Works Cited :D

Allen, Stephen. "Positive Effects Of Hip Hop Outweigh Bad." Community Voices (2009): n. pag. Web. 10 Nov 2010. .

Babbs, Giles. "Hip Hop Hooray: The Good, The Bad, THE TRUTH!!!." (2005): n. pag. Web. 17 Nov 2010. .

Cummings, Delilah. "The Effects of Hip Hop Music on Today's Youth." (2003): n. pag. Web. 11 Nov 2010. .

"Hip Hop Legacy." (2009): n. pag. Web. 16 Nov 2010. .


"Hip Hop Is Not A Crime." (2008): n. pag. Web. 11 Nov 2010. .

"Hip Hop: Negative Effects On Today's Youth." (2008): n. pag. Web. 22 Nov 2010. .

"Jigga What? -The Impact of Hip-Hop Culture on Today's Youth." (2007): n. pag. Web. 22 Nov 2010. .

Muhammad, Ashahed. " The Conspiracy of the International Bankers 15th Anniversary of the Million Man March 15th Anniversary of the Million Man March Hip Hop: The voice of youth and social activism." FCN (2008): n. pag. Web. 11 Nov 2010.

Muhammad, Ashahed. "Hip Hop: The voice of youth and social activism.." (2008): n. pag. Web. 11 Nov 2010. .

Parker, Marcus. "The Effects of Hip Hop Music on Teens." (2009): n. pag. Web. 22 Nov 2010. .

"Teens Discuss Pros And Cons Of Hip Hop Culture." (2009): n. pag. Web. 22 Nov 2010. .

Reflection of My Sources :)

I appreciate those who took the time to research this way before this project was thought of. I don't think I would have made it without them. These sources guided me through a tumultuous month and a half, and they opened my eyes to new things about hip hop. I'm really thankful for http://www.citationmachine.net/index2.php?regstyleid=1&newstyle=1 for helping me with my citations. The paraphrasing site http://www.coedu.usf.edu/~dorn/testdiff.html without it, I probably would have done a horrible job at paraphrasing my quotations. Thanks to everyone who helped me come up with a clear topic, special props to Ms. McKoy for making life so much easier for me :)

Reflection on "The Process" -_-

When Ms. McKoy told us that we had a research paper to do, I was down for it... Come to find out, it had to be a BLOG!!! It wasn't easy coming up with a topic because there was so much to talk about, but I'd eventually came up with the idea to do my project on what I love the most... music. Doing the research was so difficult because there were too many blogs and not enough sources, so I had to broaden my topic and turn it into a two-sided question. All in all I found a wide variety of opinions and facts from artists themselves and information from musical geniuses. I'm really proud of myself and the outcome of this blog, and hopefully, it won't look too shabby ;)

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Reflection On Findings Paragraphs

When I first started this project, I never realize what I was getting myself into. Of course, I kind of had an idea of what I had coming for me, I just figured it wouldn't be that serious, and just something to get done. Doing this research changed my whole outlook on hip hop and the negative and positive effects it had on children. I would have never thought that it would have such a powerful impact on young black children; however, I was strongly disappointed because I wanted to make this topic as diverse as I could, but I couldn't find any statistics about other nationalities besides African-Americans. I just hope that people from all over find my topic interesting and fun, just like I did.

The Women of Hip Hop (Findings Paragraph #3)

The men in this rap industry aren't the only ones affecting the minds of the youth, women happen to be doing the same thing. Today's women rappers don't rap about changing the world or changing yourself, they promote how to be "sexy". This is not good because it's letting the young women think that it's okay to go out and dress inappropriate. For instance, the female rapper, Trina, uses the b-word a lot. Females think that if a male was to call them one of those, they'd feel disrespected, but by seeing and hearing this female rap and call herself that, isn't it basically giving men the opportunity to call a female that? No parent wants their child minimizing themselves, just to be like an idol.

The Minds of the Young People... Destroyed! (Findings Paragraph #2)

The minds of the youth are deteriorating, the young women of our time has minimized their articles of clothing, just by watching two music rap videos (www.webmd.com) This has gotten so bad the where the youth that listen to rap music are three times more likely to hit a teacher, and twenty-five times more likely to get arrested. The controversy of this topic has become too extreme and many believe that changing this has become too late. With the young women listening to music that degrades them, they are twice as likely to have multiple partners, and 1.5 times more likely to use drugs or drink alcohol (Under The Influence of Music). Another thing that people observed is that teenage girls become insecure, and become pregnant. Some may say, "At least they're bringing in new life," this may not always be good because they are babies having babies.

