... the underground. To quote the legendary Frank Zappa "The mainstream comes to you, but you have to go to the underground." gives us an idea. The definition of underground culture I use, is, culture that has not reached the mainstream but that has gained popularity among a small and loyal audience. During the 1960s, the term underground acquired a new meaning in that it referred ... a band they like, they will start going to every show, buy every shirt, hat, or sticker they have to sell. This culture is a sub-culture. A sub-culture is a set of people with distinct behavior and beliefs wit...

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Popular Radio These days you get into your car, flip on the radio, and what do you hear? A barrage of fake music. Lets name just a few to familiarize you with what I am speaking of: Back Street Boys, N" Sync, Brittany Spears, 98 Degrees, Christina Agulera, Jessica Simpson, the list goes on and on. Where did this surge of teenybopper music come from? Well, it has always been around, yet I don't think it has played such a role in popular music like it does today. Groups like New Kids on the Block and Minueto were some of the first "boy bands" and Paula Abdul and Madonna were among the first "fem...

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... project I will use the music industry, television, and magazines to represent the popular culture. I will focus on these three main facets of American popular culture in order to prove my theory that popular culture does indeed endorse servitude among its female audience. One way in which my statement that pop culture endorses servitude can be supported is by the general theory of control. By glamorizing ... see music videos, MTV, and Cosmopolitan putting ideas into our daughters" heads? If they thought about it, everyone (males included) could come up with at least one instant in which...

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... hot in here, so take off all your clothes,"" and "Baby don't you wanna dance up on me,"" are all lyrics from popular songs in today's pop culture. These are just a few of the very many risqué lyrics to today's most popular songs amongst teenagers. Not only are the lyrics very suggestive, ... could almost be considered a soft-core pornographic video. And then there is the second pop princess, Britney Spears, "all grown up- in her video for "I'm a Slave for You,"" where Britney bears all. In addition to the pop stars of today, the rappers in the media also display women as just merely obj...

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... wear it. "The throwbacks are something guys got into, and then they get into the history of the game," says Robert Traylor from the New Orleans Hornets. Michael Calderone from Pop Matters magazine suggests "When musicians and fashion purveyors Jay-Z and P. Diddy, with the "Roc-A-Wear" and "Sean John" clothing lines respectively, are seen in retro gear, you know the trend ... of sporting wear are more than just to show where you come from, but just by signifying pure fashion for fashion's sake in an ever-changing culture. In the future, as has always been the case, pop culture will seek ...

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... can't forget about the ugly. It would be hard for anyone to dispute the fact that MTV has influenced nearly every pop culture trend since its birth in 1981. One might even go as far as to say MTV is pop culture. No other media network holds in the palm of its hands the power that to control popular cultural evolution the way MTV ... ...

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... his behavior and unfairly questioned his ability to be a good father. In some cases their comment has just been mean spirited for example: "He's no longer the toast of teen culture. The Peter Pan routine might have been cute at 24. It's creepy at 44" (Bozell). Even though Michael Jackson has much wealth and success from his music career, he has ... negligent father for reckless endangerment of his own child," editor (Kevin O'Sullivan) wrote in an editorial for MTV.com. However, according to Rocca from comedy central. "The fact is that pop stars are nontraditional caregivers. You may not...

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... presented itself in the Bronx, New York and has proven that it is worthy to last a long time. And because of that, many people wanted to join in this new culture because it had no color lines, just love. The first real rap group was The Sugar Gang with their single "Rappers" Delight" in 1979. This song was a major influence on ... . MTV (Music Television), allowed access for Caucasian people to listen to rap music. MTV is still being played around the world with daily countdowns of rap, hip-hop, R&B, Rock, and Pop music. This cable channel and those related to it are some of the highest ...

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Women In Music Videos Music videos have been a part of the music scene after the creation of Mtv. Since Mtv's introduction as part of the "pop" culture, it has evolved to include all types of music, from rock -n- roll to love songs to hip-hop. Videos used to help the listeners/fans interpret the artists' songs, now ... ...

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... presented itself in the Bronx, New York and has proven that it is worthy to last a long time. And because of that, many people wanted to join in this new culture because it had no color lines, just love. The first real rap group was The Sugar Gang with their single "Rappers" Delight" in 1979. This song was a major influence on ... . MTV (Music Television), allowed access for Caucasian people to listen to rap music. MTV is still being played around the world with daily countdowns of rap, hip-hop, R&B, Rock, and Pop music. This cable channel and those related to it are some of the highest ...

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... more than big breasted, thin waisted strippers? The image represented of most women are consistant with the afforementioned example. The women seen most often in the media are fashion models, pop stars (singers) and actresses. (We don't like the word "supermodel", "cause they really don't do anything that super.) Many women seen often in the media, especially models and increasingly actresses ... , and in the general way that hip-hop youth interact with one another everyday. Censorship of hip-hop music is not the solution. Instead, the solution is to change the culture, system, and ideol...

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... Fields and as the head of MTV's "Rock the Vote" I understand how important it is for the youth's voice to be heard. MTV has had an amazing effect on the pop culture of this country and its wide-spread ability to capture youth attention has enabled the channel to positively effect youth activism in politics. The group of voters 18-25 has ... ...

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... presented itself in the Bronx, New York and has proven that it is worthy to last a long time. And because of that, many people wanted to join in this new culture because it had no color lines, just love. The first real rap group was The Sugar Gang with their single "Rappers" Delight" in 1979. This song was a major influence on ... . MTV (Music Television), allowed access for Caucasian people to listen to rap music. MTV is still being played around the world with daily countdowns of rap, hip-hop, R&B, Rock, and Pop music. This cable channel and those related to it are some of the highest ...

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