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    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 rhythmic

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    defining rap music‚ some define it as poetry in the form of music. Even though rap music is thought of as a form of art‚ it is highly debated as a controversial social issue. Author  Sid Kirchheimer from " Does rap put teens at risk" makes a claim that rap music is a detriment to our youth. He believes that negative behaviors is the outcome of people watching and listening to rap music. Author Curtis Aron from "Rap Music: Is It As Bad As Some People Think?" Thinks otherwise and claims that rap music

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    Romeo and Juliet Rap Never have you heard a story with so much woe Than the one of Juliet and her Romeo. They fell in love at first sight On a magical night. The Capulet ball is what started it all. The lovers found out their families hated each other Which was bad for them because they loved one another. Their love was budding so they married in secret But stuff started to happen‚ you better believe it. On the day of their wedding‚ Romeo killed her cousin But she still loved him‚ she

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    The Media’s deceptive characterization of Rap Music If the average person is asked to picture an image of a rapper‚ images of a man with his body covered in tattoos‚ wearing gold chains with smoke pouring out of his mouth and swearing to every second word he says would be some of the first things to come to his or her head. If the person is asked again to describe how they picture a rap music video to be like‚ her or she would probably describe the video centered on a rapper with the features previously

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    Rap Is Crap

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    Rap is Crap "She ain’t nuttin but a hoochie mama…Smackin’ on your lips‚ put your hands on your hips…She ain’t nuttin but a hoochie mama…Oh I love those big brown eyes and the way you shake your thighs‚ acting like you’re so damn cute..." Rap music with lyrics like this play on the radio and in home stereos every day. Rap music pounds messages of sex and violence into the minds of young adults leaving behind their sexist and repetitive influential messages. Music has a very powerful influence

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    In the mid 1980’s‚ the music industry was shaken up with the birth of gangster rap. Artists such as Schoolly D and N.W.A produced hits such as "PSK What Does It Mean" and "F**k Tha Police." This new music genre portrayed images of gangs‚ guns‚ violence‚ and sexism‚ yet it was well received and became very popular in the span of just a few years. By the early 1990’s‚ gangster rap had a home at the top of the charts. Some of the artists responsible for this were Dr. Dre and Eazy-E‚ both former members

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    “Redeeming the Rap Music Experience” The influence of rap on black urban youths has become a major part to the modern day music industry. Berry uses the article to show that through rap music‚ low income black youth are able to develop empowering values and ideologies‚ strengthen cultural interaction and establish positive identities. This is done by describing different components of urban black culture associated with rap which enhances the struggle for black significance in pop culture. His

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    The Song of Solomon Summary: Written by the wisest man to ever live‚ Solomon‚ “Song of Songs” is a composition of lyric poems which portrays the theme of love between a man and a woman and can be seen almost written as a diary of sorts. The book explores the feelings‚ hopes‚ fears‚ and the passion between a man and a woman. It can be seen as a celebration of human sexuality. Just through the first few chapters‚ we learn so much of what a relationship is supposed to look like for the believer and

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    Bobby Fischer Grateful Dead: “Friend of the Devil” Lyrics I lit out from reno‚ I was trailed by twenty hounds Didn’t get to sleep last night till the morning came around. Set out runnin but I take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight‚ I just might get some sleep tonight. Ran into the devil‚ babe‚ he loaned me twenty bills I spent the night in utah in a cave up in the hills. Set out runnin but I take my time‚ a friend of the devil is a friend

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    Rap Vs Rap Research Paper

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    The topic that I chose to examine and write 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

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