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If you do n ot k n ow , h er e ar e a f ew f act s abou t t h ose con sider ed t h e f ou nmany der s of of us Hip Hop: It is amazing to think that while were being born, going to school, or becoming adults,Th e f ou r pillar s of h ip h op in clu de:

M Cinmore g, DJin g, Brgrow eak dan cin g, an t he Hip Hop music was being pioneered. A great many would up during its dgolden ar tthat k n ow n as Gr af fas it i.soon as you turn success is recognized Itage isand amwatch azin git become t o t h inthe k world t h at wide w h ile on the radio or television. It's only 50 years old,Th but wow! you" and what e Su gar"Where h ill Ganwere g son g Rapper 's m an y of u s w er e bein g bor n , goin g t o were you doing during the last fifty years as Hip Hop achieved congressional recognition. Deligh t is cr edit ed f or coin in g t h e sch ool, or becom in g adu lt s, Hip Hop Chances are you were impacted by it and made it your own early on.

t er m Hip Hop. It w as r ecogn ized as m u sic w as bein g pion eer ed. A gr eat sure I know truly. Though I was " t h eNot m ost popu lar m u sicborn gen rine 1976, in t h eI mI'm annot y mreally or e w ou ld gr owanything u p du rabout in g it Hip s Hop. know how like Dee, Lyte, D.MC., to later Un it edMC St at es"Run in 2020 accor dinusher g to golden ageI felt an dabout w at such ch it artists becom e Kool t h e Moe like Tupac Shakur when did Billboar d. the transition to Hip Hop take wlegends or ld w ide su ccess t h atand is rBiggie ecognSmalls. ized But place? Who drove it? Why was it so needed and powerful? " Rap is something you do; Hip as soon as you t u r n on t h e r adio or A n ot able pion eer of t h e gen r e is Hop is something you live." KRS One. t elevision . It 's on ly 50 year s old, bu t Joseph Rober t Saddler , also k n ow n as wOn owAugust ! " Wh er w er eat 1520 you " Sedgwick an d w hAve, at Clive Gr an dm ast erknown Flash .to In all t has e 70's he 11,e 1973 Campbell, DJKool wHerc er e sent you handwritten doin g du r ininvitations g t h e lastto faif "Back ty developed w h that at h emany called t h eagree Clock to School Jam" sites is year Hip-Hop ach ieved Th eor y, f ordo m not of qu ick -m ix t h eora yfew whats was as responsible for launching hip hop music. If a you know, here are con gr ession al r ecogn it ion . the Chfounders an ces ofinHip facts about those considered volvin Hop: g a t w o t u r n t able vin yl r ecor d ar e you w er e im pact ed by it an d ixin g t ech n iqu eand t h atthe pr art olon ged t has e The four pillars of hip hop include: MCing, DJm ing, Breakdancing, known m ade it you r ow n ear ly on . " br eak " par t of an albu m in def in it ely. Graffiti. Hip Hop gr ou p Gr an dm ast er Flash I'm n ot r eally su r e I k n ow an yt h in g The Sugarhill GangNot songt rRapper Delight thedr term an d t h efor Fu rcoining iou s Five oveHip t h eHop. gen rIte abou t Hip Hop. u ly. Th'sou gh I is credited was recognized as "the most popular music genre in the in gs 2020 f u r t h er w it hUnited t h eir States" r ecor din an d w as w as bor n in 1976. I k n ow h ow I f elt according to Billboard. t h e f ir st Hip Hop ar t ist t o be en t er ed abou t su ch ar t ist s lik e Kool M oe Dee, t o t h e Rock & Rollas Hall of Fam e. of the RobertinSaddler, also known Grandmaster MACnotable Lyt e, pioneer Ru n DM C, tgenre o latiserJoseph u sh er Flash.ds In lik thee70's he developed what he called the Theory, a form of nquick-mix legen Tu pac Sh ak u r an d Biggie LanClock ce Taylor , also k n ow as " Kevin theory involving a two turntable vinyl record mixing technique that prolonged the "break" Sm alls. Bu t w h en did t h e t r an sit ion Don ovan" , is k n ow n t o t h e Sou th part of an album indefinitely. Hip Hop group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five t o Hip Hop t ak e place? Wh o dr ove it ? Br on x an d Hip Hop Hist or y as Af r ik a drove the genre further with their recordings and was the first Hip Hop artist to be Wh y w as it so n eeded an d pow er f u l? Bam baat aa. Tir ed of t h e violen ce in entered into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. " Rap is som et h in g you do; Hip Hop is h is com m u n it y, h e u sed h is in f lu en ce

