DeMia's Wild Journey

  WHOLE LOTTA HIPPIN 'N' HOPPIN     Music:  Hip-Hop is a genre of music that originated in the Bronx borough of New York City in the early 1970s. Hip-Hop has influenced fashion and politics. Hip-Hop created a new way of seeing, experiencing, understanding, confronting, celebrating, and commenting on life and the world. There are six elements in the Hip-Hop culture:  DJing —the artistic handling of beats and music Rapping —putting spoken-word poetry to a beat Breaking —Hip Hop’s dance form Writing —the painting of highly stylized graffiti Theater and literature —combining Hip Hop elements and themes in drama, poetry, and stories Knowledge of self —the moral, social, and spiritual principles that inform and inspire Hip Hop ways of being. Over time Hip-Hop became a multi-million dollar business.  As Hip-Hop evolved artists began adding a twist to the music . This created many different types of Hip-Hop. Many people even added certain dance moves for this ...

           Over the time we have been observing many different cultures, their music, and their way of life. We always tend to take what we can from the videos to improve our knowledge. We also discussed the differences between the men and women and the different things they do involving music. There are many different ways that music and gender interact.           In my opinion (talking about the 20th century), women get more recognition than men when it comes to music these days. Women are always admired for their ability to hit a high note. Some men are beginning to reach that level of recognition even kids and teenagers. The media definitely treat the two genders differently. For example, Just recently Rihanna performed a song while pregnant and also dancing with the backup dancers. Many male rappers have had a baby on the way and didn't get that same treatment at all (It was not just because she was carrying). One out of t...

 Even though I’ve never played an instrument, I have sung at many rituals (Anniversaries, funerals, and church events. I believe when you're actually singing the music or being involved in some kind of way , you understand it a bit more rather than you understanding from just listening to music. My voice lesson teacher taught me in order to feel the music from deep within put yourself in the singer’s shoes somehow. After that it became quite easy to  sing. I sung at my grandparents anniversary. Even though I was younger I didn’t feel like I did too bad. I sung “Why I Love You” by MAJOR.  This song was easy to me because i know that my grandparents love is strong. Rituals make music more compassionate and more meaningful depending on the event.  For example, you can listen to “Take Me To The King” by Tamela Mann and think oh its just gospel music but when you’re actually singing the song at a funeral it makes the song more meaningful and sad. This was also a song I su...