Dre released tracks about rebellion and creating a radical attitude and that ideology reflected in their music videos. ... Rap music have influenced youth culture in many ways but particularly in how they choose to dress. Since its birth over 35 years ago Rap has continued to thrive across America and now into the UK and now plays a large role in the music industry. ... Through the language and images used in their music videos and songs, rappers influence everything about youth. ... Rap music has an enormous influence on the youth of today. ...

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Rap Music Often times when people hear about Hip Hop/Rap music, they fill paint a picture in their heads of black men cussing, guns, marijuana, lots of gold, and girls looking like prostitutes. Parents and teachers put an image in their kids head that Rap music is bad, and they don`t want their kids to be influenced by something that is negative. With the way Rap music is advertised in the US, I would have to agree with that looking at it from an average parents point of view. ... MC-ing is what people know as rapping. ... Besides, Gangster Rap isn t the only type of Hip H...

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The Popularity of Rap Rap music has changed very much throughout the years. ... Everybody now enjoys rap music, regardless of age, race, or gender. Even white people enjoy rap music. ... Rap evolved from the writings and music of the Last Poets. ... Yet these groups help start the crazy popularity of rap music. ...

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The Influence of Rap Music Rap music has many negative influences in our culture and society today. Rap music is a "genre of rhythm and blues music that consists of rhythmic vocals declaimed over musical accompaniment. ... In Rap music violence is talked about frequently to be a normal part of life. ... In almost every rap music video they are either smoking Marijuana, or abusing alcohol. ... These are the reasons that rap over time has become a negative form of music. ...

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Often times when people hear about Hip Hop/Rap music, theyll paint a picture in their heads of black men cussing, guns, marijuana, lots of gold, and girls looking like prostitutes. Parents and teachers put an image in their kids head that Rap music is bad, and they dont want their kids to be influenced by something that is negative. With the way Rap music is advertised in the US, I would have to agree with that looking at it from an average parents point of view. ... MC-ing is what people know as rapping. ... Besides, Gangster Rap isn t the only type of Hip Hop music, its actually only a small...

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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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He has a good mix of different fast and slow rap songs. ... Even if their music is not as good as someone's music who is not famous. ... Every song does not sound the same like other rappers. ... Nelly is definitely a excellent rapper with a lot of talent. ... He has a great variety of music to your hard rap songs to your slower R&B songs. ...

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The "rapper" or "emcees" would then start to speak or put words to the music in rhymes. ... During the years of 1982-1985, the rappers were using original music, not pre-recorded. ... Rappers were using this type of technique to record over the top of the music. ... Also in 1986, rap music was starting to be played on television. MTV (Music Television), allowed access for Caucasian people to listen to rap music. ...

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The "rapper" or "emcees" would then start to speak or put words to the music in rhymes. ... During the years of 1982-1985, the rappers were using original music, not pre-recorded. ... Rappers were using this type of technique to record over the top of the music. ... Also in 1986, rap music was starting to be played on television. MTV (Music Television), allowed access for Caucasian people to listen to rap music. ...

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"Bronx to Nashville" Music is something that everyone enjoys whether it is country, rap, rock, heavy metal, or polka. Even though country and rap are two types of music, they show many differences. ... Along with rap come many sub-types of rap. ... Bluegrass is a form of music that has no computerized effects, just pure instruments and vocalization. ... This form of music maintained the word country due to its form of lyrics and origin. ...

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Hip-Hop Music has always been a form of expression. ... Music can be used to calm a person down, to relieve stress, or sheer leisure entertainment. ... Hip-Hop music is one of the different genres. It has helped many artists channel their emotions through their music. ... Rapping is the most intricate part of Hip-Hop. ...

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However, hip-hops most deadly form is its rap music. ... Rap is stories that are told for people to hear about, and are experiences that happened in life by a rapper. The music, along with the rap videos that have a disturbing mix of rap, hip-hop dance moves, fashion and lyrics, leave people wondering: is hip-hop culture harming our youth? ... When our youth hears this music and see these hip-hop videos, they see rappers getting girls, poppin" their guns off, and living in the fattest cribs. ... Youth today talk about being rappers and having a lot of money. ...

