When thinking of the Hip-Hop industry, one of the first names that comes to mind is Outpace Shaker. Shaker was born in the Bronx on June 16, 1971. He was reared by his mother Affine Shaker who was an active member of the Black Panthers. Tuba’s family later relocated to Oakland, California, where he spent […]
The Positives and Negatives of Hip-Hop In Geoffrey Bonnet’s essay titled, “Hip-Hop: A Roadblock or Pathway to Black Empowerment,” he speaks about the positive and negative effects that hip-hop has on the Black Community. Bennett goes all the way to the beginning of hip-hop, which he says took place in the early 1 sass with […]
They feel differently and have different skills. Even though they have different skills, strengths and weaknesses, there will be some ones common amongst the people. Likewise, some of my strengths and weaknesses might be similar to that of my friends, parents, relatives, people around the world and some not. That is how we are made. […]
Music Is a part of people’s lives from all around the world. It has been around for at least 50,000 years and most likely originated In Africa (Walling. Et al. 1). There are several distinct genres of music. The most recognized forms in the western hemisphere are: classical, Jazz, rock and folk, as well as […]
This past year has seen the rise In a new fast-evolving Internet-born dance-music submerge called “Spunk”. Spunk is the name of a Midwestern Internet phenomenon created by a group of 20 something’s birthed out of tumbler to describe a lifestyle aesthetic. The submerge began gaining popularity across the Internet due to the birth of Coral […]
In 1996, Argon wrote the song CICS el Norte Fear el Sure (If the North were the South), In which he expresses a subjective, yet truthful point of view of what the North American culture Is; and how It could change If we exchange places with the South. In this song, Argon uses many illiterately […]
“Scripted to be Real: I am more than what is Perceived” Overview of the Problem In a day and age where sex, money, and drugs have been perceived as an African American’s reality, It Is difficult for them to tell their own story. Because of this absence, young African Americans believe their opportunities and capabilities […]
The teacher walked Into the classroom. It was the first period that day. “Good morning, everyone. How was your holiday? ‘ Mrs.. Jane asked. “Great! ” “Fun! ” “Exciting! ” Those were the words came from every student in the class describing their end-year holidays. Of course holiday is fun and interesting days for everyone.Which […]
Music and how It affects the brain “Without music, life would be a mistake” – Frederica Nietzsche was a German philologist, philosopher, cultural critic, poet and composer. When we listen to music, It is processed in many different areas of or brain. The extent of the brain’s Involvement was scarcely imagined until the earlier nineties, […]
Music can be used to Influence people’s mood and has been used to attempt to affect the brain of a child In Its mother’s womb. Some people think that having an unborn child listen to different types of music will have different effects on how the child will grow. Some people believe that music has […]