The Effects Hip Hop Has On The Youth (Findings Paragraph #1)

Because hip hop music has transformed into such a horrible topic of conversation, the youth of today's time has been greatly affected. According to Jennifer Copley, only rap music with misogynistic themes appears to create misogynistic attitudes and greater acceptance of violence against women (Rap Music's Psychological Effects). Along with young boys and their behavior, at risk are more inclined to prefer rap music. This, by chance, may not be good for our future generation because this could possibly cause more minds to be damaged, and more deaths to occur. It's said that after watching politically focused rap videos, young adults were more inclined to support a liberal black candidate (Mood, Behavior, Crime, Violence and Gender Due To Rap Music). Alot of older people ask where is our young ones going? Well they're only doing what their elders allow them to. Rap music isn't always good, according to Jennifer Copley.

Hip Hop Hooray: The Good, The Bad, The TRUTH!!! (Quotation-Paraphrase-Citation#4)

"Please, save the music. Please, save Hip Hop. Please, save the nation."
-Giles Babb

This quote was stated by Giles Babb, he's been following hip hop ever since it first started back in the 1970s. He thinks that the music industry has declined the older it became. This quote is really something that others can relate too because this situation has become out of hand. He's probably a much older guy, who believes that time like this needs to be heard about, and fixed by the artists who started this riot within the youth. This quote was stated to God, asking him to save the people, basically. With this quote, he also talks about the transformation of hip hop's music tone. The artist are more hardcore, the songs are mostly negative, and it exploits women.

This article was about how this man, Giles Babb, followed up with hip hop, and observed the changes and new paths hip hop was taking. He goes into detail about how the styles changed from being the truth, to becoming something so harsh. This man feels as though if the industry can't go back to what it used to be, he can do it all by himself.

Babbs, Giles. "Hip Hop Hooray: The Good, The Bad, THE TRUTH!!!." (2005): n. pag. Web. 17 Nov 2010. <http://www.eingedi.org/hip_hop.html>.

Where Is Your Music From? (Graph/Chart/Map-Citation) With Caption:)

This map shows where the different styles of hip hop was created.

"Hip Hop Legacy." (2009): n. pag. Web. 16 Nov 2010. <http://dtsdapache.hershey.k12.pa.us/wpmu/hs_aphg/category/non-contiguous-diffusion/>.

Has It Gone Wrong... Again?! (Quotation-Paraphrase-Citation #3)

"Whom it's sweeping up are the ones who cannot handle the fall once they are thrown back out."
-Delilah Cummings, a student from Morgan State University.

This quote was stated by Delilah Cummings, a student form Morgan State University. She believes that the only reason why the youth are the way they are is because of their surroundings. Her essential question was "where is hip hop music going?" Her reasoning in asking that question is because, unlike other people, she thinks that it is slowly destroying the minds of the young people. She actually took the time to go out and observe young people, their environments, and the people they "hang" with. With her viewings, she saw that most of the time, it was the parents of these young people influencing them. This is where her quote began to take form. She does not think that the artists of  today's hip hop music is doing any harm, they mostly rap or sing about their inner feelings anyway. She's just trying to broaden the horizon for those who believe hip hop is the cause of these horrific acts of young people.

This article is about the effects of hip hop music on today's youth. A junior in college, Delilah Cummings, is aggravated with people blaming hip hop music being the cause of so many terrifying deaths of the youth. She stated a lot of quotes about how it may have influenced parents to teach or act a certain way around their child.

Cummings, Delilah. "The Effects of Hip Hop Music on Today's Youth." (2003): n. pag. Web. 11 Nov 2010. <http://media.www.msuspokesman.com/media/storage/paper270/news/2003/10/31/Perspectives/The-Effects.Of.Hip.Hop.Music.On.Todays.Youth-547432.shtml>.

Hip Hop Is NOT A Crime!! (Photo-Caption-Citation #3)

This photo shows the outlook of one person, who thinks that hip hop is NOT a crime. I believe this person is trying to express the fact that hip hop is not what's destroying the minds of young people, it's the people they surround themselves with.

