Rock ‘n’ Roll was a unifying force against segregationist policies for African Americans. In a quote from Ebony magazine, “Negroes don’t want to be Negroes anymore…We want to be Americans” (42). Many African-American teenagers indicated their resolve was at an all-time high in preparing for the careers they desired, as they believed job discrimination was coming to an end. As Altchuler notes, “Along with white supporters, of civil rights, blacks looked to entertainment, especially Rock ‘n’ Roll, as a weapon in the struggle against Jim Crow” (42). The 1950s, in large part due to Rock ‘n’ Roll lit a fire of rebellion in the white youth of America.
Taboo was considered that new music that tried to break the rules and express the emotions that younger people were feeling. Rock and roll has a mixture of white and black performers, Historians claimed that rock and roll was one of the first music genres to define a specific age group , it gave teenagers the feel of belonging yet like they weren’t the only ones who felt that certain way like they’re others that know how you feel about a certain subject and that they can relate to those lyrics. Rock and roll has many influential artists for instance Elvis Presley A.K.A the king of rock. Born January 8 1935 he worked
The hip hop culture started back more than a few decades ago, in the late 1960’s. It was used to express a rapper’s life through poetic lyrics. It was most popular in African American and Latino communities. It was a way for them to get away from their life problems and just enjoy life. “Rap music is very influential and can have positive or negative effects, according to some experts.” (Killion) ““To say there is no influence and no effect is naïve,” said Murray Forman, professor of media studies at Northeastern University in Boston.” (Killion) ““It is a known fact that hip-hop has taken over, in a sense, the mainstream youth culture,” said Emmett Price, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston, who teaches hip-hop culture.
Unfortunately this venture was not successful. Berry then got a job at Lincoln-Mercury plant. His love and passion for music had not ended and somehow through family connections, he got to know Al Green who was the owner of the Flame Show Bar talent club. There he met the singer Jackie Wilson who recorded Berry’s song ‘Reet Petite’ in 1957. It became a modest hit in the U.S however topped the music charts in the U.K. More songs followed which included ‘Lonely Teardrops’ that also topped the charts and ‘All I Could Do Was Cry’.
Music was changing in the sixties decade, in the fifties it was all about rock’n’roll, this changed when pop music and acid rock became popular. The music of the this decade promoted dropping out of society, doing drugs, and helped popularize the word “hip” (Miller 222). The Beatles were one of the most influential bands of their time and changed the way people listened to music forever (Miller 222). During the sixties teens were swept up by the Beatlemania. Another thing teens were crazy about were music festivals.
People did influence these actions, for example Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee brought black music to white audiences. Other people that influenced the Baby Boomers branch off were older people in large industries. Investors realized that they would make big money by targeting younger audiences to things like music. In result to this, children grew up accepting these new values (Black music). The Baby Boomer had such a significant impact on society because they were Work-centric.
These MC's became known as "rappers".” “Eventually, "rap music" was refined to become a mixture of rhythmic poetry, and rappers were getting noticed by 1979 and some commercially successful records were selling locally, though rap had hardly made an impact on the U.S. mainstream.” As the eighties went by, hip hop got more popular and we had some station that would play our music such as BET, but MTV only played everything besides African American music. If they did play it, it was not hip hop. African American’s got so upset with MTV that a station was created called VH1 to have a balance between the music because they played any kind of music that the young people were
Black people lacked a voice in the early 19'00s and they needed a way to express themselves. They would put their heart and soul into what they were experiencing in music. Jazz not only being entertaining but also expressive. I can recall a quote from the movie that said if every piece of African American history was to be wiped out, jazz music alone would suffice to define us as a people and make us credible for helping to add to U.S history. Such strong words when it comes to
The 1950’s were a time of innovation and optimism. After breaking through the Great Depression and emerging victorious from World War II, Americans were confident in their nation and hopeful for the future. We were becoming a nation of consumers, and innovations in communication allowed us to develop trends and a mainstream popular culture. A new demographic, the teenager, was becoming a dominant force in American society, especially in steering the music industry. All of this optimism and forward thinking was apparent in the music industry of the decade.
Rap and hip-hop are more likable to youth in the Middle East but that does not mean that the rest should respect this kind of music because the youth only represent 30 percent of the Middle East and the other 70 percent are adults and children. Youth like rap and hip-hop because the lyrics connect to them and to certain events that happened in their real life or because it argues about things that happen to them in their daily life. In a journal called Arabic hip-hop “hile it was brought to life by the African-American community in the United States, hip hop’s ruptures into different cultures around the world were not driven by any of the homogenizing and imperialist forces of western culture that usually seek to take over local and indigenous heritages in the name of democracy and capitalism. Instead, hip hop continues to locate its narrative space in the margins of each society, as it faces a constant dilemma of