It affects how people dance, speak, and even the styles of clothing that are worn. ... Frank Palumbo, from the American Academy of Pediatrics (APP), spoke to the Committee of Governmental Affairs of the U.S. saying, "Pediatricians with a specialty in adolescents are keenly aware of how crucial music is to a teen's identity and how it helps them define important social and sub-cultural boundaries." ... They hear songs that talk about how much money was stolen and what was bought with the money. ... King, before the Senate Subcommittee, explaining exactly how violent music can ultimately...

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That's how it happened with me. ... He went on to explain to me how Lee went on to learn how to break real good, and ended up battling and getting served by Crazy Legs, approximately two years afterBeat Street came out. ... Rap artists and dance crews would have equal billing when it came to shows back then. ... There's even videos that will teach you how to pop and lock like N'Sync. ...

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Rap and hip-hop has been plagued by negative connotations of violence since its existence. ... Rap artist Ice Cube says, "They"re pioneers. Run-DMC made rap emerge out of hip-hop to be the signature art." ... Andre 3000 - "Elevators" (Allen) Regardless of how many fans Outkast have they will not be able to make a living without creating a song that listeners will enjoy. ... Even though these two organizations have opposing viewpoints on how to change the hip-hop culture, the desire to free hip-hop of its negative image ...

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This is an example of how the people against censorship feel. ... Other songs talk about how they messed up when they were younger, and how dumb it was. ... Some examples of these lyrics will show you how these pioneers of rap music aren't all about gangs, violence, and other things stereotypes bring to all hip hop artists, even though they have been through it all. ... -Gang Starr "Moment of truth" This again shows how Guru is showing how people work and how people jump to conclusions, when they do not even know peoples background. ... This next excerpt is a good example of how Gang...

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I wanted to know the current status of hip-hop dancing, how it was before and gain an insight on its future. ... I first asked them when and how they got into hip-hop dancing. ... However, I asked every subject about how and why they started to dance hip-hop, Hong Kong's hip-hop past, present, and future, their inspiration, goals and what hip-hop dancing meant to them as an individual. ...

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