... saying it while rock music relies on the vocals of the artist and the melody to compliment the song. Rap had different forms of the ways it rhymes, those being: Perfect rhyme, alliteration, multi-syllable, and assonance to name a few. In most recent songs, rap music had developed and changed from a "thug" trend to a party and materialism type of genre. Rock ... its 40+ years. Rock has been about sex, drugs, loss, love and more. That's not to say rap doesn't share any of these topics, but over the years, rap has change a lot in the messages that are supposed to be sent with each song. Ta...

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... sounds of gunshots in the background. It is also music that refers to women as "bitches," "whores" and sex-dispensing "hos"(Saunders B29). "Gangsta rap " has been criticized and debated over for its graphic sexual content, violent imagery and misogyny. When rappers were asked why they refer to women as ... vibes against police officials. The Chronic, an album by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg, has many explicit lyrics and unnecessary foul mouthing. In one song they say, "that if f--- with Dre you f--- with death row...", more or less saying that if anyone messes with them they will have t...

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... hiphopanonymous.net). The Sugar Hill Gang was the first rap group to have a song hit the mainstream audience. Their song Rapper's Delight was a lighthearted song with catchy lyrics and beats and was about getting the party started with their words. Soon the message in rap music came to reflect the street life of New ... York and urban areas all over the country. Rap was a way for young ... he knew would be censored, those of him smoking marijuana and wearing clothes with marijuana depicted on it. More recently rapper Eminem's 2000 album had a song on it called "Drug Ballad" which inclu...

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... West and Jay Z. Rap and Blues are considerable similar in style and form. They use similar elements of music such as call and response, repetition, ad libs, and scat. Like blues, raps are usually 12 to 16 bars. Both generally keep the same flow and rhyme scheme throughout the entire song. Rappers and blues singers ... phrase used in Southern culture to describe a man who sleeps with married women while their husbands are gone, then slips away, usually out the back door. In the song "Back Door Man" Howlin Wolf sings about how he is sneaks in mens' house when they aren't around: "Well the ...

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... do they call women by derogatory names, but also they portray women as property and not people. For instance songs like, "Back That Ass Up", "The Thong Song", and "I Like Big Butts" all make women look as though they are nothing to men but sex symbols. Many rappers Make it seem like beating and killing their ... recording his first album he was under the influence of the drug called ecstasy. He claimed he took the drug to bring out his altered ego. Then in the song "Hits from the bong," by Cypress Hill, it describes how to roll and smoke a joint. At the begging of Rapper Master P's album ...

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... Rap isn't just a form of music; it helped create a whole culture called Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop originated from the ghettos of the Bronx in New York City. Break-dancers, graffiti artists, djs, and emcees are all apart of the hip-hop culture. A song called "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugar hill Gang was the first rap song ... to go mainstream. There were rap songs before this (1979), but "Rapper's Delight" started the takeover. Many rappers today claim that song is the reason they rap. Rap has come a long way from the ... days of Run-DMC and N.W.A. Yet these groups help start the crazy popularity...

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... see on T.V. and online. As a result of this upcoming teens are seeing is a dominating "rap" culture. For example Nicki Minaj's song 'Anaconda' which hit huge success in the charts. Signed to the dominating rap record label 'YMCMB' she is the flagship in delivering rap to their largest audience young youths. As a result of this the younger generation are growing up ... the ability to change the meanings of words. Though usually used as a hate word or as a means of insult the "Rap" community has changed the word "n*gger" from a derogatory term to a term of endearment. In Drakes ...

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... type of music has been rap. The expansion has been amazing. The rap music craze started in the late 1970's with a group of young African-Americans called the Sugar Hill Gang. Their hit single "Rapper's Delight" tore through the billboard charts, becoming the first rap song to make it to number one ... spot. With this breakthrough, the rap industry was born. More groups of "rappers" sprouted from everywhere in the 1980's, the most famous of which being 2 ... not be taken literally. In fact numerous people can relate to the ideas and opinions of the rap artists. Yet most rap music can be ...

