Rappers: Part of the community‚ part of the world Edwards‚ W. F. (2004). AAVE Features in the lyrics of Tupac Shakur: The notion of "Realness". WORD‚ 55(2)‚ 165-178. doi:10.1080/00437956.2004.11432544 Two researchers from the English department of Wayne State University‚ Detroit‚ Michigan‚ United States‚ Walter F. Edwards and Leslie Ash‚ analyzed the registers used by Tupac Shakur‚ a prominent figure of American hip-hop culture‚ especially in rap culture. Using Tupac’s song lyrics‚ poems‚ and informal
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For my paper I chose the audio production and engineering relating to the Music field. Music is not only beats and rhymes; it is a statement of life‚ and now days a way to make a fortune. It relaxes‚ motivates and is a great hobby for the idol one. In addition to this Music has been around for more than a thousand years and has a very colossal impact on every existing culture while still developing with new innovative sounds‚ techniques and not to mention jobs. Today there are over 2 million jobs
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Rap music isn’t music‚some will say and have been saying for years hip hop and rap aren’t good for you.It’s just propaganda to promote violence‚drugs‚alcohol(etc…). According to Davey D‚ his article “Is Rap Actually Music or is it a Bad Influence” he states that “88% percent of the rap music that is currently on the top lists around the world contains violence. They glorify the acts of beating up another person‚ or even worse shooting them. Looking like someone who just got released from prison in
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The Filipino Christmas: A Reflection of One’s Tradition Christmas is giving and loving in action‚ every time we give‚ every time we love‚ it’s Christmas. Christmas is more than just a celebration; for most Filipino-Christians it is a way of welcoming the coming of their savior Jesus Christ. Being in a country were catholic is dominant‚ church plays a big role when it comes to Christmas‚ for the nine dawns before Christmas they have something called Simbang Gabi where they attend mass for
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As children we spent most of our lives exploring and learning new things with the help of our parents. There are some memories very vague but others that we will remember for the rest of our lives. These memorable moments could be the simplest to most complex things but as children they were a big deal to us. A childhood journey that I find extraordinarily memorable was the time I went to England with my parents because I traveled across the globe and I experienced different adventures. The time
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Time Period Paper Assignment Min: 4 pages‚ double spaced with a Works Cited and/or Bibliography Format: MLA. I will post an example under “Sample Assignments” # of Sources: Min. of 3 Academic/Scholarly Sources. Use the library databases or make an appt. with an ACC reference librarian to help with your sources. Due Date: _____________________________ You will choose a time period from the 1500’s to the 2000’s: Research what was going socially‚ politically‚ economically during that time period
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The Battle between Retro and Now In doing research on the music genre Hip-Hop‚ there is a general consensus that it has changed rather than evolved from the positive times of the 20th Century. There is a distinct difference between evolving and changing because evolution is more of a development that is more positive than negative. Many people feel as though Hip-Hop is not used as an agent of change anymore because it requires little talent to be famous now. Artists in the industry now don’t
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Does Hip Hop matter play a great history in New York? Hip-hop really matters because it is an epidemic that has changed lives for centuries. Hip Hop has been around for over 30 years in the world. It has seen many eras of America. It has a voice that sent a lot of outgoing messages to the global population and has also united people of all races‚ religions‚ and cultural aspects through its lyrics. It is known as a form of rap music. Many would say that it has been a voice of reasoning
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Hip Hop Music: Real vs. Mainstream Although people in the younger generation today‚ love to hear the sound of real hip-hop music; the people from the mainstream hip-hop age‚ think that there are no goals to the music that is being played into the ears of the young children. Real hip-hop music is the music that the younger generation praises these days. You know‚ the music with no meaning‚ morals nor sense. Mainstream hip-hop is the music that makes you cry hearing the story that the
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