嘻哈文化對美國黑人的意義和影響

1、山西農(nóng)業(yè)大學(xué)信息學(xué)院本科畢業(yè)論文系部名稱：外國語言文學(xué)系專業(yè)名稱：英語學(xué)生姓名：學(xué)號：指導(dǎo)教師：二C一九年六月鄭重申明本人鄭重聲明:所呈交的學(xué)位論文,是本人在導(dǎo)師的指導(dǎo)下,獨立進(jìn)行研究所取得的成果除文中已經(jīng)注明引用的內(nèi)容外,本論文不包含任何其他個人或集體己經(jīng)發(fā)表或撰寫過的科研成果。對本文的研究作出重要奉獻(xiàn)的個人和集體,均已在文中以明確方式標(biāo)明。本聲明的法律責(zé)任由本人承擔(dān).本人簽名：日期：BACHELORSDEGREETHESISOFCISAUTheSignificanceandInfluenceofHip-HopCultureforAfricanAmericansDepartment：TheD

2、epartmentofForeignLanguageStudiesSubject：EnglishName：Number：Director：June2019嘻哈文化對美國黑人的意義和影響摘要作為20世紀(jì)美國最終的草根藝術(shù)，20世紀(jì)70年代出現(xiàn)的美國嘻哈文化如今已經(jīng)成為全球性文化。從歐洲到亞洲，從非洲到美洲，隨處可見一群穿著肥碩的褲子，身體隨節(jié)奏靈活律動，嘴上不停喊話的嘻哈青年。嘻哈文化作為抵抗主流社會的隔離和卑視、表達(dá)黑人青年真實生活狀態(tài)和自我認(rèn)同的載體，對當(dāng)代美國黑人青年的成長具有重要意義。本文通過分析嘻哈文化的產(chǎn)生背景，即黑人受壓迫的美國社會，淺析嘻哈文化的價值所在，幫助黑人解放天性，以及嘻

3、哈文化對美國黑人的影響。嘻哈文化融入在美國黑人的生活之中，這些影響主要表現(xiàn)在行為、語言、心理上，美國黑人開始參加社會事務(wù)、制造俚語、自我認(rèn)同感逐漸增加。關(guān)鍵詞：嘻哈文化；美國黑人；價值；影響TheSignificanceandInfluenceofHip-HopCultureforAfricanAmericansABSTRACTTheAmericanhip-hopculturewhichemergedfromthe1970shasnowbecomeaglobalculture.Thereareagroupofhip-hopyouththatwearsfatpantsrockingtheirbo

4、dyallovertheworld.Asresistancetodiscriminationandisolationinmainstreamsociety,hip-popcouldshowthereallifeofblackpeople.Wecouldconcludethathip-hopisimportanttoNegroinAmerican.Throughtheanalysisofthebackgroundofhip-hopculture,andtheoppressionofblackpeople.thepaperanalyzesthevalueofhiphopculture,andthe

5、influenceofhip-hopcultureonblackAmericans.Hip-hopculturehasbeengraduallyintegratedintothelivesofblackAmericans.Andtheinfluencesaremainlymanifestedinbehavior,languageandpsychology.BlackAmericansbegantoparticipateinsocialaffairs,createslang,andgraduallystrengthentheirsenseofidentity.Keywords:Hip-hopcu

6、lture;AfricanAmericans;Value;impactTableofContents摘要錯誤!未定乂書簽。iiABSTRAST錯誤!未定義書簽。vIIntroduction1TOC o 1-5 h z HYPERLINK l bookmark12 o Current Document ResearchbackgroundandSignificance1Researchbackground1Significanceofthehip-popculture2Introductiontohip-hopculture3Thebackgroundofhip-hopculture3 HYPE

7、RLINK l bookmark18 o Current Document Theoriginofhip-hopculture4Themanifestationofhip-hopculture5IIThevalueofhip-hopculture6 HYPERLINK l bookmark16 o Current Document Thesignificanceoftheemergenceofhip-hopculture6Thespiritualpowerofhip-hopCulture6Therebelliousspiritagainstthemainstreamsociety7IUThei

