The lyrics to "Rap God" expose Eminem's personal thoughts about his role in music as a white rapper in black industry. ... " Macklemore is stressing the impact Eminem had on hip-hop and race in his lyrics. ... " Through his lyrics he is taunting this so-called culture he is supposed to be a part. ... He fought for our generation's freedom of speech, and brought people of different race together through his powerful lyrics and music. ... " Through the opening lines of his lyrics Eminem is telling his listeners about his past and upbringing, the struggles he en...

• Word Count: 1858
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Last Artist Young Buck seems very presumptuous to repeat lyrics as such "my finger nails still filled with cocaine residue" which exposes him to be a drug attic, of which he seems to be heedless about. ... I to admire their endurance, then I stood to think where are the other males have they to become lost, or are they victims of erosion that artist like 50 and others created by there on going lyrics such as " u could shoot, or get shot take everything your ass gat." Lyrics like such etched themselves in the bones of the youth generation like a foul pervasive disease. ... Summarizing the eso...

• Word Count: 1286
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Combined with the songs" melodies and lyrics, music videos along with the images of artists in pop culture today are powerful tools that can tattoo human minds and shape the attitudes of many. ... (Used to illustrate the song lyrics of Snoop Dogg, a rapper whose lyrics are usually sexually explicit and violent). ...

• Word Count: 1342
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Rap lyrics frequently reference breaking out, getting out (Perry, 2004). ... A deeper examination of rap lyrics alludes to this positive racial socialization Dr. ... Rap lyrics within hip-hop delve deep in to the black experience, often times unearthing painful actualities about black life, while still allocating a sense of hopefulness, and high self-esteem. ...

• Word Count: 1971
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Near the end of the 1990's, rap became associated more and more with its negative manifestations, specifically "gangsta rap," but also very misogynistic, materialistic, violent, and over-sexualized lyrics and images. ...

• Word Count: 2443
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate