Kate Everett It’s a Bad Rap Every so often‚ a new style of music emerges in America. In the 1970s and 80s‚ it was rap. For many years‚ rap brought the population of African American’s together in a changing society. They all knew how it felt to be discriminated and terrorized. Rap was what people could relate to‚ because they knew they were not the only ones in trouble. Now‚ rap has changed for the worst. Modern mainstream rap is an embarrassment compared to the art form it used to be. Beginning
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two genres that will exist and thrive for the next 50-100 years are rock and country. Both genres have been around for over half a century‚ and I don’t see the popularity diminishing anytime soon. Something that sets these genres apart is the diversity within the genre itself. You can easily track the transformations that both genres have undergone. From Dolly to Carrie or from The Beatles to Bruce‚ the consistent following from rock or country fans respectively suggests that they will grow in the future
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Good vs. Evil: Rock and Hip Hop Written by: Chanel Auguste In 1965‚ The Rolling Stones early hit‚ "I Can’t Get No Satisfaction"‚ is taken off of many radio station’s play lists after they received complaints of the lyrics containing sexually suggestive lyrics. 1980‚ Pink Floyd’s hit single "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)‚ with its chorus of kids chanting "We Don’t Need No Education"‚ is banned by the South African government; Children upset about inferior education‚ adopt the song as
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all about rap and I’ll explain to why it’s all a bunch of crap. Word! (ment to be rapped). Rap is not music for the soul. In fact it shreds your soul. Rap does more harm to society than good. Rap in recent and past years made some controversial songs and introduced many controversial topics to songs such as many of the lyrics‚ music and sound as well as the references in the song makes rap so controversial. Rap was introduced around 1970 and became a big sensation in the 1990s. Rap hasn’t really
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Rap is Crap "She ain’t nuttin but a hoochie mama Smackin’ on your lips‚ put your hands on your hips She ain’t nuttin but a hoochie mama Oh I love those big brown eyes and the way you shake your thighs‚ acting like you’re so damn cute..." Rap music with lyrics like this play on the radio and in home stereos every day. Rap music pounds messages of sex and violence into the minds of young adults leaving behind their sexist and repetitive influential messages. Music has a very powerful influence
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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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Music vs. Rock Music As I grew up my dad had some rules that everyone that wanted to live in the house had to follow. One of those rules was that every individual growing in the house had to learn how to play an instrument. When I was growing up‚ I loved to listen to rock music and used to imagine myself playing the guitar so I told my dad I wanted to play the guitar and he enrolled me in a classical guitar class. Let me tell you something I had to learn the hard way‚ classical music and rock 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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heavy so u best hop back in ur broke down chevy before i leave u in the levy im not like meny i keep my head in my hood like kenny u think i dont rap well i have plenty more bars im the dopest native uv seen thus far man u aint even old enough to sit front seet in yo momas car so get off my status ur rap was gnar man dont hate couse i can attack with the rap made ur words wack ur verse flows like crap couse tim is back pulling another verse frm his hat then i whipped out my gat and busted the cap couse
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another world through the music of various artists‚ particularly those of rap or R&B. Whether I was taking my daily train ride to school in Oakland or resting on my bed in the late evening‚ my pocket cradled my portal to the melodies‚ the rhythms‚ and most importantly the voices of many artists. Wherever I was‚ my earphones could instantly take me the worlds of those artists. My phone
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