Lance also known "Kevin Southe Bronx and Hip som et hTaylor, in g you live." KRSasOn e. Donovan", asisaknown leadertot othe becom a pr odu cer an d Hop history as Afrika Bambaataa. Tired of the in rhis community, he used a violence r apper of en ow n. On Au gu st 11, 1973 at 1520 Sedgw ick his influence as a leader to become a producer and rapper of renown. Ave, Clive Cam pbell, k n ow n as DJ An sw er son gs, diss r ecor ds; w h er e Her c, sen t h an dw r it t en in vit at ion s w ou ld t h ey be t oday w it h ou t t o a " Back To Sch ool Jam " t h at m an y Roxan n e Sh an t é (Lolit a Sh an t é Gooden ). A t een age sen sat ion sit es agr ee is w h at w as r espon sible discover ed in 1984, sh e deliver ed 11 f or lau n ch in g HIP HOP M u sic.

con t in u ed w h at is con sider ed t h e " f ir st an sw er son g" t o t h e r isin g popu lar it y ar t ist s U.T.F.O son g " Roxan n e, Roxan n e" , an d per h aps lau n ch ed f u r t h er t h e car eer s of ever y an sw er r apper t h at cam e af t er h er . Roxan n e Sh an t é r eign f r om " Th e Ju ice Cr ew " w h ich h eld su ch m em ber s as f ou n der M ar ley M ar l (M ar lon Lu Ree William s), Kool G Rap (Nat h an iel Th om as Wilson ), M ast a Ace (Du val Clear ), M C Sh an (Sh aw n M olt k e), an d Big Daddy Kan e (An t on io Har dy).

Th e Ken n edy Cen t er ,k en n edy-cen t er .or g expan ded u pon t h e elem en t s t h at m ak e u p h ip h op t o in clu de t h eat er , lit er at u r e, an d k n ow ledge of self . Th er e is h ar dly a piece of m u sic t o dat e t h at h asn't been in f lu en ced by Hip Hop. On e of t h e h ar d discr im in at or s w ou ld be "classical" becau se of h ar d r u les t h at r equ ir e it be played as t h e com poser in t en ded except in t h ose ar t ist ic expr ession s t h at allow var ian ce in it s m an y f or m s.

M ay h e r est in peace, Biz M ar k ie (M ar cel Th eo Hall), also f r om t h e Ju ice Cr ew , w as cr edit ed du r in g VH1's t op 100 gr eat est Hip Hop son gs of all t im e f or r eleasin g t h e f am ou s r ecor din g " Ju st A Fr ien d."

We ar e celebr at in g w h at w e h ave en joyed an d lived f or 50 year s. Pr odu cer s, ar t ist s, r apper s, dan cer s ar e all in spir ed by livin g in t h e w or ld of Hip Hop dar e t o pu sh t h e bou n dar ies f u r t h er , em br acin g su ch gen r es as Post Gr u n ge, Alt er n at ive Rock , R & B, Sou l, Cou n t r y, basically ever yt h in g! It is h ar d t o capt u r e each piece of t h is gr an d design . We m u st apologize f or w ait in g in an t icipat ion , if on ly t o ack n ow ledge t h e vast lan dscape w h ich w e h ope w ill con t in u e, t h e ou t com es w h ich w ill pr odu ce f u r t h er ar t ist , r apper s, dan cer s, an d en cou r age t h e n ext n ew est gen r e yet t o ar r ive.

