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SUBANON (The People of the River) The Subanon, also called the “Subanu,” “Subano,” “Subanen” are the biggest group of lumad or non Muslim indigenous cultural community on the island of Mindanao. The word is derived from word soba or suba, a word common in Sulu, Visayas, and Mindanao, which means “river,” and the suffix “-nun”…

Onika Maraj (Born December 8, 1984) known as Nicki Minaj is a female rapper from Southside Jamaica, Queens, NewYork. She grew up in a troubled home, with a father on drugs and a struggling single mother. Despite her hectic environment, Minaj went on to graduate from LaGuardia High School in Manhattan where she studied singing…

Critique of Teaching Philippine Folk Dances Dance education involves the teaching of traditions, techniques, styles, and methodologies for teaching dance. Traditions are taught both in and out of school, making dance both an academic discipline and a social practice or custom. Schools teach formally with syllabi and systems while society teaches through communal activities ranging…

                The mass globalization of U.S. culture and the mainstreaming of hip hop within the state has led to an underground claiming of Hip Hop culture by the Arab world.  The musical form has been used an outlet for young people to express their political and cultural concerns in the U.S. and it is proving…

Contemporary urban music: controversial messages in hip-hop and rap lyrics. by Franklin B. Krohn , Frances L. Suazo Introduction Anyone who is unfamiliar with recent contemporary urban music is likely to be surprised at its unusual rhythms and perhaps even shocked at its uninhibited lyrics. Unless one is involved with urban teenagers or ghetto culture…

The reason for selecting Marshall Mathers as the subject of my research paper stems from his reputation as a remarkable young rapper and my admiration for his carefree attitude towards life’s happenings. Despite not being an exemplary role model, what captivates me is his skill to disregard criticism and infuse humor into his persona. Moreover,…

“It’s hard to stop a Cultural Revolution that bridges people together.” This is a quote from a famous ‘Rapper’ who has been behind the Hip-Hop revolution since the start. He is Chuck D; the creator of Public Enemy, one of the biggest Hip-Hop acts ever. This quote condenses what the writer of the article is…

This essay examines the visual representations of working-class masculinity portrayed in Stephen Daldry?s stage musical adaptation of the film Billy Elliot (2000). After a brief discussion of the portrayal of the male ballet dancer in the dancing scene since the 1990s and the inherent voyeuristic inclinations of contemporary audiences, the analysis will focus on five…

Both House and Hip Hop are popular genres of music with similarities and differences. In today’s music scene, both genres have gained wide popularity. Notable artists in the Hip Hop genre include Mos Def, The Roots, De La Soul, and Jurassic 5. Conversely, House music is represented by artists such as Mark Farina, Chemical Brothers,…

William Norman Lancaster ENGL- 1301 18 September, 2012 A Response to “Hip Hop: A Roadblock or pathway to Black Empowerment” Geoffrey Bennett’s article Hip Hop: A Roadblock or Pathway to Black Empowerment illustrates the influence hip hop and rap music has had on not only the music industry but mainstream culture, African Americans to be…