Rap vs. R&B The definition of music is defined differently between each individual. Some people define music as the blend of silence and sound. The definition musicians have for music usually depends on what style or genre of music they make. Some people feel that for rap songs‚ only the beat for the song counts as music while the lyrics are only spoken poetry. Listeners to R&B feel that both the vocals and the instrumental noise are music. Artists of these genres often collaborate with other artists
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American hip hop culture gained popularity in the decades following the Civil Rights movement that ended in the 1960s. In today’s society‚ we refer to the music of the 1970s and 1980s as “old school” hip-hop. These songs are notable for the simple rapping techniques used as well as lyrics that primarily focus on party-related subjects. The song titled “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five is an example of an old school hip hop song that strayed away from the typical party-related
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success in the United States and around the world‚ hip hop has had to endure its fair share of obstacles. Hip hop is an art form that is inherently postmodern‚ progressive‚ and urban‚ and one that includes modes like street graffiti‚ breakdancing‚ and rapping – all which have had some degree of difficulty finding respect in a country trying desperately to hold onto the past. When Jazz came to the American scene in the early twentieth century‚ it too was a predominantly African-American venture‚ with deeply-seeded
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only some of my fellow classmates‚ and my friends‚ but my family members’ usage of drugs impact over the years. One day I’m walking home from school and a group of young boys about my little brothers age so I say about 11-12 years old smoking and rapping “ I said wait hold up please let me roll up” and thinking to myself did that music make them want to smoke drugs or was it the drugs that decided the type of music they listened to. More and more new songs about drugs have come out come out for example
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PAPER #3 In Beyond Beats and Rhymes‚ filmmaker Byron Hurt challenges hip-hop musicians and fans to start thinking "outside the box." The box that Byron is speaking of is that they write songs about bitches‚ hoes‚ drugs and killing others‚ in other words objectifying women and masculinity. In order to support his thesis that hip-hop has changed dramatically from its original roots‚ he went to Florida for an event being held by a popular hip hop network. While at this event he greatly proves his
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Race has always been the biggest issue in America. Many rappers won’t ever rap about race issues because they don’t want their song to become controversial in a bad way. Although some rappers that do rap about race issues are African Americans and we can only see from he’s or her point of view. Unlike Logic‚ who is an African American and Caucasian rapper who can rap from both views. Logic wrote his album Everybody in order for his fans to understand racial issues being a biracial rapper in the music
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Rap music started off becoming a hit in the early 1970’s by artists experimenting on new urban styled beats and rhythms‚ like‚ Melle Mel‚ DJ Hollywood‚ and LL Cool J. Rapping is often associated with the primary focus in hip-hop. It has even been found in alternative rock. All rap is brought together with a specific style of flow and how the artists put together their rhymes to create the right rhythm. Today rap is a big hit in the music industry with having all different styles and artists from
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Marshall Bruce Mather III better known as Eminem has written many rap songs using different rapping styles and subject matters. In the year 2010 he released the rap song called “Not Afraid”. The message Eminem expresses in “Not Afraid” is his struggles with drugs and his fears. According to an interview done by NME with Eminem‚ he said‚ “At a certain point in my life I heavily overdosed on methane. The doctors notified me that I was nearly two hours from passing away.” By writing this song he notifies
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with him‚ yet the unforgettable night had to break with some offers to be on Lil Coner music videos. When I hit 21 years old‚ I wanted FIesta Club‚ because my friend Stephanie sends me an ad on Facebook about Big Tone‚ another former Norteno who was rapping that night with Davina‚ a nortena women‚ but I wouldn’t be able to watch my role model that
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from many of today’s youngest rappers Kris’s maturity as an emcee is beyond his years. Lyrics focusing on the harsh realities of the young black youth Kris paints pictures with words and looking to be one of raps leading voices in the year to come. Rapping since junior like most emcees born in the urban streets he started as a gangsta rapper quickly realizing this wasn’t who he is Kris decided just to be himself and rhyming from the heart heartfelt lyrics that spoke of the hard environment in which
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