Blog Week 8

To me the aspect of African American culture that best embraces the aspect of "African" would be music. The tribes of Africa are very much unique by their select musical customs, most strongly of course is the drum. Dances, ceremonies, and just about any other large gathering can introduce one to spectacular drum beats setting the pace for what is taking place.

In today's stereotypical African American culture the first thing that probably comes to one's mind is Rap music. I don't agree with this being the first thing that comes to mind, but I'll go with it to make things easy. The thing that makes most songs, especially now, famous in this genre are the beats going on in the background. Someone like Soulja Boy can get by with saying almost nothing in his songs, but has a catchy beat that people can dance to so he's popular. The beat is set by a strong Bass (a drum) and the rest is filled in after that. The tone/pace of the song is set by the rhythm, and I think this is the part of "African American culture" today that best demonstrates roots from Africa.