Research Paper on:
Contemporary Culture and Hip Hop

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that has taken over the country. It may be diminishing a bit, but its influence on youth all around the country has been incredible. It is a market that has  called to many young people in many ways. For example, it has its own style of clothing, its own drink (Mountain Dew), and its own language as well, or so  it seems. White boys are emulating African Americans from the inner city. Videos create a world that is pure fantasy, but not unreal for the youth of America. It is  a fad, a trend in music and style, that has essentially engulfed many different aspects of the mass media. It is so infiltrating, in fact, that adults who are white  working in suburbia can be heard to say phrases and words made popular in the hip-hop culture. "When hip-hop music first hit the streets of New York City in  the late-70s, it was joyful party noise, a much-needed means of self-expression for ghetto kids who didnt have many options. It quickly became an underground form of communication, an outlet  for disenfranchised blacks to express anger at society, and, through careers in music, a way out" (Margolis, 2000). But, it is also a fad that has infiltrated the entire society  and become a very real part of the culture. "Now hip-hop has become the stuff of academic studies and museums. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum  in Cleveland has undertaken the first large-scale examination of the origins, growth, and cultural impact of this phenomenon in a new exhibition, Roots, Rhymes and Rage: The Hip-Hop Story" (Margolis,  2000). Interestingly enough, "Historian Kevin Powell, a consultant for the exhibit, says hip-hop is now a billion-dollar industry that crosses racial, social, and economic boundaries. He calls it the great