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Writing Assignment 2
rights, and urban experiences. One quote that stood out to me the
most was describing rap and furthermore the different forms of it like
break dancing and how it was important because it was another
expression of showing your energy to the music that was making you
feel good... (10:30). This was an important quote to me because it
explains that hip hop, rap, break dancing, etc. is more then
promoting violence but it is an expression of their realities and break
dancing uses those energies that may be negative and then turns
them around into a positive energy. Therefore, articulating themselves
with these different forms of hip-hop does this. I also believe that
because this is many realities people confuse it with that promotion of
violence when instead they are expressing their lives and what theyve
been through that isnt always picture perfect. This then leads to a
confusing picture of how others that may not understand these
situations view their music and may disapprove it because they dont
understand that bringing awareness about tough subjects isnt always
easy to project to others and using rap, hip-hop and break dancing,
makes this process possible. Furthermore, these ideas relate directly to
our readings in the book, Understanding African American Aspects in
Hip-Hop Cinema by Melvin Donalson. Because it discuses the way hiphop, break dancing, graffiti, and clothing, it connects well with the
different genres of how hip-hop is portrayed in movies like Tougher
Than Leather brought many opinions on how the depiction of how hip-
trying to express their culture and will continue to fight for recognition
even if its good or bad.
To conclude, hip-hop and rap music as a whole has generated a
lot of attention throughout the years and will continue to do so. In the
documentary Looking for the Perfect Beat, we were able to see and
understand the different roles rap plays in everyday life with
expressing ones reality and the fact that because it may be ones
reality doesnt mean that it purposely is meant to support or portray
violence. Similarly in the fictional film, Do the Right Thing, we see this
example again how violence isnt always what is wanted but a
response to poverty in cities where its hard to maybe find ones self and
this is why I believe hip-hop and rap is so inspiration because it lets out
that good feeling you get when you are able to express yourself.
Work Cited
Rap:LookingforthePerfectBeat.N.p.,n.d.Web.
TheUniversityofArizonaLibraries/AllLocations.N.p.,n.d.Web.07Feb.2016.
Donalson,MelvinBurke."Representin'intheBeginning':The1980s."HipHopin
AmericanCinema.NewYork:PeterLang,2007.724.Print.
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