why do I like music about violence? And does this violence in music cause violence in the world we live in? But this class has got me thinking that Im asking the wrong questions the better question is why is the world that we live in so violent that it produces music as painful as rap. Much like rap is the focus of watch dog groups and shunned by authorities jazz was in its hay day. Jazz is music based partly on the blues. The blues is music about sex‚ violence and pain. Not music to create any of
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interesting musical and literary developments of the 1980s was the emergence of rap‚ a form of popular music in which words is recited to a driving rhythmic beat. It differs from mainstream popular music in several ways‚ but‚ most interesting in literary terms‚ rap lyrics are spoken rather than sung. In that sense‚ rap is a form of popular poetry as well as popular music. In Black English‚ rap means “to talk‚” and in most current rap songs‚ the lead performer talks or recites‚ usually at top speed‚ long
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Study of Hip Hop Music * Introduction – describe what hip-hop is and attributes of the genre (200 words): In this case study I will be looking at music genre of hip-hop and how representations of gender‚ sexuality and race are reflected through this genre. Joseph Schloss describes hip-hop as ‘a diverse and vibrant culture that makes use of variety of techniques and approaches to serve many communities throughout the United States‚ in fact the world’ (Schloss:2004: p8). Music from the genre
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Challenges Facing the Youth in Today’s Society Most of the problems facing today’s youth are not restricted to any one ethnic or religious group‚ but affect young people generally. Most discussions on youth have focussed on issues such as drug abuse‚ crime‚ violence‚ sexuality and poverty. In addition to these‚ today’s youth are afflicted by new challenges. These include: 1. An Identity Crisis: Who am I? 2. Lack of self confidence and low self esteem: I am worthless 3. A sense of hopelessness:
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illuminated the world by teaching people to stand up for what they believe in. Create John Lennon was a very creative man that inspired many musicians. John had a huge impact on the 60’s music. He was said to have created a whole "new world" of music in America. John Lennon was inspired by Elvis Presley himself and his new type of music. The Beatles was the first rock band in America and everyone loved it. John and Paul McCartney became one of the most successful songwriting partnerships in musical
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In discussions of Rap Music‚ one controversial issue has been whether There Is a link between violent lyrics and violent behavior. On the one hand‚ Matthew Robinson‚ a professor at Appalachian State University‚ argues that there is a link between violent lyrics and violent behavior. On the other hand‚ Jennifer Copley a writter from the website Suite101.com contends that listening to ap music does not make teens violent. My own view is that it can make people violent and it does not make them violent
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Music can be heard from headphones‚ television commercials‚ blaring car speakers; it echoes throughout department stores‚ elevators‚ hospitals‚ and even in classrooms. Obviously we live in a very musically active culture where most every activity that we do is accompanied by some essence of music. Although the topic of “music” can be rather broad‚ this paper will focus on the way an individual should interact with music and will feature the benefits music can have overall. These benefits will validate
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Music and the Eighties One of the best known decades for music was the eighties. During this generation‚ there were a number of landmark events. This decade set a standard for music to evolve from for years to come. One of the most recognized advancements was Mtv. It was first debuted on August 1‚ 1981. This gave way to the first video jockey (VJ). A video jockey was someone who announced videos and told a brief synopsis of the band. Mtv was an outlet for music videos and a gateway for
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The Media Impact on Youth Violence COM/156 Linda Perez The Media Impact on Youth Violence When we were children‚ there were only thirteen channels on television‚ only one house phone‚ there was no cellular phones and no computer but a typewriter in the house. We played outside‚ hopscotch‚ jump rope and stickball. Was not allow to watch primetime Television including the news‚ we was told it ’s was for grown-ups. My‚ how times change from then to now‚ everywhere
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basically made of rude-boys (Jamaican people interested in ska music) and white mods. Another group was later made to change the whole movement to the total opposite‚ using Hitler as an idol. Nazis wanted to take over the world and maybe they didn’t get exactly what they wanted‚ but to convince kids 70 years later when we’re in a world of equality and peace‚ is a pretty powerful achievement. It was 1977 when punk was established. Punk music was a way to be unique and diverse. Diversity in this took a
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