Dan Jackson March 10‚ 2010 Research Paper Mrs. Paventi Rap Music and its effects on inner city life Rap Music was created in the early 1970s in the Bronx‚ New York. “DJ Kool Herc originally created this style of music” (Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia). It was created as a way for people living in poverty in the inner cities to be heard. People outside of the cities didn’t take it very seriously until rappers such as Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. used well-written rhymes and nice
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Folk music and rap music sound very different from one another. It would be difficult to compare the music of folk-legend Pete Seeger to the music of The Notorious B.I.G. from just listening to them. Despite this‚ folk music and rap music are very similar. This is because both genres aim to make the public aware of the many problems going on at the respective times. The social contexts and political messages are similar between folk music and rap music as both genres create social awareness through
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why do I like music about violence? And does this violence in music cause violence in the world we live in? But this class has got me thinking that Im asking the wrong questions the better question is why is the world that we live in so violent that it produces music as painful as rap. Much like rap is the focus of watch dog groups and shunned by authorities jazz was in its hay day. Jazz is music based partly on the blues. The blues is music about sex‚ violence and pain. Not music to create any of
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Study of Hip Hop Music * Introduction – describe what hip-hop is and attributes of the genre (200 words): In this case study I will be looking at music genre of hip-hop and how representations of gender‚ sexuality and race are reflected through this genre. Joseph Schloss describes hip-hop as ‘a diverse and vibrant culture that makes use of variety of techniques and approaches to serve many communities throughout the United States‚ in fact the world’ (Schloss:2004: p8). Music from the genre
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interesting musical and literary developments of the 1980s was the emergence of rap‚ a form of popular music in which words is recited to a driving rhythmic beat. It differs from mainstream popular music in several ways‚ but‚ most interesting in literary terms‚ rap lyrics are spoken rather than sung. In that sense‚ rap is a form of popular poetry as well as popular music. In Black English‚ rap means “to talk‚” and in most current rap songs‚ the lead performer talks or recites‚ usually at top speed‚ long
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What types of music do you listen to? Rock‚ country‚ rap‚ pop‚ punk-rock‚ punk-pop‚ jazz‚ reggae…… The types of music go on and on. How do you feel when you listen to music? Does your heart race and your chest fill with air? Does a smile cross your face and your head bob to the beat? Do you feel focused? Many people claim that rock music is Satan’s groove‚ and others that rap causes bad attitudes. A fairly recurring argument seems to be that music‚ particularly tracks with a heavy beat‚ cause violence;
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Silence is golden Freedom of expression is one of many things that make America so great. It lets you express yourself and let everyone know how you feel about certain issues. There is no fear that you will be approached by the authorities and get a slap on the wrist for what you’ve said or worst case scenario put to jail for expressing yourself. Places that don’t have the freedom of expression‚ people’s opinions are filtered. Only certain things will be heard by people without getting in trouble
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Rap Music Through the Years Rap music has been around for decades. It is a way for people to talk about their opinions and put them into music. Many people back in the day thought that rap did not have a good influence on the society. There are people today that still think the same way but it will always be a part of our culture whether they like it or not. Rap music has definitely changed nowadays from the way it was back then. In contrast to the rap music that was played in the past to the
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Rap Music: Should It Be Censored? The question of censorship‚ though it may seem a simple question‚ does not have a simple answer and must be contemplated with careful analysis. First and foremost‚ elements of the question itself must be defined‚ including what‚ where‚ and how. In this paper‚ rap music will be defined as “gansta rap”‚ rap music notorious for common themes such as drug dealing‚ violence‚ profanity‚ misogyny‚ and homophobia. The area in question for censorship will be limited to
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Daniel Music and its Deception Year after year various artists release new music. With every new year comes more and more aggressive and provocative music than the previous year. In today’s culture and society we find youth rebelling‚ choosing a less successful route to pursue. In the blog “Music and the Influence on Society” by Kandi‚ she states that music doesn’t have a direct influence on today’s violence or teen behavior. Whether music is a direct or indirect factor‚ it is obvious that
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