Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography
Soterra Vith
ENG 1201
17 March 2019
Annotated Bibliography
My research essay will answer if hip hop can affect the way we act as a society. It will
also talk about how hip hop came to be and the things that defines the genre. It will also
https://share.america.gov/hip-hop-reshaping-youth-culture-worldwide/. Accessed
1 Mar 2019.
Hip-hop originated in New York’s South Bronx in the 1970s. As the genre evolved in
many ways, it soon took over the world as many countries began writing hip-hop songs in their
own languages to convey their traditions and values. This article gives a short overview of how
The article “Hip-hop: Reshaping youth culture worldwide” was written by Lauren
Monsen who interviewed the University of Oregon Professor Loren Kajikawa. This article gives
the reader an overview of where hip-hop began and examples of how the genre evolved.
Taylor, Carl S., and Virgil Taylor. “Hip-Hop and Youth Culture: Contemplations of an Emerging
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Hip-hop overtime became a way for young people to spread their own ideologies and
their own form of self-expression aside from urban music and dance. The genre has affected
many young people across the world. Many young people are fascinated with the genre a it gives
Phenomenon” was written by Taylor, Carl S., and Virgil Taylor. It gives useful information on
how the genre influences everything from marketing to young people’s daily lives. The two
Gadet, Steve. “Hip-Hop Culture.” Caribbean Quarterly, vol. 61, no. 1, Mar. 2015, pp. 75–
The words hip-hop and rap started becoming synonymous once the music industry and
media started making them out to be. Soon after, the genre started making a huge impact on the
food and clothes industries, education, language, etc. The genre gives the hip-hop generation a
The article “Hip-Hop Culture” by Gadet, Steve goes in depth about how hip-hop
conditions people around the world how to think since it leaves a heavy impression on the
younger generations. It’ll be useful as it provides information on the cultural movement and how
certain forms of hip-hop can take its own shape and form based on different locations.
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Xuexin Liu. “Across the Borders: Hip Hop’s Influence on Chinese Youth Culture.” Southeast
Review of Asian Studies, vol. 32, Nov. 2010, pp. 146–153. EBSCOhost,
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China did not start to adapt and develop their own form of hip-hop until the early 2000s
due to its policy of “closed-doorism”. Since then, China has opened its door to the world and
became exposed to various forms of hip-hop. With the help of the internet technology, they were
able to quickly adopt to the idea of the genre. Many people in China felt that because of hip-hop,
they were able to freely express themselves like they never had before due to political issues.
The article written by Xuexin Liu, will be useful in my research paper as it goes in depth
with how hip-hop influenced the way young people see and do things. It will also help answer
the question on how hip-hop can influence everyday life in different parts of the world. It seems
that this article would be a tremendous help as it provides many useful information that I can use
as examples in my essay.
Stewart, Jesse. “Real to Reel: Filmic Constructions of Hip Hop Cultures and Hip Hop Identities.”
Interdisciplinary Humanities, vol 26, no. 2, Fall 2009, pp. 49-67. EBSCOhost,
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Hip-hop has played a huge role in the film industry. There are three types of film
categories that hip-hop has manage to be the most represented in. The three types are pseudo-
biographical films, “hood” films, and hip-hop documentaries. These types of films gave face to
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what most people nowadays would consider hip-hop. It also represents certain aspects of life for
The article was written by Stewart, Jesse and provides information about how hip-hop
itself can be represented through the film industry. It provides many different types of films that
have used hip-hop to tell a story about what it’s like growing up in the hood.