Hip Hop Culture Influence On African American Culture
Hip Hop culture has uplifted and influence the generation of young americans , giving the people a voice.
Hip Hop Nation goes from being a mere method of advertisement to a way to voice your opinions . “African Americans across the country who identified with [rap] were informed by it a medium through which to share national culture. In the process, rap artists became the dominant public voice of this generation” (Kitwana 10) “Historically, African Americans have shown a strong degree of racial solidarity, largely because they had common problems and saw their fate as intricately linked” (Collins 14). The brutal discrimination that african americans face in America throughout the nation’s history logically enforced an intense amount of solidarity among the African American community . Racial solidarity was introduced to us in the 50’s during the civil right movement which African Americans and supporters throughout the United States performed acts of civil resistance in an attempt to incite political and social change. Today's hip hop music reflects on the origin of the hip-hop culture in young, urban, …show more content…
Though rap started out as a force for positive social change, popular subgenres of hip-hop such as "gangsta rap" have since eroded much of the art form's value to society. Impressionable young people are negatively affected by rappers' obsession with guns, drugs, sex, and material possession. Numerous studies have demonstrated that playing violent video games leads to increased aggression; thus, such games should be subjected to laws restricting children's access to them. Violent video games are not like other forms of expression, because the user is an actual participant in the events portrayed in the
Hip Hop Nation goes from being a mere method of advertisement to a way to voice your opinions . “African Americans across the country who identified with [rap] were informed by it a medium through which to share national culture. In the process, rap artists became the dominant public voice of this generation” (Kitwana 10) “Historically, African Americans have shown a strong degree of racial solidarity, largely because they had common problems and saw their fate as intricately linked” (Collins 14). The brutal discrimination that african americans face in America throughout the nation’s history logically enforced an intense amount of solidarity among the African American community . Racial solidarity was introduced to us in the 50’s during the civil right movement which African Americans and supporters throughout the United States performed acts of civil resistance in an attempt to incite political and social change. Today's hip hop music reflects on the origin of the hip-hop culture in young, urban, …show more content…
Though rap started out as a force for positive social change, popular subgenres of hip-hop such as "gangsta rap" have since eroded much of the art form's value to society. Impressionable young people are negatively affected by rappers' obsession with guns, drugs, sex, and material possession. Numerous studies have demonstrated that playing violent video games leads to increased aggression; thus, such games should be subjected to laws restricting children's access to them. Violent video games are not like other forms of expression, because the user is an actual participant in the events portrayed in the