... develop the spirit of team work, and always support the works of each other in the firm. According to Inglis (2007), one of the features of Motown music is inclusion of the elements of pop. The other feature is the established tambourines aided in emphasizing the songs' back beats. Another feature is the use of bass instruments and electric guitars that could ... phrase. The sections of horn and string, together with background, were used during performance. The other feature included use of orchestration during performance. Today, the Motown music remains the greatest pop music that th...

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... to reflect the lives they witness. Some of them live the lives they rap about" ("More-Responsible" 20). Works Cited Teachout, Terry. "Compare the Influence of Rap Music to That of Rock and Roll Music on Pop Culture in the U.S." National Review Inc. 22 Feb. 1999: 51.14. (EBSCOhost) "Fresh Prince Sings Praises of Clean Rap." The Buffalo News 23 Nov. 1997, final ... ed. :17A. (EBSCOhost) "More-Responsible Rap." Christian Science Monitor 30 Sept. 1996: 88.20. (EBSCOhost) Collins, Glen. "Rap Music, Brash and Swaggering, Enters Mainstream." The New York Times 29 ... to reflect the lives they...

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The Cold War and American Pop-Culture The influence of the Cold War on American popular culture in the 1950s is very clear. "As true today, popular culture in the 1950s meant primarily movies, television programs, and recorded music as well as fiction, drama, and even fashion and comics." The ... associated with the Communist Party. Lastly, the influence that the Cold War had on American popular culture is evident through analysis of the popular music of the 1950s. As a result of the Cold War, American popular culture was largely dominated by anti-communist ideals and subsequently caused mass...

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... impact on shaping the minds of individuals who view music as a marker of identifying within a class, group or race. For example, many African Americans mimic the lifestyles of hip-hop stars and gangtas that are portrayed through music. Many European Americans listen to pop and rock music and mimic the personas of pop and rock legends by their hairstyles, piercing and apparel. ... Throughout history many classes of people have used music as a form of revolution. African Americans used music as a form of empowerment and a source of identifying blackness, unity ... and strength. Many Euro...

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... because it is dominated by blacks. We know this is far from the truth. In recent years there has been an explosion of rap music in pop culture and artists of all backgrounds are topping the charts. However rap artists continue to be arrested on drug charges, assault both sexual ... habits were stable during the 12 months, and researchers found that those who were unemployed and under less parental supervision showed a greater exposure to rap music (The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 2003). At the 12 months follow up, Wingood et al. found that 37.6 percent had con...

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POP MUSIC HAS IT RIGHT America is the land of opportunity. Children are raised and taught that America is the best and they can do whatever they want. At this moment, ... keep our minds off of the war and the thousands that will die because of it. One of these distractions is music. Music of today is really at a high point. As I walk down the aisle at my music store, I glance at the old music of the 60's and 70's and begin to question the time period. The Vietnam War was in full throttle ... expanding drugs and basically just doing nothing to help the people of the country. I pick up a Door...

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... from school. You turn on the radio only to hear some media generated stuff banded together by some lame drum beats. This is unfortunetly, the music of today. Along with pop music and boy bands, alternative and rock music has , essentially gone to the pits. There's truly no other way to put it. The media has been spoonfeeding us talentless garbage and sell out ... 's for years but it is only now manifesting it's intensity on MTV and the radio. Sure, pop music and boy bands "make" great music to dance to, but there's no talent there. Indoctrinating girls as young as eight years old, bands ...

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... of the Free Congress Foundation's Center for Law & Democracy, made an argument that expresses this one view on this matter by stating, "Popular music is the single most influential factor for many young people, and intuition, experience and research show this is an issue of potential harm, not just ... disgusting anytime young people's lives are taken in an act of senseless violence. My condolences go out to the students and their families" (The Music/Violence Connection 2). However, Manson's fans have made comments arguing that his lyrics don't depict any sort of violent action. One of...

