The following six questions are addressed in a critique of an article entitled: Controversial Rap Themes‚ Gender Portrayals and Skin Tone Distortion: A Content Analysis of Rap Music Videos. This article was published in the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media and written by Kate Conrad‚ Travis Dixon‚ and Yuanyuan Zhang. Kate and Yuanyuan are PhD students in the Department of Speech Communications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Travis is Assistant Professor of Speech Communication
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Controversy Surrounding Rap Music and its Effects on Society There are a lot of questions about rap music- Where are Biggie and Pac? Who’s the GOAT? Should whites be allowed to rap? Does rap music affect teenagers? In my opinion‚ what we see can affect us as much as what we hear. A large percentage of what we watch on music channels includes videos that show things that society shuns: violence‚ misogyny‚ drugs and sexuality. Here’s another question: Why are ‘vulgar words’‚ violent and sexist
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world of music has endless types of music‚ country‚ pop‚ electronic‚ jazz‚ blues‚ and tons more. One of these types of music are rap‚ a toneless‚ beat driven‚ fast paced‚ rhyming song. On the opposite side of the musical spectrum is music of Broadway‚ a musical type of music used in a lot of theatre productions. These two types of music are interesting to compare‚ since while they appear very different at first‚ the two types of music actually have a few things in common. Although the rap genre and
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Rap and Moral Character Various critics have railed against the alleged harms of rap music. It is misogynistic and promotes violence (especially toward women)‚ crass materialism‚ and street crime. Virtually all of the arguments about rap focus on its alleged effects—harmful or‚ occasionally‚ beneficial. Yet such arguments are difficult to prove. While not suggesting we abandon approaches like this‚ the focus on effects ignores another important moral argument—rap music is both a sign of
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This article examines the adoption and adaptation of rap by white listeners‚ whose only experience with African American culture is through their music. Hayes draws upon evidence from his interviews of white people in a rural town in Ontario to ascertain whether or not this trend of fascination with rap music can help to promote racial relations through informing audiences on rap culture. Hayes notes that those who aligned themselves with rap music tended to see themselves as more experienced than their
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sanction authority upon rap music that is verbally racist‚ demoralizing and abusive. Rap music has played a huge role in this generation for kids‚ ages 13 to 18 and has powerfully influenced their thoughts as rock music influenced teenagers in the past. The difference is that a lot of rock music talks about love‚ political activeness‚ or sometimes the telling of a simple story. All in all rock music for the most part was not as derogatory as rap music is today. Sometimes rock music could contain subjects
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More than a century before rap had come to fruition in the North American music scene‚ West African musicians were telling stories rhythmically‚ with just the beat of a drum for accompaniment. Meanwhile‚ folk artists from the Caribbean Islands were also telling stories in rhyme. Indeed‚ these singing poets from Africa and the Caribbean lay the foundation for modern-day American rap music. Rapping essentially involves the speaking or chanting of rhyming lyrics‚ often set to a beat. The rhyming created
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12 Rock ‘n’ Rap Gabriel Gonzalez Block: 4 It costs the company an average of $15‚000 to produce a rock CD and an average of $12‚000 to produce a rap CD. Also‚ it takes about 18 hours to produce a rock CD and about 25 hours to produce a rap CD. The company can afford to spend up to $150‚000 on production next month. Also‚ the company will spend at least 175 hours on production. The company earns $20‚000 in profit on each rock CD it produces and $30‚000 in profit on each rap CD it produces
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Rap music isn’t music‚some will say and have been saying for years hip hop and rap aren’t good for you.It’s just propaganda to promote violence‚drugs‚alcohol(etc…). According to Davey D‚ his article “Is Rap Actually Music or is it a Bad Influence” he states that “88% percent of the rap music that is currently on the top lists around the world contains violence. They glorify the acts of beating up another person‚ or even worse shooting them. Looking like someone who just got released from prison in
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Rap is a big part of our culture‚ especially in Detroit one of the world’s rap capitals‚ I have been listening to rap as long as I can remember and it has inspired me to put effort into everything I do. Rap is by far better because their artists are more passionate they produce better contrast and it is very influential country music is just people talking southern and singing about their cowboy life . While rap they sing with their heart and speak about real world problems and address them . Also
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