Contemporary Urban Music: controversial messages in hip-hip and rap lyrics Though Franklin B. Krohn and Frances L. Suazo portray hip-hop and rap as a protest to racism‚ poverty‚ and glorifying the drug dealing and gangster lifestyle I completely disagree with their views. Hip-hop and rap is way of life for young black men and women. It’s a language for not only blacks but white people that truly understand the content of the lyrics. Krohn and Suazo wrote‚ “More recently‚ the term hip-hop describes
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Once upon a time‚ a few mistakes ago‚ I was in your sights‚ you got me all alone. You found me. You found me. You found me. I guess you didn’t care‚ and I guess I liked that‚ And when I fell hard‚ you took a step back. Without me Without me Without me And he’s long gone‚ when he’s next to me‚ And I realize the blame is on me. Chorus ’Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in. So shame on me now I Flew me to places I’d never been. So you put me down
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RAP LYRICS Should rap songs be protected by the first amendment? Yes‚ song lyrics are protected under the Constitution. The First Amendment is considered the backbone of American freedom however‚ it is important you understand that the rights guaranteed in The Bill of Rights are relative‚ not absolute. That means our guarantees of freedoms (including song lyrics) can be restricted if subjected to clarification by the Supreme Court. Should people be allowed to say and or write anything they
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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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In what ways did the iconography‚ the music‚ the lyrics and the performances and behaviour of punk rock acts present a challenge to ‘establishment notions of Englishness’ in 1976-77? The early roots of Punk rock were appearing in the form of The Velvet Underground in 1965‚ closely followed by The Stooges and MC5 in 1969‚ but it wasn’t until the early 1970s that punk began to globalise‚ hitting Australia in 1972 with The Saints. Within a year‚ legendary Punk club CBGB’s opened it’s doors for
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Urban avian biodiversity of Lahore with special emphasis on scavengers Introduction: Pakistan is rich and unique in its biodiversity. The country lies at the western end of the South Asian subcontinent‚ and its flora and fauna are composed of a blend of Palearctic and Indomalayan elements‚ with some groups also containing forms from the Ethiopian region. More than two-thirds of Pakistan is arid or semiarid. The west is dominated by the Baluchistan plateau‚ consisting of arid plains and ridges
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JoTT Note 3(5): 1775–1777 Avian frugivory and seed dispersal of Indian Sandalwood Santalum album in Tamil Nadu‚ India P. Balasubramanian 1‚ R. Aruna 2‚ C. Anbarasu 2 & E. Santhoshkumar 2 Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History‚ Anaikatty PO‚ Coimbatore‚ Tamil Nadu 641108‚ India Email: 1 balusacon@yahoo.com (corresponding author) 1‚2 Santalum album (Santalaceae) is a medium sized evergreen tree found in dry forest tracts of the Deccan Peninsula‚ where the major sandal growing
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In the novel Copper Sun the viewpoints were taken from a 15-year-old slave girl named Amari‚ and a 17-year-old indentured servant Polly‚ Copper Sun is a story of the struggles in the face of human beings during slave times and a hope for freedom against all odds and circumstances. In the novel the AOI that it is portrayed is the area of Health and social education. I chose this AOI because both Amari and Polly had to adapt to their new surroundings and they also had to learn the routes around the
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This simulation game was developed by Sisk (1976). Basically‚ there are ten imaginary countries (Shima‚ Myna‚ Ila‚ Usa‚ Pam‚ Bonay‚ Shivey‚ Lani‚ Ranu and Bili) and each of these countries has three key elements to be considered: defense‚ resources and demography. The main purpose of this game‚ understanding the importance of negotiation and interdependence between countries. I would like to make some changes in the game for my class. Every student or group will choose their imaginary country.
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her thoughts. This story also shows that the evil in everyone is just waiting to emerge and when it does‚ you don’t think of anyone but yourself. Finally‚ In Copper Sun by Sharon Draper‚ Clay Derby show his evil side towards Amari. Clay uses Amari (Myna) for his pleasure and doesn’t think about maybe what she is feeling. At some parts he does ask what she is thinking but in the end he doesn’t really care. He is blinded by his own needs to actually do anything to benefit her. Clay claims she is “the
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