their music isn’t mean’t to be taken verbatim‚ in most situations the lyrics are just for entertainment‚ nothing more. Most people that support the censorship of music are only supporting it for personal reasons. Most people are willing to give up their freedom of speech just because they don’t agree with 21 Savage’s views on religion and how he lived his life or how Lil Wayne chooses to be in a gang or smokes weed. Censoring music is
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of the most dangerous group on earth from Compton‚ California‚ Tupac Shakur‚ representing west coast and Biggie Smalls from east coast of U.S. The organization/band/member of N.W.A and several of its songs have been already banned for its debatable lyrics and political hostility. Some of its songs were so debatable that the government (FBI) had to step in and ban it from the private Web channel for the Public Web users‚ the “YouTube”. “1-8-7 on an undercover cop”‚ by Dr. D.R.E and Snoop Dog‚ two
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it might not be completely deserved. Though rap music may contain explicit lyrics‚ to censor one’s freedom of speech is an injustice. Music has been a source of conflict between generations throughout history. Can one truly say that people who are exposed to rap music are more prone to hostility? Some can say rap is poetry. When looking at a poem or reading rap lyrics‚ many may find it hard to think that those explicit lyrics would be considered poetry. However‚ art comes in many different
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Should Music be Censored? Once people hear about the United States they automatically relate the country to the word "freedom." Little do they know that this country has many similarities to countries where censorship plays a major role in their daily lives‚ due to their government. One of the major issues that involve censorship within the United States is the question whether or not music should be censored; and how will parents or the government decide at what age it is appropriate to allow
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have influenced society in one way or another. The lyrics in some music have affected adults to fight against what they believe is profane music and they attempted to get rid of it all together. Music has been notably banned since the 1950’s when some songs were “too suggestive” for public jukebox’s. Criticism of profane music has continued throughout the decades‚ but the limits have been pushed. Has any good come of banning music and censoring it‚ or has it all been a waste of time? For decades
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which based on pretty simple lyrics. And now it was developed to a new school style‚ louder and more complicated lyrics. One of the most rappers are Eminem‚ Tupac and snoop dog (Plasticlittleraps‚ N‚d ). Rap music can affect our mood and thinking. It also had a negative and positive influence in our society and audience nowadays. Q1. How does music affect our thinking? Music can play an
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The Music Industry Today is looked at as common musician’s such as Eminem‚ A$AP Rocky‚ Gucci Mane‚ Blink-182 and of those listed‚ they’re just a few that come straight to mind when thinking about todays generations. They may currently be idles of todays times‚ but what about the past generations of musician’s? Over the past few decades the music industry has taken a switch and become completely different. Today we look at the music industry as being corrupt‚ as has shifted to swearing‚ drugs‚ and
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surfers that log on‚ the faster and more painful the slaughtering occurs. This scene is from a recent film titled Untraceable. The movie is a perfect example of how much our society has changed. From a television series to song lyrics‚ the media has become less involved in censoring inappropriate scenes or music selections. Before the 1980’s it was hard to find a television show that cursed or showed a nudity scene before twelve a.m. Since then‚ adult language and adult content have increased to a point
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songs can be played wherever possible across different forms of media including television and radio. The most common of which is to censor particular lyrics‚ particularly profanities‚ from the overall finished
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form an opinion on this‚ one must hear both sides of the argument. Some believe that music should be censored so all audiences can hear it without it containing any controversial lyrics. Others believe it should not be censored and musical artists should be able to speak‚ sing‚ rap‚ or rhyme freely without anyone censoring them. Music is a way to express yourself freely‚ and should be kept that way. Society in general has always had its “faults and glitches‚ some of which were remedied‚ others which
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