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    Persuasive Essay Have you ever wondered what type of music is the best for getting ready before a game? Rap is a good type of music to listen to‚ because many researchers have said‚ if you listen to a fast‚ upbeat‚ happy‚ crazy song before you perform‚ or get ready to play a sport‚ some have said it makes you play better because all of your Adrenaline is rushing and you get excited. Rap is better than any other music. This is because it pumps you up before a game‚ it relates to life situations

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    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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    From many people’s point of views‚ they believe that media as a whole does have an effect on teenagers. But it is not a fact that music‚ videos or tv actually influence teens to do anything. Regardless to what teens hear or see‚ their going to have sex‚ do drugs‚ or join gangs because they want to. The urban community does not revolve around music. The lyrics to someone’s song is just what that person went through in their life and their just telling their story. How teens react

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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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    How Rap Music effects children. by Aren Darneal. Mrs.Glover’s english 3. The urban youth of today are highly influenced by the lyrics of the music they listen to. This music can be narrowed down to today’s version of hip-hop‚ or more commonly called rap. The youth are influenced by the lyrics and want to be like the rappers and live their lifestyle. What do these artists specifically talk about that want the youth to act this way? Most rap artists today produce the images of drug abuse‚ prostitution

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    Extended Essay Draft 2 (Influence of West African Music on rhythm behind Rap) Since the beginning of time‚ music has always played an incredibly important role in our day-to-day lives as humans‚ but it has also played a very important role in history and society. Music is able to reflect and mimic feelings and emotions‚ events and ideas‚ and has become a medium for communication. It is it’s own voice‚ speaking for those unheard. As a matter of fact‚ music has had an enormous impact in the 20th century

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    The term music reflects the mood of an age often used by many people who are attempting to decipher what exactly is occurring in the world today. In the past‚ we had all kinds of music created such as jazz‚ bebop‚ Rap‚ and R&B that has paved the way for the musical creations we enjoy today. Often we look into the past at huge artists such as Aretha Franklin‚ Shaka Khan‚ Prince‚ and James Brown who all broke barriers and made fantastic music in their eras‚ and wonder what went wrong. Although the

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    the Bronx or New York‚ children surrounded by the street gangs‚ decided to create a Hip Hop movement that included rap music‚ breakdance‚ “djaying‚” and graffiti in order to make an alternative to the violence of the street gangs. Later in the years though‚ the art of rap started to stray away from the original road became a more materialistic community. However‚ rap music in America has the power to bring masses of people together. Rap music is used as a medium to address social conflicts

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    Rap Music Effects & Youth What do half naked women‚ cocaine and millions of dollars in jewelry have in common with each other? They are all common components in rap music songs. Since the beginning of time music has impacted history and culture all over the world. Over the years many genres of music have been developed‚ varying from Soca to Jazz and everything in between. The most popular genre in America today is Hip-Hop‚ which also consists of many subgenres. The most popular subgenre among

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    Nowadays‚ gangs have become part of a regular society. Some are small and some are big‚ but they are spreading everywhere. Recently‚ gangs in Canada have been becoming a part of a large network working together - all sharing the same goal - FAST MONEY! Mafia and gangster movies plus hardcore rap music are a perfect provoking recipee for these gang members to cause ruckus. Also a youth growing up without a father can be put into a situation where he has to trust or depend on gang members. More

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