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    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‚ and you can express yourself and feelings into a song. Rap music gets you pumped up

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    Eric Charry in his article‚ “A Capsule History Of African Rap”‚ gives his portrayal of hip hop in Africa. One way that Charry portrays rap in Africa is as something that was taught to them. Charry makes it quite clear that everyone’s idea of Africa’s role in American rap is quite wrong (Charry‚ 4). Charry states‚ “…. after centuires of living on American soil‚ however‚ African Americans have created their own signature cultures and expressive genres….” (Charry‚ 4). Charry further states that instead

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    Dan Jackson March 10‚ 2010 Research Paper Mrs. Paventi Rap Music and its effects on inner city life Rap Music was created in the early 1970s in the Bronx‚ New York. “DJ Kool Herc originally created this style of music” (Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia). It was created as a way for people living in poverty in the inner cities to be heard. People outside of the cities didn’t take it very seriously until rappers such as Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. used well-written rhymes and nice

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    Music essay My favorite type of music are “corridos”‚ rap‚ and country. My favorite corrido is “El Karma” because when i hear it makes me feel excited and energetic especially when my favorite part comes out “ Nacie en la agua caliente”. I have always listened to “corridos” because i’ve heard them since i was a little kid. Whenever i hear “corridos” it makes me feel like i’m part of my culture. I also like to listen to them because it reminds me of my dad how he started with nothing and over the

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    are very similar to the words of Black poets. It is argued as to wether or not rap is a viable form of poetry. Both discuss similar subjects‚ write in the same style and use the same type of language in their writings. When looking at a poem or reading rap lyrics‚ distinguishing between the two can be difficult‚ if not impossible.<br><br>Both Black rappers and Black poets write about the same subjects. For example the rap group NWA‚ and the poet Alice Walker‚ both cover the topic of being from a minority

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    Rap and Moral Character In the article Rap and Moral Character by Wesley Cragg and Christine Koggel‚ the subject of concern is the consequences of listening to rap music and the effects on moral behaviour. The author suggests that rap and moral character are linked and that due to the natural context of rap‚ it promotes violence‚ crass materialism‚ crime‚ and is misogynistic and therefore corrupts a person’s moral character. Based on their claims‚ the authors take the position that rap should

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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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    • What is Noe’s thesis? That country/western and rap are similar • What conclusions does Noe come to about the differences and similarities between country-western and rap music? country/western and rap are similar in telling a story of sex‚ crime‚ and protesting work ethic. Lyrics are important in telling these stories. Difference of the attitudes towards authority is portrayed. C&w attitude reflects criminals must be caught. While Rap attitude towards authority (cops) are the enemy. • Discuss

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    American radio and television programs. The difficulty in accessing popular music encouraged the Cuban young people to create their version of hip-hop. Compared with the American hip-hop artists‚ Cuban rappers are more educated. As such‚ the Cuban rap lyrics are more diverse in terms of intellectual and artistic content (Pérez‚ 2011). The artists use

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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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