Dre was notorious for his violent lyrics from his song Deep Cover. ... (Riots Erupt) The lyrics of violence were noticed by the government and by nation's youth. ... " This brought many violent lyrics into hip-hop music as we see today. ... It isn't clear whether violent lyrics are a predecessor of violence. (Toop and Fulton) There is no limit on how far violent lyrics can be. ...
., are few lyrics from the music genre "gangsta rap." ... The lyrics in many songs contain violent and explicit lyrics that usually talk about killing someone along with sounds of gunshots in the background. ... Those lyrics wouldn't necessarily affect you. ... The lyrics on the song said it was dedicated to the L.A.P.D. ... In other songs the lyrics talk about being promiscuous (giving very explicit sex lyrics) and yet the album was still being sold to young children. ...
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). ...
Rap Music and Youth's Behavior ABSTRACT Parents are becoming increasingly concerned about the potentially misleading content of violent themes and lyrics in gangta" rap. ... After many discussions about this topic, musicians and the music producers seem to blame each other for the violent end sexually explicit lyrics contained in their music. ... They cannot see, or feel what murder, stealing, and shooting are like when they can only hear the lyrics. ... They do what they hear, and see; and at the same time they are being infected with the violence that music is teaching them th...
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. ...
The smooth lyrics and inventive beats in rap make it pleasurable to listen to. ... This form of music maintained the word country due to its form of lyrics and origin. ... Looking at the obvious differences in location, one can tell that location effects how lyrics are written. ... One's appeal to certain type of music is may be based on whether he can relate to the lyrics or instruments used. ...
One controversy is woman and how they are degraded in the lyrics. ... The criterion to bad rap music is explicit lyrics and negative influences on the youth today. ... The ways that rappers address woman in their lyrics as "Bitches" and "Hos" give teenage males the excuse to do so as well. The lyrics rappers use today depict woman in many ways. ... Many rappers express in their lyrics and actions that drug and alcohol abuse is allowed and accepted today. ...
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...
It's legal to say whatever one wants to on a record, as long as there's a sticker stating that it has "explicit content/lyrics". ... With this came the movement of gangsta rap, with its hard-hitting lyrics, and truthful story telling. ... The obvious reason for whites having an interest in this type of music was because of the diverse world being talked about in the lyrics. ... His lyrics exploit women as if it was the Middle Ages and women were all prostitutes. ... Hoe get yo' ass in And let's RI-I-I-I-I-IDE.. check em out now RI-I-I-I-I-IDE, yeah" 3 Looking at these ...
What is very disturbing about rappers including Kanye West are lyrics which denigrate women to sex objects, utilitarian in their roles only to please him and men in general. ... The denigration of women in rap is pervasive and cause for concern alone yet the chain reaction of deviant behaviors is what creates the most long-lasting negative effects on those that listen to rap music for hours at a time or have engrained its lyrics into their lives. ... Their study of adolescents and the effects of rap music show that the entertainment value of the rapper's lyrics, actions a...
Some believe that thug rappers and their gangsta lyrics should be the gun-activists main focus. ... Gay rights activists, Feminists, and many religions are appalled at his vulgar lyrics, and on many failed attempts, they have tried censorship against him. Lyrics such as, "You don't wanna f*** with Shady (his nickname), cause Shady, will f***** kill you,"" anger the average person that knows nothing about hip-hop culture, but to the regular rap listener, those words are nothing but another set of lyrics being heard over a track of music. ... The lyrics that they rhyme over are not meant f...
It is a unique type of music based on a beat and lyrics flowing along with the beat. ... Though it does contain lyrics that contain all of this the music cant make someone go out and kill someone or do drugs. ... All of this can be found in the lyrics of hip-hop music, but it is not there to promote bad actions on its listeners. ... Going along with all of this, the lyrics that come from personal experiences are used to be an example of what to do and what not to do. ... If you read the titles of the songs and listen to the lyrics of the songs it is easy to understand their theories. ...
