Everybody listens to it, we love it, we sing along to it or must I say we rap along to it. Hip hop music is a music genre consisting of stylized music that commonly accompanies rapping and rhyming speech that is chanted. The reason why Im blogging about this music genre is because I listen to it and I love it more than any other music genre. Hip hop has a huge influence on our society it has changed the way we dress, speak, write and the way we express ourselves. Hip hop originates from New York's South Bronx in 1973 by Jamaican born Kool DJ Herc. Some people think that hip hop is a music genre that promotes violence and it is affecting the youth negatively with its rhymes and lyrics. Back in the days hip hop had a meaning, the lyrics of rap music expressed a positive message. Rap music has become more popular in our society especially in South Africa; it is starting to develop and more rap artists are being introduced. I have noticed that some South African rap artists are copying what is being done in America, the way they dress, how they rap and how they speak.
Hip hop has changed artists rap about money, the type of cars they drive, women and how many houses they have. Artists such as Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Drake, Jay Z and other various artists have a huge influence on both American and South African citizens. Hip Hop is now being listened by the younger generation they follow its trends and they copy what they see on television. Even my younger brother who is seven years old listens to this type of music and he even sings along to it, this goes to show that hip hop music has a major impact on our society. The other day I was watching a video on youtube where an infant was crying when her father played a Beyonce song she stoped crying and listened to the song.We listen and sing along to music that we don't even know what the meaning behind it is and where it originates. Hip hop will always have an impact in our lives and it will continue to grow throughout the years.
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