Wit h so m an y ar t ist s t h at paved t h e w ay, f u sin g su ch r oot s f r om all ar ou n d t h e w or ld, In t r odu cin g New Yor k in t r odu cin gn ew yor k .com , calls t h e Br on x " Th e Cr adle of Rap an d Hip Hop." Th e con t r over sial bor ou gh of New Yor k Cit y w as on ce con sider ed over r u n by gan g act ivit y in t h e 20t h cen t u r y, bu t h as t u r n ed t h in gs ar ou n d dr am at ically m ovin g in t o t h e 21st cen t u r y.

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Ja m e s B A L DW IN James Baldwin was never afraid to challenge white America, especially when it came to Black Culture and Literature. And this time, he delivered a verbal homicide so powerful, the world is still feeling it today. James Baldwin is known for many things. His staggering prose, his wide smile and of course, dragging white America by it's teeth with his words. His 1961 book "Nobody Knows My Name" was no different. And this famed writer got hit in particular. Jack Kerouac's "On The Road" is still regarded as an American classic today, but Baldwin highlighted how the beat writer romanticized the Black struggle.Kerouac's lackluster account of a "white man disillusioned" walking past Black folks while "wishing I were a Negro," wasn't going to fly. 14

Baldwin explained that Kerouac's writing illustrates how white men believe the world revolves around them. He called it "absolute...offensive nonsense." "I would hate to be in Kerouac's shoes if he should ever be mad enough to read this aloud from the stage of Harlem's Apollo Theater," he wrote, but Baldwin's diss did more than just insult white mediocrity. Baldwin championed Black creativity separate from white norms. He unveiled an appropriation of our experiences. Even by specifying the Apollo Theater 's audience, Baldwin positioned our judgment, knowledge, and culture higher that the white institutions that deemed Kerouac a classic. After all, if white people's understanding of whiteness is based on their relationship to us and co-optation of Black experiences, quite frankly, that identity crisis isn't our problem. Baldwin reminds us that our creativity speaks for itself.

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ON MY DYING BED Wh en I get sick an d I'm abou t t o ch eck ou t , Will an yon e r em em ber w h at m y livin g w as abou t ? Will it be m y h ear t , can cer , or w ill I die of old age? In t h e Book of Lif e, w ill I h ave t u r n ed t h e last page?

Will you st ill love m e, h at e m e, or give a dam n ? Will it be you t h at w ill bu r y m e, or w ill it be Un cle Sam ? Will you pr ay f or m e t o go t o Heaven , becau se I w as so sw ell? Or w ill you pr ay f or m e, et er n al Hell.

Will you t ell lies, t h e t r u t h , or a lit t le of each ? Or w ill I be t h e t opic w h en ever you speak ? Wh en I w as w it h you , I w as alw ays you r h er o. Bu t w h en I;m gon e, w ill you gr ade m e a zer o?

I'lll t r y t o en vision h ow t h e h er eaf t er w ill be, No m or e sin , ju st peace, an d I'll f in ally be f r ee. Wh en I'm layin g t h er e on m y dyin g bed, Will you r em em ber w h at I w r ot e, or an yt h in g I said?

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Car egiver bu r den r ef er s t o t h e im pact t o a per son's Qu alit y of Lif e (QOL) an d w ell-bein g w h ile in t h e ser vice of bein g a car e pr ovider t o a car e r ecipien t . Bein g a car egiver is pat ien ce. It 's bein g som eon e's su ppor t ; bein g on call t o h elp per f or m ever yday t ask s f or a car e r ecipien t t h at , on t h eir ow n , can occasion ally be dif f icu lt if n ot u n bear able t o do alon e. I don't k n ow w h at it w ou ld be lik e t o h ave t o be som eon e else's eyes, som eon e's voice, or t h eir legs bu t ou r car egiver s do t h is f or t h eir clien t s, ch ar ges, an d pat ien t s. Th is m on t h w e ar e br in gin g aw ar en ess t o M u lt iple Scler osis (M S), an u n pr edict able an d lon g last in g au t oim m u n e disor der t h at af f ect s m or e t h an 2.5 m illion people w or ldw ide.