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... and making fun of the media. Slim Shady breaks stereotypical boundaries, embodying the image of an anti-authority rebel, rather than the "white working class." In the song "Who Knew?" Eminem states, "I don't do black music, I don't do white music, I make fight music" (Calhoun, 276). His ... barred" rapper using rhetoric to spark controversy in his songs across the world. Calhoun goes on to talk about how Slim Shady contradicts himself, In the song "Stan", he seems to create an empathetic vision of himself, that of a man who is attempting to console and empathize with a disturbed fan ... ...

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... rest of the decade, single-handedly clearing the way for later acts such as The Sugarhill Gang, whose song, "Rapper's Delight" is considered to be the very first commercial success with a Rap song. The presence of Hip-Hop's popularity continued only to gain momentum well into the 1980's, with the birth ... of such acts as, RUN-DMC, De La Soul, The Beastie Boys, Ice-T, and LL Cool J. RUN-DMC was among the first rap groups to climb the pop ... of the horrors of cocaine. On Grandmaster Flash's hit "White Lines," he details how the drug can ruin a life, and shouts, "Don't do it!" Rap music, ...

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... charges. Snoop did not pull the trigger, his bodyguard did. The shooting was ruled out of self defense. Snoop received lots of criticism from anti-rap activists and media relating his lyrics as a gangsta rapper to his trial. David Kenner, Snoop's attorney, said, "Snoop was perceived negatively, and we ... It's not what I'm about anymore. This is nothing cool, nothing fun, nothing to laugh about. This is stressful" (Leland). The violent events surrounding gangster rap have little or nothing to do with the lyrics. There have been countless incidents with musicians and the law. Kurt Cobain,...

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... ease their minds and go on living life. Because the people born in this generation have experienced many of life's hardships much younger than past generations, rap and hip-hop music provide reassurance that troubles will pass. Listening to famous artists who have become successful reminisce about their struggles and difficult times, and ... in those cars are greatly desired in this time, both very expensive. Whether the song is about bros or hoes, or "phat" beats, or Air Force Ones, most born in this generation enjoy listening to the sound of rap and hip-hop music as it blares from thei...

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... actually cause a person to become violent? One theory is with the more accepting and open society in which we now live, rap artists are deliberately singing songs about controversial issues to draw in more listeners. Rappers are "glamorizing" violence and children are unknowingly ... an important factor in the developing identity of a child. Rappers are creating a violent alternate world with their musical lyrics. For example, song lyrics from rap artist Jay-Z, "Ya"ll nervous knowin" them guns on full service, ready to fire. One body, two body, three body, ... four- I"m above the law!" L...

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... the world's problems will remain. A parallel can be drawn between the music of Manson and that of rappers. First, what does society see wrong with rap music? Sex is one concern. American society is petrified by any issue regarding sex and children, so a child listening to music that speaks of sex is ... directly influence(ie. shoot). It is true that many rappers are involved with illegal activities, gang-related and otherwise. Is this because they rap? Of course not. Rappers rap about their lives. Their lives directly shape the music they make. Whether or not they rapped, they would sti...

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... & Rap? An idea believed by many people is that music has a significant effect on the way people think. Professional psychologists say that the lyrics used in music today has a brain-washing effect. This brain-washing effect is supposed to make the listener become so overwhelmed with the lyrics of the song that ... the person feels that it's a must to act on what was heard. It doesn't matter if what they do is accepted or not. It is common to believe that the type of music that provides unacceptable content is rap (hip-hop) music, or ... This statement, as well as music that refers to wom...

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... & Rap? An idea believed by many people is that music has a significant effect on the way people think. Professional psychologists say that the lyrics used in music today has a brain-washing effect. This brain-washing effect is supposed to make the listener become so overwhelmed with the lyrics of the song that ... the person feels that it's a must to act on what was heard. It doesn't matter if what they do is accepted or not. It is common to believe that the type of music that provides unacceptable content is rap (hip-hop) music, or ... This statement, as well as music that refers to wom...

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... were closely related to sound systems in Jamaica, which were large parties, originally outdoors, thrown by owners of loud and expensive stereo equipment which they could share with the community. Rap emerged from block parties after DJs isolated percussion breaks and began speaking over the beats; in Jamaica, a similar vocal style called dub developed from the same isolated and elongated ... percussion breaks. Earlier styles that contributed to rap West African griots, wandering poets and "praise-singers" spirituals and other forms of Christian music, as well as certain Protestant preach...

