Assignment 4-1

Hi hop is African American music which started in New York City in the 1970s and widely spread late 1980’s. The four elements of this music this music is Dj, graffiti, break dancing, mc rapping.
At the beginning when this music started it was all about the movement, self expression, and civil right, fashion and culture .Hip hop had content. People use to go to concert Mc will battle each other and the winner is Mc with best lyrics without creating conflict. It was friendly battle. Artist put the best album that will stay on chart for while and when you buy album you can hardly skip any song. I remember after the Run D Mc how they rock the addidas and Kengo hat and everybody want to be just like them.
During the course of time this music have evolve so much from when it started. The lyrics now coming out this music is offensive, degrading and harmful. You can’t listen to it in front your elders or children. The lyrics are degrading women, express violence among society. This is because of commercialization of music. Music executives controls type of music one can even argue that they create “beef” among artist to push records sales. On the other hand artist argument is that “street want to hear this type of music” or “I have to keep credibility” .If they have hardcore track on the records will push record sales thus what fans want to hear it