Many people consider Asian music as something that is not included in American music or something that will never be put into any mainstream America music genre. ... Then, I would like to invite one of the 4 Asian rappers from a documentary called 'Bad Rap', Awkwafina to perform her best hits such as 'My Vag' and 'Daydream'. Her rap She is quirky, funny, and she has a magnetic voice and great sense of beats. ... Her music is definitely American and her rapping is relaxed without any accents. ... 2 I think her great rapping and unique style can help audience se...

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Many people argue that gangster rap is not only music made for entertainment purposes. ... Violence in rap music has been said to be the main contributor in the shooting of Shakur. ... There are many positive ways in which rap music has influenced our society as a whole. ... Rap music gives a public voice to urban America, and through their music rap artists can paint a picture of what is going on around them, growing up in poverty. ... Rap music is criticized because it accurately shows a negative side of American culture. ...

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The influence of gospel music on modern music and its exponents is discussed. ... Introduction The gospel, spiritual music or gospel music, music emerged in African-American churches in the eighteenth century. ... Among the subgenres, we have the Traditional Gospel, Reggae Gospel and Rap Gospel, etc (Collins 2000: 23-25). ... This music meant change to an audience. ... The Gospel is the Christian Music of Today Christian Music is the music dedicated to Christ and has been written over the past two thousand years to express either personal or communal belief regarding Christian life and fai...

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Musically, the main difference between this album and the others are the beats and background music. ... The song addresses the world's attitude towards the African American male, the effects of rap music, the group's belief in god, and ultimately the will to succeed and push themselves along the road of life. ... The track "Push it Along- begins in a dream-like music sequence. ... This question cannot be answered by listening to their music, for reason that the themes displayed through the music on the People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm are noticeably differ...

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Perry argues four distinctions of hip-hop music that make it characteristically black American Music 1. ... It is no secret how music permeates the human psyche, namely music's significance to culture. ... Within the rap arena no subject goes untouched. ... Rap pushes the importance of mobility as a sign of freedom in African-American tradition and this resonates in hip-hop music (Stepto, 1991). ... Rap music should be considered as a necessary tool to reach this particular subculture in America. ...

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The most popular musical artists are of Hip Hop music in origin. Hip Hop is a genre of music strongly dominated by the black community. ... Music is not the only area Hip Hop culture is present in pop culture. ... The one black man in the beginning is a rapper named Rich Bowers heavily involved with the Hip Hop music/dance club industries and the crime associated with both industries. ... This is a very stereotypical view of black rappers as being gangsters. ...

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Furthermore, we can see the trend of white appropriation of black music throughout the next generations of black inspired music: Jazz, Rock and Roll, and eventually, Hip-hop. ... Eminem, a highly respected white rapper, grew up in poverty in a black community. ... However, his successes were not only based off his skills as a rapper, but credit his success to his race and to his record label's intended audience: the white consumer. ... White people using black music and culture takes away the authenticity and meaning in which black people created the music for in the first place. ... Th...

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Music would not have its beat, and for specific types of music, such as jazz or blues the rhythm meaning would disappear! ... (Lee) Music was a very important to the slaves to keep them going and "music continues to play an important role in African societies. ... (African American music). ... Elvis is a perfect example of the African rooted music becoming mixed into one entire American style music. ... Blues and jazz are still strongly rooted to the past as the new sound of "old school", "R&B", and "Rap" are not only tied to the early African American culture but are also predominantly ...

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Music censorship is defined as any discriminatory act that advocates or allows suppression, control, or banning of music or music related works against the wishes of its creator or intended audience.... (Nuzum 11) All together, authorities, studies, and the constitution have proven that music censorship is unfair, unnecessary, and has little influence on music listeners. ... Patricia Greenfield, a social scientist, conducted a study of music in 1987. ... The correlation between rap and gang activity or heavy metal and suicide is a popular defense for censorship. ... This theory says that ...

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The embracing of minority culture by America is evident in music too. ... The most drastic change has occurred with rap music. Rap has always been associated with African American culture. When rap first started showing up it was denounced by white America. ... Over the past decade rap has evolved into one of the most popular forms of music in this country. ...

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Name of Dance: Break Dance Origin: USA Date: 1980 ...

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Music Censorship in America "Music censorship is any discriminatory act that advocates or allows the suppression, control, or banning of music against the wishes of the creator or intended audience" (Nuzem 7). ... Music censorship is not American. ... One of the first documented instances of music censorship in America was during the 1860's. ... "While some rap songs might be considered offensive by one group of people, they are reflections of reality to another (qtd. in D"Angelo 2). An example of this would be the music of Eminem. ...

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Whether it's Lil Wayne reciting the Blood's rally cry "suwoop" on a hit song, Snoop Dogg's adamant proclamation of his Crips affiliation, or Sons of Anarchy's glorification of the Biker ethos, Television executives, rappers, and Hip-Hop music in general have made enormous sums of money glorifying the gang way of life by painting it as a theology on par with any religion. ... Around that time there was a huge resurgence in gang popularity in mainstream rap culture due to big artists like Lil' Wayne and The Game promoting their Blood gang affiliation. Johns...

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The new usage of the word was popularized by "gansta rap," music that celebrated West Coast gang violence, during the early 1990's. It was later adopted by many young black fans of rap and hip-hop, the word had been used by black comedians, like Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy and movies about urban culture. ... Fans other than black account for a large share of rap and hip-hop sales, and have long been exposed to the new usage. ...

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In America, statistics show the average teenager spends per week about 31 hours watching television (Hinckley, 2012), 17 hours listening to music, 3 hours watching movies, 4 hours a week reading magazines, and 10 hours online; which is 10 hours and 45 minutes of media consumption per day (MissRepresentation.) ... We've all seen it in the Carl's Jr. advertisements, the rap music videos, and on Instagram. ... Overly ripped bodies in advertising, as well as music videos, video games, and movies, has also increased over the years. ...

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One cause which has been talked about is the influences of children witnessing violent acts on television and in other media, such as video games, music, and movies. ... In Jonesboro, Arkansas, at least one of the boys accused in the attack "Mitchell Johnson "was a big fan of the genre of music called "gangsta rap- which depicts violent and deviant acts in the lyrics of the songs, (Kreiner, p. 75.) ... Popyk (1998) states that, "Death is a difficult concept for any youngster, but one made even more complicated by the proliferation of quick and apparently painless deaths depicted on...

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BUST tries to reach a crowd that is somewhat more into independent music, movies, film and politics than the average reader of typical women's magazines are. ... Another article focused on the lives of several women in music, film and comedy considered to be sexual pioneers. ... This shows the value of music and books (and to a lesser degree film) for the readers as opposed to clothing. ... There are also reviews of lesser-known women acts in pop and rap. ... The concept of a subculture in music, film and pri...

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