hip hop genre research

Hip hop is a very popular genre in music nowadays and is listened to worldwide especially in many urban environments.The hip hop genre evolved from the gritty streets of new york in the 1970s,the genre became very popular within the united states due to the 'blockparty' era,hip hop was strictly confined to the African american population until it became much more accepted. hip hop originated in the bronx.

Hip hop music really began spreading worldwide a few years later ,the main artists from the start include :Ll cool j and Eazy-E 

ll cool j was one of the main artists who helped hip hop music spread throughout the world,he was signed by def jam a major record label in 1984 and released many hits back to back for example 'i need a beat' which sold 100,000 copies.

The hip hop genre over the years had evolved into many sub-genres such as gangster rap and grime which is much more known in the UK.

stereo types

As you may know there are a handful of stereotypes associated with the hip hop genre.Hip hop has many themes associated with it for example the gangster lifestyles living in the ghetto and driving fast loud cars.

Eazy E is one of the most famous hip hop artists from the late 1980s he himself began as an drug dealer from Compton who made around 250,000 dollars and then invested his money into his rap career,he was successful instantly and lived the fast life literally he died a few years later due to HIV,his promiscuous lifestyle was his killer like the stereotype he had 7 children with six different women,but nonetheless his music lives on.

As you may know the us hip hop scene has always been on top of the UK but there are still a few artists that have been making some considerable noise such as sneakbo and Chipmunk but my prominent choice is an artist straight from the most crime infested part of the capital the notorious Brixton Dvs.

 Dvs is known for his hardcore rap lyrics but also he can be very and has a positive vibe,his music is an inspiration to many youths with no direction for example Dvs sees himself as someone young kids from unfortunate childhoods can relate to and strive to become a better person and someone who is valued in society this music i believe is very important especially for young children who listen to rap music but do not have any role models or direction in life.  

lastly chief keef is part of the new generation of hip hop artists he originates from the notorious south side of Chicago where there was more homicides in 2013 than in Iraq that some even refer to the city as Chiraq,the cities homicide rate has spiraled out of control and every weekend on average 3 youths are shot,some blame hip hop music made by artists such as Chief keef who has many fans mostly teenagers who glorify the violent lifestyle and unfortunately a vast number of them end up dead or in jail serving life sentences.Chief keef was only 17 when he signed a 8 million dollar deal with interscope records,some blame the big record labels funding the lifestyle for the violence but will it ever end?

Hip hop has its good,bad and ugly factors but in our project we will show the positive impact of the hip hop culture which will be demonstrated through hard work and never giving up.