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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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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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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There are a lot of problems going on in the music industry lately. ... West Coast rappers were upset that they weren't 100% in the spotlight so they started to slam East rappers in their music proclaiming that East Coast rap was fake and couldn't top the West Coast. ... West rapper Tupac Shakur had a personal problem with East rap mogul The Notorious B.I.G aka Christopher Wallace. ... In one song Tupac claimed to have slept with Biggie's wife and the Notorious B.I.G. retaliated in his music by snapping back, offering threats on the lives of people that call him out. ... Rappers...

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music so great. People fell to their knees when he "rapped" in joy and love for him. ... This is viewed as his biggest difference from other rap artists. ... His music was ! ... He has also influenced many future and present rap artists. ...

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So if rap isn't violent anymore, what is it? ... These were the days when Hip Hop was all about moving the crowd; days where parks and recreation grounds were filled by the thousands with fans wanting to witness the new type of music that was being tagged on the streets as rap. ... Rap certainly doesn't change because it ignorantly believes that as music it knows what the fans want to hear. ... The dying art of break dancing which is slowly being phased out is a very interesting part of the society; the form of expression which eclipsed Hip Hop to engulf other genre's of music a...

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These are words from Tupac, an American actor, dancer, poet, and rap icon. ... Tupac often featured very controversial themes in his music. ... He had just been released from jail and public anticipation for new music was higher than ever. ... "Hit Em' Up" was major for the rap community because Tupac, as one of the pinnacles of rap in the 1990's, was not expected to say and claim most of the thing he did. ... This transition from music to the streets may have been the cause for Tupac's death. ...

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Yes, it is music. ... This disc jockey made music that the world adored. ... Rap artist Ice Cube says, "They"re pioneers. Run-DMC made rap emerge out of hip-hop to be the signature art." ... However, others decided to produce music that speaks of hell, sin, the devil, and damnation. ...

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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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But to people deeply involved in today's rap music and hip-hop world, these are the reasons why two of the rap worlds biggest influences are dead (Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls), sparking a long stemming feud between Death Row Records and Bad Boy Entertainment. ... Smalls and Shakur argued which coast supported better rappers and which record label was superior. ... Considered a traitorous act by Smalls, this started such a rivalry between both rappers, that it ended their friendship. ... The Notorious B.I.G., was gunned down in a drive-by shooting while leaving a Vibe magazine party a...

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Tupac Shakur Tupac Shakur, in my thoughts, is one of the best rappers that had ever lived. ... This is also when he wrote his first rap. ... It would have been the end to his story had he not run into a rap promoter who introduced to the Digital Underground record label, where he was a dancer and a rapper. ... It seemed as if the rapper was on top of the world. ... I still listen to his music today. ...

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Already this has given Biggie the image of a gangster and not a rapper. ... A rapper that made it out of the ghetto but was tragically killed in a drive by. ... The Jet magazine also states that before his death, " Notorious B.I.G, a popular, New- York rappper, was one of many in Los Angeles for the Soul Train Music Awards"(Jet 14). ... This gives the image of Biggie being an entertainer and a rapper. ... "Rapper Notorious B.I.G Killed in a Los Angeles Drive By Shooting". ...

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