Study of Hip Hop Music * Introduction – describe what hip-hop is and attributes of the genre (200 words): In this case study I will be looking at music genre of hip-hop and how representations of gender‚ sexuality and race are reflected through this genre. Joseph Schloss describes hip-hop as ‘a diverse and vibrant culture that makes use of variety of techniques and approaches to serve many communities throughout the United States‚ in fact the world’ (Schloss:2004: p8). Music from the genre
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In discussions of Rap Music‚ one controversial issue has been whether There Is a link between violent lyrics and violent behavior. On the one hand‚ Matthew Robinson‚ a professor at Appalachian State University‚ argues that there is a link between violent lyrics and violent behavior. On the other hand‚ Jennifer Copley a writter from the website Suite101.com contends that listening to ap music does not make teens violent. My own view is that it can make people violent and it does not make them violent
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Before trying to determine whether desensitization to violence and video games are correlated in any way‚ we should mention first what is usually meant by ‘desensitization to violence’. Young people becoming desensitized to violence means that "they gradually come to not be aroused by violent scenes and to not be bothered by violence in general". The dominant argument in this respect is that because children perceive screen violence as play or spectacle‚ they somehow become "immune to the horror
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Kyle Hooczko Mr. Lerma English 1A 11/6/2013 Word Count: 1127 “What are the effects of big corporations marketing their products to children? Should consumers be active in changing this?” Food and our Youth Have you ever opened up a box a cereal‚ ate a little bit‚ then you couldn’t stop eating it? This is caused by a natural reaction called the “Bliss Point”. It causes us to crave foods with sugar. With this discovery by Monell‚ many companies today target children’s ‘bliss point’ to sell
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Writing – Invention Writing Invention Writing Questions January 29‚ 2016 Part I 1. Specifically‚ how does the concept influence or change people’s lives? All genres of music are used in someway to tell a story about things happening to an individual‚ a community‚ a nation or in the world. Rap music is one genre in the music industry that allows a platform for people to express there individual needs‚ desires‚ wants‚ or what is happening in their lives. It also instills a sense of hope that
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interesting musical and literary developments of the 1980s was the emergence of rap‚ a form of popular music in which words is recited to a driving rhythmic beat. It differs from mainstream popular music in several ways‚ but‚ most interesting in literary terms‚ rap lyrics are spoken rather than sung. In that sense‚ rap is a form of popular poetry as well as popular music. In Black English‚ rap means “to talk‚” and in most current rap songs‚ the lead performer talks or recites‚ usually at top speed‚ long
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jeans. We want to look a certain way and have that style our society idolizes; we crave it and strive for it. Advertising bombards us with images that coax us into a conformist viewing style. Targeting a certain age group is a key tactic when selling your product‚ especially when it comes to alcohol. These companies target the younger crowd‚ which means the underaged are influenced as well. A group that is always striving for that desire in our society to be accepted and these advertisements show them
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2011 Processes of Communication through Music Communicating through music is very powerful. Most people take their music very seriously‚ and the lyrics that it contains. By listening to a song over and over it is hard for the message to be misunderstood. When a musician delivers a message it can be heard worldwide. Music is a subject that can bring people who have never seen each other before together‚ and form a bond that is hard to break. People’s interest in music‚ and the message it delivers‚
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It has become evident that the data provided by these two studies is convincing to the notion that violent media desensitizes people from the suffering of others. Desensitization is a major factor in stopping an individual who is encountered with a victim from helping said victim. The individual who is desensitized may be less likely to notice the victim‚ have a reduced perception of seriousness injury or emergency‚ and
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Rapping can be traced back to its African roots. Centuries before hip hop music existed‚ the griots of West Africa were delivering stories rhythmically‚ over drums and sparse instrumentation. Such connections have been acknowledged by many modern artists‚ modern day "griots"‚ spoken word artists‚ mainstream news sources‚ and academics.[15][16][17][18] Blues music‚ rooted in the work songs and spirituals of slavery and influenced greatly by West African musical traditions‚ was first played by blacks
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