pressing play‚ I was taken to another world through the music of various artists‚ particularly those of rap or R&B. Whether I was taking my daily train ride to school in Oakland or resting on my bed in the late evening‚ my pocket cradled my portal to the melodies‚ the rhythms‚ and most importantly the voices of many artists. Wherever I was‚ my earphones could instantly take me the worlds of those artists. My phone
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Do Music Lyrics Promote Violence? We all know music itself can have an effect on people from the moment the song begins to the moment it ends. It can make them happy‚ think about past break ups‚ think about someone they love‚ miss a family member that has passed‚ want to get up and dance‚ or annoy us when they get stuck in our heads. Music is there for us and can get us through any situation. Most music can cause people to experience a wide range of emotions‚ most of which can be either really wonderful
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In the article Rap and Moral Character by Susan Dwyer‚ the subject of concern is the consequences of listening to rap music and the effect it has on moral character. The author argues that rap music contribute to the corruption of moral character‚ it is misogynistic‚ promotes violence and street crime. In this paper I will examine the author’s claims‚ use of key concepts‚ and her reasoning. By doing so‚ I will be able to demonstrate that Dwyer’s thesis is unjust and unsupported. In what follows‚
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Rap Music and Females Rap music over time really has started to downgrade females. In the rap world‚ women are just accessories to the male rappers. Many females don’t pay attention to the lyrics‚ but to the beat of the song. If they were to listen to the lyrics‚ they would realize how degrading it is. Women should be respected more instead of called out of their name. The younger artists are more degrading which causes younger children to start treating females in ways they shouldn’t. Today
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More than a century before rap had come to fruition in the North American music scene‚ West African musicians were telling stories rhythmically‚ with just the beat of a drum for accompaniment. Meanwhile‚ folk artists from the Caribbean Islands were also telling stories in rhyme. Indeed‚ these singing poets from Africa and the Caribbean lay the foundation for modern-day American rap music. Rapping essentially involves the speaking or chanting of rhyming lyrics‚ often set to a beat. The rhyming created
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The Effects of hip hop/rap Music on The Younger Generation Today The dynamic era of hip hop emerged in the 1970s through the streets of Bronx‚ New York City. Now twenty five years old and still counting‚ the world of hip hop is at a new level. Lil’ Wayne‚ Kanye West‚ Rick Ross‚ 2 Chainz‚ and Plies are just some of today’s biggest icons in the world of hip hop. Having record hitting tracks that jump off the charts‚ these rappers are definitely the image the younger generation looks up to. Though
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reasons why people are led to commit violent actions‚ but some of these reasons are fallacious. Some of these false reasons include violence in most video games‚ certain foods‚ or certain music. Metal music being a cause to hostility is beyond ridiculous. It’s time for the truth to be revealed about this lie that social media and society has implied upon. Metal music can actually raise your implicit feeling and thoughts of yourself. For example‚ many bodybuilders choose to listen to metal because
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Gang Violence: Gang Violence among youth has become a serious issue in the United States. The gang violence mainly takes place in schools and neighborhoods. The Community and parents need to ensure that this epidemic is decreased. There are many reasons that youth joins gangs. Our Citizens that see most youth that need encouragement from joining a gang should be generous and useful to talk to our youth. Citizens just don’t understand the teenagers in out century are under the influence to join
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anything. The movie Freedom Writers has a powerful and emotional message. The message of this movie is that we are all the same under the surface‚ this is most relevant to gangs and gang violence. The movie Freedom writers is set in a bad neighborhood in California. In the movie‚ the focus is on racial differences and gang violence. There is a white teacher who comes from a rich family. She wants to make a difference in the lives of students‚ so she decides to teach at a poor school in a rough part
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hip-hop music videos portrayed violence. It was a qualitative research paper as different aspects of violence were explored and explained in great detail in relation to the every day lives of hip-hop and non hip-hop fans. The paper also explained what brought Hip-hop about and what it was created to fulfill in the music industry. American RnB and Hip-hop artist Rihanna‚ was used as an example throughout the research paper to illustrate how violence is continuously portrayed as being cool in music videos
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