[Type the company name] 2013 Is Hip-Hop Music Ruining Our Teenagers? [Type the document subtitle] Ja’Quarious Baker [Type the company address] 8248267 Is hip hop ruining our teenager’s lives? A lot of people say that it is. Statistics show that teenagers that listen to Hip Hop music are typically more violent‚ and also a lot more social. The use of profane language absurd music videos and promotion of drugs and other substances is often the cause to be. But look past all the speculations
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Pg.1 Hip Hop and R&B Draft Monique Gee 4/13/2014 Com/155 Daniella Bianchi-Laubsch Pg.2 Since the beginning of time music has been a major inspiration to most people. Music helps us to come through some of the toughest times in our lives as well as celebrating the highlights of our lives. There is not just one music genre that moves or inspires us most people are ecletic in a music sense. Although‚ different music genres evolve from others and
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It is well known that the origins of our modern hiphip stemmed from the boroughs of New York City in the late 1970’s. New York City at the time was a raw and racially diverse place in areas outside of Manhattan; further‚ New York was in the midst of one the worse crime surges in modern America. This tumultuous environment bred a new generation of artists and as such‚this crossculture integration produced a new forms of expression through music. Clive Campbell‚ Jamaican immigrant that went by the name Kool Herc
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Given the history and development of hip-hop in the United States‚ I do think this kind of artist-based social movement would be possible in the U.S. I retain this belief because it is my understanding that through the components of hip-hop‚ a social movement could arise as well as through the promotion of black lives. Hip-hop came around during the time of the “War On Drugs”. It was used by black artists to promote their struggles and their problems onto the country and promote the idea that their
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Early hip hop vs. modern hip hop The culture of hip hop‚ ever since its highest peak in the 1990s‚ or what is also known as the “Golden Era”‚ has been drained over the years. Some people might even be surprised at how Hip Hop began and what it meant in the 90s‚ and there is absolutely no denying it has evolved since its origins‚ from it starting in the Bronx‚ and going worldwide. However‚ was this transformation in hip hop for the better or for the worse? Hip Hop has unfortunately mostly become an
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The Effects of Violence on Today’s Youth In recent years‚ the advancement in entertainment technology in the field of and the increasing liberalization of America and its media have led to the creation and marketing of violent forms of entertainment. This includes such technologies movies‚ TV shows‚ video games‚ and news outlets. Today’s youth have easy accessibility to many of these violent forms of entertainment and are increasingly exposed to them at younger ages. The exposure to gore and violence
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In Michael Eric Dyson’s Know What I Mean? Reflections on Hip Hop‚ he combats the accusations made by social critics. Dyson reflects on his personal experiences to expose the society Black Americans were raised in. In the past social critics like Kilson and Crouch have manipulated the understanding of Hip Hop culture in a negative perspective. Contrary to their ideas‚ Dyson should be paid attention to because “street culture” and Black English provide literacy‚ education‚ and question the cultural
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Does rap/hip-hop music encourage negative behavior? Some people feel rap and hip-hop music encourages degradation of women‚ violence‚ and crime. Other people think that rap offers an opportunity for political commentary and self-expression. Also people argue that rap music provides valuable information to young listeners. They feel that it tells the story of the black man’s struggle. Some also feel that it describes life in the eyes of a black person. Originally‚ rap and hip-hop had a mission of
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“Empire State of Mind‚” is a combination of both Hip Hop and R&B. It consists of spoken words‚ singing and instrumental music. It is immediately introduce with a clarity of strong beats‚ concise and sharp rhythm. Jay-Z begins the first segment with elaborating on his physical location in New York. I consider the lyrics as precise and rapid with such clear diction but with such a fast tempo. Due to the high pressure from the beats it is pretty challenging to focus on the words. Yet I’m hearing the
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Proposed title The meaning of Twitter amongst the youth and the effects on their social lives Introduction I have chosen to investigate what the social media “twitter” means to our youth as well as the role it plays in the lives. Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that allows you answer the question‚ "What are you doing?" by sending short text messages 140 characters in length‚ called "tweets"‚ to your friends‚ or "followers" You can send your messages using the Twitter
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