Nordlinger states that "A lot of people were interested in the Sean Combs trial: fans of rap music; celebrity-watchers; connoisseurs of popular culture"(619). ... He was later acquitted but his music has been selling like hot cakes ever since. ... If it is not making good music it is making newspaper headlines. ... The content of music has changed dramatically over the past thirty years. ... Times have changed and so has the music. ...

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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. Surprisingly enough, with all its flaws rap and hip-hop forms of music are at its peak. ... As my title suggests the type of language used in some of the rap songs, "Its Bling Bling Biatch". ... After you've heard a few hip-hop songs you come to realize that the rap community has little or no respect for women because they are either called bitches or whores. ... I have been listing to ra...

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A popular rapper, Dwayne Carter, nicknamed, "Lil Wayne," demonstrates satanic worship throughout his music ("Illuminati: Hip-hop"). ... Jonah Weiner, an author of Slate Magazine, suggest that rapper, Eminem is also a member of Illuminati. ... Other celebrities believed to be members of the Illuminati are rapper, Jay-Z and music artist, Lady Gaga have both been seen countless times posing with Illuminati hand signs (Weiner 1). ... Even more, Rihanna is a popular music artist all over the world. ... The official music video for "E.T....

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The resulting instrumentation provides the perfect background for West's wailing and woeful raps about unhealthy affairs with attention-seeking women. ... This is an attempt to distance himself from his discography, current rap music, and anything else that might cause the listener to have preconceived notions of how the album should sound. ... Lyricism within the rap genre cannot be merely judged by superficial features such as delivery or phonetic spectacles. Something must be said about the emotion behind the lyrics, and how they fit within the context of the artist's life or pur...

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In a dark and cliched time for rap/hip-hop Kanye attempted to raise the bar, however his ego interfered. ... He produced for locally famous artists and some more prestigious rappers like Nas, up until the year two-thousand. ... The coming year Jay-Z released The Blueprint, which is known to be a rap/hip-hop classic. ... His determination payed off giving him numerous accolades through music, but somewhere along the way he was side tracked. ... He goes on about something as though it were deep but most of the audience make no connection to the music. ...

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It was the epitome of pathetic and quickly became the butt of all the music related jokes. Look no further than artists such as Carman, who produced a song titled "The Resurrection Rap" in 1993. ... He enjoyed some success as a rapper, but most of his recognition was limited to the Christian music industry. ... Don't get me wrong, I am not in any way condoning secular music or hip-hop. ... When guys like Lecrae rap about their past lives before Christ, unbelievers see someone they can relate to. ...

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However, his music was not being circulated on the Internet. ... When people share, more music is sold. The mutli-platinum rapper 50 Cent supports this theory, "I believe word of mouth is just gonna generate more sales .". ...

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Through this process they met Lavia Roberson; and soon, they were joined along with three other young girls to form the hip-hop rapping group, Girl's Tyme. ... This album brought their name to spotlight in the music industry and paved the way for their career of fame. ... After a couple more albums, a few tours, and many number one hits, Beyoncé decided to take a break from the music industry in 2010 in order to live her personal life. ... Releasing her fifth album titled Beyoncé, with music videos for every song; all completely without the public's knowledge. ... Beyon...

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