Rap Music Through the Years Rap music has been around for decades. It is a way for people to talk about their opinions and put them into music. Many people back in the day thought that rap did not have a good influence on the society. There are people today that still think the same way but it will always be a part of our culture whether they like it or not. Rap music has definitely changed nowadays from the way it was back then. In contrast to the rap music that was played in the past to the
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What types of music do you listen to? Rock‚ country‚ rap‚ pop‚ punk-rock‚ punk-pop‚ jazz‚ reggae…… The types of music go on and on. How do you feel when you listen to music? Does your heart race and your chest fill with air? Does a smile cross your face and your head bob to the beat? Do you feel focused? Many people claim that rock music is Satan’s groove‚ and others that rap causes bad attitudes. A fairly recurring argument seems to be that music‚ particularly tracks with a heavy beat‚ cause violence;
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the most listened-to musical genre in the entire world. Furthermore‚ it consists of four fundamental elements‚ which represent the different manifestations of the culture: rap‚ turntablism‚ b-boying‚ and lastly graffiti art. The term hip hop is often used in a restrictive fashion as synonymous only with the oral practice of the rap music genre. The origin of the hip hop culture stems from the block parties of the Ghetto Brothers. Since its expansion throughout the South Bronx‚ hip hop culture has begun
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created such as jazz‚ bebop‚ Rap‚ and R&B that has paved the way for the musical creations we enjoy today. Often we look into the past at huge artists such as Aretha Franklin‚ Shaka Khan‚ Prince‚ and James Brown who all broke barriers and made fantastic music in their eras‚ and wonder what went wrong. Although the progression of the music world is not the ideal future people of the old generation wanted‚ the youth are enjoying their time to shine. In the early 80s and 90s‚ Rap music became an immense
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How Far is Too Far in Rap Beef? "Beef" has been a vital part of hip-hop since it’s beginning in 1970’s Bronx‚ New York. For a genre that was once fixated on dancing and having a good time‚ the culture quickly shifted once the lyrical aspect of the music became the emphasis. With origins of DJ and breakdancing battles‚ the MC is what altered the image of hip-hop. In its early stages we saw battles like Kool Moe D vs. Busy Bee‚ MC Shan vs. KRS One‚ and Roxanne Shante vs. the genre as a whole. As time
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understand its evolution and its influence on different social groups throughout the United States. There are many misunderstandings about what the term hip-hop means. Many believe hip-hop is synonymous for rap music; however‚ hip-hop encompasses all the cultural elements of surrounding rap. In its beginning‚ the hip-hop subculture
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Contemporary Urban Music: controversial messages in hip-hip and rap lyrics Though Franklin B. Krohn and Frances L. Suazo portray hip-hop and rap as a protest to racism‚ poverty‚ and glorifying the drug dealing and gangster lifestyle I completely disagree with their views. Hip-hop and rap is way of life for young black men and women. It’s a language for not only blacks but white people that truly understand the content of the lyrics. Krohn and Suazo wrote‚ “More recently‚ the term hip-hop
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US civil disturbance of the 20th century it created outrage in the press and it triggered a national debate on police brutality. In one way the riots did what hip hop had been trying to do for years‚ particularly since 1988 with the birth of gangsta rap - make the America which existed outside of the Ghetto’s see what was really going on. According to the California Economic Development Department between April 1992 and April 1992 108‚00 local jobs vanished- Black and Latino communities were
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Plan of Investigation It is through Gangsta Rap subgenre of Hip-Hop‚ that the question: “What were the underlying cultural reasons for the Los Angeles Riots of 1992?” can be answered. This paper will examine rap lyrics from prominent Los Angeles Hip-Hop acts in order to investigate the deteriorating rapport between the city’s oft-biased police department and the city’s increasingly restless black urban youth‚ from the perspective of the latter group. These lyrics will be juxtaposed with statements
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Gangsta rap is one of the most controversial music genres. It has been criticized by numerous organizations and people for the violence advocated and depicted by gangsta rappers‚ and because of gangsta rap stereotypes of violence in inner-city communities arise‚ women are degraded‚ and young teens are more likely to experiment with drugs and alcohol. Numerous rap groups glorified the life style of gangsters in their music; the group N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit Attitude) is considered the founders of the
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