8、nfluenceofhip-hopcultureonblackAmericans8Theeffectonbehavior8 HYPERLINK l bookmark22 o Current Document Theeffectonlanguage10Theeffectonmentality11WConclusion14References15Acknowledgments15I.IntroductionAsanimmigrantcountry,theUnitedStateshascontinuouslyabsorbedthecultureofdifferentnationalitiesinth

9、ehistoryofthecountryformorethan200years,andhasbecomeoneofthemostculturallydiversecountriesintheworld,InAmericansociety,asanenslavedrace,blackpeoplewereexcludedfromthemainstreamforalongtime.Therefore,blackculturewasalsolookeddownuponandignoredforages.Evensince20centuries,Americahasrisenup,andreplaced

10、Europeastheglobalsuperpower.Asofnow,thescandalaboutracialdiscriminationinAmericansocietyisstillendless.InvariousethnicgroupsintheUnitedStates,differentethnicgroupsholddifferentpoliticalandeconomicresourcesandsocialstatus.Althoughethnicminoritieshavehadalmostequalpoliticalstatuswithwhitepeopleinrecen

11、tyears,theeconomictreatmentandeducationalresourcesenjoyedbyethnicminoritiesarestillMuchlessthanwhitepeople.Thehip-hopcultureintheUnitedStatesisnotjustfunkorR&B.Itisaspecialculturalproductofaspecialera.Inthisculture,wecanseebreakdanceandgraffiti.Manypeoplethinkthathip-hopcultureisessentiallyacomplain

12、tofsocialunfairnessandamanifestationoftheirownpersonality.Hip-hopculturereflectsthelackofitsownrealityofpainandanger.Hip-hopcultureisnotanisolatedphenomenon.Itisabottom-upgrassrootsculturalmovement.Wecansayhip-hopcultureprofoundlychangestheblackAmericanlife.Throughtheanalysisofthebackgroundofhip-hop

13、culture,thepaperanalyzesthevalueofhip-hopculture,andtheinfluenceofhip-hopcultureonblackAmericans.ResearchBackgroundandSignificanceResearchBackgroundFromthebeginningofthe20thcentury,theNegroculturalmovementflourished.TherearethreeblackculturalmovementsinAmerica.Forinstance,HarlemRenaissancetookplacei

14、n1920s.AndBlackArts-movementhappenedin1970s.Whatismore,Hip-hopCultureoccurredin1970s.ThesethreeculturalmovementsreflectedthevitalityofblackcultureandhadagreatinfluenceonAmericanhistory,especiallyhip-popculture.Itusedtobethemusicdancewhichwasperformedbyasmallnumberofblackyouthinthestreet.Andnowitdeve

15、lopsintoaglobalculture.Americanyouth,especiallytheblackcommunity,aredeeplyinfluencedbyhip-hopcultureintermsoflanguage,thoughtandbehavior.Theyarecalled“hip-hopgeneration”.Tobetterunderstandhip-hopculture,manyscholarshaveconductedin-depthresearch.Inthedomesticresearch,WuYan(2011)focusedontheblackrapcu

16、lture,analyzedtheinfluenceandvalueofrapmusiconAfricanAmericans.Shebelievesthatrapmusichasbecomeatoolforblackpeopletofightagainstinjustice.ChenMin(2012)believesthatblackAmericanyouthisallinfluencedbyhip-hopcultureinlanguage,psychologyandbehavior,andbecomeanewgenerationofAmericanyouthgroupwithuniquela

17、nguage,identityandvalues.Inoverseasstudies,AddisonGaylehasshownthatblackartisdeeplyrootedinAfricanAmericananger.InClayssurveyofthesurveyors,hefoundthatintheactivitiesofhip-hopculture,thesurveyorsfeeltherespectandpositiveresponsefromothers,whichareexactlywhattheblackyouthurgentlyneedsinthelong-termso

18、cialdiscrimination.Domesticandforeignresearchhaveemphasizedtheliberatingeffectofhip-hopcultureonthenatureofblackAmericans,makingthemmoreunitedandpositive.Significanceofthehip-popcultureHip-hopcultureisrootedintheAfrican-Americancommunity.Itisanumbrellatermforstreetculturewithmanyelements,includingda

