Hip Hop And Its Impact On Society

Hip hop and its impact on society

Hip Hop is an artistic movement that was born in the New York neighborhood of Bronx in the early 70s. Its beginnings were in the streets and in the parks by African Americans. The city’s discos were very expensive and although they had had money to enter they would not have let them in. Poverty and racism, two elements that were very present in a style that is today among the most listened to music.

This movement had the DJ and the B-Boys as first banners, where the latter made break dance in corros, to move on to the MC (Master of Ceremonies). The MC were important to generate the rap genre, where the key was in the puncture rhymes they did with their lyrics.

In hip hop it is also fair to name the graffiti artists who, although there were since the end of the 60s, had a trampoline at the hip hop that managed to give them even more importance.

If we want to know the moment when hip hop came to conquer the general public, we could say that the authentic boom occurred between 1989 and 1991.

The hip hop in Spain

The Hip Hop culture in Spain arrived during the 80s at the hands of the Americans who settled in the Military Base of Torrejón de Ardoz, on the outskirts of Madrid. Today it is an abandoned warehouse lost in a polygon and it is difficult to imagine that three decades.". This happened in a disco called "Stones" made exclusively for the Americans and where the Spaniards began to go out of curiosity by infecting all that culture.

First rap compilations in Spanish

When that fashion was so fattened by the media that it led to both discredit and distort the hip hop of what it really represented, all the media disappeared. This would occur between 89 and 91, an era of saturation and abuse towards hip hop; According to Professor Francisco Reyes: "The fact that characters like Jesús Gil or Leticia Sabater were rapping, exhausted".

However, there was a first attempt to consolidate a hip hop scene in Spain with the appearance of the first album that was published at the "Ariela" record label (1989) and that was a compilation of different rap groups called " Rap in Madrid ". This album included the issues of groups such as Sweet, Vial Rap, Mortal Code, SSB, Dark Power, Sony and Mony, Mc Randy and DJ Jonco and Jungle Kings. From here what was a hit at the hands of DNI will come out; The "Ei, Pijo!”, By MC Randy, who marked an entire era and made rap in Spain be known. (Although it seems incredible, this last hit was a hymn for many, becoming the best -selling rap single in the history of this country). During this year the compilation "Madrid hip hop" was also published.

Later, in 1990 it also emerged at the hands of the “Ariela” label another compilation called "Rap here", this time giving the opportunity to rap artists from outside Madrid. However, despite these two albums, hip hop in Spain was never taken as something serious, they stayed in the production of these two albums and little else; without this being able to generate a scene (concerts, festivals, clubs …).

A very influential group within the Madrid scene was Jungle King. Whose creator, Paco King, current CPV component, contributed freshness and authenticity to the movement. According to some pioneer rappers in the documentary "Two dishes and a microphone": "Paco King understood why, he showed a completely different way of making rap, that was the way. Professionalized it ".

Meanwhile in Barcelona the peso would take Bzn in 1991. This group opted for the union of all the elements in the same show with Breakers, MC’s, DJ’s and writers. In fact, this was the first rap album that can be considered "serious" and deserves to be taken into account.

Other groups that, although some do not follow, at that time were also pioneers and had a lot of impact are: Crime Union, K1000, Jazz Two, South Nazion, Defcondos, Critical Status, Fanhu Boys ..

The four hip hop branches

Rap

Rap is a music style that is characterized by a rhythmic recited of lyrics, which are not sung. Emerged in the United States in the middle of the twentieth century, it is a style that is usually associated with the black population of black race, although, at present, it transcends borders and cultures.

The action of interpreting a rap is known as rapear, while the interpreters are mentioned as rappers or with the acronym MC (by Master of Ceremony, that is, "Master of Ceremony"). When rapear, the MC relies on a background melody called Beat, responsible for marking the pace.

