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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First of all‚ Yvonne Bynoe in her article‚ “Getting Real about Global Hip Hop‚” describes global hip hop as something that should not be looked at as related to the hip hop from America (Bynoe‚ 78). Bynoe describes global hip hop in this manner because she firmly believes that hip hop is not really hip hop if it does not relate back to the culture from which it came (Bynoe‚ 78). According to Bynoe‚ “Hip Hop culture is indeed based on improvisation and adaptation‚ but…are based in turn on a Black
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Music is one of the essential components of our daily lives. Many people use music as a way to express their emotions and experiences. Some people use music as a coping mechanism by creating the emotional connection with the lyrics and rhythm of the songs. However‚ many people in the 21th century tend to like music depending on where the artists come from‚ the origin of the music‚ and their emotional status of the time of listening. In today’s society‚ music types are divided into different genres
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Story behind the Music Every song has a story to tell behind the music. The great thing about music is expressing a lifestyle‚ culture‚ and emotion. Lyrics is what gives meaning to the music it is the collection of words that make or break a song. Country is one of the most popular genre in today’s music. This genre to me is one of my favorite that connects with the roots of where it originated from. Lifestyle is one of the biggest factor to play when it comes to country music. This Genre portrays
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Hip-Hop as a Commodity As Alexis de Tocqueville stated in a description about Americans‚ “the recollection of the shortness of life is a constant spur to him. Besides the good things that he possesses‚ he every instantly fancies a thousand others that death will prevent him from trying if he does not try them soon.” In a country that promoted commodification and mass production‚ American society thrived on its quest for new and exciting things. Nearly two centuries after his report‚ what was
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Compare/Contrast Essay On February 8th 2006‚ two legendary proclaimed musicians coupled together to perform a masterpiece of a song. The artists were‚ songstress and songwriter‚ Mary J. Blige and‚ songwriter and musician‚ Bono. The song was Bono’s own chart-topping hit titled “One”. The place was at the 2006 Annual Grammy Awards‚ a place that author Don Franks describes as “the only peer-presented award to honor artistic achievement‚ technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording
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Outline I. Brief background of hip-hop Originated Story through hip-hop II. Rise of Hip-Hop in the mid 70s Worldwide spreading Famous artist who paved the way III. Feuds in the late 70-mid 90s From dancing to speaking How Hip-Hop Slang Beef became popular IV. East vs. West Bio on Biggie Smalls(East) Bio on Tupac Shakur(West) V. Other Examples of Media advantage Roxanne Jay Z vs Nas VI. Subject important to History of APM Big impact on Hip-Hop culture Material used Books Films
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The Lie That Is Hip Hop Earlier this month Curtis James Jackson III‚ AKA 50 Cent‚ ran into some trouble with his bankruptcy. Fifty had been trying to convince the judge that he was unable to pay back nearly $36 million in debt since he was "broke". Of course‚ "broke" is relative. Apparently in the hip-hop world broke means having a monthly income of a mere $184‚000‚ with $44 million in businesses‚ a couple hundred thousand dollars in household goods‚ jewelry‚ and clothing‚ and another $10 million
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Country music There are several factors that come together to create what we know as country music today. The most important are dialect and regionalisms‚ the style of singing‚ Dialect and Regionalisms‚ and most importantly‚ the instruments. One of the more important traits of the country sound was the dialect and regionalisms‚ specifically the regional southern accent. The early country singers naturally retained in their Songs not only their accent but their dialect as well with such words as “a-goin’
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Hip hop fashion is a distinctive style of dress‚ orgiginating with African American youth on the scene of various American cities. Each city contributed different elements to the style that is now known all over the world. Hip hop fashion gives a proper image of the expressions and attitudes of hip hop culture in general‚ and has changed significantly during its history. Today‚ its an important part of the fashion world and is worn by people all across the world. Hip hop fashion was first found
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