one central idea. J cole has changed the way I think about world . When I was young kid‚ about four or five years old I was exposed to rap music. My family would listen to old rap music and the current rap music at that time‚ which would be 50 cent and Nelly. Ever since I have been listening to rap music. Since I was young‚ I didn’t notice the messages that rap music sent and I didn’t know any of the words. We didn’t listen to any poetic rappers like Nas or Common at that time. A few years later‚
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Comments Since rap music made its way to the music scene‚ it has been a topic of much dispute and argument. Rap music controversy seems to continuously grow parallel to the popularity of the music itself. People have been taking sides on the issue on whether rap music is proper or not — or if it is even to be considered as music in the first place. It all started smooth at first‚ the music was whimsical with a little funny scratching sound in the background. Hip-hop music with its rhymes and
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Effect of Music on Teenagers Every teenager who listens to music interprets the lyrics in a different way. Some people take out a deeper meaning from the lyrics‚ even going to the point of saying that music “saves their lives”. Music holds a powerful effect on an individual because it can stimulate and provoke multiple responses—physiological‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ and behavioral. But‚ every genre of music gives its own message to teenagers. Some may enforce positive actions‚ while some condone
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"Obviously rap music is too violent. It serves as a musical accompaniment to the entire underclass culture of violence‚" says the author of "See No Evil"‚ David Klinghoffer‚ in an article in the National Review. This extremely narrow minded philosophy has neglected to discover what rap music really is and what it means to its millions of buyers‚ who are mostly of upper-class status. Rap is not only music‚ it is also a black cultural expression that prioritizes black voices from urban America‚ and
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they believe that media as a whole does have an effect on teenagers. But it is not a fact that music‚ videos or tv actually influence teens to do anything. Regardless to what teens hear or see‚ their going to have sex‚ do drugs‚ or join gangs because they want to. The urban community does not revolve around music. The lyrics to someone’s song is just what that person went through in their life and their just telling their story. How teens react to it‚ cannot be blamed on the artists
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Rapping can be traced back to its African roots. Centuries before hip hop music existed‚ the griots of West Africa were delivering stories rhythmically‚ over drums and sparse instrumentation. Such connections have been acknowledged by many modern artists‚ modern day "griots"‚ spoken word artists‚ mainstream news sources‚ and academics.[15][16][17][18] Blues music‚ rooted in the work songs and spirituals of slavery and influenced greatly by West African musical traditions‚ was first played by blacks
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Do you think Technology is effecting our youth today? Do you think it is a bad influence? Do you think it’s becoming a problem with their learning? Because of technology today more students are more advance and proficient in school with their school work. With technology being used today in the schools‚ households‚ etc. students are more advanced in their classes and school work. They can do assignments on their laptops and email them in that same day. They can even use their cellular device
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Intro We all love music. From the darkest songs about things we don’t want to think about to heavenly pieces we can’t have enough of‚ music has just always been there. Even the almost imperceptible things like the small beat of a co-worker or classmate is tapping with their foot or the seemingly unconnected hubble of sound is music. But when you really get down to it‚ music has all kinds of questions that we can’t answer. For example‚ why do people like different types of music? Why do instruments
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Rap Music: Should It Be Censored? The question of censorship‚ though it may seem a simple question‚ does not have a simple answer and must be contemplated with careful analysis. First and foremost‚ elements of the question itself must be defined‚ including what‚ where‚ and how. In this paper‚ rap music will be defined as “gansta rap”‚ rap music notorious for common themes such as drug dealing‚ violence‚ profanity‚ misogyny‚ and homophobia. The area in question for censorship will be limited to
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Music is an expression of one’s thoughts‚ beliefs‚ and upbringing. The African music beliefs are that music must be functional and integrated into everyday life‚ music is not for the elite‚ and it is intertwined with the arts. When looking at the different genres in the United States‚ hip-hop is a genre that follows along these beliefs and was produced from these established values. The people sold during the slave trade would sing songs in the fields that would create a rhythm and functionality
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