19、nce,music,DJ,rap,graffiti,costumesandsoon.Hip-hopcultureispartofthestreetculture.Anditreflectsthecasualattitudetowardslife.Theyweardistinctiveclothesandbehavestrangely.Eveniftheydonotknoweachothercantheybeidentifiedbytheirappearanceandbehavior.Hip-hopcultureisakindoflifeattitudederivedfromtheprimiti

20、vetribesofAfrica.ItisnotasimplecombinationofDJ,MC,graffiti,streetdanceandothermajorelements.Aftermorethan30yearsofdevelopment,ithasbecomeaworldwideculturalphenomenon,lifestyleandspiritualsymbol.Hip-hopculturerepresentsasenseoflifethatenjoyslife,displaysindividuality,expressesfreely,anddarestochallen

21、ge.Everyonelivinginitisconstantlyexploringandmasteringvariouship-hopskills.Inordertoallowmorepeopletohearorseetheirtalents,AfricanAmericanscontinuetobreakthroughthelimitationsoflife,thusmakingthewholehip-hopculturelivelier.Firstly,theessenceofhip-hopcultureliesinitssubject-matter.Hip-hopcultureisthe

22、cultureofthebottompeople,payingattentiontothejoysandsorrowsoftherealexperienceoftheunderlyingblackgroups.Thisisunmatchedbyothercultures.Secondly,itisitsmanifestation.Theexpressivenessofhiphopcultureisalsocharacterizedbysensibility,straightforwardnessandalong-repressedintensity.Thisisrelatedtothetens

23、ion,contradictionandfeedbackthatbottompeopleoftenexperienceinthelife.Itisalsounacceptabletothosewhoadmire“TheSpringSnow”.Thirdly,itisitsbeliefthathip-hopculturespursuitoffairnessandfreedom,theconcernfortruelife,andtherespectsforordinarypeoplearerevolutionary.Theoriginalmeaningofhip-hopcultureisthatp

24、oorAfricanAmericansusespecialwordsanddeedsandlifestylestoexpresstheirdissatisfactionwithsocialunfairtreatmentandracialdiscrimination.Therefore,thespiritandmostofthehip-hopculturearenotacceptedbythegovernmentandmainstreamsociety.Withtheprogressofsocietyandtheimprovementofthestatusofblackpeople,andino

25、rdertopromoteandallowmorepeopletoacceptthehip-hopculture,theAfricanAmericancommunitybegantocreatenewwaystocontinuethesurvivalanddevelopmentofhip-hopculture.Nowadays,hip-hopcultureisnotonlysynonymouswiththeblackpeopleatthebottomoftheUnitedStates,butalsoasymbolofyoungvitalityandpassionatefighting.Acco

26、rdingtothecurrentdevelopmenttrend,hip-hopculturewillhavegreaterinfluence.Introductiontohip-hopcultureThebackgroundofhip-hopcultureInthe1970sinNewYork,discomusicprevailed.Theupperclassdresseduptogotothedisco.ThewholeworldthoughtthatNewYorkwasaparadise.Incontrast,peopleintheBronx,NewYork,livedindirest

27、raits.Thenumberoffiresinasingleyearwasashighas12,300.Thelivingenvironmentwaslikeabesiegedwarzone.IthasalwaysbeenafamoussluminNewYork.Since1960,themainresidentshavebeenblackorHispanic.AlthoughthecivilrightsmovementintheUnitedStateshasbeenverypopularinrecentyears,atpresent,theblackpeopleintheUnitedSta

28、tesenjoylesseducationalresourcesandjobopportunitiesthanwhitepeople.IntheUnitedStates,blackpeopleareengagedinavarietyoflow-endjobs,thepoor.Theblacksintheregionarerarelyabletochangetheirowndestinythroughtheirownefforts.Theseareasweretheplaceswherewhitesleftbehindinthepurchaseofnewhomesinthesuburbs.Whi

