Most people
stereotype Hip-Hop to be negative, promote violence and very explicit. This is
surely a bad look to Hip-Hop as many people portray the genre to be negative
making it really hard for them to break through and prove that there is a
positive side to Hip-Hop. Many rappers such as Chief Keef and Blood Money
promote the negativity of Hip-Hop proving the common stereotypes of rap
artist's with lyrics like "Bitches ain't shit" and "BANG
BANG!", which is really unfair as this is not really how Hip-Hop is.
However, Artist's such as J.Cole bring a positive feeling to Hip-Hop and really
does challenge the stereotypes of Hip-Hop as he seems to bring wisdom and good
emotion to the music and this is a real positive of rap as this is how it
started. Lyrics from J.Cole "Let the rain was away all the pain from
yesterday" and "It's better to fail trying than wondering what could
have happened if you tried". This is really effective and portrays the
positivity that Cole brings to Hip-Hop as his lyrics are very motivating and
soulful and brings the good side of Hip-Hop and really does challenge the
negative stereotype of Hip-Hop.
The rise of Media
Technology has had a huge affect on how Hip-Hop is portrayed to be, from the
uses of 'Twitter Beef' to explicit and violent videos being put online to many
Hip-Hop artists social life or maybe even concerts. For instance, The Game was
recently featured to be one of the Hip-Hop artists to be seen online for
beating up other Hip-Hop artist 40 Glocc (www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL_xU6QLYxM)
as seen on the
video The Game is seen to be rapidly punching the rapper 40 Glocc and this
really does
bring the negative stereotype of Hip-Hop as they
seem to be promoting violence by recording such violent
events in their life and really does show
how the new media technology has had a negative affect on the Hip-Hop culture
Many people believe that Hip-Hop was a better place when Tupac Shakur
was around, reason being is that Tupac would rap about culture, politics, love and how we
treat woman. This was very effective as Tupac brought the positive side of rap and really made people come together and
celebrate his music as if he was speaking words of wisdom. Lyrics such as "Remember one thing, Through every dark
night, there's a brighter day"and songs such as Changes really did motivate
audiences and make them want to do something with their
lives and this really did portray rap to be a positive and motivating music.
The way Hip-Hop videos mostly portray woman is very interesting and controversial, as they most of the time represent woman as an sexual object, this is mostly portrayed through the amount of small clothes they have on and also the close ups of their figure and luxurious lips. Most of the Hip-Hop genre is mostly focussed on the representations of black men. Most of the time there is a huge stereotype to the rap artists mostly portraying them to be black men that are aggressive, violent, sophisticated, rich and very unemotional.
Most of the conventions of Hip-Hop videos:
One guardian article expresses the amount of hope that J.Cole brings to Hip-Hop and which is extremely beneficial as this really does show how much J.Cole has affected Hip-Hop as The Guardian is mostly read by people that are educated with the demographics of B which shows how much power J.Cole has as they recognize him to be the hope of Hip-Hop portraying how Cole puts a positive affect on his audiences as people with higher classes even adore his music.
"The 25-year-old has just signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation imprint and he's being talked up in the States not just as the heir to Mr Beyoncé's crown but also as the young rapper who is single-handedly going to bring about a return to Real Hip-Hop"
This is a really positive look for J.Cole and really does challenge the negative stereotypes of Hip-Hop, reason being is that cole is being described in the guardian to be the key figure in hip hop but also bringing back the original game when it was considered to be positive. This is also a good positive for cole and hip hop as the guardian being read by many older audiences that wouldn't really listen to rap would recognize J.Cole as a good figure in hip hop and give hip hop a good reputation to other audiences that don't really listen to rap.
The way Hip-Hop videos mostly portray woman is very interesting and controversial, as they most of the time represent woman as an sexual object, this is mostly portrayed through the amount of small clothes they have on and also the close ups of their figure and luxurious lips. Most of the Hip-Hop genre is mostly focussed on the representations of black men. Most of the time there is a huge stereotype to the rap artists mostly portraying them to be black men that are aggressive, violent, sophisticated, rich and very unemotional.
Most of the conventions of Hip-Hop videos:
- Mostly linked through an iconography of money, mostly being thrown around to portray how much wealth they have to chuck around money, this also shown through luxurious cars to big ridiculous diamond chains and loads of alcohol and drugs.
- Many rappers are shown to be very cocky and powerful during their videos, this is mostly shown through their body language mostly being positioned to be excited but also powerful from the clothes they wear, mostly wearing the best designer clothes etc.. but also from the camera shots mostly being shot from a low angle so that they look so big and powerful trying to connote to audiences the amount of power they have from being a rapper.
