A proper understanding and perception of gangs requires an understanding of when a group turns into a gang. Additionally an understanding of the significance of the gangs’ characteristics is required. Understanding gangs is a crucial step in being able to reduce the violence and inequalities all around the world. This is because gangs are a global phenomenon and they are the voice of the millions of individuals that are marginalized. Understanding Gangs Gangs have been a subject
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I found the process of writing the reading responses quite tedious; especially when it came to my first reading response. My first reading response was focused on the article‚ “What Every American Should Know”; inquiring whether the use of Hirsch’s list to determine if one is culturally literate is well-thought-out. I found coming up with witty counterarguments tiring and difficult‚ the end result being I had to create an outline (which I barley do)‚ to aid me in the development of this ‘blog post’
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from AT LEAST TWO musical styles (e.g.‚ soul and hip hop‚ or jazz and punk‚ etc.)‚ consider the validity of this statement. HIP HOP AND SOUL RAISING AWARNESS THROUGH SONGS INCLUDING POLITICAL‚ SOCIAL AND RACIAL ISSUES: SUGHRA AHMAD: Hip hop/ rap that focuses on social issues and conflicts. Most hip hop songs are aimed at social‚ economic‚ racism issues and feature putting women
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stories‚ or teach listeners about the everyday life whether it is a privileged life‚ or a suffering part of life. Through the evolution of hip-hop there were many styles that artists have came across. Styles such as conscious rap‚ battle rap‚ and political rap have swept the listeners of hip-hop off their feet. Hip-hop is a form of popular music that is compromised mainly of emceeing and deejaying. This genre of music originated in New York during the 70’s. American DJ Afrika
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Can anyone tell me what the connection is between the Grammy Award winner for the Best Rap Song in 2009‚ “Lollipop”; Lamont in “Hurricane Season”; and the One Family Foundation Organization? The answer my friends‚ is Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne is a popular hip-hop artist around the world today and is an inspiration to youth to engage in opportunities presented to them. He is a prime example of someone who took advantage of the opportunities given to him. He went above and beyond his expectations
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American society‚ the black radical which developed during the Black Panther era‚ and the gangsta which could be argued to be the modern black buck. The hit animated television series‚ The Boondocks reaffirms these stereotypes and the classic tom and tragic mulatto stereotypes but purifies them with the intent to spark a change in the African
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More than any other rapper‚ Dr. Dre was responsible for moving away from the avant-noise and political stance of Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions‚ as well as the party vibes of old school rap. Instead‚ Dre pioneered gangsta rap and his own variation of the sound‚ G-Funk. BDP’s early albums were hardcore but cautionary tales of the criminal mind‚ but Dre’s records with N.W.A. celebrated the hedonistic‚ amoralistic side of gang life. Dre was never much of a rapper -- his rhymes were simple
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Abstract This investigation will show how rap and punk music shouldn’t be considered hoodlum music. There is no set definition for a way music is supposed to be. “One of the most difficult art forms to define‚ music is also one of the most admired art forms.” (Buzzle 2015) Music shouldn’t be looked down upon because mass media has made a mockery of both genres. The problem is that people often denounce the music before even listening to them music. This is important because all forms of music should
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needle to produce a rhythmic sound‚ became popular among many djs. Rapping was another important element to the development of hip-hop. Rapping is simply speaking rhythmically over a beat; original hip-hop was spoken acappella. By the 1980’s‚ Gangsta Rap‚ a subgenre of hip hop that used violence and sexist language‚ became popular. NWA‚ Ice Cube‚ Ice Tea are some of the artists who paved the way for today’s
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Slide 1 Tupac Shakur was a delicate‚ intelligently skilled yet disturbed young boy who came to grasp the 1990s gangsta-rap and died — he was gunned down in Las Vegas on September 7‚ 1996. His murder has never been explained. He started his music profession as a revolutionary with a reason — to explain the travails and treacheries continued to happen to numerous African-Americans‚ frequently. His aptitude in doing as such made him a representative not only for his own era‚for battling for equity.
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