Rappin' Society
Rappin' Society
One of the most popular music forms today is rap. It is one of the most profitable and chart topping genres of music. From MTV and even VH1, rap has rooted it self as a permanent feature in the eye of our society. Rap music is also one of the founding corner stones to networks like BET (Black Entertainment Television). But how is it this relatively young form of music, which most middle class hoped would be a passing fad, manage to establish it self and become this hugely successful market of its own? To answer these questions, rap must be introspectively explored, from its origins through its evolution into the rap of today.
First, let us clarify any confusion one may have differentiating rap and hip hop. Hip-hop was born in the late seventies and originally, according to MacAdam's The Birth of Cool, "Thelonious Monk says that he actually called the music bi-bop,' but everybody must've misheard'". Hip-hop was a sub-culture, born to the youth in urban......
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