or allows participants involved in it to transcend the limitations imposed by gender/gender myths? Gender Degradation of Rap and Hip-Hop Music Dating back to the eras of the Beatles and the Rollingstones‚ music has always had an affect on the ways that people act‚ dress‚ and live their lives. With the arrival of rap and hip-hop music in the mid 1980’s‚ new lyrics and cultural values began to spread throughout the radio frequencies of every household and car in society. Rap provided
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Hip-hop and rap music has become a more and more popular genre of music. It has been my most favorite genre of music for many years. With such popular artists having such control and influence over America’s youth‚ it is easy to understand why so many people have problems with hip-hop and rap music. It is often said that rap and hip-hop music is misogynistic and praises violence. Also‚ it is argued that this genre of music deepens generalizations and stereotypes about the African-American community
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Martinez‚ Josh Sandoval | 4/5/2011 | Research showing that in today’s society music has a big influence on what people choice to wear. We conducted surveys and distributed them though different web facilities. We asked people “How does Country/ Hip-Hop influences your fashion? “ | Nina Martinez Emily Poe Josh Sandoval Music Loves Fashion History shows that music influences society with the choices we make regarding clothing fashion‚ fads and styles. A wide range of fashion styles appear
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“Chopped and Screwed: DJ Screw ’s Extension in Music” Student Name Student Number Course Code Course Name Professor Name March 20‚ 2013 Chopped and Screwed: DJ Screw ’s Extension in Music The Hip Hop music genre‚ on the rise since the 1970 ’s‚ includes many variations of beats and melodies which unlike other music genres‚ do not follow a certain pattern or outline. Especially during this day and age‚ melodic tracks are free to sound however the
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Is Hip-Hop/Rap Poetry? Over the past several years‚ hip-hop’s/music standing has been tumbling. Criticizers of the genre often arguably point at the extreme cursing‚ degradation of women‚ and adoration of the "gangsta" lifestyle as major flaw in rap songwriting. However‚ it is important that these characteristics only describe a small section of hip-hop. Most rap songs are actually very poetic‚ as they feature the rhythms and verses‚ poetic devices‚ and themes that are crucial elements of traditional
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ENG 110-08 From Fly-Girls Joan Morgan What qualities of hip-hop music and rap artists does Morgan admire or appreciate? What fears does she have for rap’s female fans and for the artists themselves? To what extent do you agree with Morgan’s assessment of the misogyny‚ anger‚ and despair expressed by hip-hop? Although Morgan addresses the negatives to hip-hop music and rap‚ she also highlights what she appreciates and admires about it. The things she values in this style of music is
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Detroit ’s Hip-Hop scene in 1995‚ Jimmy struggles to find his voice. The people of Detroit know 8-mile Road as the city
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changing and evolving. Hip hop is a musical genre which developed alongside hip hop culture‚ and is commonly based on concepts of looping‚ rapping‚ freestyling‚ DJing‚ scratching‚ sampling and beatboxing. The music is used to express concerns of political‚ social‚ and personal issues. Hip hop started as a blend of late 60’s jazz poetry‚ the influx of Caribbean migrants and their musical influences and the 1960’s and 70’s political and gang cultures of inner city New York. Hip hop’s local roots can
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Mcglone WSC 001 December 10‚ 2013 Lately‚ there has been a lot of commotion about the assumption that specific kinds of music are wrongly influencing the younger generation‚ mainly focusing on Hip Hop artists such as Lil Wayne‚ Jay-Z‚ and Eminem. Some people are even going so far as to blaming Hip Hop for the most horrific and violent events of our time. Researchers‚ parents and other adults of the generation before claim that this music has a negative effect on their children. I disagree with
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Kieran Jolivette Ms. Bezet English IV‚ 6th Hour 11 October 2012 Musician Musicians play instruments for a living and may work in symphony orchestras‚ bands‚ rock groups‚ or jazz "combos." Most musicians study for many years before they become professionals. They usually train in some area of specialization such as popular or classical music. Musicians who specialize in the trumpet‚ trombone‚ clarinet‚ saxophone‚ organ‚ or a rhythm instrument such as the piano‚ string bass‚ drums‚ or guitar
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