segments cycling in and out of both features and eventually polishes it off with a repeated version of the chorus and a climatic end in the form of a single lower pitched note. I perceived the song as deep and sophisticated and contained elements of Jazz‚ Rap‚ Hip Hop and R&B. The lyrics attempted to explain a feeling that New York is a place so inspirational and motivating that it makes its residents feel invincible and endlessly ambitious. I think the piece definitely succeeded in expressing its true meaning
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started these art forms; we are still blessed with a creative ingenuity of music called Rap‚ Country & Western. There are many similarities between rap and country & western (C&W). Primarily‚ the two genres of music have a strong history‚ different types of their music‚ and a unique use of the performer and instruments‚ and at times they both romance the opposite sex. On one hand‚ the history of rap music began in the early ’70s and its origins and influences came from popular African
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Emerging in 1993‚ when Dr. Dre’s G-funk had overtaken the hip-hop world‚ the Staten Island‚ NY-based Wu Tang Clan proved to be the most revolutionary rap group of the mid-’90s -- and only partially because of their music. Turning the standard concept of a hip-hop crew inside out‚ the Wu-Tang Clan were assembled as a loose congregation of nine MCs‚ almost as a support group. Instead of releasing one album after another‚ the Clan was designed to overtake the record industry in as profitable a fashion
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Elvis’ gyrating hips‚ they certainly would be baffled by how quickly we have reached this “anything goes” mentality. The anti-social themes common in popular music have compelled some adults to rally against it‚ especially music such as heavy metal and rap. Plato once stated‚ “Any musical innovation is dangerous to the whole state and ought to be prohibited.” Heavy metal lyrics‚ for example‚ usually contain themes of alienation‚ retribution‚ and angst. The lyrics themselves contain references to sex
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collection too‚ which included: almost every Disney movie soundtrack (This was around the time I fell in love with High School Musical)‚ Clay Aiken‚ N’SYNC and the Backstreet Boys. My father‚ other the other hand‚ hated ‘90’s music. He was more into rap music. If he was still a part of my life today I imagine that he would constantly be scolding the so-called rappers ‘Wiz Khalifa’ and ‘Kanye West’. He liked the good rappers like ‘Tupac’ and ‘Notorious B.I.G.’ Ever since I could remember my mother
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Audience: Purpose: to persuade Genre: college newspaper sidebar Paragraphs: 1 Being Rude! There are many reasons rudeness is on the rise. One reason‚ rudeness is on the rise is because rap music demonstrates sex and no respect. For example‚ Nicki Minaj raps about being picky and rude. In Nicki Minaj’s rap she specifically talks about how she disrespects people with no problem leaving fans under the impression that being rude and disrespectful is the right thing to do. This also makes people watching
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Meanwhile his co-workers‚ Michael and Samir (and various others) are set to be terminated. Luckily‚ Peter’s loyalty remains with his co-workers‚ giving way to class consciousness. This is when the use of gangster rap begins to reach its influential height in the film. 90s West Coast gangster rap has its roots in a specific counterculture; one that is far removed from mainstream American ideology. It is essentially the polar opposite of the film’s suit-and-tie bureaucratic office setting. The main characters
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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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music. The summer of 1984 brought DJ Clash to a place called The River Park which is a site where the community gathered around to play baseball or to have fun dancing to the Disco‚ R&B‚ and Hip Hop craze. Just to name a few of true pioneers of Rap and Hip Hop music‚ there were the Orr Brothers‚ The Disco Twins‚ DJ Hot Day‚ Grandmaster Flesh‚
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Suge Knight‚ was born Marion Knight on 19th April 1965‚ to a custodian father and schoolteacher mother. (Suge is short for Sugar Bear‚ so its pronounced as in the first syllable of ‘sugar’). He was born and grew up in Compton‚ Los Angeles. He attended Lynwood High School‚ Lynwood‚ CA‚ before he studied at the university of Nevada in Las Vegas. As a youth‚ he was involved with the Mob Piru Bloods street gang‚ and during his later years was frequently seen wearing their colors. However‚ he remained
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