This article‚ written by Shanara R. Reid‚ discusses the over-sexualization of women in rap/hip hop songs and music videos‚ and the possible social causes of this. It has become apparent nowadays that women are heavily degraded in all kinds of media in order to appeal to the male viewing audience. Scantily clad women partaking in provocative dance routines and actions has become a norm of music videos. Machismo ideals that stress the extreme superiority of men over women and encourage the representation
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Gospel music had a influence on rock and roll unlike anything I have known or heard thus far. In the church‚ we use praise and worship to give thanks to the Lord. There is a clear difference between praising and worshipping. In the spirit of worship‚ we taking the sound from deep down in the diaphragm‚ while using compression breathing‚ the sound is released but with power and depth. In worship‚ you would normally hear a lot of chest voice and mix voice at times. When it’s time for praising the Lord
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got punished for it. As a result‚ people used to held event on the streets for prevention against these injustices. Gradually they became more violent‚ and it made police to play an aggressive role to block them. The subculture I selected‚ gangsta rap‚ tried to resist these inequalities between majority and minority group of people by raising their strong voice against authority. The
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The older versions of black music is better than the modern day black music. The first Africans transported to this country came from a variety of ethnic groups with a long history of distinct and cultivated musical traditions. African Americans used homemade drums and banjos to communicate among themselves. In fact‚ back the 1700s‚ drums had been banned on many slave plantations. Slaves on southern plantations had their own musical styles‚ which later evolved into gospel‚ blues‚ and what is now
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However‚ the definition of all rap music of the eighties as old school rap seems to be more common nowadays‚ although musically it is not particularly useful. In the mid-1970s‚ hip hop split into two camps. One sampled disco and focused on getting the crowd dancing and excited‚ with simple or no rhymes ; these DJs included Pete DJ Jones‚ Eddie Cheeba‚ DJ Hollywood and Love Bug Starski. On the other hand‚ another group were focusing on rapid-fire rhymes and a more complex rhythmic scheme. These
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Rap God Individuals are constantly talking about being right or left brained‚ but what does that even mean? A lefty‚ would be someone who thinks logically and is extremely detail oriented. Whereas‚ a right brained person would be somebody who is more down with their innovative side‚ has great rhythm and loves music. Who else is more in tune with rhythm and music than the rapper Marshall Mathers‚ or popularly known as Eminem. Based on Eminem’s mind-blowing rapping career‚ he would be considered
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Throughout any culture religion has had a strong influence and presence on many things and continues to be influential. For example‚ religions have influenced the food we eat‚ the video games we play‚ the sports we watch‚ and more. It is also present in many of the shows people watch without them knowing. There is so many things influenced by religion it’s amazing to look at it all. Another one is the music we listen to. If the words hip hop or rap music are used in the same sentence with the Christian
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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
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Dale Browne 12/21/2012 Music 101 Live Rap Performance The live performance I had the pleasure of attending was a good friend of mine Lil Richy and his partner Ricardo Diaz. It was a rap concert on December 15 2012‚ at 9.00 pm. I wasn’t sure what to expect at the end I was glad I went. The instruments used were drums‚ keyboard‚ and guitar. The style of the concert was hardcore rap which had different elements from R&B‚ pop‚ and even rock and roll. I enjoyed the live performance‚ all
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clothes‚ and hair change into a bare face‚ natural hair and a plain white tank top but Kendrick remains looking the same. He raps‚ “I’m so fuckin’ sick and tired of the Photoshop” the visuals correspond with the lyrics. He uses this as a symbol of saying that he has no filter and does not fabricate
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