"Hip Hop Is Not A Crime." (2008): n. pag. Web. 11 Nov 2010. <blog.radiomilwaukee.org>.

An Opinion From The Artists Themselves (Quotation-Paraphrase-Citation #2)

“Everybody has to be involved in some way based on the conditions of the country and our communities right now...”
-Mos Def 


This quote was stated by Mos Def, best known for rapping about the changes in society and world issues. He feels as if everyone should partake in a good duty for communities, especially with the conditions of the less fortunate people. Mos Def is a philanthropist and -to me- a lyrical genius. He tend to care about his people and the nation, but feels as though because people think hip hop is bad for their youth, the word is not getting out there. Mos Def thinks that in order to change peoples views, the music industry should help out with the communities.

This article goes into further detail about how artists help out in society, and how they're trying to unite to clear the hip hop atmosphere. These rappers feel as if they are products of reality, expressing their views through their lyrics. Not only do they care about the other artists, they care about this culture that they plan on maintaining. They feel as though they can't let the lyrics of one artist bring down the whole industry and it's powerful, positive outlook.

Muhammad, Ashahed. " The Conspiracy of the International Bankers 15th Anniversary of the Million Man March 15th Anniversary of the Million Man March Hip Hop: The voice of youth and social activism." FCN (2008): n. pag. Web. 11 Nov 2010. <http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_5078.shtml>

Hip Hop Isn't So Bad Afterall... (Photo-Caption-Citation #2)

This picture shows the music artists who does not believe in Hip Hop Violence. Common, Nas, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, and KRS One (just to name a few) uses positive words in their lyrics. They mostly sing or rap about social problems in communities, or world issues. These people show that hip hop isn't all about the money, cars, clothes, and women or men. It expresses positive outlooks on how hip hop can be helpful.

Muhammad, Ashahed. "Hip Hop: The voice of youth and social activism.." (2008): n. pag. Web. 11 Nov 2010. <http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_5078.shtml>.

A Positive Outlook On Hip Hop (Quotation-Paraphrase-Citation #1)

"The stakes are higher because racism and now hip hop have limited what it means to be black by insisting on one measure: street culture as embodied by Biggie Smalls and Jay-Z...”
- Thomas Chatterton Williams

This quote was said by Thomas Chatterton Williams, the author of "Losing My Cool: How a Father's Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-Hop Culture." He thinks that the probability of violence is higher in our society because of discrimination (racism) and the limits to hip hop. It's becoming a hindrance to expressing the way people are and how they feel about a certain topic. It limits them from being the "race" they were once able to express in a way to appeal to others. He uses Biggie Smalls and Jay-Z as prime examples because those two rappers was, basically, limited to topics they could rap about. For instance, Jay-Z mostly incorporates the usage of Christianity in his lyrics; meanwhile, Biggie Smalls incorporated his money, cars, women, and friends (better known as Bad Boys) in his lyrics. Thomas Chatterton Williams speaks his mind on how difficult the music industry is and how hard it is to clear the name of "negativity".

The article is about the positive effects of hip hop. This author explains how hip hop is not trying to sway youth into doing bad things, they actually promote non-violence. Thomas Chatterton Williams was interviewed on how he felt hip hop was helpful for the youth, and he specifically stated that it affected "black people". The author of this article, Stephen Allen, describes how hip hop not only affects African-Americans, it also affects all races.

Allen, Stephen. "Positive Effects Of Hip Hop Outweigh Bad." Community Voices (2009): n. pag. Web. 10 Nov 2010. <http://oaklandlocal.com/blogs/2010/05/positive-effects-hip-hop-outweigh-bad-community-voices>.

Could Hip Hop Motivate Youth To "Be The Change"? (Photo-Caption-Citation #1)

This photo captures the mind of a young person. It's describes how young people could possibly be the ones to make a change in the music industry. It motivates them to stop the violence, and experience the career that could either "make them, or break them".

tonymuhammad.wordpress.com

  

Preliminary Links...

 Number One:
http://www.bookrags.com/essay-2005/9/21/202351/048
This article describes the negative effects hip hop has on our youth. It goes into detail on how often today's youth listen to hip hop, and the drastic increase of the violence rate in our society. Arthur Baker says that this society is slowly dying out, because of this specific topic choice of our youth. I found it important because it gives information from a music producers research and point of view.

