more sophisticated and meaningful. While most of these statements are influenced by nostalgia‚ that does not completely discredit them. Many listeners of rap music would agree‚ saying that the 90s was the pinnacle of rap with the rise of stars such as Tupac‚ Biggie‚ and OutKast. These rappers were game changers‚ artists who produced catchy music with a deeper meaning. They pulled on their experiences of growing up in poorer communities to create soulful tracks meant to convey a message for their listeners
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Music is vocal or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form‚ harmony‚ and expression of emotion. But music is much more than sounds‚ tones‚ and combinations. Music can contain many messages within the lyrics of the artist. Both rap artists and country singers write music about experiences and lifestyles and a large number of people enjoy the feelings and the moods they experience while listening to music. Furthermore‚ Music can be a very powerful source in someone’s
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Xavier Miranda Professor John Mammen English 1301 23 June 2012 The Effects of Rap Music on Children “There is no danger of developing eyestrain from looking on the bright side of things.” This quote fits perfectly with this topic. Too many people look at the negativities in music‚ Rap music to be specific. Rap music can have negative effects on those who listen to it‚ but just as easily and equally have a positive and beneficial outcome. Yes‚ many rappers use vulgar derogative terms to describe
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Violence is something you see everywhere around the world. Although rap music has become one of the most popular genres of music‚ and it seems there is no way to slow down the amount of violence in the songs‚ teenagers are becoming more violent because of the music‚ so the artists should rethink their lyrics. Jeanita Richardson‚ author from “Journal of Negro education” says that “As a result‚ of the prevalence of violence in music‚ movies‚ television and video games‚ America has nurtured an environment
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draft) Should rap music that has filthy lyrics be censored? Introduction : Some people believe that rap music should be censored so all audiences can hear it without it containing any controversial lyrics. Others believe it should not be censored and musical artists should be able to speak‚ sing‚ rap‚ or rhyme freely without anyone censoring them. Thesis statement I think it should be censored because censoring rap music that has filthy lyrics is a good factor to decrease using profanity among young
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to Rap: Cultures of Crime‚ Cultures of Resistance Julian Tanner‚ University of Toronto Mark Asbridge‚ Dalhousie University Scot Wortley‚ University of Toronto This research compares representations of rap music with the self-reported criminal behavior and resistant attitudes of the music’s core audience. Our database is a large sample of Toronto high school students (n = 3‚393) from which we identify a group of listeners‚ whose combination of musical likes and dislikes distinguish them as rap univores
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Racial Stereotypes in Rap Music Racial stereotypes can be seen in any type of music‚ especially in Rap music. The rap industry has become more and more stereotypical than other genre industries. Most rap artists are either from an African-American decent or have African-American decent in their blood‚ such as Kanye West and Lil Wayne. The rest of the minority rap artists are from other ethnicities in the rap industry such as‚ Eminem and Baby Bash. Rap music presents the stereotype‚ that most
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Rap music is a very different genre of music from the rest because it keeps changing its influence among black Americans. From the book by Debra Rosenthal‚ she defines rap music as an art that is well connected to the African American literature (Rosenthal 661). Rhythm and rhyme are emphasized in the music. On the other hand‚ melody and harmony are not given much of a priority. From the article‚ one can get the point that she hates on the music because she states that rap keeps changing the African
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appreciate many genres of music. For example‚ I adore rock music; rock is my favorite music because of its complex rhythm‚ chromatic elements‚ and tonal nuances. Since most of country music has evolved into a rock music hybrid‚ I also take pleasure in listening to it. The blues are intoxicating to me as I let go of any problems that I may have. I find listening to the tonic triad of jazz to be soothing; no other music can mimic jazz’s harmonic implications. Classical music is more emotionally oriented
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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; I believe a parent
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