... The harmonies are quite different in fact I am not even sure if there is much harmony in the Eminem version since it is a rap song except the refrain. The Aerosmith version has some great cords played by guitars while the Eminem version has a lot of beets over the guitar cords ... in the background at a fast pace. In the Aerosmith the use of a guitar is more, while there are little or no drums. The Eminem song has more drastic changes in rhythm when the refrain comes on it goes from a steady pace to a fairly slow pace. Dynamics Just like their rhythms both ... songs have similarities a...

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... carpe diem. Before Eminem takes his audience on a lyrical voyage through his life via his autobiographical lyrics in "Lose Yourself", he opens the song with a rhetorical question asking his audience if they had "one shot, or one opportunity" would they "capture it or just let it ... but they also connect him with his audience in that they serve as proof that anything is possible if you seize the moment. Furthermore, in the song's hook, Eminem advises his audience to "lose yourself in the music", to own the moment and "never let it go" ... audience of the importance of positioning oneself...

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... 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, where there 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 police. The media along ... would say that whi...

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... feel pressured to make songs that their listeners will like. This is displayed when Andre 3000, member of the Grammy award winning group Outkast, raps on the song "Elevators." "True I got more fans than average man/ But not enough loot to last me/ to da end of da week/ I live by ... we like neck to neck." Andre 3000 - "Elevators" (Allen) Regardless of how many fans Outkast have they will not be able to make a living without creating a song that listeners will enjoy. Hence the lyrics "If you don't move yo feet/ den I don't eat." In accordance to freedom of expression principles, which hip...

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... of music. Rap music contains a great deal of emotions and poetic tactics, which, like all music, relates to the listener on a personal level. "Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, is one song which contains these feelings and techniques. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is a group most famous fast rapping lyrics. It is that exact quality which creates the mood to the ... of repetition creates a melodious mood, which parallels to its purpose, "See you at the crossroads/ (crossroads, crossroads)/(so you won't be lonely" Here these three lines are repeated throughout the song, relaying the message tha...

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... their emotions. He expresses himself thoroughly and completely, while using a broad vocabulary. His expression in his vocal and the music itself evokes emotion. His emotions are clearly depressing in the song Thugz Mansion, yet, in all of his lyrics a light of hope shines through. This is why he is and always will be known as a Messiah of the music industry, in ... a 19 year old female Canadian R&B singer from Edmonton Alberta. This girl writes her own songs, but needless to say, has nothing to write about. Her hit song, "No Means No- is a pathetic excuse for a song. This song has absol...

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... 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 includes lyrics such as, "That's the sound of a bottle when it's hollow/ When you swallow it all ... rapper and turning the men into symbols. In the late eighties, the all female group Salt n" Peppa were objectifying men in their music. In their song "Shoop" they talk about what type of men they would like to "shoop" (have sex) with and define men by their physical characteristics. Through ... O...

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... not as good as someone's music who is not famous. I will have to say that the beat and rhythm on this CD is absolutely incredible. Every song has a different beat, and every one is good. Nelly is not like other singers who have the same type of music on their whole CD. Every ... across. He has great rhymes that are very clever. He makes it easy to sing a long with, which many people enjoy to do. The words that are in each song flow well together and are actually quite catchy. Now to get to the bad part of the CD is the lyrical content. I"ll admit that before I did this review ... or that...

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... way to expressing his feelings, it's not against the law, and it's the truth. Tupac uses a lot of profanity, and his lyrics are inappropriate for kids. The song "Hit em" Up" starts off with vulgar language and has negative content. "First off, *censored* your bitch and the click you claim West Side when we ride ... through his music. That's a talent that not many people have. Here is a sample of how he expresses his views towards all the injustices in life. In his song "Changes", he raps about prejudice and all the sick aspects of the world. "I see no changes all I see are racist faces M...

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... she was a child. Singing several momentous songs that capture the minds and hearts of her listeners, Christina is an inspiration to a countless amount of people. One song that Aguilera wrote is "Can't Hold Us Down" featuring rap artist Lil" Kim. Many of Christina's songs have a lot of meaning, but "Can't Hold ... Us Down" bay far has affected women of all ages in more ways than one. This song was recorded on her fourth released CD, "stripped." Her CD "Stripped" is an inspiration to all listeners. It gives the audience chill just listening to Christina's ... him know that his game is whac...

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... they listed music as a reason have skyrocketed in recent years, and it's no wonder. Everyone knows that teenagers are very impressionable, and when a popular song talks about violence, many kids listen. This becomes what is "cool" and they try to be just like it. So when artists talk about getting ... teenagers to slow down and take a breather from their otherwise hectic lives. And while some music is violent, sometimes you just need to hear a song that portrays a life that's a little more hectic than yours. Also, while Teenagers often end up alienating themselves from their parents becau...

