Rap and hip-hop are two of the most popular genres of music. Rapping is a form of art‚ that lets any person express their views of life from whomever or wherever they may be‚ rich or poor. Their history traces back to the schoolyards and ghetto neighborhoods of the South Bronx‚ with young children just putting a beat to the stories about their lives and hidden truths of the world. Now‚ rap and hip-hop top the Billboard charts‚ and have emerged as two of the most influential cultural forces of our
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At only 22 years old‚ Joey Bada$$ is already solving complex real-world problems through his new album ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ with his conscious hip-hop music. His style contests political‚ cultural‚ social and economic issues in his music. A topic that‚ while it has been mentioned by other rappers in the past couple years‚ it hasn’t been tackled for the entirety of an album. The important issues covered in each song is a really good way to open up these subjects to the world. Within todays cultural
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With the rise of better and better technology‚ electronic music production is as sophisticated as ever‚ and has spawned many new genres of music. Since the turn of the 21st century‚ in the UK‚ garage music and 2-step morphed into the genre known as dubstep today. Most people have probably heard of this genre‚ possibly without knowing it. Ever hear of Skrillex? He’s a dubstep producer. Dubstep is classified as “a type of electronic dance music having prominent bass lines and syncopated drum patterns”
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The novel Jazz by Toni Morrison is a great historical fiction that portrays the lives of African Americans men and woman’s via race‚ gender‚ and music. The novel offers many critical approaches but Feminist/Gender stands out as the main approach because of the novel themes portrayed by the African American women’s characters‚ such as their romantic love and relationships; desire; power and role in the society; and the violence. Toni Morrison does an exceptional job with the novel characters and
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Lecrae Moore is a Christian artist‚ he has been a light to nonbelievers. He has also been led by God in the urban reformed movement. He has realized that he needs to do more to help the urban culture that has been significantly neglecting God. The most influential rappers of today’s time rap nothing more than sex‚ money‚ drugs‚ and women. Lecrae the author of the song “Nuthin” uses symbolism‚ conflict‚ and tone to create the theme. The theme of Lecrae “Nuthin” song would be that the rap industry
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Throughout the years there have been many songs that have had meaning to me‚ but the one I would consider my favorite would have to be Demi Lovato’s “Warrior”. The writers of this song are Demi Lovato herself as well as Andrew Goldstein‚ Emanuel Kiriakou‚ and Lindy Robbins. There are many reasons behind why this is my favorite song. Some of it stems from Lovato’s story‚ and all of the things she has been through. The other thing that makes it my favorite is it hits home for me. The song helped me
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In your essay‚ “Hip Hop planet”‚ you claim that our world is getting over run by Hip Hop and that the music is a cry for help. I understand that your past encounters with Hip Hop made you want to write your essay. In your essay you state that Hip Hop is a cry for help and that it is something that we should listen to. You also talk about how you used to be against Hip Hop and how you changed your opinion‚ you then explain why you changed your view on the music. I interpret that the reason you wrote
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African American music artists tend to have to use their work to voice some of the struggles their heritage has faced in the past. Artists like Beyoncé and J. Cole have been known to release songs that evoke much emotion. Beyoncé in particular released a highly controversial music video for her song “Formation” the day before she was set to perform at the Super Bowl 50. "Formation" is a bold‚ five-minute video that displays a glimpse of some important events in African American history‚ but also
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The changes in rock and roll music reflected the mood of the population in the United States during the Vietnam War. Rock and roll became very important while the war was going on. There were many anti-war protestors‚ and they wrote the music for the Vietnam Era. This music gave people sanity. It gave sanity especially to the people who were fighting in the war. The Vietnam War was a long and painful war‚ and in the end‚ North Vietnam won the war. The Vietnam War started on November 1st‚ 1955. This
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Please read the attached article about hip-hop/rap music and relationships. Tell me in your language the main message or messages of the research findings and results. That is‚ what are the authors saying? (25 points) The authors are trying to get the point across that hip-hop/rap music shapes listers outlook toward intimate partner abuse. The Cultivation Theory is the activity of mixing socially with others‚ for example‚ the media‚ and aboard their opinions as their own beliefs. As a result
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