29、teslivedinbigcities.Blackscouldonlyliveinastagnantarea.Thefuturewasbleak.Blackpeoplelistenedtotheirmusicanddidtheirownthingsinadifficultenvironment.Therewererebelliousvoicesthatcameoutoftheseareasfromtimetotime.Hiphopmusicwasborninthiscontext.Theoriginofhip-hopcultureTheoriginalpurposeofhiphopwastof

30、indtheidentityoftheAfricanAmericancommunity.Thisisbecauseinthesocialbackgroundofracialdiscriminationagainsttheblackethnicgroupsatthattime,theUSeconomywasinarecession.Theywereplaguedbyproblemssuchaspoverty,hunger,disease,anddrugs.Soatthistime,alotofpoorblackswereidle,boreddancingandsinginginthestreet

31、s.Ofcourse,thereweresomepeoplewithmusicanddancetalents.Itwasbecausetheywereinspiredbyfreedomthatdancingandsingingbecameeasy.Theformwasnotlimitedandcreative,sothereweresomedifferentformsofworksthatslowlyemergedunderfreeplay.Inthemidandlate1970s,theculturewasgraduallycommercializedandpackaged.Andtheen

32、tertainmentthatwasoriginallyprevalentinthepoorblacksbecameapopularelementofcommercializationandwasgraduallyacceptedbythepublic.Inthenextdecade,theglobaleconomiccrisisemergedandthetideofindustrializationswepttheworld,mostoftheunemployedappearingintheUnitedStates.Theunemploymentratecontinuedtorise,lea

33、dingtotheretrogressionofthecountryseconomicdevelopmentandhumansuffering.Amongthem,thepeoplewhoaremostaffectedarethebottompeopleandpeoplecantbearthepain.Therefore,inthisenvironment,hip-hopculturehasbecomemorepopularintheUnitedStatesasatoolforexpressinginnerthinking.Themanifestationofhip-hopcultureThe

34、hip-hopculturewasbornintheUnitedStatesin1970.ItsbirthplacesincludeHarlem,NewYork,BrooklynandthelowerBronx.ItincludesMC(rap),DJ(disc),streetdanceandgraffiti.Thesefourelementsinvolvevisuallanguage,bodylanguageandmusiclanguage,andtheyaretheinitialexpressionsofhip-hopculture.Inthelaterdevelopmentprocess

35、,hip-hopculturegraduallybecamemorediverse,andtherewerestreetbasketball,extremesportsandsoon.ItwaswidelypraisedbyAfricanAmericans.MC(rap)refersto“speakingoryellingrhyminglyricsaccompaniedbystrongrhythms”,oldandnewrap,gangsterrap,hard-corerap,traprap,jazzrap,etc.Therearesomeuniquewordsintherapcircle,s

36、uchasfiow:showingthestyleoftheindividual,battle:acommonwayofcompetitioninthematch,freestyle:animprompturap.DJ(disc)referstotheformofmakingavocalmusicbyrotatingadishinmusic.TheDJresonateswithtwounrelatedsongsintheformoftwodiscsconnectedtodifferentdevicesandthenperformedinit.II.Thevalueofhip-hopcultur

37、eonbackThesignificanceoftheemergenceofhip-hopcultureTheoriginofhip-hopmusicitselfisduetotheinjusticesofsociallydisadvantagedgroupswhowanttoresistsociety.ButwhatisridiculousisthatalargenumberofAfricanAmericanshaveearnedmoneytolivethelifetheywantthroughtheirtalentsforhip-hopculture.Infact,theirincreas

38、inglypersistentandbelovedhip-hopculturenotonlybringsthembreadtomakealiving,butalsohasmorevalueandmeaning.DuetothespecialnationalconditionsoftheUnitedStates,AfricanAmericanscannotobtainsatisfactoryincomeandpoliticalstatus,sotheywillspendtoomuchenergyondanceandrap.Intheprocessoftheirconversation,theyi

39、nvoluntarilyappliedraptorebelandridiculethediscriminationandunfairtreatmenttheyencounteredintheirlives.Thiskindofinterestingcommunicationbetweenblackgroupsallowsthemtoventtheirdissatisfactionandseekmoreopportunitiesforcooperation.AsoneofthemostrepresentativeAmericanblackculture,hip-hopcultureleadsth

