JamesMcbridetheauthoroftheessay,HipHopPlanet,isanAfricanAmerican/JewishwriterThediscussionof hip-hopbecameimportanttotheauthorfromtheriseofitspopularity.Theaudiencecanmainlypertaintothe oldergenerationsofpeopleandtopersuadethemtolistentohip-hopMcbrideuseshisownpersonalstoriesand extensiveresearchofhip-hoptoeffectivelyconveytohisaudiencehowhip-hophasgottenmorepopularandhow itaffectstheworldaroundhim.Mcbridebeginsthe...
SummaryOfHipHopPlanetByJamesMcbride
Summaryof"HipHopPlanet"byJamesMcBrideInJamesMcBride's'article,"HipHopPlanet,"McBrideshares hisexperienceswithhip-hopmusic.Hestartshisarticlebysharinghisfirstexperiencewithhip,atapartyduring the80s,hetalksabouthow"ridiculous"themusicsoundedtohimandhowhe'steppedpast'thegenreforover25 years.Hecontinuestalkingabouthowagenrehasn't'exploded'asmuchaship-hopdidsinceswingjazz.Oneof themostnotablepointshesharesisaboutthe"City
SummaryOfHip-HopPlanetByJamesMcbride
essay,"Hip-HopPlanet",theauthor,JamesMcBridetriestopersuadethereaderstolistentohip-hopmusic.He explainshowhiphopmusicissignificantinhistory,andhowithastakenoverthemusicworld.McBridebegins theessaybytellingthereadersofhisnightmareHeoncefearedthathisdaughterwouldarrivehomeonedaywith astereotypedrapperhusbandwith"mouthfulofgoldteeth,ado-ragonhishead…andathugattitude"(McBride 1)Hecametorealizethatheinfact,hip-hop,a



WriterJamesMcBride,whowrotetheessay"HipHopPlanet",spentmostofhislifedislikingthecultureofhip hop,butaftersomeresearchandpersonalexperience,hehadachangeofheartThepurposeofhisessayisto shineapositivelightonhiphopcultureandmovehisaudience--peoplewhothinkitisallbad--tohaveachange ofheartlikehim,andtoachievehispurpose,heusesrhetoricalstrategiesincludingappeals,specificdiction,and meticuloussentencestructure.McBrideusesemotional...
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HipHopsLegacy"Nowhearthismixturewherehiphopmeetsscripture,developanegativeintoapostivepicture" aversebyLaurynHillTheworldofhiphopgavethegenerationablastofbeatsandacultraildifferencethat changedthewaypeoplethink.Togetherwithhiphopithasdonemorethananyonecouldthink.Mostpeoplemay thinkhiphopstartedwarsandviolencebutinrealitytheevolutionofmusicstartedwithhiphopHiphophas impactedandinfluencedpeoplechangedtheeraofmusic...
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LookintotheLifeofHip-HopThemisunderstoodsubcultureofmusicthatmanyhavecometoknowas"hip-hop" isgivenacriticalexaminationbyJamesMcBrideinhisessayHip-HopPlanet.McBrideprovidesthereaderwith directinsightintotheinfluencethathip-hopmusichasplayedinhislife,aswellasthelivesoftheAmerican societyFromthecapitalistfreedomthathip-hopmusicembodiestothedisjointedfamiliesthatplaguethis country,McBrideexplainsthathip-hopmusichasaplacefor...

Ihavereadyourarticle¨HipHopPlanet¨byJamesMcBridefromNationalGeographicregardingyour thoughtsonthemeaningofHipHopandyourexperiencewiththegenre.Iunderstandthatduetoyourpastwith HipHop,andtheculturethatitbrings,youhadtheurgetowritethisarticleinformingothersaboutthetrue meaningofHipHop,andhowitcanbegreatlymisunderstood.Youbeganwithstatingthatyouwerefrightenedby theculturethatthegenrebroughtuponpeopleandtheactionsthat
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hardshipsofthecityatthetimeandthewaythekidsfelt.ThiswasthebeginningofHipHopRapmusic.Manyof theseharmonies,internalrhymes,andlyricsbecameexpressionsoftheemotionsthattheywerefeelingatthat time.Itwastheanger,thedespair,theemptiness,thepoverty,thesorrow,andthelonelinesstheyfeltforthetimes thattheylivedin.ThehistoryofHipHopRapmusicprovedtoMcBridethatitdoestellastoryandreflectslifeas itislivedbyyoungpeoplewhofelttrapped
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againsttheminority;theytendtoclassifythemintogroupsbasedonsimilarattributes,whetheritbeskincolor, financialposition,orsomeotherlivingstandardandaspects.InPoetry"Citizen"(2014)andtheessay"HipHop Planets"(2007),ClaudiaRankineandJamesMcBridesharesabouthowracialidentity,ethnicidentity,andsocial classhavenegativeimpactsonpsychologicalwell-beingandpersonaldevelopmentofAfricanAmericansOverall, theyagreethatsocialcategorizationbyrace,...