... Rap isn't just a form of music; it helped create a whole culture called Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop originated from the ghettos of the Bronx in New York City. Break-dancers, graffiti artists, djs, and emcees are all apart of the hip-hop culture. A song called "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugar hill Gang was the first rap song ... to go mainstream. There were rap songs before this (1979), but "Rapper's Delight" started the takeover. Many rappers today claim that song is the reason they rap. Rap has come a long way from the ... days of Run-DMC and N.W.A. Yet these groups help start the crazy popularity...

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... rest of the decade, single-handedly clearing the way for later acts such as The Sugarhill Gang, whose song, "Rapper's Delight" is considered to be the very first commercial success with a Rap song. The presence of Hip-Hop's popularity continued only to gain momentum well into the 1980's, with the birth ... of such 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 ... of the horrors of cocaine. On Grandmaster Flash's hit "White Lines," he details how the drug can ruin a life, and shouts, "Don't do it!" Rap music, ...

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... songs he would play or write. When he is happy he would write a funny or happy song and when he is sad he would write a song to express his bitterness about the subject. Rap or Hip Hop has its roots within African culture and tradition. (http://www.daveyd.com/raphist ... 1.html0 ) Rap has evolved from simple stories to poetry with a beat. But now we see rap evolving into a more negative ... aspect. Rappers have caused listeners to be more superficial. They have degraded themselves into walking advertisements from cars, alcohol, and clothing wear. "I said give me two pair (cause) I need ...

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... in. Violence and terrorism are escalating. These things have become a common household issue. If we are going to decipher the song line per line, there are many sociological issues being taken into serious consideration, like racism and terrorism. Moreover, the rap song clearly states how the media is of great influence to the youth. Why is this so? Since violence creates so much ... only generate too much hate. Hate is the foundation of all misunderstandings and mishaps. Such misunderstandings have caused too much trouble to humanity. The song, Where is the Love is entirely different f...

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... such as the Sugar Hill Gang were the first to demonstrate this style of music with their song "Rapper's Delight" when they sampled "Good Times" by Chic. When the form of rhyme poetry is added to the sampled song, it is then called Rap Hip-Hop. Rap Hip-Hop has inspired different music groups globally. Groups such as Rah-Jah (Israel), The Punjabi MC ... 's (Pakistan) and The South Park Mexicans (Mexico/ Texas) are great examples of how Rap Hip-Hop inspired the masses globally. 2 Cause of Hip-Hop there has ... has made some of the best music collaborations seen by the music industry. The e...

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... own way of life. Think about the last time you said something smooth or cool to your girlfriend or guy friend you probably heard it in a love song or rap song. We often take for granted the fact that music is all around us no matter what kind you listen to. You listen to music in your car, ... 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 br...

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FROM SLAVE FIELDS TO RAP SKILLS: A Journey Through Black American Music The Africans brought with them sounds of their ancestors as they came ashore to this country. Polyrhythms and work songs were parts of ... Mahalia Jackson. Lyrics are based on the gospels and personal experiences. I cannot talk about gospel music without mentioning the father of gospel " Thomas A. Dorsey. Dorsey was the composer of the song "Precious Lord Take My Hand." Dorsey's style of music wasn't accepted at first because of its blues influence. People felt that the blues sound should not be mixed with religious ... ...

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... 3). Most of the early problems with censorship were in the early 1950's. The 90's are the most controversial decade dealing with the censorship of music. The rap group "2 Live Crew" was the target for the censorship bureau in the time. The groups lyrics weren't as violent, but more explicit. The album ... "Me So Horny" was illegal to sale in couple of states like Alabama and Florida. In the 90's rap music was taking all the heat for music censorship. Rappers such as Ice-T, Public Enemy, and N.W.A. were getting the majority of the heat in the ... are little more violent than rap. The ce...

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... urban areas. This type of music encourages children to get into drugs and gang violence. In the past eight years, the period in which "gangsta" rap has been heavily promoted, teenage drug use has increased more than four-fold (Dr. C Delores Tucker). The government is the underlying power that allows ... beatings they are injecting poison into the veins of America's future" (Coretta Scott King). This argument is not isolated to urban areas, or rap music. In fact, hard rock groups have been blamed as the cause of several school shootings. The shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton...

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... country, the freedom to express yourself. It 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 ... musical selections. Discontinuing production of this music takes the freedom of expression away form everyone, musicians and fans of every age. The increasing controversy surrounding rap music, with its rough-edged lyrics about sex and violence, has prompted two very different responses from black oriented radio stations ...

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... change considerably and become more relaxed around this time. Even though strong profanity in song lyrics can be traced as far back as the 1960s, it first became a major controversy in the 1980s, with the introduction of rap and heavy metal music. Many parents were concerned that these two forms of music ... today. Through the 1990s up till today, even as music has become more and more graphic, the main controversy over song lyrics today is usually more over hate speech and coercive themes than profanity alone. For example, rapper Ice-T made quite a stir in 1992 with his ... song "Cop K...

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... recording. More and more music stores are restricting the accessibility of works deemed to be offensive to one group of citizens or another. In 1992 it was announced that Ice T's song "Cop Killer" would not be in future albums, and that all existing albums would be recalled. Consequently, approximately 1,400 stores dropped the album. Many major retailers such as Woolworth's and ... or proven.(3) Many organizations have been founded as a counter attack to the Parent's Music Resource Center. One group that works for freedom of expression call themselves, Parents of Rock and Rap. Members i...

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... derogatory names. Many females use these images as their role models not knowing that they were created by many sexiest and racist views. For example, many young women choose female rap artists like Lil" Kim and Foxy Brown as there role models. These two artists are berated for their outward expressions of assertive female sexuality. The pictures of black women in ... racial, gender and sexual stereotypes. It is odd that a black man can make an entire album talking about sex and society approves of it, but let a black female make one song on it and she is a "ho." Double standards are to...

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... musicians themselves. Hippies used music as a way to get their thoughts and ideas out. One of the most influential musicians of the time was Bob Dylan. The lyrics of the song Like Rolling Stone express the thoughts of many Hippies. "Once upon a time you dressed so fine, threw the bums a dime, in your prime, didn't you? You used to talk about ... between these groups and the ones of the "60s is the type of music. The "60s was all about rock and roll, whereas the "90s is about hip-hop and rap. The two controversial types of music define the generations and represent them for what they sto...

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... wine. It means that he is happy to be alive. Also wine is a symbol of passion. When I read this poem loud, the rhyme of the poem sounded to me as a rap song. The end word of the second line of the stanza is rhymed to the end word of the fourth line. These two poems express problems and thoughts of African-American ... ...

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