... of more males than females. The week of September 26, 2015, the top ten artists for Billboard's Hot 100 included nine songs from male artists, and only one song from a female artist, who was placed at number seven. Looking through previous weeks of Billboard's Hot 100, it was indisputable how rare female artists are ranked into the top five, which ultimately constructs a gap ... ...

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... the initially long introduction, there are several changes in the melody with the addition of the heavy beat of the bass drum, which keeps the song within the "metal" context that makes Metallica a "must have" in any hardcore listeners library, and then the introduction of an electronic synthesizer, which ... new sound in the blending of these instruments for the remainder of the verse, which will also be reintroduced at a later part of the song. Now this is when the dynamics start to build, with the drums beating louder and the orchestra starting to respond in harmony with violin and ....

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... of the Gangster Disciples (Chicago's largest gang, rival to Keef's Black Disciples), was involved in a series of altercations with Keef and other 300 members. The situation escalated and Coleman uploaded a song called "3hunna K"" (standing for "300 killer" ") to YouTube, which was the final straw. Shortly after "3hunna K" was posted, Coleman posted a video to twitter of him heckling Keef's close friend, 300 ... undoubtedly a legend from a musical standpoint, as one of the most successful musicians to ever come from Chicago at the ripe age of 18. While the impacts of his music are a hot ...

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... songs of the protest movement from being sent or played overseas on armed forces radio stations. In 1965, Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction", a song about racism, social injustice, and nuclear annihilation, reached the number one spot. This song, however, was banned from radio stations not because listeners did not know the words- it was banned because listeners DID know the words (McWilliams ... enter the University of Mississippi in "62 ("Oxford Town") and the Cuban missile crisis ("Hard Rain A-Gonna Fall"). Dylan's second album, The Freewheelin" Bob Dylan, was supposed to include t...

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... into our skulls exist in most of us. In 1974, Eric Clapton found that he had a number one single in "I Shot the Sheriff,"" a song written by reggae artist Bob Marley as a protest against police brutality and a plea for social justice. In the year 1992, rapper Ice-T and his band ... Body Count released an album containing the song "Cop Killer,"" written about a man disgusted with the police brutality which had disturbingly become commonplace in Los Angeles, Ice-T's home town. In 1974, Clapton ... 's number one hit met with no controversy and was enjoyed by many, but in 1992, Ice-T's song...

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... rock and roll, other performers began to learn and copy something from him. Joe McDonald was just a good example to show how Elvis influence other musicians when Joe played the song "Rocking Around the World" on Woodstock Festival. All the styles in dressing and music were similar to Elvis". By the time Elvis Presley recorded "Heartbreak Hotel" in 1956, there was ... 1957, "Jailhouse Rock" which was Elvis" third motion picture premiered in Memphis, opening nationally in November and quickly going to the top five at the box office and the title song was a smash hit. Years later, this fil...

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... incident in October 1984, a nineteen-year-old teenager shot himself in the head. When the coroner came to investigate the scene he found headphones still upon the victim, playing the song "Suicide Solution". Once the media got hold of the story instant blame was pointed at the rock star with some suggestions that Ozzy's songs even contained tones known as "hemi ... sync" that would cause a person to be unable to resist what was being said in the song. Such far out suggestions in the media can not only turn the world against one artist but against the rock genre as a whole. The media can...

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... time in history, and in sequences such as the montage of the Games continuing whilst protests and terrorism still carries on outside, which is played along to Led Zeppelin, the song matches with the editing of the clips and the intensity of the situation on either side. On the negative side, there have been criticisms (Rotten Tomatoes, 2015) about the choice ... ...

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... of its early history, heavy metal was actively made as male through a series of quite particular practices, strategies and tactics. Walser identified four such strategies that he found articulated in song lyrics, through the use of musical codes and music videos. These he has identified as: 1.) exscription, which means no girls are allowed; 2.) misogyny, an anti-woman strategy which results in ... ...

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... images that characterize a growing number of videos. Furthermore, music video's being popular among children and adolescents inspire young viewers to imitate them in a similar manner. For instance, if viewers hear a song after having seen the video version, they immediately "flash back" to the visual imagery in the video. (Nuzum 10) Music videos may have a significant behavioral impact by desensitizing viewers to ... ...

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... two songs; Britney Spears was chosen as the number one least-favorite, even with her many hit singles. Good Charlotte was one of the most hated bands while The Red Hot Chili Peppers were the number two favorite; both happen to be in the same genre. To gain a better understanding of the art of music and its relationship to social interaction ... ...

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