- Most of the time their are scenes of violence mostly being linked to their lyrics and also violent video narratives mostly making their stereotypes sound right and the violence is shown through the hip-hop mise en scene as they use props such as guns and prostitutes portraying a very bad idea to the media and the audiences.
One guardian article expresses the amount of hope that J.Cole brings to Hip-Hop and which is extremely beneficial as this really does show how much J.Cole has affected Hip-Hop as The Guardian is mostly read by people that are educated with the demographics of B which shows how much power J.Cole has as they recognize him to be the hope of Hip-Hop portraying how Cole puts a positive affect on his audiences as people with higher classes even adore his music.
"The 25-year-old has just signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation imprint and he's being talked up in the States not just as the heir to Mr Beyoncé's crown but also as the young rapper who is single-handedly going to bring about a return to Real Hip-Hop"
This is a really positive look for J.Cole and really does challenge the negative stereotypes of Hip-Hop, reason being is that cole is being described in the guardian to be the key figure in hip hop but also bringing back the original game when it was considered to be positive. This is also a good positive for cole and hip hop as the guardian being read by many older audiences that wouldn't really listen to rap would recognize J.Cole as a good figure in hip hop and give hip hop a good reputation to other audiences that don't really listen to rap.
Drake joins J Cole in autism apology
Rappers say outrage over lyric on leaked track Jodeci Freestyle was 'learning lesson'
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Rapper Drake to remove offending lyric from official release of controversial song. Photograph: Johnny Nunez/WireImage
Drake has joined J Cole in an apology for mocking autism on their new single. Calling it "a learning lesson for both of us", Drake said that the offending lyric will be removed from the official release of Jodeci Freestyle.
Cole, not Drake, was the one who dropped the song's controversial lyric: "I'm artistic," he rapped. "You niggas is autistic, retarded." Representatives for Autism Speaks were among those who spoke out against the line, accusing Cole of perpetuating negative stereotypes against people with autism.
Over the weekend, Cole published a full apology: "Recently there's been a trend that includes rappers saying something offensive, only to be attacked for it in the media and pressured to apologise." he wrote on his blog, alluding to incidents involving Rick Ross and Lil Wayne. "I do not believe that an apology is needed every time someone is offended, especially when that apology is really only for the sake of saving an endorsement or cleaning up bad press. With that said, this is not the case today. This letter is sincere. This apology IS necessary."
"Last week, when I first saw a comment from someone outraged about the lyric, I realised right away that what I said was wrong," Cole continued. "I was instantly embarrassed that I would be ignorant enough say something so hurtful. What makes the crime worse is that I should have known better ... People with this disorder and their loved ones have to go through so much already, the last thing they need is to hear something as ignorant as what I said."
I would say that J.Cole represents himself to be very morally and socially considerate about others as he realized that what he had said was wrong and is extremely sorry which shows he cares about the people in the world. This is extremely beneficial as this puts a good reputation on rap as rappers like cole do not mean to hurt anyone feelings but just want to make music for people to listen to and relate to them.
"Statistics regarding gun homicide, suicide, and aids among young blacks in the 1980's 1990's provide a clear picture of the state of the hip hop generation"
This really does portray rap to be negative as the use of many bad listed situations are related to rap really does make audiences think that rap is very dangerous and this would lead to many people to stop listening to hip hop and downgrade hip hop in all.
"I want to suggest that today nation-conscious rappers draw their inspiration primarily from the black power movements of the 1960's"
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/466354?uid=2&uid=4&sid=21102950734357
This is really interesting as this portrays hip hop to almost be a strong point for black people improving their role in society as many rappers primarily inspire their lyrics from the days when black people had no power and really does show that hip hop is trying to promote their lyrics so well that black people can have a higher role in society.
"In his discussion of Canadian, Dutch, and French rap Adam Krims (2000) noted the prevailing image of African-American hip hop as 'real' hip hop" 1st page
This is a huge positive for american hip hop as they are represented for being 'real', and this really does challenge the negative stereotypes as the uses of them being real could apply to audiences that hip hop is poetry itself and trying to be real to the world to stand up for what they think is right.
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/466354?uid=2&uid=4&sid=21102950734357
This is really interesting as this portrays hip hop to almost be a strong point for black people improving their role in society as many rappers primarily inspire their lyrics from the days when black people had no power and really does show that hip hop is trying to promote their lyrics so well that black people can have a higher role in society.
"In his discussion of Canadian, Dutch, and French rap Adam Krims (2000) noted the prevailing image of African-American hip hop as 'real' hip hop" 1st page
This is a huge positive for american hip hop as they are represented for being 'real', and this really does challenge the negative stereotypes as the uses of them being real could apply to audiences that hip hop is poetry itself and trying to be real to the world to stand up for what they think is right.
