How much is too much of a sacrifice? With a white picket fence, two kids, two cars in the driveaway, and a house in suburbia, my parents have accomplished the American Dream by any measure. What was once a figment of imagination has manifested into a reality, or simply “the dream of a land in …
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Hip Hop inspired me to use my voice
HIP RAP
In the second week of the 2023 USC Annenberg Media, we shortly reviewed topics such as participatory politics, civic media , hip hop , visual literacy , and the history of Japanese in the United States. Gladly , we also got to review the change of digital media and how the thinking of youth developed …
1…2…3…Cheese
Week 2 of AYA has not yet to disappoint. Once again meeting so many new people and continuing to learn new lessons. However, aside from that, one thing I did notice all throughout the week was the power of a camera, and how many appearances they made. Starting with something simple, such as the photographers …
Hip-Hop is my Hymn
“‘Ain’t too many places a girl is safe on this Earth’, I said, ‘I understood,’ but I didn’t, the privilege and the skin that I live in… Think we could make this world a better place For all of our children?” Flowers (feat. MAVI) – TOBi On the train to AYA every morning, I listen …
Hip Hop Culture is Failing Us and so is our Government
Welcome to week two of Annenberg Youth Academy, where we dive deep into important topics such as the music industry, mental health, the role of civic engagement, and the incarceration of Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Let’s talk about it! Earlier this week, we discussed how the hip hop industry …
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Childish Gambino Summarized Capitalism in 3 Minutes and 45 Seconds
Throughout the years, we’ve asked, “What is America?” Finally, on the fateful day of May 6, 2018, Donald Glover answered. In a single titled “This is America,” Glover, who adopted the pseudonym “Childish Gambino,” encapsulated America worlds away from the status quo of people-pleasing, consumer-oriented hip-hop. Childish Gambino achieved this culmination through three key aspects …
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Rhythm and Unity
The Communications Conundrums: Week 2
Astha Munot Music. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, it is, “…an art that, in one guise or another, permeates every human society.” According to musicologist Charles Seeger, “Music is a system of communication involving structured sounds produced by members of a community that communicates with other members.” Everyone has their interpretations of this art form, but …
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
“I’ma groove to my own drums, sunlight in my shadow, babyMove ’til my soul comes, let them serpents rattle, baby” As I write my weekly reflection , I am listening to this verse. American rapper Tyler, the Creator wrote a song titled “MANIFESTO” featuring Domo Genesis that touches topics like incarcerations amongst the black community, …
Communicating Change 