Perhaps even more importantly, American Rap music was highly influenced by Jamaican music. Before looking at rap music in the United States, music in Jamaica should be looked at first. Jamaican music held an enormous effect on American Rap music and it's creation in the early seventies. Styles of Jamaican music that should be looked at are "toasting" and "Dub" music. ... Today hip-hop is a billion dollar a year industry, with influences in many different areas of the consumer market with the most highly targeted groups of consumers being Caucasian American suburban teens. ...

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They all seemed to find comfort in music, disregarding the problems of their communities by listening to or making music. ... This particular part of the film shows how the people that hold power and influence can turn something like freedom of expression, something legal and innocent, into something immoral and even illegal. ... Rapper and producer of hip hop music Dr. ... This pushed and promoted the trend of violence in music today with parents and authority moving away from hip-hop music and the nation's youth for the first time music history towards hip hop. ... If music does play...

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Hip-hop is more than just music; it is a culture. ... This music was the mark of an evolution in the African American culture. ... How could anything be expected to be great or positive without positive attention? ... Anything that has become successful and a positive influence in today's society have been neutered positively at its start giving it a chance to become great. ... Positive values, especially in music, are overlooked and laughed upon. ...

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Immediately, people began pointing to him as an influence, along with a movie that was similar to what the boys did. ... Which brings us to the question: Since teenagers are already emotionally unstable, does music have a positive or negative effect on them? ... The answer to that is, the positive effects of music are just as amazing as the negative ones. ... It helps us identify our feelings and emotions and channel them into something positive. ... While music can be used negatively, it's positive aspects seem to just outweigh the negative. ...

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But, despite its controversy it has remained a source of encouragement to many as its influence spreads across the globe. ... Hip-Hops influence is global, with a fan base consisting of just about everybody, with consumers primarily consisting of white privileged suburban youth. ... Perry argues four distinctions of hip-hop music that make it characteristically black American Music 1. ... It is no secret how music permeates the human psyche, namely music's significance to culture. ... A deeper examination of rap lyrics alludes to this positive racial socialization Dr. ...

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They have call for a censorship of his music. ... In 2001, hip-hop music raised eyebrows again as it jumped ahead of country music in America for the first time. ... Had music influenced a way of life, or had a way of life influenced music (Sowell, 1 para.)? ... There are many positive ways in which rap music has influenced our society as a whole. ... I do not agree with the censorship of music. ...

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Music is one thing, but this is business. ... Influences from other music are there in small amounts, but Hip Hop in general expands internally. ... This approach is an example of change through the music. The style has been used since and now influences almost all rap music being made. ... I assume it's partly to do with the fact that hip hop is still seen worldwide by the majority as a gang-influenced music profitable only through its controversy. ...

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