... the band Santana. The most . famous of the Sixties rock festivals was Woodstock music and art fair. It was held on farm property in Bethel New York on August 15-17th 1969. Three Days of peace and music would come to define a generation.(sixties). Festival organizers decided on the title Woodstock because it ... was were folksinger Bob Dylan and many other musicians.. lived in New York. It was an artists' retreat since the turn of the century. People came from all around, some for the music, some for atmosphere and some just ... that was meant to protect the performers. Somehow through a...

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... Luther King say about these rappers that demean women and glorify thugs, drug dealers and rapists?", and "What kind of role models are those for young children living in the ghetto?" (Philips A18). U.S. Representative Cardiss Collins, chairwomen of the congressional panel, complained the industry executive to cut out vulgar and violent lyrics was doing that little. She said, "a sticker is not ... virus just as Magic did when he found out that he had HIV. "Snoop,"" says that he hopes that listeners will see that any black man out Hawkins 8 of the ghetto can do something positive with his...

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... light, stand up for your rights." The Wailers" music was fueled by their faith. Many poor Jamaicans saw Rastafarianism and The Wailers" as a spiritual alternative to the frequent violence and ghetto life. This is why many of the poorer people of Jamaica also looked at Bob Marley as being a prophet. His music sent a message to the people that everything was going ... British charts for 56 consecutive weeks." Once again in 1978 the Wailers released another successful album "Kaya." "The band's packed touring schedule in 1978 included a sold-out show at New York City's Madison Square Garden...

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... too. What makes those guys remarkable compared to others are their strength and choice of words, and their flow, or the melody, of their rhymes. I personally cant relate to the ghetto, guns, and all of that gangster stuff, so I dont listen to that genre all that much, but there are many elements people can pick up from the Hip Hop music ... shows character of each artist. Its definitely not just about claiming area by the gangs, and its not just about vandalizing other peoples property. People need to admit that New York City would not have its flavor that it has today without all of th...

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... too. What makes those guys remarkable compared to others are their strength and choice of words, and their flow, or the melody, of their rhymes. I personally cant relate to the ghetto, guns, and all of that gangster stuff, so I dont listen to that genre all that much, but there are many elements people can pick up from the Hip Hop music ... shows character of each artist. Its definitely not just about claiming area by the gangs, and its not just about vandalizing other peoples property. People need to admit that New York City would not have its flavor that it has today without all of th...

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... influential roll on children. But when does freedom of speech become too much? Rap known in the initially as "Hip Hop" was first researched back to the Bronx in New York City. Unfortunately, rap music was (and still is) not perceived by many Americans as an art form, but as a fad, which they hoped, would fade away. "Hip Hop" culture was ... Jamaica known as "blues dances". "Blues dances were dances that took place in large halls or out in the open in the slum yards. "Blues dances" were a regular feature of ghetto life in Jamaica."(Harver 35) At these dances black America R&B records wer...

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