Consists of more than just lyrics and beats but embodies an entire culture. ... However despite the difference in decades there are striking similarities in the contents of the lyrics: " Im glad because her cousin let me hit the ass Fuck the past let's dwell on the 500 SL, the E and J and ginger ale The way my pockets swell to the rim with Benjamins Another hon's in the crib, please send her in" Obviously these lyrics are a bit more vulgar however the similarities are brought up to show the counter-hegemonic qualities of HipHop music. ... O...
Emcees used to make their records with passion, with their lyrics based on their life experiences, emotions and aspirations. ... He inspires people with his lyrics, not by how much cash he has. ... He got the rhymes but not the true emotion behind your lyrics that makes hip-hop what it is (Martin, par.2). ... Most of them don't even write their own lyrics. ... They have momentous lyrics and rhymes. ...
All of his music, lyrics and directions were original, deep, and very therapeutic, in which he has helped millions of people over the world face their fears, conquer and capture their emotions. ... His emotions are clearly depressing in the song Thugz Mansion, yet, in all of his lyrics a light of hope shines through. ... The typical lyrics are junior and as you could say, nave. ...
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...
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...
Whether it is the controversial lyrics or the vicious murders of many artists, violence appears to be an everyday element of this "bad-boy" lifestyle. ... Tupac's party recorded harsh lyrics, and the media turned the occurrence into a bi-coastal war. ... This has left many to hypothesize that angry fans, who took the hip-hop rivalry and lyrics too far, committed the murders. ... Hence the lyrics "If you don't move yo feet/ den I don't eat." ... Artist such as Troy permit many to believe hip-hop lyrics can be influential, as well as destructive to the minds of its listen...
Keith had just recently released a big hit single that had the same brash lyrics. ... The song itself takes a country rap approach that is so different from all of other country music, but the lyrics are conveyed so well behind the speed and tempo of hip-hop music. ... Although this almost always comes off as a negative connotation toward the culture, I believe that they are just expressing the way they feel the culture uses its nature and music style in videos, and it expresses lyrics in their song in a very wild and scandalous fashion. ...
Makaveli's renown, on the other hand, came from his audacious and evocative lyrics, especially those in his final album "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory." ... Makaveli was extremely forthright in both his lyrics and actions. He did not care what others thought of him and would very often insult and threaten other rappers in his lyrics. ...
Music has always been a part of human society but now it seems as if hip-hop has taken over all other forms of music with its explicit lyrics, erotic music videos and a vivid display of sex and violence. ... The question here is how do these artists make so much money and receive all this fame through bad lyrics and explicit sexual themes? ... It's hard to imagine as to how far hip-hop is going with this in terms of lyrics and sexual themes and what kind of an impact it has on the younger generations. ...
Music is very powerful because the rhythm is so catchy and the lyrics you can relate to them . ... Some gangasta rap lyrics are anti-police and cause violence against police officers. ... While these gangsta rap artists are rapping violent lyrics they are also living that violent life of gangs and drugs. Two talented gangsta rap artists were Bigg Smalls (Notorious B.I.G) and Tupac Shakur were both murdered in what seemed like a gang related incidents similar to those the wrote about in their lyrics. ...
This style of hip hop has its own sound based on beats and lyrics. Beats and lyrics are what mainly separates all styles of hip hop, but East Coast rap has its own certain sound that can be spotted easily by hip hop listeners. ... They also use metaphors and similes and things like that to make their lyrics stand out. ... West coast rap also differs with its beats and lyrics, but unlike East coast, it can easily be spotted mostly by its beats. ...
This is when Tupac first started writing rhymes and lyrics and started thinking more seriously about rapping. ... He would attack the point of these books in his lyrics, questioning which perspective they were written in, from a white persons point of view, from a black persons point of view and so on. ... In that album he referred to police officers being killed and had many discriminating lyrics. After a Texas man was accused of killing a state patrolman, the man said he was riled up by the lyrics of Tupacs cd. ...
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. ...
