During this decade, many lyrics of popular songs are forced to be changed. ... It reads, "Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics" (Nuzum 264). ... His lyrics are full of vulgar language use, and slang. ... To by-pass the restrictive rules, one of Clegg's solutions was to create lyrics that had double-meanings. ... Over time, his audiences came to understand what the lyrics really meant. ...
Rap, a relatively new form of musical exposition, has been criticized for its so-called anti-women lyrics. Some have even said that these types of lyrics are veering toward rape music (Faludi 267). ... These groups argue that the lyrics in many rap songs degrade women by calling them bitches, hoes, and tricks. ... Although these terms may sound degrading, these lyrics have no real influence on America's image of women. ... He, like many other rap artists, does not view women as derogatory sex objects as they are depicted in his lyrics (MTV 3). ...
Many parents and experts argue that rappers and musicians use vulgar, profane, sexually explicit lyrics to target the teenage market. ... Lyrics that contain sexually explicit lyrics have constantly been under attack. ... In 2000 Cheney went before the Senate to call for censorship of the rapper's lyrics. ... Sexual lyrics in rap are not the only controversial issues at hand. ... He claimed Ludacris" lyrics were too vulgar and tasteless. ...
Music now in days especially RAP is censured very strictly because of their lyrics, and by what their lyrics can promote. Its true rap artists now in days use a great deal of obscenities, violence and foul language in their lyrics that can create censorship. Many adults think that by having this kind of lyrics in their songs they can promote violence or hatred to other individuals. ... The reason I feel this way is because the artist might promote the use of drugs, violence, sex, and hatred to other ethnicities in their lyrics, but it all comes down to how the individual thinks, acts and basi...
Even though strong profanity in song lyrics can be traced as far back as the 1960s, it first became a major controversy in the 1980s, with the introduction of rap and heavy metal music. ... In the late 90s, shock rocker Marilyn Manson created controversy with song lyrics that were said to promote suicide. Rapper Eminem continues to attract controversy with his homophobic, anti-woman lyrics that often promote homicide. Because of music like this, almost all major record labels nowadays who release albums with explicit lyrics also release a cleaner, edited version of the same record. ... How...
The message is, censor obscene music and censor "pro-drug lyrics". These censors announced their plan to pressure major record companies to discontinue production of what they called "obscene" music and music which contains " blatantly pro-drug lyrics. ... The increasing controversy surrounding rap music, with its rough-edged lyrics about sex and violence, has prompted two very different responses from black oriented radio stations in New York and Los Angeles. ... It is not like saying theses lyrics are anything new. ...
The groups lyrics weren't as violent, but more explicit. ... Personally I think that heavy metal lyrics are little more violent than rap. ... The judge in this case decided that overt lyrics are protected speech and that the evidence was insufficient to connect the song with the death of their child. ... People put too much blame on the lyrics their kids listen to, and not themselves as parents. ...
It introduced new beats and sounds, profound lyrics, and innovative styles and fads. ... Within the next twenty years, the world would soon be shaken by the explicit lyrics and beats that belonged to an arising genre called Rap. ... Raps like NWA's "Gangsta Gangsta" with lyrics; "To a kid looking up to me, life ain't nothin' but bitches and money" appalled many listeners with its profoundness and explicitness. ... As Rap's controversial subjects and lyrics continued to escalate, its immense popularity soared to the top of billboard charts. ... Punk-rock lyrics introduce...
Because of these new lyrics, the younger generation of people began to form a movement where unity, togetherness, and rebellion against "the man " became of utmost importance. ... Like the Beatles, The Rolling Stones also decided to use their lyrics as a means of displaying their emotions towards the political and social unrest. ... The Rolling Stones were able to affect society during the 1960's through their lyrics, but also through their activity outside of the music world. ...
Musicians were putting out more and more songs, with positive lyrics that took minds off of the war. ... He was a musician who moved America with his lyrics. ... The excitement of baseball, Woody Guthrie's lyrics and the twist of love in Casablanca picked Americans out of the depression and closed their eyes to the struggles at war. ...
The lyrics of the song Like Rolling Stone express the thoughts of many Hippies. ... Dylan's lyrics expressed his personal thoughts to what was happening to him and what was happening around him. His simple but meaningful lyrics are what made him so popular and successful. ...
More importantly, there are lyrics of the song, such as sally ride, that became popular in the headlines of newspapers in the year 1983. ... Further, Lou Reed featured the lyrics of the song during his release of the first album in the year 1974. Other songs such as children songs like "sally the camel" also featured some of the song's lyrics. ...
The lyrics often reflect the values of Christian life. ... The shift to the commercial side came with artists like Aretha-Franklin, Sam-Cooke, Ray-Charles, James-Brown, and Marvin-Gaye and embodied the Gospel by secular, sensual and erotic lyrics. ... The choirs are quite numerous; the lyrics are accompanied by claps and a rhythmic motion by the choristers. ...
An example is in the song "Gospel Train" with the lyrics, "Get on board, little children/There's room for many a-more/The gospel train's a-leavin'..." ... They were intended to enliven a crowd, and employed bright music and joyful lyrics. ...
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. ...
Everyday, members of society are attacked or violently acted upon while going to work, going to school, going out socially, and many people are victims of violence within out own home. The sources of violence in out society many come to mind. One may say violence is simply an unavoidable part of h...
Racism is reinforced and perpetuated through the media in subliminal ways: lyrics of songs, poems, movies, literature, these are all means of communication which influence the public and fortify negative thought patterns by glorifying racist behaviour. ...
Different eras have often been defined by the type of music that is popular at that time. Certain songs or music genres are associated with various events in history. African spirituals were carried to America among the hearts of oppressed slaves in the 1600s. They were later used to help runaway sl...
A prominent culture I belong to is hip-hop, which is not simply a genre of music but a world-known culture. Hip-hop was created as a way of life, to be an outlet for expression, to uplift self-esteem, and give voice amongst a generation in this country. Hip-hop culture was developed in New York City...
The Popularity of Rap Rap music has changed very much throughout the years. At first it was mainly underground, enjoyed in the black ghettos. Now it has developed into a very mainstream popular form of music. Everybody now enjoys rap music, regardless of age, race, or gender. Even white p...
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 ...
In Japan, they would listen to the popular music that had been made in America and make their own version of the song and translate the lyrics of the songs.9 This began to be a reoccurrence with the Japanese using America for their customs. ...