Numerous are rap singers who have managed to become a reference within the aforementioned musical genre. However, among those who have achieved the greatest success and recognition are the following:

• -Eminem (1972). In 1999 it was when this artist jumped to stardom, who has become one of the most sold within this style. In 1999 it was when he began his way to success, which he has maintained to this day despite the fact that the controversy has always surrounded him by certain qualified comments as macho, racist or xenophobes. Among the most important singles of him are "My name is", "Cleanin Out My closet", "Ass Like That" or "We made you".
• -The Langui (1980). In the case of Spain, this singer, leader of the group "The Exception", is one of the referents for rap lovers. It has five albums in the market, four with the group and a lone.
• -NAS (1973). This American is not only considered one of the best rap singers in history but also one of the best composers within that genre, thanks to pieces such as "Made You Look" or "I Can".
• -Tupac Shakur (1971 – 1996). For many this, also known as 2pac, is the best rapper in history, because it accredits it, for example, that he is the artist of that type who has more records sold.

Break dance

Break dance or bboying (breaking) is a social dance that is part of hip hop culture along with graffiti, rap and djing. This element was born in the communities of the New York neighborhoods such as Bronx and Brooklyn in the 1970s.

Breakin sports pictogram 

Break Dance is a commercial term used by the media to call this dance, but its real name is Breakin.

This would achieve higher recognition in the 1980s, exactly with the ‘boom’ of 85, thanks to the influence of films such as Flashdance, Breakin ’and Beat Street that extended the movement throughout the planet, especially Europe.

The term was imposed by the media to dance known as Breakin or B-Boying, so originally called by who is considered widely as the ‘Hip Hop’ father ‘DJ Kool Herc, who applied it to young people who went to their parties and that especially the part of the Breakbeat of the themes were expected (that is, where the accompaniment instrumentation is going and only syncopated percussion) to invade the track and demonstrate their bizarre movements. It is thought that this name ‘Breakdance’ had commercial motif.

Disc Jockey (DJ)

A disc-jockey or clicks is a person who selects and mixes their own recorded music or other composers and artists, to be heard by an audience. Originally, the term disc referred to phonographic discs, and not to the subsequent compact discs.

There are several types of disc-jockeys: radio play music that is broadcast in their programs, one of the club selects and touches music in different places, such as bars, clubs or discos. Hip hop dissy that usually use several toadiscos, and their music usually serves as a basis for an MC to sing on it. In addition, this type of disgust carries out multiple effects, known as Turntablismm. In the Jamaican music, the dissocioquey (Deejay) does not put albums, but, unlike the meaning of the term in the previous contexts, is responsible for singing practicing what is known as toasting. The individual who reproduces the discs in Jamaica is usually part of a itinerant Sound System, and is known as a selector.Many of the best known disyuses are also musical producers, recording their own creations (mixtures, remixes, or compositions) for subsequent sale and distribution compact.

Graffiti

A graffiti or graffiti is an inscription or drawing that is carried out in a public place, usually without authorization. Graffiti usually develop on walls, sculptures, statues, etc.

The origins of graffiti date back to ancient Rome. In ruins that remain of that time, inscriptions have been detected that would have been created spontaneously, with critical or satirical intention.

Graffiti can be artistic manifestations, political expressions, declarations of love or contents of any other type. At present, they are usually created with aerosol paint, although other materials can be used according to the chosen technique.

There are different ways of understanding the phenomenon of graffiti. The usual thing is to consider that it is a fact of vandalism, since it is reflected in public spaces or even in the private property of others. Graffiti may appear at the door of a church, on the bust of a hero, in the wagon of a train or on the wall of a house, to name a few possibilities. In these cases, graffiti is damage.

Anyway, there are people who give walls to artists so that they can create graffiti in them. There are also governments that allocate certain places to the development of graffiti as a way to beautify public space through urban art.

It is important to keep in mind that graffiti can be very varied: from an insult or a hate message to an artistic drawing or a poem. That is why graffiti consideration usually depends on its characteristics.

In addition to all the above, we cannot overlook that there are a number of people who have become important graffiti artists who are recognized worldwide. Among those are some figures such as these:

• Banksy, who performs graffiti that are very famous because they stand out for being very critical of the prevailing society and even political leaders. He has the peculiarity that no one knows his true identity.
• Blu, who is an Italian artist who has achieved worldwide fame and stands out because he performs graffiti against capitalism and globalization.

