Shaw Music Appreciation 2 December 2016 Hip Hop vs Rap When I think of Hip Hop‚ I think of mainly guys beatboxing. Beatboxing is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines using your mouth and voice. Hip Hop artists such as Doug E. Fresh and Vanilla Ice used the beatboxing style of rhyming in a lot of music in the mid 80’s and early 90’s. Another thing that comes to mind is men walking around with boom boxes up close to their face rhyming to the music melodies
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However‚ when music is so explicit and is easily presented to the youth‚ it could cause changes in their behavior and way of thinking about things. It is like this because‚ for the most part‚ teenagers like to act just like their favorite artists (Galeb). Research conducted by psychologists Jason Rentfrow and Sam Gosling suggests that knowing the type of music you listen to can actually lead to surprisingly accurate predictions about your personality. Research also states that men are more likely
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Should Music be Censored? Once people hear about the United States they automatically relate the country to the word "freedom." Little do they know that this country has many similarities to countries where censorship plays a major role in their daily lives‚ due to their government. One of the major issues that involve censorship within the United States is the question whether or not music should be censored; and how will parents or the government decide at what age it is appropriate to allow
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S. Mirzaei English 102 11/30/13 Gangsta Rap Gangsta Rap is a genre of hip-hop that came around in the 1980’s. In these songs rappers express the hardships and times they have been through. It is used to describe harsh realities of life for a modern black male living in poor areas. A gangsta is defined as “a member of an urban street gang.” (Merriam-Webster) The definition of gangsta rap is‚ “a type of rap music with lyrics about the violence and drug use of street gang” (Merriam-Webster). “The
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Many people believe that rap is not a music genre and is merely a sub-genre of hip-hop. There is also the belief rapper KRS-ONE said‚ “rapping is something you do and hip-hop is something you live” (KRS-ONE). The differences between rap and hip-hop are distinguishable enough that the two have separated. Leading people to believe that rap has evolved into its own category. Unless rap or hip-hop music is one of your favorite genres of music‚ you probably just lump the two together. Although in many
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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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Rap Rap started between the years of 1979 and 1984‚ Mostly in West and East of America. Rap from this period is now called ‘Old School Rap’. Rap started by people rhyming in poems and using beats with it‚ poetry was a great influence on rap‚ mostly Old School Rap. They typical instruments in the Rap beat could basically be any beat‚ usually a short 4-8 loop with alot of base. Some of the most famous rappers include‚ Tupac Shakur‚ Biggie Smalls (Notorious B.I.G) Nas‚ Jay-Z and Eminem. Old
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Gangsta rap is one of the most controversial music genres. It has been criticized by numerous organizations and people for the violence advocated and depicted by gangsta rappers‚ and because of gangsta rap stereotypes of violence in inner-city communities arise‚ women are degraded‚ and young teens are more likely to experiment with drugs and alcohol. Numerous rap groups glorified the life style of gangsters in their music; the group N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit Attitude) is considered the founders of the
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letting children listen to whatever music they wanted to would ever have a bad influence on them? Parents today try and control what their kids listen to‚ but they sometimes end up failing. Since teens and young adults have the largest influence on music‚ they are the ones who will decide what will be the most popular music genre in pop culture. Some parents believe that letting their children listen to “gangster rap” or any other form of harmful and vulgar music will turn them into a psychopathic
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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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