love and hip hop new york came back on on october 30, 2017.
love and hip hop new york came back on on october 30, 2017.
when do love and hip hop new york come back on?
october 30 , 2017
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kwaito has also been criticized in that it has been labeled as the african version of hip hop or an imitator. in thokozani mhlambi's article "kwaitofabulous," he points out various european scholars who have disclaimed the authenticity of hip hop as they believe it to undermine the cultural and historical struggles of the south african people because of kwaito's similarity with american hip hop. mhlambi, however, disclaims by pointing out that the black youth of america and south africa have faced similar oppressive histories by the white population, and thus makes sense to have its music similar as well. he also points out that the criticism from onlookers from other cultures do not realize how both kwaito and hip hop require performances and music making to be a group process and thus requires collaboration. he believes kwaito and hip hop to have many similarities due to both genre's origins, however he does not believe kwaito to be a direct descendant of hip hop. furthermore, many scholars and researchers of the genre, including gavin steingo, agree with mhlambi in that they disclaim the idea that kwaito is purely south african hip hop. steingo writes in an article titled "south african music after apartheid: kwaito, the 'party politic,' and the appropriation of gold as a sign of success" that the genre was influenced by both house music and american hip hop, while also drawing on inspiration from ancient african music. therefore, kwaito cannot be simply the south african version of hip hop. also, steingo writes that a version of hip hop music does already exist in the country, and it is not kwaito: "because of seemingly obvious parallels between african american youth culture and the new black south african youth culture, people have been inclined to think of kwaito as south african hip hop, or a south african version of hip hop (in 2000, sterns/earthworks released a kwaito compilation cd in the uk called "kwaito—south african hip hop"). it would seem that this perceived familiarity is based primarily on the shared characteristic of rhyming in verse. and, though this is not totally invalid, it should be stated that there is a south african version of hip hop in south africa and it is not (and has even come into conflict with) kwaito." additionally, it is difficult to define kwaito as a type of south african hip hop, as there is an actual emergent hip-hop scene. as kwaito, for the most part, remains apolitical, the hip hop scene, although less popular, generates a more political and gangster-esque style. this difference is described by the south african hip hop group godessa, "hip-hop is universal. we were excluded from kwaito because we cannot understand it. to us, music is not just about dancing, it is a vehicle for us to speak to the masses." similarly, hip hop is gaining popularity in johannesburg, kwaito's stomping ground, and its emergence is fostering a rivalry of sorts, further separating the two genres. as kwaito is more of a mixture of hip hop, disco, and house, the hip hop scene mirrors a more american style of hip-hop.
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