In the same way, we cannot ignore the existence of a well -known film that carries in its title the word that now occupies us. We are referring to "American Graffiti", which premiered in 1973 under the direction of George Lucas and the production of Francis Ford Coppola.

Hip hop and its impact on society

Hip Hop has had a considerable social impact since its inception in the 1970s.Orlando Patterson, Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, helps to describe the phenomenon of rapid propagation of hip hop around the world. Professor Patterson argues that mass communication is controlled by the rich, government and companies in third world nations and countries around the world. He also proves mass communication with the creation of a cultural scene of Hip Hop worldwide. As a result, young people absorb and are influenced by the American hip hop scene and begin their own form of it. Patterson believes that the revitalization of hip hop music will occur throughout the world with the mixture of traditional values and musical forms of American hip hop, and lately a process of global change and development of young people around the world that allowsbe more influenced by some of the musical forms of hip hop. It has also been argued that Rap music has formed as a ‘cultural response to historical oppression and racism, a communication system between black and later Latin communities in the United States’ ’. This is due to the fact that culture reflects the social, economic and political reality of young people deprived of their rights. In the Arab spring hip hop he played an important role in the provision of a channel for young people to express their ideas.

Hip hop fashion

The costume has always been an important part of the social and cultural impact of hip hop, and as the popularity of the genre increased, so did the effect of its fashion. Although they were not dominant of the elements of hip hop at first, and although rappers such as Run-DMC demonstrated affinity with some brands in this case adidas or also the Wu-Tang clan with Wallabees Clark’s, it was not until its commercial boom,that hip hop fashion became truly influential and unavoidable. Among the middle and end of the 90’s, the Hip Hop culture embraced some of the main designers and established a new relationship with the classic way in which the rappers were dressed. Brands such as Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger won an economic impulse by slightly entered the hip hop culture and gave very little to change preserving authenticity. Entering the new millennium, hip hop fashion consisted of baggy shirts, pants and wide t -shirts. Men like Pharrell and Jay-Z directed their own clothing lines and others such as Kanye West were linked to designers such as Louis Vuitton, clothing became more tight to the body, more classic than is properly fashionable, and their economic value increased. Emphasizing the newly discovered fashion of hip hop culture, the design inevitably led to a definition of masculinity in culture and an important decrease in homophobia characteristic of the genre.

As hip hop expresses the masculinity of its artists through fashion, violence and intimidation, flaunting wealth and business spirit, has also witnessed the appearance of new concepts that allow demonstrating it through humility, and obtainingof respect for merit and talent. Hip Hop artist today is no longer limited to music that serves as his only occupation or source of income. At the beginning of 1990, the main clothing companies’ had realized the economic potential of hitting slightly in the hip-hop culture … Tommy Hilfiger was one of the first great fashion designers who actively courted the rappers as a way to promote theirStreet line ‘. By joining forces, the artist and society can benefit together from each other’s resources. Hip Hop artists are creators of trends and the taste of the masses. Their fans go from minority groups that can relate to their own struggles to the majority groups that cannot really relate, but they like ‘consuming fantasy of living a more masculine life’. The rappers provide ‘the cool image’ and the companies deliver the product, advertising, and financial assets. Tommy Hilfiger was one of the first popular designers to actively enter the life of the rappers as a way of promoting their ‘urban lines’, it serves as a prototypical example of collaborations between hip hop and the textile industry so that:

‘In exchange for giving the artists merchandise free, Hilfiger obtained his name in two verses of the rap song‘ Shout-out ’, in which rap artists sing giving thanks to friends and sponsors for their support for their support. Hilfiger’s success convinced other great of the main American fashion design companies, such as Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein, to adapt the lines for the lucrative market of Hip-Hop artists and their followers.

Artists now use brands as a means of supplementary admission to music or are creating and expanding their own brands that become their main source of income. As Harry Elam explains, there has.

The hip hop has several trends today in terms of the way of dressing, from the popular Old School that regularly consists of wide clothes, to the New School, clothing more tight to the body, or alternative styles such as the swag among others.