RAP MUSIC IN THE AMERICAN CULTURE

Rap music began with first and second generation of Black ethnicity (mainly from the caribean territory). And the mission of this persons were entertain to other people in clubs of the suburbs. The black djs were saw like a symbol of respect to black people and like an oportunity to finally rise from the neigborhoods and had a better life.

  In the eighties, rap music moved from the dance to the musical industrie itself. The discographic records were created and rap MCs of black race dominated in one style that was already heard for black and white peoples in all the U.S.A.

Them, the gangsta rap was created. This style of music represent a lifestyle full of drugs, sex and violence in all the neigborhoods of america. The songs and the rappers generated an extraordinary controversy for the violence and inspired some groups to protests against this music (including the FBI). However, this controversy was a big impulse to young people of america for hear this style of music and gangsta rap was played in all the radios and clubs in the entire U.S.A.

 

Gangsta rap started a new revolution in young people from the poor neigborhoods of america. Now the music was seeing like a tool of discharge and protest of the bad lifestyles and the lack of oportunities in the ghetos. Rap music was also a criticize to american society and the abuse in some parts of the country to poor people.

Now in time, rap is the symbol of fight to some people who find in the lyrics, one voice to protest against all the injusties that exist in america. Rap music is also the oportunity for black people to make enough money to live better and sometimes to live like a real king of the street, a superstar, an untouchable person. In the hip hop culture (graffiti, break dance, rap music) the most significant expression is to say with songs, pictures or the dance, what things aren`t right in the country, and that is a civil right in the american culture.