The language in our popular music has the ability to shape one’s reality. For instance rap artists in their first couple albums that are released their lyrics tell the story of their lives and how hard it was for them before the fame and glory they live today. I think some people can thrive on that and in turn will motivate them to do something for the greater good because they can relate to the experiences and the hard times rap artists have gone through. A good example of this is Tupac Shakur in
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WIZKID “DEFYING GRAVITY” He is like a virus and his influence has an unconscious effect believe me I didn’t know when I started humming his controversial hit song “holla at your boy” unconsciously. He is a big force to be reckoned with and he could be tagged the heavyweight champion of the new hip-hop generation. He’s a young talent with vocals out of this world. He made his way into the limelight with his hook on M.I’s Fast Money Fast Cars off his(M.I’s) Talk about it album. Ever since he has
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February 10th‚ 2009 · 3 Comments Since rap music made its way to the music scene‚ it has been a topic of much dispute and argument. Rap music controversy seems to continuously grow parallel to the popularity of the music itself. People have been taking sides on the issue on whether rap music is proper or not — or if it is even to be considered as music in the first place. It all started smooth at first‚ the music was whimsical with a little funny scratching sound in the background. Hip-hop
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Since the early years of mans existence music has always been a medium in which man has been able to express himself. Music is mostly loved by everybody. When was the last time you have heard someone say‚ "I hate music."? Lately though‚ music has been criticized for corrupting a teenager’s mind. Rap is being blamed for crimes and murders in cities all over the world and heavy metal is being blamed for giving teens only dark thoughts in their minds. Although the media and public criticize rap and
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Jasmine Howard 23 October 2013 Hip Hop’s Portrayal of Black Women Hip hop has changed drastically over the course of years. In the earlier ages‚ Hip hop artists valued plenty of originality by creatively expressing themselves in a positive way to their surroundings. Now it seems as if artists are preying on women as if they’re animals by lacking its true originality and being ran over by commercialism. Hip hop represents a tree gradually losing its leaves over time. Somehow‚ the hip hop
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I’m a big fan of rap and hip-hop music‚ so one of my favorite movies is ‘8 Mile’. It is a semi-autobiographic film about Eminem’s life. Starring well-known artists in the movie industry‚ such as Brittany Murphy‚ Mekhi Phifer‚ Omar Benson‚ Kim Basinger‚ and Eminem himself‚ ‘8 Mile’ became one of the most successful movies about musicians ever made. Set in Detroit‚ 1995‚ the story revolves around a white boy named Jimmy ‘B-Rabbit’ Smith‚ an inspiring rapper‚ trying to succeed in a music style most
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Christopher Blair 4/25/2013 Question 11 English 12 The authors views of music videos and the hip hop commitment is sexist. She makes points on hose hip-hop in general degrades woman and demoralizes them in a derogatory way. I would like to touch base on the same subject matter but shed light in a different point of view. What the author lacked is a first hand opinion of woman who actually do this for a living‚ and try to understand where they are coming from?. From my point of view music
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Malik Chisholm Mrs. Fiedler English III 23 October 2013 GP Paper 1st Draft Ever wondered why young people find trouble so often? Or why every other sentence that comes out of their mouth’s contain a form of profane language? It’s because of the negative effects of the “hardcore” or “gangsta” rap music that they bang through their ears at some point in time everyday. From Tupac Shakur’s “Makaveli” album to Chief Keef’s “Finally Rich” album‚ the teenaged/ young adult mind is filled with
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The incident with Lil Wayne and Emmett Till really got me concerned about this generation and since this is the month of February‚ which is Black History Month‚ what better time for me to actually talk about it. Let me state that I have never liked Lil Wayne or the tripe he puts out. Call me a hater (which is hardly the case)‚ but I find him to be everything that is wrong with current rap today: no positivity‚ no respect‚ and no skill. In one of the lyrics to his song Karate Chop‚ Lil Wayne described
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Hip-Hop as a Commodity As Alexis de Tocqueville stated in a description about Americans‚ “the recollection of the shortness of life is a constant spur to him. Besides the good things that he possesses‚ he every instantly fancies a thousand others that death will prevent him from trying if he does not try them soon.” In a country that promoted commodification and mass production‚ American society thrived on its quest for new and exciting things. Nearly two centuries after his report‚ what was
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