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... that has contributed more to our society in any other way than music genre? What about a pop culture that have a positive influence on some parts of the country and yet be portrayed as a negative influence among the rest of America? What about a culture that has taken over ... a frenzy? This culture can take on many different art forms that allow several different types of people to participate in regardless of ethnicity: whether it is the highly scrutinized rap music, the beautiful art form of graffiti, the creative art of break dancing, or the ever so complicated art of dj-ing. If yo...

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... that blues became popular in the south (1890s), African Americans had mastered the piano. As a result, African Americans began to interpret and play classical music with "ragged or syncopated rhythms" (Shipton 33); with this, "Ragtime," was born. Ragtime became nationally popular fast because black pianist first really ... the 1920s, Ragtime had branched off into two styles, classical Rag and Jazz. Jazz was a more energetic and upbeat form of Ragtime music; it was a music that anyone and everyone danced to. Jazz made its way from "New Orleans and worked its way up the River [Mississippi]...

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... is customary to introduce Christian songs in non-religious occasions. The singer, guitarist and composer Sister Rosetta-Tharpe was the first major star of gospel music during the emergence of pop music in the 30's and remained famous during the 40's. She had a following with hundreds of fans (Harvey 2007: 5-9). Socio Cultural Aspects of the Gospel and its Beginnings The female gospel ... extraordinary Christian revival. Passionate sermons were preached in big meetings and Christian services, which were held in the cities of North America. Together with performances organized in black gh...

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... in the lives of Americans and the world. Music began to protest things like war and political issues for example the environment. America was in an uproar and music played a key part. The nineties began the advance of Hip-Hop, Rap and Pop music. In a culture of fast pace "dog eat dog" type attitudes many new music styles came about. People became inspired to branch ... out and create their own kinds of music and dance. Dance clubs and electronic music began to make their way on to ... the scenen. A vast new kind of music called Rap/Hip-Hop made a huge impact ... ...

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... to some where they would rather be, but is it ever recognized where that beat and rhythm come from? Well it's not a very common answer. Music gets its origin from many different places one of which is Europe because that's where many of American's migrated from. But the fact is that because ... Mississippi Fred McDowell helped to create a unique and powerful sound that is still popular today." (Lee) Widely recognized as the "Father of Rock and Roll", Blues music is one of America's great contributions to the world. "It was created in the days of slavery in America, when a black person w...

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... acts as, RUN-DMC, De La Soul, The Beastie Boys, Ice-T, and LL Cool J. RUN-DMC was among the first rap groups to climb the pop charts in a major way, they also were among the first to make incursions into the Rock-n-Roll element, when they teamed up with Aerosmith's Stephen Tyler ... Way." The beastie boys on the other hand, were White ex-Punkers gone Hip-Hop, and with their raucous style and rebellious behavior, managed to bring Rap music to a whole new group of listeners... White Middle-Class America. This exposure opened up a whole new can of worms, that of which still to this day ......

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... Isaacksz, gave this statement, "At any event where there's alcohol, there's more of a chance of bar fights. But, it's not an issue of the music at all Most important is that we"re going to have a zero tolerance policy towards violence during our programs" (O"Brien 2-3). In recent times we try to ... the influence upon us that causes us to react the way we do. Even if this is true many believe otherwise. Keith Clinkscales stresses, "Rap music has helped soothe racial and cultural divides and that's a wonderful thing in a country with as strong of race problems as this one anything that he...

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... , life ain't nothin' but bitches and money" appalled many listeners with its profoundness and explicitness. In response to the controversy risen by Rap, KRS frontman Chuck D once memorably described rap music as "black people's CNN" - the only medium in which black voices could tell the truth in a white-dominated country". As Rap's controversial subjects and lyrics continued to escalate, its immense ... Pistols, "Submission" were blamed for corrupting America's highly influenced teenagers. Punk-rock lyrics introduced a new frankness of expression in matters both political and sexual. At ...

