Nebi Desta Linda Daugs COM 100 30 October 2015 Evolution of Rap Music Rap is defined as a popular type of music with black origins‚ where words are recited quickly over a beat. This genre of music has its roots in West Africa where Griots‚ village story tellers‚ would tell stories rhythmically to drum beats. Also‚ there is references saying that slaves would speak over beats‚ confessing all the hardships that the slave owners have forced on them. It also showed up in the jazz period. Jazz musicians
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Hip-hop Many view the influence of hip hop music and culture as negative‚ degrading‚ promoting crime and generating‚ a generation of reckless young individuals. I was among the many‚ however after viewing the documentary of “The Art of Rap” my perception has slightly changed. The five elements of hip hop which is knowledge‚ writing‚ emceeing‚ rhyming‚ and style‚ does make hip hop an art indeed‚ which I think‚ many artists have not considered the impact. So much of the language is degrading to
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Back in August‚ I attended a J. Cole concert at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte‚ North Carolina. During the concert‚ he performed tracks from his latest album 2014 Forest Hills‚ as well as a few throwbacks. In addition‚ the guests artists‚ Big Sean‚ YG‚ and Jeremih‚ also performed a few of their songs. J. Cole’s musical style is Rap and R&B. Most of his songs lie underneath the Rap category‚ especially since he is known as a rapper. Songs‚ such as “Lights Please” from his mixtape The Warm Up
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Everyone knows by now how off put Rap has been for the blog. Over time‚ seeing it being integrated in a more refreshing manner has begun to turn that around. Steve Young a motivated rapper in the Philadelphia area came together with a few artists wanting to start something great. This seemed to be just part 1 of Lyrical Miracles. In his bull mask‚ Torito and his DJ Yohan Sebastian took lead in the lineup with catchy hooks and danceable beats. Sebastian rolled into track after track seamlessly as
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Rap is a big part of our culture‚ especially in Detroit one of the world’s rap capitals‚ I have been listening to rap as long as I can remember and it has inspired me to put effort into everything I do. Rap is by far better because their artists are more passionate they produce better contrast and it is very influential country music is just people talking southern and singing about their cowboy life . While rap they sing with their heart and speak about real world problems and address them . Also
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In the famous movie 8 Mile starring celebrity rap artist Eminem it tells the his harsh life growing up and how he made it into the rap scene. Throughout the movie you will see how his surroundings affected his life‚ including who he hung out with including their race‚ what kind of activities he was involved in and how he portrayed himself. You will see evidence of deviance behavior throughout the movie from multiple characters. Also you will see based upon where they are from and how they act
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Life’s Too Short Often times when the normal parent or upstanding citizen turns on the TV and sees a young black man rapping about the hood they are usually turned off. Stereotypes come in to play and the channel is switched without even considering what message that human being is trying to convey. When listening to rapper Too Short and his song "Gettin it"‚ you here a lot of stereotypes being defied. The song is about getting out of the hood and making a good life for yourself. Most of
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Eng112 Laura Funk 10/27/2012 Negative effects of Rap Music on Teenagers I strongly believe that you need to give your children the freedom to make their own choices in the paths they take in their lives. If you don’t they might rebel and make poor choices that can lead to a poor lifestyle. Although you do have to step in every once in a while but I believe you need to make these interferences in their lives a very rare occasion. For instance when it comes to negative rap music and their videos;
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Diamond in the rough Why Master P is set apart from all the other hard-core rappers? He owns his own music company and built his empire around No Limit (the hottest in the business). He was almost a NBA player‚ and he owns his own line of dolls (the Master P doll). His company makes a net worth each year of $361 million. His record company sold 26 million records in 1998‚ more then any other rap company. He also has made a lot of money in staring and directing in movies that profit at
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In today’s world the rap industry has made some very noticeable changes in material‚ motives‚and overall quality. The material is often based on how much money‚ girls‚ and their extravagant lifestyle. This is the basic theme found in today’s rap industry. Although these artist are making profit from this and getting popular over night‚ real music lovers are not amused or entertained. The real music lovers want the true music that is relevant in today’s culture and real world problems. Kendrick
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