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The beginning of this great relationship between the music video and rap artist dates back to as early as the Sugar Hill Gang's Rapper's Delight. The hit single which by no means was the first rap song ever produced, was the first rap single to hit the top 40 charts and consequently its wide release made HipHop instantly international. Its commercial success paved the way for rap into the 80's and some argue, gave rap an identity. ... Like Rappers Delight this song was a huge hit, arguably B.I.G's biggest. ... That said, the point of this piece is analyzing music vide...

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When someone thinks about rap music and how it all started one person comes to mind as the man who put it all together. Tupac Shakur was not only a rapper, He took rap music to a whole new level and would talk about issues that reflected off him and his family. ... This album created controversy like no rapper had before. ... Quayle said that music like this that promotes police brutality has no place in our society. ... So his raps weren't just music in fact there is a lot of politics involved, his lyrics have always had meaning behind it he was a person who talked about the struggles of...

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There have been numerous stories flooding the news about teenagers committing suicide or hate crimes due to certain song lyrics among the rap and rock genres. Many rappers do not serve as good role models for the children that listen to their music. ... For example, popular rap artist Cypress Hill sang, "I put my glock to your dome and you start to cry, bye. ... Media has a severe impact on the distribution of music through advertisement. ... Virtually every angle is covered in the exposure of music, including violent music like Marilyn Manson's. ...

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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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The music industry as far a word to music and /or lifestyle. Music lyrics mention or refer to death, killing and drugs that it beats it to today talks about killing people with guns, cars and drugs. Rap artists like Gannets Nip rap about bloody guts and fingers. He raps about putting needles in a Butterfinger on Halloween. He raps about how before the fame when he uses to beat people down in parking lots. ...

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In 2000, the controversial lyrics of a white rapper named Eminem's second album, " The Marshall Mathers LP" became very publicized. Among other things, he rapped about his drug addict mother, hating women, killing his girlfriend, being homophobic, and influencing children. ... He also claims that he would never actually do the things that he raps about, but that his lyrics are simply therapeutic to him. ... Eminem has the right to say what he wants and how he feels under the United States Constitution, but just as he has this right, people have the right not listen to his music. When mus...

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The music they play is quite specific. They are a hip-hop and R&B station that plays nearly every Rap and R&B group. ... Hot 103.3 Jamz is the only station in Kansas City that plays only rap and R&B. ... Dre, two nationally known rap music artists. ... He also says that "I like the music, but I really like the money." ...

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Nowadays people have problems with what people say in music. The main types of music where people have a problem is rap music. Some people say that rap is way too derogatory and slanderous. Yes, rappers do talk about drugs, sex, and violence but that is their choice to communicate what they think. ... Rappers are not asking people to follow their example, but to be open yo choice and free speech. ...

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Rap music. ... They want to live how their favorite rapper lives. ... I can't think of one instance when I haven't encountered a rap music video that doesn't exploit women, glamorize drug use, and induce violence. ... And a lot of that will go back to the rapper, making him rich, thus making him want to create more rap music, and induce more violence, exploiting more women, and creating more crime. ... The rap industry is growing if anything. ...

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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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Tupac Shakur, also known as Lesean Crooks, is a well known rap artist that (the police say) was supposedly gunned down, back in 1996, by former best friend Notorious B.I.G. ... The two rappers had been fighting for several years over a particular incident (East Coast vs. ... His expression in his vocal and the music itself evokes emotion. ... This is why he is and always will be known as a Messiah of the music industry, in all genres. ... An artist reflects emotion, time and love into their 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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If music's purpose is to invoke emotions in the listener, then rapper Eminem has not only discovered this purpose but has utilized the power of music itself to convey his most agonizing traumas. ... However, when Caucasian rapper, Marshall Mathers, a.k.a Eminem, emerged from the slums of his Detroit home, he managed to stir more controversy with his lyrics than most people were ready to cope with. Eminem's lyrics made him "public enemy number one" when he openly rapped about murders and bad mouthed other artists in the music business. ... Much of the artistic value and many im...

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