Number Two:
http://searchwarp.com/swa417138.htm
This article is about how people can motivate our youth to stop the violence. This one goes into detail about specifically what teens have turned into, due to hip hop. Marcus Parker feels as if there are many alternatives oppose to teen violence in our communities. I found this important because it gives a great deal of information on how teens and obstain from such crimes.

Number Three:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/442482/jigga_what_the_impact_of_hiphop_culture.html
This article is about hip hop impact the way teen's talk and behave. Troy Sympson thinks that if teens listen to less hip hop, their grade would exceed efficiently. I found this important because I feel that there's a lot of teens that allowed hip hop to control their tongues.

Number Four:
http://www.hiphoprockzmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1130:teens-discuss-pros-and-cons-of-hip-hop-culture&catid=35:todays-you&Itemid=54
This article explains how hip hop can be a positive and negative thing for today's youth. Hip Hop Rockz Magazine thinks that if teens take things into the wrong matter, they would more than likely do stupid things. But if teens look at it on the positive side, they'd see that hip hop is just entertainment. If found this important because it's an opposing statement, likewise, the other things people may say about hip hop.

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What I Want To Know...

Knowing that this is a very serious topic to tackle in our society, I'd like to know what inspires teens to do these things. Is it the way the artist raps? Is it the way they interpret the song? Or is it just how angry they are while they listen to this kind of music? There are so many questions you could ask with just this one topic. Hip Hop is showing Generation X that they don't care, so why should we? There needs to be a breaking point in this situation; with this blog, I'd hope to create the "dotted line". Teens in our communities are somewhat confused, listening to the concepts of these songs in today's time, do you think this could affect our future generations?

My Understanding of Hip Hop...

Topic: How Is Hip Hop Affecting The Teen Violence Rate In Society?

In my short 15 years of life, I’ve learned that Hip Hop is a big issue in my community. The youth around my side of town looks up to these rap artists and adores their music. Over the years, Hip Hop has transformed into a somewhat violent topic, which led to many deaths of our young people. I understand that a lot of these artists are not trying to “promote” teen violence, but that’s what they are being misguided to understand. Life as a young African-American is not really easy; so many people expect less from us and with this kind of music we now listen to, it is not really helping. Hopefully this is an eye-opener to all youth, and not just focused on the young African-Americans.

The Birth of Hip Hop

Straddling the border between "musique concrete" and audio-verite', New York turntablists Steve "Steinski" Stein and Douglas "Double Dee" DiFranco founded DJing as a form of art with their influential "lessons" (as they called their collages): The Payoff Mix (1983), The James Brown Mix (1985), The History of Hip-Hop (1985). These were records made of (snippets of) records, ranging from tv soundtracks to jazz, from the beginning of the recording era to contemporary hits. New York hip-hop producer Marley Marl(Marlon Williams), who made his reputation with Roxanne Shante's Roxanne's Revenge (1984), was largely responsible for creating the sound of "rap-party" based around the new sampling techniques, a skillful combination of James Brown grooves and drum loops. His "Juice Crew" boasted the sexy Big Daddy Kane (Antonio Hardy), the MC of Raw (1988), the comedian Biz Markie (Marcell Hall), i.e. the human beat box of "Make the Music With Your Mouth" (1988), and street chronicler Kool G Rap (Nathaniel Wilson) of Streets of New York (1991), not to mention Marl's own The Symphony (1991), a summa of the whole crew.

Hip-hop established a significantly different paradigm of music-making. Shifting the emphasis from the melody to the rhythm was not simply an extension of what funk music had already done: it was a Copernican revolution that changed the very meaning of the word "song". The elegant melody of pop music was a negation of reality, whereas the intricate rhythms of hip-hop music was an affirmation of reality. Where melodic songs were, fundamentally, meant to offer a respite from the real world, a hip-hop song was a way to perform a total immersion into it. Pop music was about being a victim or a protagonist: hip-hop music was about being a witness. Pop music was about making storytelling memorable and mnemonic: hip-hop music was about making storytelling as coldly factual as news reporting. The sonic montage made possible by sampling techniques added a further dimension. Pop conceived art as order: hip-hop conceived art as chaos. As electronic devices replaced the traditional instruments, composition became a branch of engineering, and engineering became a way to reflect the chaos of the (urban) environment.
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