40、etrendofworldartculturewithitsuniqueartisticcharm.ThespiritualPowerofhip-hopCultureTheevolutionofhip-hopcultureisfullofexplorationandcompetition.Itisundeniablethatdanceandmusichavefulfilledthehip-hopculture.Iftherearenotsomanypeoplewholovetodance,theblackswillnottrytofindaqualityrecord;iftherearenos

41、uchgroupofthunderboltboys,noonewillthinkofextendingtheintervalofthealbum;withtheintermittentperiod,peoplenaturallythinkofwhattodo.Inthisway,thehip-hopisgraduallyformedandimprovedinaprocessofcompetitionandexploration.Thereasonwhyhip-hopculturecanleadthetrendofworldpopmusicinjust30yearsisbecausehip-ho

42、pmusicconformstothevaluestandardofmostpeopleintheUnitedStates-fullofcompetitionandfightingspirit.TheAmericannationitselfisnotasecurepopulation.Theyareveryaggressiveandcompetitive.Theyhaveacloserelationshipwiththetwoworldwars.Theearlyhip-hopcultureisrelativelydecent,butastimegoesby,thecompetitionbeco

43、mesmoreandmorefierce.Differentstylesofhip-hopculturesingersoftenhavedifferences,sotheywritethesedifferencesinthelyrics,makingthisculturefullofirritationandcontradiction.Althoughitisproducedinblackslums,itisthismusicfullofdescriptionsofstreetlife,dissatisfactionwithsocialphenomenaandgroups,andtherapp

44、ersverycontagiousexpression,thatanincreasingnumberofpeopleareinvolvedandinlovewiththisstyle.Secondly,iftherearesomecompetitiveadvantagesinAfricanAmericans,itisdefinitelyintermsofmusicaltalent.“Thereisnodoubtthatnooneonearthissosensitivetomusicastheyarekindofceremonyandactivity,suchasfestivals,ceremo

45、niesandcommemorations,willbeaccompaniedbyasuitablemusic.Althoughtheblackpeoplehavebeenslavesforcenturies,theyhavenotsuppressedthemusicalenthusiasm.Thisfullydemonstratesthattheblackethnicgrouphasapositiveattitudeandaqualitythatisnotafraidofdanger.Mattercanbescarce,butspiritualenjoymentisindispensable

46、.Blackpeopleareverysmart.Theydontwastetheirphysicaltalents,buttheyusethemallfortheirownwelfare.Blackswithmusicalinstrumentscanalwaysenjoybettertreatmentthanblackswhodonot.Atthesametime,fortheblackpeople,spreadinghip-hopcultureisindeedahappything.Allthedepressionandsufferingsareintegratedintothesong.

47、Theyaregoodatdiscoveringthemysteryfromthesubtleties,plusthetalentofcasualcreation,sogreatworksarecreatedinthisway.Therefore,hip-hopculturehasimportantspiritualvalueforAfricanAmericansbecauseofitsuniqueculturalcharacteristics.AfricanAmericansfacetheharshenvironmentofrealityandconstantlyupdateandcreat

48、eblackculture.hip-hopcultureisatruefolkculturethatoriginatedfromthepeople.Itisnoexaggerationtosaythathip-hopculturehasbecomeoneofthemostimportantfactorsinfluencingthelivesofcontemporaryAfricanAmericans.HavearebelliousspiritagainstthemainstreamsocietyComparedwiththeblackculturemovementinthepast,hip-h

49、opcultureshowsarebelliousspiritagainstthemainstreamsociety.Firstofall,hip-hopcultureoriginatedfromthebottomblackpeople.Theylivedintheurbanslums,andtheyweremarginalizedineconomic,politicalandsocialconditions.TheyweretrappedinvarioussocialandpoliticalproblemsinthecentralcitiesoftheUnitedStates.Therefo

