No longer is Hip-Hop just a reflection of Western customs and the African American identity, it is now integrated in many countries and cultures all over; hat originally started in the asses in Bronx, New York, has now spread globally all around the world Hip Hop is no longer appreciated as just a genre of music; Hip Hop has become a commodity in the lives of people everywhere.
Hip Hop provides a way for cultures to express their own identity, while staying true to their traditions. Case Study 41 Indonesia- Jog Hip-Hop Foundation While Hip Hop already has become popular in Indonesia in the early 1 one group from Yogurts, advanced through the scenes and gained popularity With a unique sense Of style by fusing traditional Javanese traditions and the original swag of Hip Hop rhythm.
The Jog Hip Hop Foundation creates a new unique style of using their traditional lyrics, mantras, literature and poetry, while reinventing a new approach of Hip Hop interpretation. Their music reflects a new identity of their community while integrating the roots of the Javanese culture; a couple of examples being, the use of their Javanese language, and the traditional use of gametal music which is incorporated into all their songs.
In a recent “Intel Visibly Smart short film , founding member of the group, Markup Mohammad, also known as “Kill the CO”, states ” Jog Hip Hop Foundation’s music is a portrait tot daily life in Jakarta, where tradition and modernity continue to grow together, Hip Hop to the Jog is not just making music, but using Hip Hop to express what this music means to them and how it provides an outlet to the daily events of their everyday life.
Case Study #2 England-Massive Attack During the asses, many hip-hop based genres have grown around England; such enrages like Grime and Garage, but in the small town of Bristol, the genre of Trip- Hop became most successful. Volleyed in 1987 by Bristol emerging pop group, Massive Attack, Trip-Hop became a new genre of music that fused the down- tempo rhythms Of original American hip hop and the flavor Of British electronics. Trip-Hop is “narcotic – extremely mellow strings, a gentle brush beat on the drums, spacey bass lines echoing in the background With sullen female vocals at a whispers volume.
Some tripod is loud – in your face with turntables burning homeless up, bass driven hip hop beats, thumping bass lines and rapping; is characterized by the emphasis on slow and heavy drum beats, the sampling of old records, and the elimination of all rap elements that exist in American Hip- Hop” Massive Attack use of Trip-Hop influenced a new way of appreciating hip hop by using instruments like Rhodes pianos, saxophones, trumpets, flutes, and old vinyl jazz samples, and giving it a “moody, dark, lyrical sound”, that is not accustomed in Western culture views of Hip Hop.
Whereas in western culture, Hip hop is up-beat fast pace type Of music and the traditional instruments used are all electronic based like drum beats, synthesizers, and sampling recorded on computers. Due to Massive Attack, Trip-Hop is respected for their lyrical literary that was influenced from the British tradition that follows hand-in-hand with their view on hip hop rhythm. In conclusion, Hip Hop has influenced many cultures all over the world, and has given artists a new way of expressing their own identity, while being true to their traditions.
