Hip Hop: The Culture that Defined a Movement
To the right is a photograph of an African American man on the drums, giving a glimpse as to what Hip Hop was like when it originally emerged.
To the right is a photograph of Grandmaster Flash's "The Message" record. Rolling Stone magazine named it the greatest Hip Hop song of all time.
To the right is a picture of the banner Public Enemy, hung during their famed performance of "Fight the Power". In the center, the banner depicts a fist raised in the air, a symbol of black power.
To the right is a cover of the modernized version of Roots, the fabled story of Kunta Kinte's slavery and oppression in America. Kendrick Lamar refers to Kinte as a symbol of power.
To the right is an image in Jay-Z's "Story of OJ" music video. The video contains many images of racial stereotypes similar to the image attached. Video is linked here
To the right is Eminem's first album, The Marshall Mathers LP. This album was only made possible because black artists were finally able to accept different races into their Hip Hop culture.
To the right is a picture of Kendrick Lamar visiting a local California High School. He is known for traveling to schools around the country in order to teach kids about the racial injustice that he speaks so frequently about in his songs.
Gage Fuller and Devin Wong
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Gonzalez, Sandra. “A Tribe Called Quest Had the Most Political Moment of the Grammys.” CNN, Cable News Network, 13 Feb. 2017, www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/entertainment/a-tribe-called-quest-grammys-trump/index.html.
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Posted ByNNPAFreddieFreddie Allen is the Editor-In-Chief of the NNPA Newswire and BlackPressUSA.com. Focused on Black people stuff, positively. You should follow Freddie on Twitter and Instagram @freddieallenjr. “Civil Rights Movement and Hip-Hop (Part 1).” BlackPressUSA, Black Press USA, 21 Feb. 2014, www.blackpressusa.com/civil-rights-movement-and-hip-hop-part-1/.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dZtGJcM2Yw : Jay-Z: Story of OJ analysis
https://www.pinterest.com/ill79/hip-hop-kings/ : pictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop#Social_impact