exceptions to this rule Now don’t be getting mad, when we playing, it’s cool But don’t you be calling out my name I bring wrath to those who disrespect me like a dame That’s why I’m talking, one day I was walking down the block I had my cutoff shorts on right cause it was crazy hot I walked past these dudes when they passed me One of ‘em felt my booty, he was nasty I turned around red, somebody was catching the wrath Then the little one said (Yeah me bitch) and laughed Since he was with his boys he tried to break fly Huh, I punched him dead in the eye and said “Who you calling a bitch?” Chanel Jimenez

17. Controversy Chanel Jimenez

18. Response: Gangsta Rap • Describing the reality of inner-city life • Saying things some people were afraid to say, e.g victims of police brutality • They didn’t want to appear as anti-American or anti-Government • Some of the rappers didn’t live these lives, they’re just giving awareness for others who have • Emotions and perspective of marginalised people: black people in underprivileged neighbourhoods • So they could no longer be in fear that they were not going to be silenced • Now we have trap music. Chanel Jimenez

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