Three Types of Music "Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul." ... Music speaks for itself and the person who listens to it. ... In response to the controversy risen by Rap, KRS frontman Chuck D once memorably described rap music as "black people's CNN" - the only medium in which black voices could tell the truth in a white-dominated country". ... "But they can't kill music. ... But music always wins. ...

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Studies show that "preference for heavy metal music may a significant indicator for alienation, substance abuse, psychiatric disorders, suicide risks, sex-role stereotyping, or risk taking behaviors during adolescence." [1] "Forty-seven percent (47%) of mothers with children in public schools believe that violent messages in rap and rock music contribute " a great deal" to school violence "[2]. ... "Gangsta rap" music is another type of music that has been very influential over the years. ... Studies have shown that exposure to rap music "tends to lead to a higher degree of acceptance of t...

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One young Englewood native, Keith Cozart (better known as rapper Chief Keef), has spearheaded a movement in Chicago and across the nation focusing on the uprising of a new genre of music: "drill"" music. ... Drill music, however, has stirred up intense controversy among listeners, as its performers are a plethora of archetypal "Chief Keef's " that rap about what they know: graphic violence. While other rap has been criticized for sporting the same distasteful lyrics, drill music is different; it focuses almost solely on violence. ... Keef's music has is criticized, however, as violen...

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More than half of all music videos contained some violent act or crime. ... Rap has produced a whole crop of young people who probably never heard of Al Capone or John Dillinger but who still think meanness and being a gangster is cool. ... Music is aimed at and meant for emotions. ... Music is an influence, Music does cause actions. ... It is likewise used to make a statement to others who don't belong, to an older generation "to insult, to place blame, as the early protest songs did "and sometimes to threaten, as many rap songs do. ...

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Rock unlike pop never combined its music with other genres. ... Rap began in late 1980s and still lives on. ... Rap suffers from the same problem rock and roll did. ... Very few white rappers have been able to overcome the barriers of rap and had success in it. ... The biggest problem with rap is its glorification of violence. ...

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In the song, LL Cool J raps about how he falls victim of a serious crush on a lady in his neighborhood. ... The music of the record is comprised of a jazz guitar, which riffs a melancholy note every 10 seconds. ... I have many favorites but this one in particular is great because it is one of the few rap/r&b collaborations that is on my favorites list. I am a true lover of music. I hear not only music or words, but I feel the music. ...

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Corn rolled, marijuana smoking, diamond wearing, and Bentley driving rap stars. ... So what did this do to "pop" music and culture? ... If the music had to change so did the artist. ... Music was not always happy and it did not have to be. ... For that reason alone can you got into a music store look in the popular music isle and find boy bands right next to punk rock and rap....

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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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A peaceful crowd of claustrophobically close Roots fans gathered to watch the most original, pure form of hip-hop music today performed live. No group combines a rapper with a drummer, keyboard, bass guitar, guitar, conga drums, and a vocal percussionist. Before the beginning of the second song Black Thought (lead vocalist) started with this message to the crowd, "we are the original article, no additives, no preservatives," Vocal Percussion or "beat boxing" has been around since hip-hop music began. ...

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MTV doesn't just play music it also has a numerous amount of shows that are played. ... Right now some of the most popular music is rap, for example P Diddy and Busta Rhymes. ... Punk is also a popular music type, for example Blink 182 and Sum 41. There is not much slow music played on MTV. MTV uses music videos, and shows to keep the viewers watching it interested. ...

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Because of this societal segregation, R&B music remained "Black" music for many years. ... It was because of these deep cultural roots that R&B music was first termed "Race Music." "Race Music" began before World War II and was just what the title implies- race music: for black people. ... This was ultimately a turning point for R&B music and is the first example of the evolution from Afro-American music to mainstream, multicultural music. ... Soul music's roots lie deep in gospel music. ...

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This topic is, of course, Rock Music. ... Rock music is very complex. ... This kind of music brought to folk music a hard beat and amplification; and to Rock, a new poetic style. ... By the middle of the 80's, almost every country had begun to support indigenous music, and at the end of this "a vigorous talk-song style called rap became extremely popular among urban black teenagers" ("Rock Music", Encarta, p.1.). ... In fact Rock music helps me relax ( I would have been able to finish writing this essay with rock music). ...

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They cover all the bases, such as problems kids like me face every day, catchy music that a lot of people would appreciate, and a surprisingly large (for a punk band that is) zest for life. ... Their background music is some of the best that I have ever heard. ... The music lyrics are good too. It's almost like poetry the way that they rhyme it, and yet it's soft enough, and slow enough to be better than that awful rap which I can't stand. ... They have great music that is really catchy, which people find themselves humming hours after they've heard it--and they don't ...

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As Folk Rock became more and more popular, a new music style was evolved from it that became known as "hippie music." ... They lived for music. ... The music was filled with contempt for previous styles; its fast-tempoed songs, usually propelled by electric guitar, featured irreverent lyrics often obscured by the music. ... As different styles of music emerged on the market, Rock lost a portion of the audience to rap music, pop music, or hip hop music. Rock artists became more concerned with album sales rather than music. ...

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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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In this way, nationalist music is an odd, distant relative of the protest music made so popular by the likes of folk artists such as Bob Dylan. ... Numerous music magicians of the 20th century look to Dylan as an inspiration and a model in either music or words. ... Politics has been in heavy metal music for a long while, however. ... Long before rap/rock fusions like Linkin Park and Papa Roach, Santana was busy implementing the styles of different nationalities into his music, creating a sound all his own. ... Much in the same way, music has been breaching the walls that say rock music h...

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