... men and women battled through freestyle rhymes and dance moves. Whatever the time period, and whoever he MC may have been, Rap has incorporated, and included several of the "classical" musical characteristics present in most western music today. These characteristics have influenced ... rap slow on a fast beat. In addition, all of these components are to provide the listener with variety. Large portions of mainstream artists use this feature of rhythm as their root to success. In a world where sampling previous beats and vocals have become an everyday occurrence, finding an appealing, ori...

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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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... make a step in the right direction. Bobby Braddock had come up with a very interesting idea for a country rap song and pitched it to some producers. They denied the request to work on the song because they felt it was too much of a risk (Crossan 1). He then decided to switch artists and pursue ... from and isn't attempting to claim that work as their own. I definitely believe the song "I Wanna Talk About Me, " by Toby Keith, is a great example of white participation in hip-hop. The song itself takes a country rap approach that is so different from all of other country music, but the lyr...

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... hostile, as if they were disrespecting us as a person. In the essay, "Bad Songs" by Dave Barry, Barry writes a newspaper column trashing Neil Diamond's song, "I Am, I Said." He received a number of letters in response that were extremely hostile. Not only did he receive irate fan letters, he also received ... letters attacking Neil Diamond. This essay is just one example of many where people become defensive when another person criticizes a song that they like. It's as is these people think that their personal character is being attacked. People not only criticize our musical tastes, bu...

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... of the past and simpler times. Most Americans want to hear a good story. It adds to the entertainment value of a song when one can relate a life experience to the story being told in a given song. One author says, "I can't understand that pop and rap music with all the screamin" and yellin". But I like country music. It always tells a real good story (Steward 1)". If ... a song tells a story and it concerns ordinary people in everyday life does that make it a country song? The key to that question is the word ordinary ... ...

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... and download music. Over the past decade internet file sharing has become the way to get the music you like the most. No matter what your genre from country to rap, from rock to gospel, the internet is the place to get it. One of the best things about the file sharing on the internet is it is free. Let us ... and with major companies to promote and sponsor their music. Grammy winning artist Mary J. Blidge teamed up recently with Reebok to promote her new single, Love at First Sight. Her song would be played in Foot Locker across the United States. Reebok would also sponsor a clothling l...

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... a major issue. That year the heavy metal band, Metallica, became aware of one of their songs (which was unreleased) that was being circulated across the internet. In the same year rap artist, Dr. Dre, requested in writing that his music be removed from the Napster website; his request was not honored. Again in 2000, Madonna had ... a song unreleased circulating the internet. In 2000 Metallica and Dr. Dre took Napster to court and won their lawsuits. Napster paid 26million dollars to Metallica and Madonna. Also in 2000 A&M Records ... which was a twelve year old girl in New York. Accor...

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... towards people; animals; everything. So when a person is listing to classical music he/she may be likely to be kind or gentle, but also vice-versa when a person listing to rap music can maybe be a "punk" or a bully. Well, is it right to blame your actions on the person(s) who recorded the music? No! It's not! If you have the right ... you fell or how it might make you act, but it doesn't give you an "out" or an excuse to do whatever you fell like doing! If you listen to a song and it talks about killing someone and you go and kill someone than yes its okay that you killed someone becaus...

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... to him. Eminem claims that the main reason the public does not like what he has to say is because he is white, which means suburban white kids who enjoy rap will automatically feel like they can relate to him and the things he is saying are not what white parents want their children to emulate. The Gay Alliance Against Defamation ... , people should just not support him. Although Eminem has admitted that he would not let his own 6-year-old (in 2000) daughter listen to any of his albums, in the song "Who Knew" he also says that parents should not censor music because it is for their kids"...

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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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