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... is not fair, nor is it constitutional that music should be censored in anyway. It is not only rap music trying to be censored it is in all types of music. They are taking away their rights and it isn't fair. Wall-Mart CD standards are Changing Pop Music, Wal-Mart and other large department stores sell ... censor "pro-drug lyrics". These censors announced their plan to pressure major record companies to discontinue production of what they called "obscene" music and music which contains " blatantly pro-drug lyrics. All of the CDs targeted as "obscene" already carry Parental Advisory Labe...

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... 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 progressing it will continue to have an positive on the music community. Since the beginning of Hip-Hop in the early 70's there have been ... . 2 Cause of Hip-Hop there has been great effect on Pop music. The up-tempo beats of Hip-Hop gives Pop music 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 sty...

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... repopularized. During the mid-1980s, rap moved from the fringes of hip-hop culture to the mainstream of the American music industry as white musicians began to embrace the new style. In 1986 rap reached the top ten on the Billboard pop charts with "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" by the Beastie Boys and "Walk This Way" by Run ... -DMC and Aerosmith. Known for incorporating rock music into its raps, Run-DMC became one of the first rap groups to be featured regularly ... , released the singles "The Show Stoppa" (1985) and "Push It" (1987); "Push It" reached the top 20 on Bill...

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... a sudden it was the 12 to 19 year old age groups that had the greatest spending power, especially in the arena of music. Record companies saw this and ever since then have marketed most of their product toward young people. Pop singer Jo Stafford said in the October 13 1958 edition of Billboard magazine, "Rock and Roll is an economic thing. Today ... and although this would seem puritanical today, Priestly stage act was considered too "pornographic" for television in the 1950's. Today though, Elvis Priestly's act seems tame because in rock or pop music there's always at least one artist...

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... ' was said to have been used first by a pianist, Hersel Thomas who used this word to describe the music played at a house rent party. Even bands such as The Beatles and Van Morrison started off by playing skiffle music. British pop music was different to that of American Pop music, although such artists imitated influences and sounds as Cliff Richard. America had no skiffle ... music. All children had to listen to the music was a wireless which only gradually started playing rock. Pop music wasn't played on most stations- only radio Luxembourg, which was a ... poor quality station. Radi...

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... that it would not be around for much longer. They kept it alive and the music industry today owes much to the Beatles for making rock and roll the music of today and keeping it alive. The foursome came to America with a music that would be the ever-changing Pop music that we know today. Before the Beatles there was no critics or Rolling Stone ... magazine the Beatles started that aspect of the music industry that we know so well today. If it weren ... 't for the Beatles who knows what music would sound like. The Beatles changed the face ... ...

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... write songs and learn to play the guitar. Hippies, in their rebellious stage, looked at their music as "stories that teach lessons that no school could ever teach" (Puz). Rock "n roll music was also revolutionized in the 1960's. The Beatles changed rock "n roll and created pop music as they quickly became the trendsetters of America. The Beatles were the most popular and influential rock ... act of all time. They helped to reshape Rock "n roll into "Rock music" that was capable of introducing serious social issues into the mainstream of American culture, thus, becoming "Pop music" and n...

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... although Japanese culture may be safe, the compensation for this safety are these manga which serve as their outlet for releasing all of their perverted aggressions. MUSIC Music has the most impact of all media in Japan, and is also the most commercialized of all of Japan's media, so that is where I ... will lay my concentration for the rest of this paper. I would like to try and compare the differences not only between Japanese music and American music, but also the ways in which they present themselves to the fans and listeners. Just after I got here, I was riding in my friend's car .....

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... The claim made by gay rights activists, women's rights activists, and the parents of America is that children are heavily influenced by the music and real lives of these celebrities, so much so that they are willing to commit violent crimes and vicious acts simply because they are ... that he sends, and the misinterpretations that follow his lyrics. Say that I'm foolish I only talk about jewels (bling bling). Do you fools listen to music or do you just skim through it? See I'm influenced by the ghetto you ruined. That same dude you gave nothin, I made somethin doin, what ... give you ...

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