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    Drake Successful Essay

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    Successful Essay The chorus and title of the song was the main part of the reason why I decided to choose this song. For one Drake is one of my all time favorite music artists next to Lil Wayne. He motivates me to be who I am and puts me in a positive attitude with his creative lyrics. I chose this song because it shows how Drake wants to be successful in his life and how he keeps himself going to achieve his dreams. He pushes past the troubles in his life and all the hate everyone throws at him

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    The Effects of hip hop/rap Music on The Younger Generation Today The dynamic era of hip hop emerged in the 1970s through the streets of Bronx‚ New York City. Now twenty five years old and still counting‚ the world of hip hop is at a new level. Lil’ Wayne‚ Kanye West‚ Rick Ross‚ 2 Chainz‚ and Plies are just some of today’s biggest icons in the world of hip hop. Having record hitting tracks that jump off the charts‚ these rappers are definitely the image the younger generation looks up to. Though

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    Music Essay

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    Music has always been a voice for the ages. It is one universal language that we all speak. Most people use it to express what they are feeling‚ some people use it to relate to‚ everyone enjoys it in one way or another. That’s where my point comes in; there is no doubt that music has changed according to the changes in society. My generation’s music censorship has changed‚ the way music is conveyed and the lenience of the music has allowed for the stories being told through the music to change

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    Hip-Hop and Violence

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    Caleb Alessi The article ’’Hip-Hop Causes Violence‚’’ focuses on society’s generalization that rap music promotes‚ encourages‚ and thus causes violence. For the most part‚ the author of the article defends the genre‚ claiming that there is limited evidence that supports the argument that listening to violent storytelling has a direct effect on everyday life‚ which scientifically is very hard to prove. The author states that there are many other forms of entertainment outside of hip-hop that encourage

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    Culture Wars

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    Culture Wars Culture wars; there have always been a variety of music to listen to such as Country‚ Pop‚ Latin‚ Hip Hop and Rap. The meaning of culture wars to me is people who dislike a certain genre for instance rap music. Some people are against rap music because of the controversial meaning that songs have. In this paper you will be reading on an interview for Foxx 11 news with O’reily interviewing rap icon Cameron and CEO producer Damon Dash. Principal Salome Thomas-EL asked a couple of

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    Thesis: Hip-hop is a positive influence on‚ modern society. Claim: I. Breakdancing‚ the influence of this high energy dance has reached every corner of the globe and brings breakers from all over to aim for the top while constantly learning from one another. a. Once a year there are crew battles at Battle of the Year which started in Germany to see who is the best breakdancing crew in the world‚ this was created after the influence of breakdancing in America struck the world.

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    Hip Hop

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    Back then‚ when I hear “Hip Hop”‚ I associated it with egoistic rappers and gang violence. It was my least favorite music genre because rap artists only rap about their shopping list and other meaningless topics. It came to the point where I asked‚ “What is Hip Hop?” I was so curious that I decided to use it as an English research topic. From that point on‚ my opinion on Hip Hop changed completely due to the fact that there’s more to it. As I researched on what Hip Hop is‚ I found out that it isn’t

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    Gangsta Rap Thesis

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    In the 1980s‚ we saw many different genres of music emerge‚ genres such as Pop‚ Rock‚ and R&B. But a new genre emerged that sparked a lot of controversy: “Gangsta Rap” otherwise known as Hip Hop. Rappers/Rap groups such as NWA‚ Run DMC‚ Big Daddy Kane‚ and more changed the industry with catchy tunes and lyrics that talked about hard topics like slavery‚ violence‚ and police brutality. These lyrics sometimes caused major conflict‚ whether between races or with civilians and police. Hip Hop was very

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    Hip Hop Thesis

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    Rap was first known as “Hip Hop”. It was first created between 1960-1970 by African American and Latino youth living in the Bronx in New York. These youths were living in very poor conditions in the gang infested inner city. Originally it allowed these economically challenged youth to fantasize about getting out of poverty. It was a “rags to riches”. They were living in very violent areas and there was also a lot of gang activity. Hip Hop also exploited young African American girls and encouraged

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    The History Of Rap Music

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    Rap music‚ likewise often called hip-hop music‚ is a style of popular music believed to have its starting point in African-American urban neighborhood culture. Generally rap music is quite simply to define. When it comes to rap songs‚ emphazes in on rhyrhm and rap artist instead of singing are mostly talk the lyrics in different pace and rhythm. However during time rap music has developed in many specific ways‚ like what is called hip hop with often complex‚ poetry lyrics than by its topic. Also

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