Miller 1 Is Hip Hop and Gangsta Rap Negatively Affecting Today’s Youth? Rap music has been around since the 1970’s. People have questioned why it has only recently gotten such bad publicity. Denise Herd did a study on rap and hip hop music to determine if the lyrics in rap music have increasingly gotten worse in promoting sexism and violence. In her study she “examined 130 platinum (rap) albums with 430 songs released from 1992 to 2002 using Anderson’s conceptualization of ‘the street code’ and
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“Seh dem a gangsta and a gyal a run dem head‚” defining the criteria for “manliness” in the lyrics of Jamaican popular music. According to dancehall scholar‚ Donna Hope‚ in her book Inna di Dancehall‚ (2006)‚ “dancehall culture is a space for the cultural creation and dissemination of symbols and ideologies that reflect and legitimize the lived realities of its adherents‚ particularly those from the inner cities.”1 Dancehall is a cultural production and representation of Jamaican realities
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[Intro: Shaggy] Sexy! Hot. I love your style girl‚ put it on me Brian and Tony Gold let the ladies know‚ they got it goin on Uh! Shaggy!!! [Chorus: Brian And Tony Gold (Shaggy)] Hey sexy lady‚ I like your flow Your body’s bangin‚ out of controoooooool!!! (Uh!) You put it on me (That’s right) ceiling to floor Only you can make me‚ scream and beg for moooooore!!! [Verse 1: Shaggy] Her body’s callin bawlin got me crawlin up the wall and My size ain’t small it’s tall and catch here comes
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US civil disturbance of the 20th century it created outrage in the press and it triggered a national debate on police brutality. In one way the riots did what hip hop had been trying to do for years‚ particularly since 1988 with the birth of gangsta rap - make the America which existed outside of the Ghetto’s see what was really going on. According to the California Economic Development Department between April 1992 and April 1992 108‚00 local jobs vanished- Black and Latino communities were
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Bibliography: Canton‚ D. A. (06/2006). The Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ and Cultural Tensions in Gangsta Rap. Reviews in American History‚ 34(2)‚ 244-257 Edwards‚ W Garnes‚ L. J. (09/2010). " Can ’t Knock The Hustle": Hustler Masculinity In African American Culture. ProQuest‚ 71(3)‚ 943 Standford‚ K
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of hip hop‚ called Gangsta Rap‚ can be seen in art from musicians such as Schoolly D‚ N.W.A.‚ Ice Cube‚ and the Geto Boys. These artists are often credited with founding the subgenre of Gangsta Rap. “These artists were known for mixing the political and social commentary of political rap with the criminal elements and crime stories found in gangsta rap.” (Lamont) Gangsta rap often focuses on the violent lifestyles and impoverished conditions of inner-city youths. Although Gangsta Rap is started back
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In reading bell hooks’ opinion about sexism and misogyny I had to admit to myself that I had no idea what she meant by sexism and misogyny. So‚ to accurately know what she was referring to‚ I looked them up on the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. For the word sexism‚ I found there were two meanings that support hooks’ ideas: 1: prejudice or discrimination based on sex; especially: discrimination against women and 2: behavior‚ conditions‚ or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based
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Gangsta rap was more violent openly controversial and use of extreme language such as ‘nigga’ ‘fuck tha police’ which earned them a letter from the FBI director who opposed to the lyrics and rage of language used with criminal content such as killing and shooting. The first successful gangsta rap album and song was W.M.A straight outta Crompton which was released in 1988. NWA strongly expresses law enforcements and crimes against black community. Gangsta rap was criticised by
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together yall - UBN ALWAYS & FOREVER-BLOOD 4 LIFE AK-47-I got beef with him AK.47-IT’S WAR ON SITE THERE’S BEEF AK47-Kill or murder All The Way Through-Keep in touch ATTICA-IT’S ON AIN’T NOTHIN TO TALK ABOUT BALLER-PLAY REC‚ A drug dealer or gangsta Back to safety- Hand to hand combat is a must B-Life-He’s a liar B-more-Try to get familiar B-TOWN-O.B.C.C. Baltimore-Gettin familiar Beamed up like the sun- Red down Being kool fool - I don’t deal in emotions BELL’S-CELLS OR DORMS Be richer
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women and shit like that. You got all kinds of fucked up shit goin’ on like corrupt Politicians and shit like that. All I do a lot of times is talk about it and put it into character. And when I say it‚ it’ll make it seem like I’m makin’ it right or OK to do that‚ or I’m makin’ it funny. But really‚ all I’m doin’ is takin’ what’s wrong with the world and making it into music.” For the good or bad‚ rap music has influenced society. Gangsta rap has been condemned for its violent themes (Adaso). I believe
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