... Since the 70's it has become much more then a style of music, it has become a lifestyle. It has also had an impact on the growth of Pop music. Due to the influence on different types of music, Hip-Hop music has had a collaboration of different styles of music. At the rate Hip-Hop is ... gives the music a dance appeal. It is common today to have a Hip-Hop artist perform in a Pop song, because the two music styles are similar. Hip-Hip/ R&B group Full Force helped Pop music mature. Full Force introduced Pop acts such as New Kids On The Block, Brittany Spears, and N"SNYC. Sean Combs a Hip-Ho...

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... of confusion. Some how the American youth has turned it's back on reality with lights and pretty faces. This glossy pop culture is amused by reality shows that increase the chances of starving actors to starve even more. We watch movies with idiotic pop idols that have no true meaning behind their music, why? Because they don't even write the songs they sing ... . Most have no lyrical technique, yet they sing to the masses. It is a pathetic fact that American youth has watched this cheesy pop luster form, grow, and continue to expand after major catastrophic events. The youth of this nat...

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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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... she did, and mean each every word of every song on the CD. The lyrics of Aguilera's song meets the double standard that today's group of girls is faced with. Pop culture often promotes sex but still expects young women to act differently than their male peers, but Aguilera talks about the other side of the issue. Christina sings out in her ... like "whore." It is not fair how girls get treated and the only way to better the situation is to confront it, as Aguilera and Lil" Kim do in their pop hit. Both Christina Aguilera and Lil" Kim have tried to change this double standard in other wa...

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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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... 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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