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    Gangster Rap

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    In the mid 1980’s‚ the music industry was shaken up with the birth of gangster rap. Artists such as Schoolly D and N.W.A produced hits such as "PSK What Does It Mean" and "F**k Tha Police." This new music genre portrayed images of gangs‚ guns‚ violence‚ and sexism‚ yet it was well received and became very popular in the span of just a few years. By the early 1990’s‚ gangster rap had a home at the top of the charts. Some of the artists responsible for this were Dr. Dre and Eazy-E‚ both former members

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    Old School Rap

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    However‚ the definition of all rap music of the eighties as old school rap seems to be more common nowadays‚ although musically it is not particularly useful. In the mid-1970s‚ hip hop split into two camps. One sampled disco and focused on getting the crowd dancing and excited‚ with simple or no rhymes ; these DJs included Pete DJ Jones‚ Eddie Cheeba‚ DJ Hollywood and Love Bug Starski. On the other hand‚ another group were focusing on rapid-fire rhymes and a more complex rhythmic scheme. These

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    Effects of Rap Music

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    Level of exposure to rap music videos‚ the predictor variable‚ was determined by asking adolescents to estimate the number of hours they viewed rap music videos during an average day. This was multiplied by the number of days in the week that rap music videos were viewed. Music video viewing characteristics assessed included the primary type of rap music videos viewed (gangsta‚ bass‚ or hip-hop)‚ with whom adolescents usually viewed rap music videos‚ and where the rap music videos were viewed.

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    Rap Music

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    Often times when people hear about Hip Hop/Rap music‚ they’ll paint a picture in their heads of black men cussing‚ guns‚ marijuana‚ lots of gold‚ and girls looking like prostitutes. Parents and teachers put an image in their kid’s head that Rap music is “bad”‚ and they don’t want their kids to be influenced by something that is negative. With the way Rap music is advertised in the US‚ I would have to agree with that looking at it from an average parent’s point of view. But what people don’t

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    Why Rap Is Bad

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    everybody. When was the last time you have heard someone say‚ "I hate music."? Lately though‚ music has been criticized for corrupting a teenager’s mind. Rap is being blamed for crimes and murders in cities all over the world and heavy metal is being blamed for giving teens only dark thoughts in their minds. Although the media and public criticize rap and rock music and blame it for influencing teens negatively‚ they actually give many teenagers an outlet from their life problems. Recently music has

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    Rap Music on Teens

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    Disadvantages of listening to rap music. Nowadays‚ rap is one of the most popular music genres to people around the world especially teenagers and also quickly increasing through music industry for decades. This kind of music was began by African-American in the early 1970’s and composed to tell or reveal one’s experiences by using alliteration. Although rap history was just started‚ its influence is now powerful and widespread as same as fast food trend. Moreover‚ for teenagers‚ it is a kind of

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    Rap music started off becoming a hit in the early 1970’s by artists experimenting on new urban styled beats and rhythms‚ like‚ Melle Mel‚ DJ Hollywood‚ and LL Cool J. Rapping is often associated with the primary focus in hip-hop. It has even been found in alternative rock. All rap is brought together with a specific style of flow and how the artists put together their rhymes to create the right rhythm. Today rap is a big hit in the music industry with having all different styles and artists from

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    Violence is something you see everywhere around the world. Although rap music has become one of the most popular genres of music‚ and it seems there is no way to slow down the amount of violence in the songs‚ teenagers are becoming more violent because of the music‚ so the artists should rethink their lyrics. Jeanita Richardson‚ author from “Journal of Negro education” says that “As a result‚ of the prevalence of violence in music‚ movies‚ television and video games‚ America has nurtured an environment

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    OBU RAP

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    Oxford Brookes University RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS REPORT THE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OVER A THREE YEARS PERIOD OF LUCKY CEMENT LIMITED Provided by :- Muhammad Hatif Sajjad Dar ACCA Globe | Extended | (http://www.facebook.com/groups/accaglobeextended/) Spread The Word!!! Words: 1 Contents Page No. 1. Project objectives and overall research approach 1.1 Topic & Organization chosen and Reason for selection 1.2 Objectives and research questions 1.3 An explanation

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    Rap Music Essay

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    different genres of music‚ my personal favorite type is rap. While many people may not be attracted to this genre of music‚ I believe that it has many different styles and artists. Rap music alone has so many different subcategories that all produce their own unique sounds. An artist style‚ lyrics‚ sound‚ instruments‚ and even location can categorize different genres of rap. East coast‚ west coast‚ and southern are all different styles of rap music where the location that the music is from can make

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