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Music is something we hear everyday. Whether it be from our own phones‚ in our cars‚ or background music we hear everyday. There are songs that defines almost every emotion we have. Music has been around forever‚ each sound and every type intertwine together to influence more and more music. Music has the power to recreate memories and define a generation of kids. Throughout out the years there has been many different types of music. Such as Rap and Hip-Hop‚ Country and one of the most popular Rock
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of art form‚ hip hop evolves personal struggles… from our fight for civil rights to our acceptance into society. The pioneers of this movement have strengthened‚ encouraged‚ and empowered my people with the positive messages communicated through lyrics. Critics of this movement believe that this type of music affects today’s already troubled youth and that some rappers tends to deliver violent images and to depict women as sexual objects. I strongly believe that hip hop should be only recognized
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break-dancing‚ and graffiti. I will be focusing on the music aspect of Hip-Hop and the large impact religion has on some of these artists that perform Hip-Hop music. Over the years‚ Hip-Hop music has gained a bad reputation. Many people find the lyrics to be offensive‚ obscene‚ or even racist. A very small portion of it is‚ but most of it is the complete opposite. Matthew Paul Miller‚ better known by his Hebrew stage name Matisyahu‚ is known for the positive messages he delivers through his reggae-rap
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highlighting masculinity by boasting superfluous material goods and women while at the same time downgrading femininity. Unfortunately‚ the video was released in VHS because MTV would not allow it. Moreover‚ I feel that Tupac should be an example for todays “wannabe” rappers‚ in his lyrics he asked to respect women‚ also acted like an ambassador for the minorities of his neighbourhood and general issues in
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and songwriter in the early 1960s‚ a heated debate was started as to whether his song lyrics could be considered poetry. This controversy has lasted even to this day‚ with Dylan’s recent reception of the Nobel Prize in Literature creating a new interest in the issue. Despite these debates‚ Bob Dylan’s deep and profound lyrics have influenced many later artists including Neil Young‚ The Velvet Underground‚ and Tupac Shakur. Perhaps the most famous of all musicians influenced by Bob Dylan is the late
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……………………………………………………….……… 13 “Taint” by Grace Nichols……………………………………………………………………………………..……………… 14 “First Fire” by Camille T. Dungy…………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 “God Give to Men” by Arna Bontemps…………………………………………………………………………….…… 16 “Ghetto Gospel” by Tupac Shakur‚ Elton John‚ and Bernie Taupin…………………………………..…… 17-19 Epilogue ……..………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………… 20 Bibliography ……..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 21 2|Page P R O L O G U E In the last few decades‚ the African-American
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While the blame for violent teens has shifted towards rap music‚ it still has a small bit of positive supporters. When you listen to rap music your first thought is "God No turns this mess off." Yet us‚ as in society lacks to see the positive in the lyrics. Rap music was one of the beginning ways that people sought to speak out against the government. In the usual case nobody would say anything‚ but in 1980s that all would change. In the mid-1980s the music industry was shaken up with the birth of
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expresses individuality and the idea of being something other than the majority. One artist that expresses individuality is Eminem‚ a rapper that is known for being different and a pure individual. In the song "Not Afraid" by rapper Eminem‚ the lyrics tell us how he is not afraid to be different and that he is not afraid to take a stand to be a better person. In the song he says "starting today‚ I’m breaking out of this cage." The cage is the social norm that keeps people from being individuals
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learn what music "does" to adolescents‚ but rather what music can "tell" about them. Is it possible that today’s pop music can be used as a lens to glimpse into the lives of today’s youth? Eberstadt finds her evidence through examining many of the lyrics
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