In 1984‚ when Roxanne Shante first came out with the song “Roxanne’s Revenge‚” (in response to the hit song on the radio “Roxanne Roxanne”) she dissed the whole UTFO crew‚ while simultaneously sending the message to other female emcees interested in making a name for themselves that now was the time to step their game up and enter the world of hip-hop. While the eighties seemed to represent an emergence of females in the culture‚ the nineties proved to be an explosion‚ with as many as forty-plus
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music is an “American minority artist creation” that originated in the Bronx‚ New York in the 70s (Rhodes‚ Henry). Rappers first began to rap at local house parties along funky party music that people danced to. At this time of the music’s evolution‚ rapping would go on for about fourteen minuets and often times it would be turned into rap battles. Forwarding couple of years‚ rap music began gained popularity in the media and in the 80s it became a “distinct musical genre” (Wood‚ Joann). The more fame
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Critics of the global media giants claim that global media is increasingly homogenised. Others‚ in contrast‚ argue that global media is thoroughly hybridised. Discuss the evidence for each of these positions with reference to hip-hop. I: Introduction Increasingly over the past twenty years‚ hip-hop has transformed from “marginalised to mainstream” (Motley & Henderson‚ 2008‚ p.243) as more and more of the world’s youth follow the genre. With these growing numbers all over the world there is
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intention to discuss in my unit the connection between the Griots and American rap music. Although‚ I will assign my students the task of doing a brief report on the African Griots prior to beginning my unit to help illustrate to my students that rapping has a long and illustrious history. I strongly suggest that anyone using my unit do the same. My unit is intended for middle school or high school students who are studying American history. One can not study American rap music without studying what
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INTRODUCTION The way in which we choose to communicate plays an integral role into how we understand ourselves and our environment. As our world continues to globalize new phenomenons begin to emerge that heavily affect the way we communicate and subsequently the notion of our identities. In the past‚ our identities have been linked to our local languages‚ (Pennycook‚ 2003‚ p. 516) however as our world progresses this belief is far too simple and requires much more thought. Globalization has
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American Military University Joe Guzman CMRJ205 Rape and Sexual Violence Dr. Nation Does Hip-Hop music send a negative message to our youth? Well some people think it does and others think differently about it. I think it goes both ways and but I’ll go more in detail in this essay. As far as I can remember‚ Hip-Hop music has ruled the industry and continues to till this day. The negative part of rap music that people say sends a negative message is the lyrics.
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Does Rap Influence Teenage Violence? Music is said to be the backbone of life‚ it soothes emotions and help us cope with hardship and heartaches and youths in America are considered part of the rap culture. One genre of music some people disagree on is rap music‚ yes those people might listen to rap but would prefer R&B. Rap music has a major effect on the violence that teens involve themselves in today. The term rap in itself means some form of violence‚ if you look at the synonyms that pertain
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“Music and Its Impact on People of Different Ages” ENC 2300 Chakita Campbell October 3‚ 2011 Over the period of years music has changed drastically. Music has become a major factor in people’s lives of all ages. Music is becoming a mixed variety of different cultures. For example more African-American cultures are beginning to like more of the Pop music instead of just R&B and Rap. The impact of music does not impact just certain ages but it impacts all ages. The reason for that
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As long as I can remember‚ music has always been a powerful influence in my life. Similar to any other type of art form‚ hip hop evolves personal struggles… from our fight for civil rights to our acceptance into society. The pioneers of this movement have strengthened‚ encouraged‚ and empowered my people with the positive messages communicated through lyrics. Critics of this movement believe that this type of music affects today’s already troubled youth and that some rappers tends to deliver violent
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Disadvantages of listening to rap music. Nowadays‚ rap is one of the most popular music genres to people around the world especially teenagers and also quickly increasing through music industry for decades. This kind of music was began by African-American in the early 1970’s and composed to tell or reveal one’s experiences by using alliteration. Although rap history was just started‚ its influence is now powerful and widespread as same as fast food trend. Moreover‚ for teenagers‚ it is a kind of
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