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    Classical to the Post-Modern Eras In this essay‚ I’m going to trace the development of Classical Music from the late 1750s to the Post-Modern era in the 2000s and provide a brief history of music‚ and how they link together to form what we have today. There are many preconceptions of what the history of music is. Some people think it is mainly a biography of composer’s lives‚ but they are wrong. The history of music is primarily the history of musical style. In order to appreciate this‚ it is essential

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    Rap vs. R&B The definition of music is defined differently between each individual. Some people define music as the blend of silence and sound. The definition musicians have for music usually depends on what style or genre of music they make. Some people feel that for rap songs‚ only the beat for the song counts as music while the lyrics are only spoken poetry. Listeners to R&B feel that both the vocals and the instrumental noise are music. Artists of these genres often collaborate with other artists

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    to one central idea. J cole has changed the way I think about world . When I was young kid‚ about four or five years old I was exposed to rap music. My family would listen to old rap music and the current rap music at that time‚ which would be 50 cent and Nelly. Ever since I have been listening to rap music. Since I was young‚ I didn’t notice the messages that rap music sent and I didn’t know any of the words. We didn’t listen to any poetic rappers like Nas or Common at that time. A few years later

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    a beautiful sunset or watch the stars in the sky. Music plays a huge role in society today and I believe rap music plays a huge roll in today’s youth by inspiring‚ paving the road to success and influencing on cultures‚ art and fashion. Rap music has been around for over twenty five years creating many icons like Tupac‚ Biggie Smalls and newer rap icons like Jay- Z and Lil Wayne. The one rap artist who

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    Does rap/hip-hop music encourage negative behavior? Some people feel rap and hip-hop music encourages degradation of women‚ violence‚ and crime. Other people think that rap offers an opportunity for political commentary and self-expression. Also people argue that rap music provides valuable information to young listeners. They feel that it tells the story of the black man’s struggle. Some also feel that it describes life in the eyes of a black person. Originally‚ rap and hip-hop had a mission of

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    strident political opinions and you want to make change happen‚ music might not be the best medium to address your cause...their decision to be "political" is more about branding than it is about creating real positive change”. This belief that political raps are almost useless‚ and are not real‚ is just simply a hundred percent wrong. (Top 20 Political Hip Hop Songs) “The Message was one of the earliest manifestations of Hip-Hop the articulated the pain‚ struggle and trials of living in the Bronx during

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    Rachit Anand Professor Subarno Chattarji Department of English‚ University of Delhi 13-10-2013 A Critical Analysis of Homi K. Bhabha’s "How Newness Enters The World: Postmodern space‚ postcolonial times and the trials of cultural translation" The Indian theorist Homi K. Bhabha shifted the limelight from the binary1 of the colonizer and the colonized to the liminal spaces in-between in the domain of Postcolonial studies. In Difference‚ Discrimination‚ and the Discourse of Colonialism‚ he stated‚

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    Extended Essay Draft 2 (Influence of West African Music on rhythm behind Rap) Since the beginning of time‚ music has always played an incredibly important role in our day-to-day lives as humans‚ but it has also played a very important role in history and society. Music is able to reflect and mimic feelings and emotions‚ events and ideas‚ and has become a medium for communication. It is it’s own voice‚ speaking for those unheard. As a matter of fact‚ music has had an enormous impact in the 20th century

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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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     not cha boi wiz  My bars be better than ya boi wiz  My tracks more golden than a can of cheese whiz  uh  Me and my boi AO we pump up the whole crowd  Errybody screamin when we tell’em to get loud  Errybody tellin people to give us a rap crown  All you other rappers are a bunch of rap clowns    Im talking to kendrick‚ Jay z‚ kanye‚ and nicki minaj  2pac‚ Shmurda‚ and even my indian boi Raj  I ball so hard‚ harder than my boi Taj  Better watch out bouta release my montage  uh      Ya Boi JB:  uh   My boi hussain be lookin like a dyke uh 

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