... accused of abuse and promiscuity. However among all of these accusations, Tupac was considered a hip hop prophet by many. With words of encouragement for "ghetto bastards" and women that were left as single mothers, Tupac was a comforting voice, offering an empathetic message and speaking the truth that many knew all ... a pedestal. In his song Dear Momma, Tupac expresses his feelings on his mother and the life of a mother raising a child in the ghetto. Armond White brings a positive look onto Tupac when speaking of this song. "While Tupac constructs this sentimental autobiography, he b...

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... its culpability and reputability because of the added need to appease white people. When rap music began, it was sang in the streets of New York. Jamaican immigrants passed on their traditional beats and introduced rhymes into the mix. The early form of the music caught on fast, and quickly spread ... taste of this new music. To add to the new phenomenon, a group called "The Beastie Boys" which consisted of three Jewish kids from New York had sprung onto the scene with party anthems. It was gaining in popularity. The white audience was embracing something other than the ordinary, and ch...

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... fast. This man is famous because of his music. When he was young he moved around a lot and ended up in Oakland California. In Oakland he lived in the ghetto, a place called the Jungle. There he learned the game of gangster life. His mom was addicted to crack. Tupac always wanted to become a star. First it was ... acting but then he found out that his real talent was in rap. He was able to rap about a life about a young black man that lives in the ghetto. From there they made a lot of money in a short period of time. He lived the classic life going from rags to riches. From there he start...

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... and fight amongst themselves to see who can come out on top. The lyrics in their songs are harsh. They speak of gang life, life in the ghetto, gunfights, drug use, and they often degrade women. Yet wherever one turns these songs and being played over and over again on the radio and the ... Rap music started in the early 1980's and it is a musical style the came from the hip-hop culture of the streets. Mainly showing up in New York, rapping was simply the rhyming of words and lines over a beat. At first it was a competition to see who had the most creative insults to another ... lyrics an...

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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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... Hip -hop is a word to describe a cultural movement, that includes styles of dance and music. The music originated in the South Bronx of New York in the 1970"s. The first DJ of hip-hop was a man named Kool Herc. He innovated previous turn-table techniques into new-school recording and play ... style in their territory. People would trade and copy the mix-tapes and would play the music outside on the battery powered cassette players called "Ghetto Blasters." These mix-tapes were popular mostly in the Bronx but as people began to trade, they were popular in all the neighborhoods. Then Blac...

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... a recording contract even though it wasn't industry acceptable. It was the community that decided if an artist had what it took to be a ghetto superstar (popular in the neighborhood). Today, the responsibility of deciding what defines Hip-Hop falls directly into the hands of industry powers. An artist ... hop shone brighter than in music. It was the music that took hip-hop beyond its origins in the black and Latino ghettos of New York to white Middle America. Nowhere was that more evident than when Lauryn Hill won five Grammys -- the preeminent music awards competition that underscores ....

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... . At the time, everybody was crew hopping. I can remember seeing Beat Street for the first time, and actually getting a glimpse of the some of New York's most famous B-boying crews on the big screen. Even though Wild Style is regarded as a more authentic Hip Hop flick, I actually saw Beat Street first. ... behind the scenes, that resulted in the evolution of the B-boy culture on both coasts. "There was a meeting when Sugar Pop came to New York in like 1980. We all hung out in my hallway. Sugar Pop was the Californian dude down with the Electric Boogaloos, the group that created poppin ......

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... really caused by rap music? Rap is about heritage, identity and the future. Rap music originated in mid-1970 in south Bronx section of New York City. Rap is a cross - culture product. Rapping is saying rhymes to the beat of music it was originally called emceeing. It draws its ... Keeley). Rapper and DJs disseminated their work by copying it on tape- dubbing equipment and playing it on powerful, portable "ghetto blasters." Breakdancers used their bodies to mimic transformers and other futuristic robots in symbolic street battles. Although graffiti as a social movement first came out in...

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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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... many rappers do have songs featuring in depth stories of gun violence. These rappers are simply stating what went on in their everyday lives as they grew up in the ghetto of urban cities. The lyrics that they rhyme over are not meant for people to take offense to, but to simply see what is going on in their reality. Rap ... of the successful rap artists that are now millionaires such as Jay-Z, Nas, 50 Cent and many others were raised in poverty stricken homes in the inner cities of New York. The music that they provide for the listeners today is nothing but tales of the previous and unk...

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... from existing records and mixing them up with poetry chronicling life in the neighborhoods. It started in the early 1970s in the neighborhoods of the South Bronx located in New York. Gifted teenagers with plenty of imagination began to forge this style from poetry and everyday life. Through television shows like BET's Rap City and Yo! MTV Raps and a succession of ... a beat. Hip-hop is a culture, a way of life for a society of people who identify, love and cherish rap, break dancing, DJ'ing and graffiti. Hip-Hop spilled out of the ghetto and became a popular form of music. From the hous...

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... is on the news or on TV it is because of some criminal behavior. On the other hand we have an organization like Hot 97's Hip-Hop symphony in New York City, these kids and young adults have spent their lives in poverty, but are trying to better their lives and their community by giving back. Rather than being out on ... , these kids are together inside practicing their respectful instruments (Hip-Hop Symphony). I know that if you have never been exposed to this it probably seems like a dream world for the "ghetto" children. It's not however. There are programs like this throughout the Uni...

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