Use your knowledge of selected theoretical perspectives and key concepts to evaluate the views about hip hop expressed here. (40 marks) Hip hop marks a significant change in society. It represents the expression of disenfranchised young people originally from the Bronx. However what argument A tries to express is that hip hop is slowly loosing its value and significance looking from a Marxist point of view. Hip hop had many values associated with its subculture‚ values were based on there life the
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The deal with rappers in society is huge‚ since the days of 2pac‚ Biggy smalls‚ Snoop Dog‚ Ice Cube‚ Dr. Dre to Jay-Z‚ Eminem‚ Lil’ Wayne‚ 50 cent‚ Kanye West and so on. These rappers are best known for their lyrics and rhythms that have made them unique in the war of rap music. Some argue that rappers inculcate the negative life style and behaviors in the young generations such as “Life should be about smoking weed‚ money and sex” yet not all understand that these rappers ain’t all about that
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The Cultural Impact of Hip Hop Music The Main Impact of Hip-hop music is on the Kids of today. The music‚ slang and clothing are a couple of examples of heavy influences. Why can’t they be more like ... actually kids today are pretty much the same are their parents and grandparents were when it comes to creating their own culture. Only now‚ instead of flappers‚ hippies or punks‚ we’ve got a generation of youths influenced by hip-hop culture. It’s hard to argue that the current domination of
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Notes of a Hip Hop feminist Who would think that listening to hip hop music one would be influenced to live‚ think‚ and act a certain way? Joan Morgan’s “Fly Girls‚ bitches‚ and hoes: Notes of a Hip Hop feminist”‚ argues that the rampant sexism and machismo in hip hop music is the fault of both African American men and women and damages the larger African community. She compares hip hop music to an abusive relationship. She states that hip hop music is the only way in which young black men are
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Music has affected the lives of youth into their adulthoods from their conception. The popular genres of today’s music test their audience’s innocence and willingness to buy into the lyrics‚ which are written to explain of a daily life that has digressed into drug use‚ sexual behavior‚ violence‚ and racial slurs. “We Are Young”‚ Fun’s current number one single on the Billboard Charts‚ idolizes the essence of being young in a bright ballad. The chorus “We Are Young/ So let’s set the world on fire”
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Rap Music and Females Rap music over time really has started to downgrade females. In the rap world‚ women are just accessories to the male rappers. Many females don’t pay attention to the lyrics‚ but to the beat of the song. If they were to listen to the lyrics‚ they would realize how degrading it is. Women should be respected more instead of called out of their name. The younger artists are more degrading which causes younger children to start treating females in ways they shouldn’t. Today
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Michele Qualls Qualls 1 Steve Sosnoski ENG 102 28 August 2013 Rap music and the influence it has on society I have decided to research about rap music and what it has become in our society today. Violence has always been an issue‚ but with rap music being the most popular among teens its important what kind of messages these artist are sending. With
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Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America (Music Culture) By Tricia Rose Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America (Music Culture) Description: From its beginnings in hip hop culture‚ the dense rhythms and aggressive lyrics of rap music have made it a provocative fixture on the American cultural landscape. In Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America‚ Tricia Rose‚ described by the New York Times as a "hip hop theorist‚" takes a
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Daniel Cha English T/TR 7am 27 Febuarany 2013 Essay 1 Rap’s Opposing views When it comes to 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
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Does rap/hip-hop music encourage negative behavior? Some people feel rap and hip-hop music encourages degradation of women‚ violence‚ and crime. Other people think that rap offers an opportunity for political commentary and self-expression. Also people argue that rap music provides valuable information to young listeners. They feel that it tells the story of the black man’s struggle. Some also feel that it describes life in the eyes of a black person. Originally‚ rap and hip-hop had a mission of
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