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co nt inued M S is a ch r on ic disease of t h e cen t r al n er vou s syst em (CNS), con sist in g of t h e br ain , opt ical n er ves, an d spin al cor d. It is t h ou gh t t o be t h e m ost com m on disablin g n eu r ological disor der of you n g adu lt s. It is dau n t in g t r yin g t o u n der st an d a con dit ion t h at is bot h a n eu r odegen er at ive an d an au t oim m u n e disease. Au t oim m u n e diseases ar e w h at occu r w h en t h e im m u n e syst em doesn't r ecogn ize it s h ost s ow n cells an d begin s at t ack in g t h em as if t h ey w er e a vir u s or bact er ia. (m st r u st .or g.u k ) Th ou gh it af f ect s people dif f er en t ly, M S occu r s w h en n er ve cells or n eu r on s ar e dam aged a par t icu lar w ay. It 's t r ick y. Neu r on s h ave a n u m ber of ext en sion s, bu t t h e on e t h at is com pr om ised by M S is an ext r em ely f in e cable-lik e n er ve f iber k n ow n as an axon . Som e axon s, depen din g u pon t h e r egion of t h e br ain , ar e en cased or "sh eat h ed" by a f at t y su bst an ce called m yelin , w h ich act s as a t ype of " in su lat ion" f or it s cables. Wh en t h is in su lat ion is at t ack ed, it cau ses scar t issu e called plaqu es or lision s also called scler osis. Neu r on s u se t h eir axon ext en sion s or "cable" t o car r y elect r ical im pu lses aw ay t o be r eceived by ot h er n eu r on s. Th ey can n ot pr oper ly com m u n icat e if dam aged or br ok en . (Un iver sit y of Qu een slan d/ Au st r alia) Tak e Aw ays: - Neu r on s ar e n er ve cells - Neu r on s h ave ext en sion s called axon s - Som e axon s ar e cover ed by m yelin - M yelin is a f at t y su bst an ce t h at act s as in su lat ion f or axon s. It s "sh eat h ." - M S at t ack s m yelin - M S is bot h an au t oim m u n e an d n eu r odegen er at ive disor der - Scar t issu e lef t by M S at t ack s ar e called plaqu es or lision s. " M u lt iple Scler osis r ef er s t o t h e dist in ct ive ar eas of scar t issu e t h at r esu lt f r om t h e at t ack on m yelin by t h e im m u n e syst em ." - Nat ion al In st it u t e of Neu r ological Disor der s an d St r ok e.

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co nt inued In or der t o t r u ly u n der st an d w h at people w it h M S go t h r ou gh , w e m u st k n ow t h e disease t h ey ar e f igh t in g. Th is is t h e com m it m en t of each Car egiver . Wit h ou t su ch in f or m at ion , cr eat in g st r at egies t o st ay ah ead in t h is f igh t w ou ld be im possible: Fir st sym pt om s - Blu r r ed Vision / Dou ble Vision - Color Dist or t ion - Sw ellin g of t h e opt ic n er ve (opt ic n eu r it is) cau sin g loss of vision - Tr ou ble Walk in g - Abn or m al f eelin g su ch as n u m bn ess, pr ick lin g or pin s an d n eedles (par est h esia) Hopk in sm edicin e.or g Follow in g sym pt om s - Fat igu e - Loss of sen sat ion - Pr oblem s w it h Speech - M u scle w eak n ess- Par t ial par alysis It is a lon g list of sym pt om s, m at ch ed by t h e t ypes of M u lt iple Scler osis w h ich m ap h ow t h e con dit ion pr ogr esses over t im e. Ph ysician s h elp explain t h e sever it y of t h e pr ogr ession f or each of t h eir pat ien t s. Nu r ses h elp m an age t h e con dit ion . Livin g w it h M S day t o day f alls on t h e in dividu al. Havin g a plan an d a t eam t o balan ce qu alit y of lif e an d per son al w ell bein g is a t h ou gh job f or on e per son t o bear by t h em selves. It is ou r car egiver s r ole t o k n ow as m u ch as t h ey can t o pr ovide pr oper an d h ealt h y su ppor t t o t h eir r eceiver s. It is t h e pat ien t s r ole t o also u n der st an d t h e n eeds of t h eir car egiver s, en su r in g t h at balan ce doesn't pr ogr ess t o a bu r den .

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