50、re,theblackpeopletookthemainartformofhip-hopmusicasameansofexpressingthedissatisfactionandangertothemainstreamsociety.TheHarlemRenaissanceandtheBlackCultureMovementwereinitiatedbyblackemergingmiddle-classintellectuals.TheHarlemRenaissancewastheresultoftheawakeningofthemiddle-classblacknationalconsci

51、ousnessintheformationofurbanblacksettlements.Theblackelitesstrovetoshowapositivenationalimagetothemainstreamsociety.Theblackculturalmovementwasaculturalintrospectionmovementforracialequalityandself-identityofblackintellectuals.ItappearedintheAmericancivilrightsmovementinthe1960s.Secondly,thehip-hopc

52、ulturewasorientedtothebroadlow-levelblackpeopleatfirst.Itisaculturalredemptiontosolveitsownproblems.Theobjectsofthefirsttwoculturalmovementswerethewhitegroupsinthemainstreamsociety.Itisaculturalexplorationforseekingrelationswithmainstreamsociety.Intermsofartisticexpression,hip-hopculturehasthegreate

53、stinfluenceonrapmusic.ThismusicisbasedondrumsandoraltraditionsinWestAfricanculture,andadoptsAfricanmusictraditionstoreflectpureAfricanart.Althoughtheformertwoculturalmovementsstrovetoinnovateinform,theymainlyusedwhiteliteraryformstoexpressblacklife,suchaspoetry,drama,andnovels.Theywereblackartdresse

54、dinwhiteliterature.Itcouldbeseenthatcomparedwiththeprevioustwosports,hip-hopculturemovementwastheactionofblackpeoplewhousedtheirowncultureagainstthemainstreamsocietyinthefaceofreality.IllTheinfluenceofhip-hopcultureonblackAmericans3.1EffectonbehaviorTheinfluenceofhip-hopcultureonAfricanAmericansismo

55、stintuitivelymanifestedintheirbehavior.ForblackAmericans,hip-hopculturecanenrichtheirpersonallivesandletthemfindtheirownAmericandreamsintheirownworld.Atthesametime,hip-hopculturecanhelpblackpeoplefindmorecommontopicsandlanguagesinblackgroups.Duringtheconstantcommunicationprocess,theymayalsofindtheir

56、ownshortcomingsandshortcomings.ThecivilrightsmovementintheUnitedStateshasalonghistory,fromtheverybeginningtothepursuitofblackpoliticalfreedomandlegalequalitytotodaysanti-discrimination.Insuchaprocess,AfricanAmericansnowhavealegallyequalstatus,butthephenomenonofdiscriminationinsocietyandtheunreasonab

57、ledistributionofresourceshavebecomeafactorthatcannotbeignoredintheprocessofrealizingtheirdreams.Oneofthemoststrikingfeaturesofhiphopmusicisitscritiqueofreality.InAmericanhip-hopmusic,weoftenhearalotaboutmoney,violence,crime,drugs,andsex.Buthip-hopmusicisnotallthatisthecase.Atpresent,manyhip-hopsinge

58、rsreflectpopulartopicsincontemporaryAmericansocietyintheirmusicworks,suchasunemployment,racialdiscrimination,unfairdistributionofeducationalresources,andsoon.IntheUnitedStates,theinfluenceofhip-hopmusicisgettingdeeperanddeeper.ItunitestheblackpeopleoftheUnitedStatestoacertainextent,andmoreandmorepeo

59、pleareawareofthesocialproblemsbehindtheprosperityofAmericansociety,andblacksarealsomorethroughhip-hopculture.Moreparticipationinsocialmanagement.Forexample,in2002,theNewYorkCitygovernmentproposedtoreduceeducationfundingby368millionyuan.Atthistime,blackhip-hopmusicorganizationsusedtheirinfluencetopro

60、testthegovernmentsdecisionandfinallyachievedsatisfactoryresults.Alsoin1982,ablackjournalistnamedMumiaAbu-Jamalwasaccusedandaccusedofkillingawhitepoliceman,whenthehip-hopmusicorganizationorganizedaconferencespecificallytosupporthim.Manyhip-hopsingerscreatedmanyrapsongsforthisevent,andeventuallytheUSc