Rap began moving away from the more socially conscious themes, to more superficial themes such as flashy cars, expensive clothes and jewelry, degrading women and explicit lyrics became more common. ... " In these lyrics, Tupac is trying to get a girl to stop wasting his time and have sex with him. ... Some can relate to the songs, and appreciate the humorous and realistic lyrics, while others see the songs as a negative influence and of little substance. ... First, both contain lyrics that are simply funny. ... Their lyrics described situations that were common in African American life. ...

• Word Count: 1900
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Ever since the beginning of slavery, African Americans would sing praises and encouragement while working in the fields. During the Civil Rights Movement many black artist and old Negro Spiritual songs became extremely popular during marches. One song that was sung a lot during the Civil Rights Mov...

• Word Count: 2190
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography

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

LLCool J, P.Diddy all of WuTang, and Jay"Z sexualities have been questioned even in the face of their hyper heterosexual song lyrics and music videos. ... It would change Hip-Hops preconceptions of the homosexual and challenge the production of homophobic lyrics But if an ordinary African American gay male decided to announce his Sexuality publicly he would risk losing his identity as a man to his peers and be a source if shame to his family. ...

• Word Count: 1889
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Music has a revolutionary impact on shaping the minds of individuals who view music as a marker of identifying within a class, group or race. For example, many African Americans mimic the lifestyles of hip-hop stars and gangtas that are portrayed through music. Many European Americans listen to pop ...

• Word Count: 1424
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Many Aspects of Langston Hughes Langston Hughes, an author of many writings, uses his voice well, the most important tool an author has. To understand Langston Hughes, the reader must first understand the time-period he wrote in, and the movement he was a part of. Hughes was part of the "Har...

• Word Count: 1296
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

WRT 205: Hip Hop America: A Critical Inquiry "A Tribe's Travels Through the Path's of Rhythm- "You on point Phife?- " 1nce again Tip- "Word- "Watch me bust they sh*t- , and that's just what A Tribe called Quest did, emerging onto the Hip Hop scene with a new flavor and attitude never b...

• Word Count: 1361
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Do you remember singing along with I'm a little tea pot as a child? Did the song define you? Did you really believe you were a little teapot? No, you didn't. It was just a silly song with a catchy melody. This goes for hip hop music as well. Most of us don't take the explicit sexism in Hip Hop perso...

• Word Count: 1283
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography

Langston Hughes was America's Jazz Poet, the chronicler of life in Harlem in the 1920s. Setting out to write about black Americans, Hughes created a body of work-poetry, fiction, journalism, essays, plays, and song lyrics. While decrying racism and the inequities it created for blacks and other mi...

• Word Count: 1295
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Violence in the main element in gangster rap, these lyrical poets do have talent but if they could stray from lyrics about killing, they would receive more respect. " African-American youth nihilism stemmed from the rise in police brutality, the crack cocaine epidemic, and its prison industrial complex counterpart." ...

• Word Count: 1557
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Paul Laurence Dunbar Paul Laurence Dunbar was an African American writer of sixteen collections of poetry, four collections of short stories, and four novels (Miller 393). No Negro of finer artistic spirit has been born in America (Bone 131). He speaks or slavery, rebellion, misery, and freedom i...

• Word Count: 1623
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Theme for English B The instructor said, Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of you-- Then, it will be true. I wonder if it's that simple? I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem. I went to school there, then Durham, then here to this college on the hill above Harlem. ...

• Word Count: 1896
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Theme for English B The instructor said, Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of you-- Then, it will be true. I wonder if it's that simple? I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem. I went to school there, then Durham, then here to this college on the hill above Harlem. ...

• Word Count: 1930
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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