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    of the most 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

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    Rap Music Through the Years Rap music has been around for decades. It is a way for people to talk about their opinions and put them into music. Many people back in the day thought that rap did not have a good influence on the society. There are people today that still think the same way but it will always be a part of our culture whether they like it or not. Rap music has definitely changed nowadays from the way it was back then. In contrast to the rap music that was played in the past to the

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    up until 1991 Grand Upright Music‚ Ltd v. Warner Bros. Records Inc.‚ 780 F. Supp. 182 (S.D.N.Y. 1991) US Rapper Biz Markie taken to court for the complicity of “sampling” Gilbert O’Sullivan’s music without prior consent which perpetually changed the face of sampled music culture forever. Contrast to that there had been a carte blanche‚ a musical freedom and expression of art within music that gave artists opportunity to come up with ground breaking innovative music made from parts of other people’s

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    For hundreds of years music has played a role in society to either entertain‚ inspire and even for relaxation purposes‚ but in today’s time music is completely different we live in an era that for entertainment we can hop on our phones and watch a live television broadcast‚ to relax we can drive any where we want and have the pleasure to watch a beautiful sunset or watch the stars in the sky. Music plays a huge role in society today and I believe rap music plays a huge roll in today’s youth by inspiring

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    Sammy Livingston Professor Montgomery Writing 101- Outline November 9‚ 2010 Rap Music and its Effects on Teenagers Outline Even though there is no direct correlation between rap music and the crimes or mischievous behaviors of teenagers‚ the physiological effect it has on them has been proven to be negative‚ we cannot place the blame rap music and videos‚ but instead we should look to find out what’s the real problem with our teenagers. I. The issue of rap music’s so called “negative effect”

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    Rise of Black British Culture from Black British Music like Reggae‚ Jazz‚ Ska to the Black British Education in Britain‚ seen in "Some Kind of Black" by Diran Adebayo The Black British culture is somewhat similar to that of the culture of blacks in America; however some things are more influential and seen differently in Britain than America. Black British Music is seen as very influential not only for Black British culture however for Britain music as a whole. The mixture of pop‚ ska‚ and punk

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    contain a form of profane language? It’s because of the negative effects of the “hardcore” or “gangsta” rap music that they bang through their ears at some point in time everyday. From Tupac Shakur’s “Makaveli” album to Chief Keef’s “Finally Rich” album‚ the teenaged/ young adult mind is filled with drug use‚ violence‚ physical and verbal abuse‚ and in some cases suicide. This form of negative music is doing major damage to the young people of today affecting daily decisions and the willpower to do right

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    Compare the representation of gender in two music videos. During the course of my analysis I realised that Beyoncé- irreplaceable is shown in a completely different aspect than 50 cent - P.I.M.P ft. Snoop Dogg. As the narrative in Beyoncé Irreplaceable begins with action‚ the woman in the relationship is identified as being dominant by her stance‚ clothing and positioning‚ it shows the male collecting his belongings and tries to reason with the woman and pleads to stay and he deliberately takes

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    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 it’s believed to keep them going and enabling them to reach their maximum lifting capacity. The people listening to this particular genre of music are not using it to

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    lazy‚ stupid‚ dirty‚ worthless nobody‚” (Nigger‚ a brief history). The use of the word “nigger” strips away the individuality of a person. Nigger is evident in hip hop music‚ the civil rights movement‚ pop culture‚ and is now used as a term of endearment. The genre of hip hop music inspires use of the generalizing term “nigger”. Hip hop music allows the term “nigger” to be a normal thing to say. When nigger is used in a song it gives people of every race an excuse to use it. Certain words from song

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