Rap is exactly the opposite. ... In 1979, rap had its first hit single with the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight." ... Along with rap come many sub-types of rap. ... Tupac Shakur, with his tales of "Thug Life" and street crime, and the Notorius B.I.G., with his bittersweet, dead-eye narratives of drugs and violence made the 90's a statement of how hard it was to grow up in the ghetto. ... Looking at the obvious differences in location, one can tell that location effects how lyrics are written. ...

• Word Count: 523
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Jay-Z rants about how many girls he's "bagged" in his hit single "Girls, girls, girls". ... When the music business caught onto this trend of rap music's popularity, they bought into it, adding to the culpability of rap artists. ... They would be offered large sums of money to rap about the hardships of the ghetto, which is what happened with the "conscious" rap sub-genre, which consisted of rappers who rapped about things that actually matter, like the Roots. ... To many rap artists, this was a life long dream, and once you live in the lap of luxury, one can't rap anymore about...

• Word Count: 2020
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

I have chosen these genres to take a look into their history as well as how it has developed into what we are listening today. ... This type of style became known as rap. ... The first real rap group was The Sugar Gang with their single "Rappers" Delight" in 1979. ... This "Gangster Rap" is what many rap styles are based off of today. ... It had a huge impact on the rap community. ...

• Word Count: 984
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

I have chosen these genres to take a look into their history as well as how it has developed into what we are listening today. ... This type of style became known as rap. ... The first real rap group was The Sugar Gang with their single "Rappers" Delight" in 1979. ... This "Gangster Rap" is what many rap styles are based off of today. ... It had a huge impact on the rap community. ...

• Word Count: 984
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Combs, being the owner of the widely known Bad Boy Records, was simply being judged by the ownership of such a name on a record label and the fact that much of his music and his protégés was really how they lived and behaved on a regular basis. ... Rap is nothing but life stories described in a musical form. ... The same principle goes with Rap music. ... the evil "of the most violent, dehumanizing, and desensitizing rap-(623). Rap music is not to blame for the way people act in society today. ...

• Word Count: 1369
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

So if rap isn't violent anymore, what is it? ... Rap certainly doesn't change because it ignorantly believes that as music it knows what the fans want to hear. ... Rapping or "Emceeing" as its more accurately titled is only one of these sub cultures. ... The style has been used since and now influences almost all rap music being made. ... - Talib Kweli (The Blast) This final quote is from Talib Kweli; another extremely intelligent artist who could be summarized with a self-quote "anyone can tell you how it is, I"m telling you how it is - AND how it could be." ...

• Word Count: 1591
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

I say this because allowing nine members to act how they feel results in each member bringing a different musical style to a group. ... In a sense each member's own rapping style has become the groups norm. For instance the Genius and the Rza are intelligent rappers while Ghost Face Killah and Raekwon are storytellers with their lyrics. The way each member raps also spills over into how they act when not doing musical activities with the group. ... This relates back to the group's norm of allowing a member to act how they want. ...

• Word Count: 2421
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Who am I? Where do I come from? What do I want from life? How will I obtain it? What are my beliefs and values? I was born in 1983; just two years after the devastating epidemic of AIDS came to the forefront. In the early 80s, Michael Jackson was establishing his reign as the king of pop, MTV w...

• Word Count: 709
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

A good belly dancer can be judge by how well she moves her shoulders and not her pelvis. ... Name of Dance: Break Dance Origin: USA Date: 1980 ...

• Word Count: 2175
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

One wonders why, if these words were considered too rude to be spoken, they were ever used, and consequently, how they remained a fixture in a language known for its passing trends and short-lived fashions. ... How, though, do you ascertain when this purpose becomes a "useful purpose"? ... Or for a police officer in Times Square who, when asked politely what a street protest is about, replies: "How the fuck should I know?" ... Chapter 3- How Profanity Offends Why does this language cause such strong reactions? ... Since this is the case, then it is a good idea to explore briefly what these wor...

• Word Count: 3630
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School