Plan of Investigation It is through Gangsta Rap subgenre of Hip-Hop‚ that the question: “What were the underlying cultural reasons for the Los Angeles Riots of 1992?” can be answered. This paper will examine rap lyrics from prominent Los Angeles Hip-Hop acts in order to investigate the deteriorating rapport between the city’s oft-biased police department and the city’s increasingly restless black urban youth‚ from the perspective of the latter group. These lyrics will be juxtaposed with statements
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Gangsta rap is one of the most controversial music genres. It has been criticized by numerous organizations and people for the violence advocated and depicted by gangsta rappers‚ and because of gangsta rap stereotypes of violence in inner-city communities arise‚ women are degraded‚ and young teens are more likely to experiment with drugs and alcohol. Numerous rap groups glorified the life style of gangsters in their music; the group N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit Attitude) is considered the founders of the
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Hip-Hop and Rap throughout the Twentieth Century: The Outline Art. Throughout history‚ mankind has always expressed his emotions‚ ideas‚ and opinions in the form of art. Whether it be a caveman painting on the wall of his cave‚ or Galileo and his ceiling in the Sistine chapel‚ art has always existed in some form or another. But history’s greatest art and the geniuses behind it are all found in the past century right here in the U.S. of A. These masterpieces are classified as ‘hip-hop or ‘rap’ music.
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popular new music to emerge from the 80’s was rap music. It first developed in the mid 70’s in New York City‚ and soon in other urban areas‚ primarily amongst African-American teen-agers. It became very popular with the urban public that it soon began to spread throughout the United States and much of the world. It replaced rock music as the creative force in music of the 80’s and 90’s. However‚ as popular as it was then and it is now‚ the lyrics of many rap songs have caused controversy. Many believe
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The United Lake of America: Did We Make the Splash or Did Rap Make the Ripple? Though many have protested that “gangsta rap” is to blame for its influence in the violence‚ female discrimination and violent behavior that take place throughout America‚ others argue that it is simply the other way around‚ implying that the artist is influenced by his own personal experience of being a part of and/or bearing witness to violence‚ drugs and crime that have taken place around him thus influencing him
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There is a great deal of media stereotyping related to rap music‚ hip-hop culture and the economically deprived areas in which these art forms were born. Campbell explain‚ “ The common sense selection process of news organisations often dictates coverage of ‘negative’ minority news‚ whiles ‘positive’ stories about progress and success in minority communities tend to be shelved due to what journalists consider a lack of newsworthiness” (C Campbell‚ 1995‚ p.30) Recent growth in gun crime‚ and gun
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It can range from innuendos to stereotypical characterizations and defamations. Overt misogyny in rap and hip hop music emerged in the late 1980’s‚ and has since then been a feature of the music of numerous hip hop artists. Hip hop has had a considerable influence on modern popular culture‚ saturating mass media through music‚ radio broadcasts and a variety of other mediums. Gangster rap‚ the most commercially successful subgenre of hip hop‚ has been particularly criticized and associated
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hip-hop exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. You name it‚ and hip hop is there representing. However‚ hip hop’s most potent form is its rap music--embraced by urban Blacks and suburban Whites alike. It is raw self-expression that sometimes features profane lyrics‚ misogyny and violence. The music‚ along with rap videos that often present a disturbing mix of rap‚ hip-hop dance styles‚ fashion and language‚ leave many people asking: “Is hip-hop culture harming our youth?". "The hip-hop culture is
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culture that has used rap music as its medium to appeal to its audiences. But time and time again‚ people have generally disregarded hip-hop as a cultural movement due to the violent themes and shock value contained within hip-hop’s rap music. Author William Perkins explains that in retrospect‚ no one has really taken the initiative to examine hip-hop’s intricacies‚ namely the roles it has played within cultures all around the world (vii). Not only that‚ but general criticism of rap only targets the surface
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anger that exists in the ghetto.” (Oliver‚ 2006‚ p. 925) It also have observed “the extreme means that a distinct segment of the Black male population are willing to use transcend poverty and hopelessness.” (Oliver‚ 2006‚ p. 925) However‚ Hip Hop and Rap music allow Black youths to “reflect the challenges‚ concerns‚ and aspirations whose lives were not centered on the street culture‚ but were very aware of the types of social pressures that compel individuals to seek social recognition in “the streets
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