... to being their sistas."6 I would argue that Hip-Hop artists do love black women and the purpose of this section is to illustrate how the lyrics of various songs have affirmed the beauty and strength of black women. To affirm is to confirm and assert positively.7 Affirmation usually is achieved by ... down The homies wanna kick it but I"m just laughin at ya Cause you's a down ass bitch And I ain't mad at cha."17 These lyrics create another scenario of disrespect and affirmation. While most argue that songs that refer to women as bitches are disrespectful in its entirety, this song begs ....

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... these musicians from expressing their opinions. Between 1960-1990 more than 100 people were jailed by the South African government One of the first musicians jailed for so-called subversive lyrics was Oscar Mpeta, an aging trade unionist. Rufus Radebe and Joseph Charles were also imprisoned for singing about the release of Nelson Mandela. Also, James Mahhlope Phillips was arrested more ... daily division between races during apartheid. Yet when they all left, the sense of ostracism and separation was strong in their hearts. The Blue Notes mixture of township jazz, political lyrics, and ...

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... a global scale, why not use this to our advantage? Can you imagine what our influence could be if more groups like The Fugees or Tribe Called Quest created music and lyrics to inspire a new wave in Pan-African thinking? If hip-hop is destined to rule youth culture around the world, wouldn't you rather it be a reign that will unite and ... while this reality does exist, it is not simply a Black reality(2)." Afeni Shakur, Tupac's mother, put it best when she said, "It doesn't make sense to suggest that rap's violent lyrics are to blame for society's ills. If that were the case, she said, ...

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... about the reality of the black societies. Tupac said the album "was his practice to introduce a center character through whom he could develop a narrative". The album was bursting with militant lyrics, illustrating violence between the police and young black males. Most stories in which violence encounters, often leads to death and imprisonment. (http://www.alleyezonme.com) One of the most popular ... like a drug for me. It makes me feel so good and forget about my hardships. I felt like Pac's songs were written just for me. I could identify with a lot of his lyrics. I figured if Pac ma...

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... game from a woman I wonder why we take from our women, Why we rape our women, do we hate our women" When I think of rape and compare it to those lyrics it saddens me because women are the one to give birth to men and for some of these men to abuse women just shows the lack of appreciation for women ... ...

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... said, "Their music was a reflection of what was going on in the streets, but it wasn't an accurate depiction of them. They were good kids Whether you liked the lyrics or not, the music was so good, you had to bob your head" (Christian 98). This praise from the radio consultant can be compared to the literary works of ... ...

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... American images (i.e. Malcolm X) but it did not seem to elevate those leaders present today. They focused more on the images. Too many rappers did not even bother to make their lyrics consistent with the philosophies of these leaders. (Henderson, 8) Black artists are asserting their creativity within the context of oppressed people. The music must speak to this consistently because it is ... ...

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... , her style of music was entirely new. She is described as having " brought African-American blues to white Americans?34 In her song "Get it While You Can,'she belted lyrics like, "In this world if you read the papers, Lord, you know that everybody's fighting on with each other. You got no one you can count on baby, not even ... ...

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... is the only song that Walker set to his own text. Of it, he says, "I always wanted to write something of a pop nature. I decided to write the music and the lyrics .""28 An example of blues intervals, which are functional harmonies used in non-functional ways, can be seen at the end of measure 5 where the G half-diminished seven chord moves ... ...

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... blues. The first section, The Weary Blues, depicts Harlem nightlife - its clubs and cabarets, the people who perform there, and the relationships that develop among them. The title poem incorporates lyrics from a blues song and depicts life in the jazz scene of the 1920s. The syncopation of the poem's rhythm simulates the syncopated rhythm of jazz music, setting a precedent for later ... ...

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