why do I like music about violence? And does this violence in music cause violence in the world we live in? But this class has got me thinking that Im asking the wrong questions the better question is why is the world that we live in so violent that it produces music as painful as rap. Much like rap is the focus of watch dog groups and shunned by authorities jazz was in its hay day. Jazz is music based partly on the blues. The blues is music about sex‚ violence and pain. Not music to create any of
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According to the Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary‚ gangsta rap is defined as “rap music with lyrics explicitly portraying the violence and drug use of urban gang life and typically expressing hostility toward whites‚ women‚ and civil authority” This definition could disturb many that attempt to find a clear understanding of a culture wrongfully portrayed. Gangsta rap was originally a form of expressing inequalities in society and has changed the way the social psyche is expressed in young people
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Media Influence on the Youth Media strongly affects youth culture. The media executives are quick to defend their role in youth violence and bullying while selling millions of dollars in adds focused on youth. TV producers‚ network executives‚ motion picture companies and others in the media deny any impact of their programs on the attitudes and actions of youth. Meanwhile they continue to spend millions on special
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Study of Hip Hop Music * Introduction – describe what hip-hop is and attributes of the genre (200 words): In this case study I will be looking at music genre of hip-hop and how representations of gender‚ sexuality and race are reflected through this genre. Joseph Schloss describes hip-hop as ‘a diverse and vibrant culture that makes use of variety of techniques and approaches to serve many communities throughout the United States‚ in fact the world’ (Schloss:2004: p8). Music from the genre
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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 music with its rhymes and
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you is rap music a self expression or a cultural oppression?? http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-rap-music.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yypjSyRXoo http://mmstudio.gannon.edu/~gabriel/parker.html http://www.socialpc.com/SocialIssues/Music-Influence-On-Society.html Music has had an effect on society‚ since the beginning of time. Music has been around for thousands of years. Music appeals to everyone. When was the last time you have heard someone say‚ "I hate all music."?For
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The influence the internet and mass media has on cultures today. Most people in the United States listen to many genres of music. Depending on where you live‚ influences the type of music we listen to. For example‚ most people that live in the South will listen to country music. Country music has definitely changed from what it was in the 1980’s to what it is today. In today’s country music‚ one can listen to different songs that go from singing to almost rap like beats and rhythm. In today’s times
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Rap music is a music genre that has been around since the late 1970s and early 1980s in New York City and was pioneered by a Jamaican immigrant by the name of DJ Kool Herc‚ who started transporting simple rap songs at his parties‚ which was also by the Jamaican tradition of toasting. Rap has been popular since the 1990s as artists like Biggie Smalls‚ Tupac‚ and N.W.A were all popular artists in rap in the 1990s and P. Diddy and Dr. Dre were well known producers at the time and they still are as of
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Modern day music In todays society it really doesn’t take a lot of effort to become a “talented” or “well known” musician as you can probably tell by some popular artists such as Tyga‚ Jay-Z or Miley Cyrus. In my opinion‚ those three are terrible. In America today in order to become famous “musician” all you need to do is write down a vague rhyme that makes zero sense‚ get an average singer to sing it‚ auto-tune it and wear the correct clothes. Once that one song has been put out‚ mindless
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Music is an expression of one’s thoughts‚ beliefs‚ and upbringing. The African music beliefs are that music must be functional and integrated into everyday life‚ music is not for the elite‚ and it is intertwined with the arts. When looking at the different genres in the United States‚ hip-hop is a genre that follows along these beliefs and was produced from these established values. The people sold during the slave trade would sing songs in the fields that would create a rhythm and functionality
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