Blues and Conscious Hip Hop Connection Conscious Hip-hop is the modern form of the blues. Both genres of music express the hardships of the African American people in their respective time periods or explain the culture surrounding the artist and/or their community. Through their lyrics‚ the artists from the two genres are able to spread the culture and experiences of the black race. Elements of the blues are rooted in African culture. The blues is one of the most influential styles
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controversial messages in hip-hip and rap lyrics Though Franklin B. Krohn and Frances L. Suazo portray hip-hop and rap as a protest to racism‚ poverty‚ and glorifying the drug dealing and gangster lifestyle I completely disagree with their views. Hip-hop and rap is way of life for young black men and women. It’s a language for not only blacks but white people that truly understand the content of the lyrics. Krohn and Suazo wrote‚ “More recently‚ the term hip-hop describes a culture‚ superficially
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Tupac Shakur Famous rap artist Tupac Shakur was born June 16‚ 1971. He grew up in the west Harlem of New York City. Tupac Shakur began his career as a MC for the hip hop group Digital Underground ‚and then started to begin his solo career as a rap artist . Tupac Shakur’s songs started to become popular when his songs was about the violence in cities‚ racism and many other different problems. Both of his parents and other people in his family were in the Black Panther.Tupac Shakur lived in
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Essay – skinny models are setting a bad example for teenagers Skinny models are not role models for teenagers. However‚ it is hard to distinguish the perception between fashion models on catwalk and realistic people‚ for vulnerable teenagers. According to the government last year‚ ultra skinny models will be phased out of the fashion industry. The government believes that skinny models are affecting fragile teenagers‚ including those who have eating disorders such as bulimia or anorexia. It is
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Music is everywhere you look. Turn on the T.V. and you can’t help but hear a theme song for a show‚ or a commercial featuring an up-and coming band. The largest portion of these ads take take their choice of music from Indie-rock and the Rap / Hip-hop musical genres. It is impossible to avoid (not that you are trying) because it is in all areas and facets of everyday life. These ads all focus on getting your attention with the music. The music keeps you interested in the ads. In turn‚ you sit though
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As a writer‚ you are extremely credible. In fact‚ you have proven that you are credible by receiving numerous honors and awards. Although your books‚ Harry Potter‚ has influenced readers all around the world in some good ways‚ there are also some negative ways in which you have influenced readers. One of the biggest issues with the Harry Potter series is that the books are way too expensive for the average intended audience to buy: Most children cannot afford the books by themselves. Even if they
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thinking of it as a thrill‚ but is just terrified. It is like this because it all depends on how vulnerable the person is to stress and anxiety. Although people all deal with horror movies differently‚ in the end‚ these movies all do have the same negative impacts on the viewer no matter the age. The younger the viewer‚ the worse the symptoms become later on. It’s easy to say “ well then‚ i’ll just not let my child watch horror movies anymore! Problem solved.” Well‚ not exactly.. The television industry
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Trump was born into wealth and has entrepreneurial and business experience‚ however‚ those skills are not necessarily transferable when it comes to occupying the highest political seat in the country. Nevertheless‚ Trump took over a dozen more experienced politicians‚ eliminating his GOP opposition and securing the nomination from the Republican party a little over a year after announcing his candidacy. What would motivate someone like Trump to run for office? Neo-Marxian theorist‚ C. Wright Mills
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Black American Music History First of all‚ there is many different types of African American music but im going to talk about three in particular which are slave spirituals‚ blues‚ and the more common rap/hip-hop. First slave spirituals is a type of religious song originating among black slaves in the American south. It was famous for the reason that the lyrics of negro spirituals were tightly linked with the lives of their authors.... slaves! While work songs only dealt with their daily
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Minstrel Shows and Hip-Hop the Degradation of the African American Culture For the y2k generation‚ Hip-Hop Music has been the center of popularity and interest. In the late 1800’s Minstrel shows served the same purpose. Throughout the various generations music and theatre have had a large impact throughout the community. However this impact is not always positive. What was originated as positive became negative very quickly. The minstrel show‚ which was originally intended to be harmless
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