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... note of the jazzy guitar. Followed by the melodic voices of Boyz II Men, you instantly get into a relaxed and laid back mood. In the song, LL Cool J raps about how he falls victim of a serious crush on a lady in his neighborhood. He is very graphic in explaining this crush ... reminiscing about the crush or two you've had in the past (or present). I can remember a crush I had in 12th grade whenever I hear the song.. The music of the record is comprised of a jazz guitar, which riffs a melancholy note every 10 seconds. The electric bass guitar deeply hums a soulful note ... in the backgro...

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... the explicit lyrics in the music. An example of how the rap industry has been blamed is a rapper named Ice T. Who has once fallen under the gun of the critics, because of a song he wrote called "Cop Killa". Not too long after the song was released there were a number of incidents out in Los Angeles ... were police officers being killed, and others who were almost killed. When these people were caught and questioned, a number of them blamed their actions on the song "Cop Killa". But it is not Ice T's fault for these crimes, but the fault of the person committing these crimes against the p...

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... wanted to join in this new culture because it had no color lines, just love. The first real rap group was The Sugar Gang with their single "Rappers" Delight" in 1979. This song was a major influence on many rappers of a later time. The next breakthrough song was "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five. In 1986, a single "Raisin" Hell" by Run DMC ... , is said to be responsible for making Rap music what it is today. This trio had set the sound and ... Takes a Nation of Millions to hold us Back" and N.W.A came out with the song "Straight Outta Compton" that introduced Ice Cube...

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... wanted to join in this new culture because it had no color lines, just love. The first real rap group was The Sugar Gang with their single "Rappers" Delight" in 1979. This song was a major influence on many rappers of a later time. The next breakthrough song was "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five. In 1986, a single "Raisin" Hell" by Run DMC ... , is said to be responsible for making Rap music what it is today. This trio had set the sound and ... Takes a Nation of Millions to hold us Back" and N.W.A came out with the song "Straight Outta Compton" that introduced Ice Cube...

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... wanted to join in this new culture because it had no color lines, just love. The first real rap group was The Sugar Gang with their single "Rappers" Delight" in 1979. This song was a major influence on many rappers of a later time. The next breakthrough song was "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five. In 1986, a single "Raisin" Hell" by Run DMC ... , is said to be responsible for making Rap music what it is today. This trio had set the sound and ... Takes a Nation of Millions to hold us Back" and N.W.A came out with the song "Straight Outta Compton" that introduced Ice Cube...

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... the man wanted by police for questioning" (Creekmur, BET). However, exact details remain unclear. Some believe that the murder was apart of a bitter rap rivalry, and others believe it was a drug deal gone wrong. However, friends and family close to Jay are certainly outraged by any mention of ... murders stemmed from the media's insistency to provide oxygen to the flame of violence within the hip-hop nation. During the mid-nineties a bitter rap rivalry between the west coast and east coast gave way for the media to divide the country into two conflicting sides. Wallace and his recording ...

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... album. Right off the bat, he constantly made references to his death, burial, and funeral. In his fourth album "Me Against the World" in the song "Death Around the Corner" he explicitly predicted his death and funeral. He had been shot five times before his "death", in a robbery at a New York ... Jesus again by really referring to when he will return? Again, the reference to the number seven is made. In the second verse of the same song, he passionately says "Niggas in Jerusalem waiting for signs, God promised he's just taking his time, living by the Nile while the water flows, I"m ... ...

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... imaginative. They are made to promote a gangster style of living, and to make themselves look rich and important, but they do not promote the song greatly as the lyrics only rarely match the video. It is noticeable that the heavier rock bands show themselves in filtered light but the rappers show ... whatever" by "Liam Lynch" is a good example of this as it is neither rock nor rap. It is a more humorous song, and the video matches this. Unlike the rap and rock videos, this video corresponds to the storyline of the song. There are lots of funny animated clips as well as proper video clips...

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