... , it too has played an extremely important role in the lives of American youth today. Large numbers of "parental-advisory" and "explicit lyrics" CD's releases from disco-graphic companies are causing tremendous parental concerns because of their violent ethics. Parents are very apprehensive about their children's principles, and ... the behavior they learn from gangsta' rap music. The following is a sample of violent rap lyrics that may be available to any teenager in any of the CD shops around neighborhoods today: "I am a big man (yes I am) and I have a big gun; got me a --------- and I...

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... and explicit lyrics" (Campbell, 103). His songs are full of sexual references, foul language and descriptions of drug use. After the release of his second CD that contained a song about an obsessed fan who kills his pregnant girlfriend and then himself by driving off a bridge, "parents and politicians alike began ... school [and] found him dead of a [self-inflicted] gunshot wound, [and] he was still wearing his headphones with Marilyn Manson's Anti-Christ Superstar CD still in the player" (Brownback). The Kuntz's directly blame Manson for their son's suicide and are now deeply involved ...

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... record company beside Death Row, you will be placing your life on the line. Subsequently, this is what Tupac did. Tupac then went on to produce a quadruple-platinum, double CD. This CD was a relentless 28-track assault on whoever it was that shot him. Though this was his best selling record ever, it contained little insight or violent revolutionary lyrics that his ... music is known for, but rather a loud spitting of venomous gangster mentality. His next and last CD would also go quadruple-platinum. This album contained much more thought and contained many songs that talked about religi...

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... vulgar and violent lyrics of past rap artists such as Tupac Shakur and Chris Wallace a.k.a. Notorious BIG. I became aware of this topic because I listen to rap music. I own 20 rap CD's. I became concerned about rap lyrics bad influence when Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG were murdered in the middle of the 1990's. Will Smith is also my favorite rap artist, because ... vulgar and violent lyrics of past rap artists such as Tupac Shakur and Chris Wallace a.k.a. Notorious BIG. I became aware of this topic because I listen to rap music. I own 20 rap CD's. I became concerned about rap lyrics b...

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... father and Janet Jackson's love intrest. Tupac's name was beginning to appear everywhere despite his troubles. Tupac cooled off for two years and then in 1995 he released the double-CD "All Eyez On Me." This album sold over three million copies within its' first year. His career was on a glowing path toward big fame and big money. Soon after "All ... make money. What is the best way to make a ton of money when your known and a superstar, the death of Tupac netted over 10 million dollars with his videos and cd's. In jail Shakur spoke about reading the books written by Niccolo Machiavelli...

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... hinders the rights of the artist under the First Amendment. It could also hinder sales as many family oriented stores such as K-Mart or Target will not even purchase these CD's if they contain Parental Advisory stickers, this not only limits sales, it restricts youth from accessing the music. Those who live in rural areas who cannot depend on a large record ... ...

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... vulgar and violent lyrics of past rap artists such as Tupac Shakur and Chris Wallace a.k.a. Notorious BIG. I became aware of this topic because I listen to rap music. I own 20 rap CD's. I became concerned about rap lyrics bad influence when Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG were murdered in the middle of the 1990's. Will Smith is also my favorite rap artist, because ... ...

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... vulgar and violent lyrics of past rap artists such as Tupac Shakur and Chris Wallace a.k.a. Notorious BIG. I became aware of this topic because I listen to rap music. I own 20 rap CD's. I became concerned about rap lyrics bad influence when Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG were murdered in the middle of the 1990's. Will Smith is also my favorite rap artist, because ... ...

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... any and all musical forms. A number of rap artists have borrowed from jazz, using samples as well as live music. Some of the most influential jazz-rap recordings include Jazzamatazz CD (1993), an album by Boston rapper Guru, and "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" (1993), a single by the British group US3. In the United Kingdom, jazz-rap evolved into a genre known as trip ... ...

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... contained in much of the lyrics (1998). He notes that "When Johnny Cash sings about killing a man, it's edgy.... When an Afro-American rap artist does, Warner Bros. pulls the CD" (1998). There does seem to be a sense of unfairness. Rap has been looked down upon by higher culture, for instance, where even traditional rock doesn't get that treatment. Camille Paglia ... ...

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