together with imagination‚ skill and expressive views. Rap and Hip-Hop were born out of the frustration that African Americans experienced during the Ronald Reagan presidency. Reagan’s policy of Reaganomics disadvantaged the poor but specifically the black people. In response‚ the oppressed used rap and hip-hop as a way to express themselves. Since then‚ rap has branched out to many different genres and messages. Dating since the birth of rap‚ musicians have used hip-hop as a platform to discuss a
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March 3‚ 2003 -- Teens who spend more time watching the sex and violence depicted in the "reel" life of "gangsta" rap music videos are more likely to practice these behaviors in real life‚ suggests one of the first studies to specifically explore how rap videos influence emotional and physical health. After studying 522 black girls between the ages of 14 and 18 from non-urban‚ lower socioeconomic neighborhoods‚ researchers found that compared to those who never or rarely watched these videos
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Rap music is a very different genre of music from the rest because it keeps changing its influence among black Americans. From the book by Debra Rosenthal‚ she defines rap music as an art that is well connected to the African American literature (Rosenthal 661). Rhythm and rhyme are emphasized in the music. On the other hand‚ melody and harmony are not given much of a priority. From the article‚ one can get the point that she hates on the music because she states that rap keeps changing the African
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For example‚ I am disinclined to listen to rap music. From listening to a few rap songs‚ I can see that many of the rap music artists are extremely talented; however‚ in rap music I do not hear any of the sound nuances‚ tonic implications or creativity of the music that I like. The background beat of every rap song sounds the same to me; it seems like the rap music artist is sacrificing rhythmic variation in order to keep the vocal rhyme flowing.
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Does rap actually affect a teens behaviour or does it give them a different perspective on how to view life? Lollipops turning into cigarettes‚ when flying high meant being pushed the highest on the swing and pinky promises meant everything‚ life has changed so much and so has everyone’s behaviour. The effect is not always positive but it leads teens thinking that if they live their life a certain way maybe they won’t get hurt as much. The music teens listen to shows them how to face reality and
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famous poems are ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen and ‘The Soldier; by Rupert Brooke. Both men present the theme of conflict in their poetry however the poems are the complete opposite of one another. Although they both present conflict they both have very different views on the subject. Owen presents conflict as nothing but pure horror and thinks that it should not be witnessed by innocent eyes. However Brooke presents conflict as something that is patriotic. He thinks it’s his duty to repay
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Rap music has become one of the most distinctive and controversial music genres of the past few decades. A major part of hip hop culture‚ rap‚ discusses the experiences and standards of living of people in different situations ranging from racial stereotyping to struggle for survival in poor‚ violent conditions. Rap music is a vocal protest for the people oppressed by these things. Most people know that rap is not only music to dance and party to‚ but a significant form of expression. It is a source
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Jalaia Surles Professor Wally Shaw Music Appreciation 2 December 2016 Hip Hop vs Rap When I think of Hip Hop‚ I think of mainly guys beatboxing. Beatboxing is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines using your mouth and voice. Hip Hop artists such as Doug E. Fresh and Vanilla Ice used the beatboxing style of rhyming in a lot of music in the mid 80’s and early 90’s. Another thing that comes to mind is men walking around with boom boxes up close to their
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AP® EUROPEAN HISTORY 2009 SCORING GUIDELINES Question 6 Analyze the various ways in which the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) represented a turning point in European history. 9–8 Points • Thesis is explicit and fully responds to the question. o Refers to three significant results of the Thirty Years’ War representing a turning point. • Organization is clear and effectively supports the argument. o Body paragraphs go on to develop the various results of the Thirty Years’ War as alluded to in the thesis
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Tasia Walker Masculinity in Rap and Hip Hop Today in Hip Hop every rapper has to portray themselves as being hard‚ having a lot of girls in their circle and having money. Since the beginning of the American society being considered a real man was to be able to protect their families. When television came around western films portrayed men as either strong or weak and defined their masculinity as being the stronger man because of their guns. For
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