Jazz and Hip-Hop
Jazz and hip-hop, two forms of music born out of the historical and social struggles of the African-American culture. Jazz finds its origins in New Orleans, Louisiana, uniting military music with ragtime, Creole and European traditions, and finally the blues, with its painful history of slavery and racial abuse. Hip Hop however born out of the streets of New York City, reflecting on the treacherous gang violence and social inequalities for inner black kids. Most would say that hip-hip…
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