Freedom of Expression If you were around in the late 80s‚ early 90s‚ and liked rap‚ there is a good chance you were a fan of one of the most popular rap groups of all time‚ known as in NWA (which stood for Niggaz Wit Attitudes). NWA started with five original members‚ including two men who went on to become household names worldwide; Andre “Dr. Dre” Young‚ and the now actor/director O’shea “Ice Cube” Jackson. NWA’s stance on music and freedom of speech has enshrined them as one of the most important
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Is It Freedom of Speech in Music? Freedom of speech and expression are two of the mainstays that make up the very fabric of this country. Music is a form of speech that gives the artist a platform to relay their message or opinion on any given topic they choose. When tragic events happen certain songs are viewed as insensitive and in return receive no radio time or video play. By banning music containing information pertaining to the tragic event‚ does the tragic event disappear? The
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Blake C. Ms. McMahan Speech March 19‚ 2013 No More Rap Music Funny story actually‚ “I was gonna clean my room‚ but then I got high‚ I was gonna find the broom‚ but then I got high‚ my room is still messed up and I know why‚ ‘cause I got high‚ ‘cause I got high‚ ‘cause I got high” (Afroman). This popular hit called “Because I got high” by a guy named Afroman is what kids are listening to these days. I agree with
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Since the late 1980’s rap music has been called the Anti Christ in our culture‚ because of it’s so-called influence in people’s life. People swear up and down that the music is why people‚ specially the youth resort to violent crimes. I think by saying this they are trying to cover up the real truth by giving simple answers. Rap is defined as a style of popular music consisting of improvised rhymes performed to a rhythmic accompaniment. The first rap song was made in the late 70’s‚ the songs were
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Rap Music: A Misinterpreted Art Form By Enoch Noel Submitted to Ms. Jones Oct. 9‚ 2001 Oral Communication T-Th-4pm Outline Thesis Statement: Social acceptance for rap music is my goal and in order for me to reach it‚ I will have to answer the questions what is rap‚ who founded it‚ and how much influence does the news and media have upon rap music. Introduction I. History of Rap Music A. When‚ and who founded it? B. What is Rap music? II. Compare and contrast parent’s view about rap music. A. How
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People that do not listen to rap music should realize that rap music carries out positive meanings for society to recognize. People can take rap as too loud or annoying‚ or people think‚ “Why do these rap artists have to cuss so much?” Yes‚ rap music will talk about sex‚ drugs‚ and degrading women. I believe that true rap music serves its purpose by sharing life stories and confronting harsh realities. There is a rap song called “Mockingbird” by Eminem‚ and it is about Eminem telling his daughter
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defining rap music‚ some define it as poetry in the form of music. Even though rap music is thought of as a form of art‚ it is highly debated as a controversial social issue. Author Sid Kirchheimer from " Does rap put teens at risk" makes a claim that rap music is a detriment to our youth. He believes that negative behaviors is the outcome of people watching and listening to rap music. Author Curtis Aron from "Rap Music: Is It As Bad As Some People Think?" Thinks otherwise and claims that rap music
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The Media’s deceptive characterization of Rap Music If the average person is asked to picture an image of a rapper‚ images of a man with his body covered in tattoos‚ wearing gold chains with smoke pouring out of his mouth and swearing to every second word he says would be some of the first things to come to his or her head. If the person is asked again to describe how they picture a rap music video to be like‚ her or she would probably describe the video centered on a rapper with the features previously
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A.P. Music received widespread acclaim from music critics.[4] At Metacritic‚ which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics‚ the album received an average score of 85‚ based on 27 reviews‚ which indicates "universal acclaim".[4] Allmusic editor David Jeffries gave it four out of five stars and stated "rapper Killer Mike already had an incredibly strong discography before R.A.P. Music landed [...] Revolutionary stuff and absolutely no fluff‚ R.A.P. Music is outstanding
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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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