Los Angeles is described as sunshine and noir. The beautiful climate‚ mountains‚ and beaches encapsulate the geography of Los Angeles. Further‚ Los Angeles is the capital of many entertainment industries—which for many hopefuls is a way to be rich and famous. However‚ Los Angeles is also pure noir. The situation in Los Angeles is often bleak. Many seeking freedom and fame in Los Angeles have been victimized and their ideas silenced by an oppressive government. However‚ the music industry has always
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Tasia Walker Masculinity in Rap and Hip Hop Today in Hip Hop every rapper has to portray themselves as being hard‚ having a lot of girls in their circle and having money. Since the beginning of the American society being considered a real man was to be able to protect their families. When television came around western films portrayed men as either strong or weak and defined their masculinity as being the stronger man because of their guns. For
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This new music genre portrayed images of gangs‚ guns‚ violence‚ and sexism‚ yet it somehow was well received and became very popular in the span of just a few years. The nature of gangster rap influenced society in a negative way‚ but nothing could be legally done to stop it. The group N.W.A. publicly attacked the police through lyrics and got away with it. The fact that there were no repercussions made it seem as though this type of subject
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Rap Culture This presentation was organized for the twelfth grade. The presentation on the topic “Rap Culture” was presented through the chosen lyrics of rap songs. There were three groups; each of the groups was given two lyrics of the rap song. One of the lyrics was by an old rap song‚ 90teen rap song. In contrast of the first lyrics‚ a second lyric was by this century. Main point of the both lyrics in the all groups was to be discovered the line of development of the language used in the songs
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Rap music videos are also a crucial influence in shaping identity among young listeners. The images displayed send off messages on how men and women should behave and look. The majority of rap music videos display misogyny through sexual objectification towards women. Many of these music videos portray women as sexually pleasing objects‚ this reinforces male dominance showing young young gilrs that their own sexual orientation and beliefs are inferior to a males sexual desires (Oosten‚ p. 988). For
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This course addresses the active nature of “representing‚” “looking‚” “seeing‚” and “viewing.” It focuses on the politics of producing representations of ourselves and others through different types of visually-oriented disciplines‚ technologies and practices. We will pay particular attention to the ways everyday life‚ identities and desires are shaped by an increasingly commercialized and mainstream field of representations. We will also explore theoretical methods and critical tools of analysis
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Today‚ Rap has become the most popular type of music in the US. The Rap industry is dominated by artists’ who mostly dedicate their lyrics to either violence‚ drugs‚ or sex. Through 1998 and 1999 the survey taken by the National Music Bureau‚ stated that 46% of the listeners of Rap are under the age of 19. While 65% of the listeners‚ live in run-down homes‚ or impoverished areas‚ usually being inner cities. The National Music Bureau also reported that in the 66% of the listeners of Rap who are
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This article is about the controversial themes in rap music. Eminem rap cypher fits in this category of controversial rap music. Gaining an understanding of how rap has historically been involved in controversial issues is important to be able to rhetorically analyze Eminem’s cypher. - The article focuses on the rhetorical technique of using songs in way that “establish a method for progressive action lived reality.” A previous song by Eminem called “Mosh” is the example that is used by the article
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The intent of the artist determines the morality of the song‚ regardless of the genre under which it is categorized. In rap music‚ there are numerous songs in which the lyrics glorify sex. Yet there are also many rap songs which contain nothing immoral. In fact‚ there are rap songs which point towards virtue rather than sin. Therefore the condemnation of all rap as a immoral is impractical. Evil men classified in the genus of mankind does not cause all mankind to be labeled as evil‚ since
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educated‚ love one another‚ or Bring the Noise. Public enemy seemed to recognize these problems that this nation faced and still faces today. They made songs soulie focused on fixing political and social issues. Turning rap into an alternative genre‚ or also known as conscious rap. Conscious rap is a subgenre of Hip-Hop that puts awareness and knowledge on cultural‚ political‚ philosophical‚ and economic issues we face (Reference). It seemed like at the time‚ many rappers were taking this responsibility
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