ENG 110-08 From Fly-Girls Joan Morgan What qualities of hip-hop music and rap artists does Morgan admire or appreciate? What fears does she have for rap’s female fans and for the artists themselves? To what extent do you agree with Morgan’s assessment of the misogyny‚ anger‚ and despair expressed by hip-hop? Although Morgan addresses the negatives to hip-hop music and rap‚ she also highlights what she appreciates and admires about it. The things she values in this style of music is
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different types of music. It is produced and supported by primarily blacks around the world. Beginning in the early 1940s‚ rhythm and blues music embraced genres as jump blues‚ club blues‚ black rock‚ and roll‚ doo wop‚ soul‚ Motown‚ funk‚ disco‚ and rap. It was first coined in 1949 by Jerry Wexler‚ who became prominent with Atlantic Records. Southern soul was originated by James Brown and Ray Charles. On many of the early soul records‚ Charles would take a traditional religious song and transform
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more positive than negative. Many people feel as though Hip-Hop is not used as an agent of change anymore because it requires little talent to be famous now. Artists in the industry now don’t even say that they are MC’s of the game‚ they just say they rap. The reason why that is a big deal is because MC stands for microphone controller‚ which meant people had respect for your skills or craft and you showed respect towards
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emerging musical genre of hip-hip. Mathers assumed the stage name M&M- a playful reference to his initials‚ which he later began writing phonetically as "Eminem." This period in Eminem ’s life working odd jobs to make ends meet while participating in rap battles and desperately
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in society is huge‚ since the days of 2pac‚ Biggy smalls‚ Snoop Dog‚ Ice Cube‚ Dr. Dre to Jay-Z‚ Eminem‚ Lil’ Wayne‚ 50 cent‚ Kanye West and so on. These rappers are best known for their lyrics and rhythms that have made them unique in the war of rap music. Some argue that rappers inculcate the negative life style and behaviors in the young generations such as “Life should be about smoking weed‚ money and sex” yet not all understand that these rappers ain’t all about that life. What is a role
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Long Way Gone Ishmael Beah was an innocent boy who enjoyed playing football‚ swimming in the streams‚ and even started a rap and dance group with his friends and older brother. The group discovered their love for rap music from old cassette tapes of O.P.P‚ Run D.M.C‚ and the Sugarhill Gang. Ishmael and Junior‚ along with their other friends cherished these few hip hop and rap cassette tapes. Ishmael constantly carried these couple tapes on him at all times. They choreographed dance routines and
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media. Rappers are a part of a multi-billion dollar industry their reach stretches from clothing to cars. Rappers tend to be that adult figure in most urban communities. These kids look up to see their favourite music stars are like themselves. Popular rap star Kendrick Lamar grew up in Compton‚ one of Americas worst hoods. Now he is a huge star and has fame and fortune. The youth in situations like this see him as a form of inspiration. They aspire to be great like their favourite hip hop stars; they
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the audience” (Hooper‚ etal 86). She complains about being a black woman and hearing the excuses for men when they talk about women in hip-hop and how it is just okay with society. McLune is also irate about the fact that Eve‚ who is a female rapper raps about women in a bad way and doesn’t seem to think that‚ that is not right. Another type of appeal McLune uses is logos “which demonstrates an effective use of reason and judicious use of evidence” (Hooper‚ etal 86). Back in the 60s it was wrong and
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The types of metal I listen to are; Thrash metal‚ Death metal‚ Nu metal‚ Melodic metal‚ Rap metal‚ Alternative metal‚ and sometimes Christian metal. All of the other types are way too dark and devilish for my tastes. I draw the line at slipknot. That is the darkest I go. If you have listened to them before you probably think‚ how much darker
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Chanthorn Christopher y West African American History from 1865 Journal Article- The State of Rap: Time and Place Hip hop is a form of art that has been popular for the past twenty years. Although people in recent years often mistake rap music as vulgar and ill-mannered‚ the hip hop community continues to provide a great way to channel emotion and soul into their music. In his article‚ “The State of Rap: Time and Place” Jeffrey Louis Decker illustrates the black nationalism within the hip hop community
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