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... I need two pair So I can get to stompin in my air force ones (Big boys) stompin in my air force ones." This chorus from the song Air Force Ones by Nelly refers to the shoes Nike Air Force Ones. These particular shoes are a hot buy among teenagers for around 150 dollars. Not only ... an atmosphere of anti war predominated, leaving America divided. Jimmy Hendrix a great musician often expressed his thought of the war through his music. For example in his song Machine Gun: " YEAH THAT'S WHAT WE DON'T WANNA HEAR ANYMORE, ALRIGHT NO BULLETS AT LEAST HERE, HUH HUH NO GUNS, NO BOMBS HUH HUH N...

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... 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 ... Rapper's, Nate Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dog came up with a chorus which said, "I just want to f*** you." This line in the popular song lead to many teens believing that casual sex is okay. In the year 2002 drug use has increase in the youth immensely. In almost every rap music video they ...

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... on eminem always had explicit lyrical contents in his songs, he went as far to say that he would kill his father, mother and wife in his song "Cleanin out my closet". Once again this song was a big hit, proving once and again that there are people out there who actually want to hear about murder, violence and rape. As my title ... -hop videos there are women all over the sets dressed up in bikinis or less trying to seduce the singer. In a song released by N.E.R.D. called "Lap Dance" there were naked women baring it all for the cameras and as the song title suggests "lap dance", that's ex...

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... what they 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 ... 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 song 'the motto' "My N*ggers" is consistently used to describe his friends or one's that he is close with. " N*gga we don't really play, ... in these t...

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... represented a negative image of women. Focusing on one video is difficult enough since most of them have the same offensive displays of women in them; However, I choose the video for a song that was at the top of the list entitled hot "Hot In Herre" by the popular rapper Nelly. In this music video, the goal of the focused young woman was ... the sprinkler systems soaks the scantly clad women. Each girl looked similar, exposing her flat stomach, thin waists and pretty faces. During this time and as the lyrics of the song state "I wanna take my clothes off". And showed the men who were mo...

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... -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 of rap music. It was ... 50 cent, Ja Rule, Snoop Dogg, and others. I believe they are ...

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... ; of Hip-Hop. 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. The beat was horrible and the lyrics, while they may have been trying to send a good message, are made impossible to listen ... and the terrible rapping job. In the early 2000's, perhaps the most popular Christian Hip-Hop was being made by a man called KJ-52. He is most widely remembered for a song about his Mtn. Dew addiction. At that point in time, popular Christian artist TobyMac...

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... author of Slate Magazine, suggest that rapper, Eminem is also a member of Illuminati. Weiner believes that he joined for wealth, and now that he has succeeded, he wants out. His song, "Not Afraid," is believed to be referenced toward the Illuminati (Weiner 1). Other celebrities believed to be members of the Illuminati are rapper, Jay-Z and music artist, Lady Gaga ... to be members of the Illuminati are seen with these poses. Even more, Rihanna is a popular music artist all over the world. One of her recent music videos of the song, "Rude Boy," displays several symbols that represent the...

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... a demographic of teen-agers with pockets of discretionary cash. That stereotype, however, is exactly that- a stereotype. In fact hip-hop emerged in 1979 and stepped into the music market with a song called "Rapper's Delight" which makes most of its original followers over the age of 25. The music has since developed into a multi-billion dollar cultural phenomenon that has not only ... is several years in the making. The strangely alluring, and sometimes lopsided relationship between hip-hop and the business world begun in the late 1980s. Run-DMC came out with a song about Adidas sneaker...

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... people may think that Eminem is just a disgustingly rude, heartless, and a careless person, his songs do show some compassion, and love towards things. Off of the Slim Shady LP, the song "Just The Two Of Us" is a rap that he sings to his daughter, telling her how much he loves her. He begins his rap with: "Baby your da-da loves ... /quotes.shtml) Eminems latest single "Stan", is a rap that his fans inspired him to write. Fans that take his music too seriously, and look too deeply into his lyrics. The song is about a man named Stan, who has killed people, hit his wife, and done everything...

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... 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 ... numerous people can relate to the ideas and opinions of the rap artists. Yet most rap music can be considered very controversial in today's society. In the rapper Snoop Dogg's song Gin and Juice, the chorus states that he i...

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... , 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 ... ten feet from where I was standing. The only thing that displeased me was the ending of the show. Instead of the Roots doing another song for the encore the brought out some rock singer to do ...

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Many believe that song lyrics may promote youth violence due to the profound impact the music industry has on today's children. Proof of just how influential these musicians are is blatantly obvious by just ... looking at the children dressing and mimicking the actions of these idols. 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, Tupac Shakur, who was ... affect on their childre...

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... things are going to go very bad for Stan. The music of the video has a slow tempo with a soft percussion beat and an awesome bass line. The beginning of the song starts with a sweet melancholy sigh of a female rap artist named Dido followed by Eminem reading the letter of a fan who idolizes Slim Shady and does not understand why he has ... viewer sees a distraught young man getting more and more upset as the video continues. The viewer also listens to the words from the letters, which are the lyrics of the song that Eminem is singing. In the first letter, Stan writes that he is Slim Sha...

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