In the late 1970’s a new‚ popular form of urban youth culture emerged in the Bronx‚ New York that changed the face of popular music and American culture. Throughout its development‚ hip-hop has become a vastly commercialized component of popular American culture; however‚ it took the efforts of many pioneers and innovators to shape modern hip-hop culture and music. By exploring hip-hop’s origins‚ one can better understand its evolution and its influence on different social groups throughout the United
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children surrounded by the street gangs‚ decided to create a Hip Hop movement that included rap music‚ breakdance‚ “djaying‚” and graffiti in order to make an alternative to the violence of the street gangs. Later in the years though‚ the art of rap started to stray away from the original road became a more materialistic community. However‚ rap music in America has the power to bring masses of people together. Rap music is used as a medium to address social conflicts
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We are surrounded by music everyday. No matter where we go‚ whether in the grocery‚ the mall or even school‚ there is music constantly playing. Music is an important and extremely useful tool which in a way that we can learn and to deny its power is a waste of a truly wonderful resource. Music is a human activity which involves structured‚ audible‚ sounds and also used for artistic‚ entertainment or ceremonial purpose. Music is a driving force in society‚ it has been present since the dawn of man
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contain a form of profane language? It’s because of the negative effects of the “hardcore” or “gangsta” rap music that they bang through their ears at some point in time everyday. From Tupac Shakur’s “Makaveli” album to Chief Keef’s “Finally Rich” album‚ the teenaged/ young adult mind is filled with drug use‚ violence‚ physical and verbal abuse‚ and in some cases suicide. This form of negative music is doing major damage to the young people of today affecting daily decisions and the willpower to do
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Q-Methodological Study of Attitudes towards Rap Music Abstract The aim of this research is to investigate attitudes towards rap music using Q-Methodology. Previous research shows varied findings‚ some suggesting that rap music can cause deviant behaviour and some suggesting that rap music can be beneficial. The method to investigate attitudes in this research involved asking participants to mark their level of agreement on different statements about rap music on a scale from -4 to 4. The data was then
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A key emergent theme present in the music videos screened for this discussion post is the objectification of the female body. Female objectification is‚ in essence‚ when women are deconstructed for the sexual enjoyment of another individual (Burgess & Burpo‚ 2012). As previously discussed‚ women in music videos (and other forms of popular culture) are often represented in parts‚ instead of a whole. In advertisements‚ for example‚ women are frequently displayed in body parts‚ such as their lips‚ legs
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The Effects of hip hop/rap Music on The Younger Generation Today The dynamic era of hip hop emerged in the 1970s through the streets of Bronx‚ New York City. Now twenty five years old and still counting‚ the world of hip hop is at a new level. Lil’ Wayne‚ Kanye West‚ Rick Ross‚ 2 Chainz‚ and Plies are just some of today’s biggest icons in the world of hip hop. Having record hitting tracks that jump off the charts‚ these rappers are definitely the image the younger generation looks up to. Though
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all about rap and I’ll explain to why it’s all a bunch of crap. Word! (ment to be rapped). Rap is not music for the soul. In fact it shreds your soul. Rap does more harm to society than good. Rap in recent and past years made some controversial songs and introduced many controversial topics to songs such as many of the lyrics‚ music and sound as well as the references in the song makes rap so controversial. Rap was introduced around 1970 and became a big sensation in the 1990s. Rap hasn’t really
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Kate Everett It’s a Bad Rap Every so often‚ a new style of music emerges in America. In the 1970s and 80s‚ it was rap. For many years‚ rap brought the population of African American’s together in a changing society. They all knew how it felt to be discriminated and terrorized. Rap was what people could relate to‚ because they knew they were not the only ones in trouble. Now‚ rap has changed for the worst. Modern mainstream rap is an embarrassment compared to the art form it used to be. Beginning
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about for my final paper is the difference between rap and hip hop on a more technical basis. The reason that I chose this topic in particular‚ is because as I matured from a boy and was allowed my own opinion and preference on what music that I listened to‚ rap and hip hop were the more predominant types of music that I invited. I listened to a fairly wide variety of music other than that‚ of course‚ but what stood out from the rest was the music with the loud‚ flowing beats and the tongue twisting
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