Full Text of HR0377 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the music genre of hip-hop | 4 | | for its cultural and social impact in commemoration of its | 5 | | 50th anniversary on August 11, 2023; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Hip-Hop is a political and musical movement with | 7 | | a distinct culture, with its four core facets being DJing, | 8 | | MCing, otherwise known as rapping, break dancing, and street | 9 | | art or graffiti; the genre's rise can be attributed to Black | 10 | | artists who persisted and continue to push barriers and stand | 11 | | up for their right to be heard; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Hip-hop's influence has reverberated across | 13 | | countless industries, including music, fashion, and sports, | 14 | | and has spread from New York to every U.S. state and around the | 15 | | world; the genre has also spawned the subgenres of gangster, | 16 | | conscious, rap rock, and drill, to name a few; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Hip-Hop was created through the house party scene | 18 | | thanks to the efforts of such disc jockeys as Frankie | 19 | | Knuckles, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Jesse | 20 | | Saunders, Ron Hardy, and many more creating house music, the | 21 | | predecessor to modern electronic music, around the same time | 22 | | as hip-hop's rise during the 80s; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Hip-Hop's evolution continued into the 90s with | 2 | | legendary artists 2Pac, Biggie, Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem, Snoop | 3 | | Dogg, and others; during this era, the genre's status was | 4 | | constantly challenged and upheld by the courts, which affirmed | 5 | | an artist's right to free speech; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Hip-Hop reached meteoric heights in the 2000s and | 7 | | beyond; through the work of such artists as 50 Cent, Drake, Lil | 8 | | Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole, the genre's place as the | 9 | | dominant popular music genre of the United States was firmly | 10 | | cemented; according to global marketing research firm Nielsen, | 11 | | the genre, listed as hip-hop/modern R&B, finally overtook rock | 12 | | music as the highest selling music genre in the United States | 13 | | in 2017; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Hip-hop artists of Illinois have made significant | 15 | | contributions to the development of hip-hop, and they include | 16 | | Kanye West, Twista, Common, Chief Keef, and Chance the Rapper; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Kanye West and Common, two of hip-hop's most | 19 | | popular artists, were both born and raised in the Southeast | 20 | | Side of Chicago, with the former hailing from the South Shore | 21 | | neighborhood and the latter originating from the Calumet | 22 | | Heights neighborhood; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Kanye West has flourished in a career spanning | 2 | | more than 20 years, influencing generations of artists in all | 3 | | genres; his talent and impact have been solidified by his 24 | 4 | | Grammy wins, his 84 RIAA-certified platinum digital singles, | 5 | | the most of any artist, and more; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Common has succeeded in a career lasting more | 7 | | than 30 years, working to make an impact in hip-hop, film, | 8 | | activism, and more; his talent and impact have been | 9 | | demonstrated by his three Grammy wins, his multiple RIAA | 10 | | certifications, and through his roles in film, television, | 11 | | gaming, and activism; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Hip-Hop continues to have an impact on our | 13 | | society through its influence on music, culture, fashion, and | 14 | | beyond; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we recognize the music genre of hip-hop in commemoration of | 18 | | its 50th anniversary and its continued cultural and social | 19 | | impact on the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois; and be | 20 | | it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the Governor, the Lt. Governor, the Speaker of | 2 | | the House, the Mayor of the City of Chicago, Kanye West, and | 3 | | Common.
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