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Hip-Hop Weekly: Violence in hip-hop

Violence in Hip-Hop has continuously been perceived as a major problem since the genre was birthed. From groups such as N.W.A, to artists such as DMX, violence is a constant theme in their music that you could say, adds to the hype and gets people pumped. However, it has often...
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Posted Jan. 11, 2018

Hip-Hop Weekly: Political and conscious hip-hop

Hip-Hop, or music in general, can be used as a platform to express feelings and thoughts on situations in daily life. Songs like Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Hiiipower’ and Jay-Z’s ‘The Story of O.J.’ use their beats and rhyme to express an ode to historical black leaders in America, as well as...
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Posted Dec. 8, 2017

Hip-Hop Weekly: Misogyny and homophobia in Hip-Hop

Many of us that listen to hip-hop, or even music in general, love the beats but only listen superficially. What we don’t realise is that there is so much behind each chorus, each verse. Hip-Hop is more than just a song or an album – just like the corporate world,...
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Posted Nov. 29, 2017