February 10th‚ 2009 · 3 Comments Since rap music made its way to the music scene‚ it has been a topic of much dispute and argument. Rap music controversy seems to continuously grow parallel to the popularity of the music itself. People have been taking sides on the issue on whether rap music is proper or not — or if it is even to be considered as music in the first place. It all started smooth at first‚ the music was whimsical with a little funny scratching sound in the background. Hip-hop
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I’m a big fan of rap and hip-hop music‚ so one of my favorite movies is ‘8 Mile’. It is a semi-autobiographic film about Eminem’s life. Starring well-known artists in the movie industry‚ such as Brittany Murphy‚ Mekhi Phifer‚ Omar Benson‚ Kim Basinger‚ and Eminem himself‚ ‘8 Mile’ became one of the most successful movies about musicians ever made. Set in Detroit‚ 1995‚ the story revolves around a white boy named Jimmy ‘B-Rabbit’ Smith‚ an inspiring rapper‚ trying to succeed in a music style most
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Christopher Blair 4/25/2013 Question 11 English 12 The authors views of music videos and the hip hop commitment is sexist. She makes points on hose hip-hop in general degrades woman and demoralizes them in a derogatory way. I would like to touch base on the same subject matter but shed light in a different point of view. What the author lacked is a first hand opinion of woman who actually do this for a living‚ and try to understand where they are coming from?. From my point of view music
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Malik Chisholm Mrs. Fiedler English III 23 October 2013 GP Paper 1st Draft Ever wondered why young people find trouble so often? Or why every other sentence that comes out of their mouth’s 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
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The incident with Lil Wayne and Emmett Till really got me concerned about this generation and since this is the month of February‚ which is Black History Month‚ what better time for me to actually talk about it. Let me state that I have never liked Lil Wayne or the tripe he puts out. Call me a hater (which is hardly the case)‚ but I find him to be everything that is wrong with current rap today: no positivity‚ no respect‚ and no skill. In one of the lyrics to his song Karate Chop‚ Lil Wayne described
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Hip-Hop as a Commodity As Alexis de Tocqueville stated in a description about Americans‚ “the recollection of the shortness of life is a constant spur to him. Besides the good things that he possesses‚ he every instantly fancies a thousand others that death will prevent him from trying if he does not try them soon.” In a country that promoted commodification and mass production‚ American society thrived on its quest for new and exciting things. Nearly two centuries after his report‚ what was
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“Success can be a dangerous drug. It definitely changes people and it can take you to another world if you allow it to.” These are famous words form popular singer‚ songwriter and activist Tremaine Aldon Neverson. Born November 28‚ 1984‚ Tremaine is also known as Trey Songz. Searching for himself‚ he gained a love for music and began singing at the age 14. At the age of 15‚ he met a producer by the name of Troy Taylor‚ whom started his skyrocketing success as a singer. In 2003‚ he released his first
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Nicky Minaj has seen success and beyond the mainstream exploding into international pop stardom since signing a record label with Lil Wayne‚ Young Money entertainment in 2009. Nicky Minaj has appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 charts‚ forty-four times and she’s received seven BET awards and she’s also received four American awards. To date she’s sold five million albums worldwide. As stated in ‘The Guardian’ newspaper online Nicky Minaj’s music is appealing at young boys and girls. With the genre
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Michael Render‚ a rapper better known by Killer Mike‚ gave a short history lesson on a talk show about hip-hop. He goes on to state that it was created approximately in the late 1960’s in the less fortunate communities of America. Specifically‚ in the areas of the Bronx or New York‚ 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
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How does Hip Hop Cause Violence? “They say I’m all about murder murder and kill kill‚ But what about Grindhouse and Kill Bill? What about Cheney and Halliburton? The back door deals on oil fields? How is Nas the most violent person?” – Nas The first chapter of Tricia’s Rose The Hip Hop Wars debates about the issues of violence in the urban America and its association with hip hop. Rose explain that there are five central elements that are the underlying factors of the destruction of minority communities
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