Monday, December 1, 2008

Hip-Hop part 2

Chapter 2
In 1997 XXL magazine was first published.
The Source magazine was founded by 2 Harvard students.
Both The Source and XXL magazine focused on the raising Hip-Hop culture.
In 1993 Famous music legend Quincy Jones created Vibe magazine.
DMX kicked Garth Brooks out of the number one spot on the billboard charts in 1998.

How did an unknown rapper like DMX take the top spot on the billboards?
What made Master P so big in the music industry?
After the rise of the music industry why did society believe it was necessary to go into clothing?
Why was FUBU so popular amongst whit suburban teens?

detractors- people who don’t believe
blaxploitation- not a word (pg.75)
intricate- items

not sure
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In these chapters I learned about the rise of Hip-Hop and how it spread throughout America. The Hip-Hop industry rose and spread to the clothing industry.

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