Another difference between Hollywood and other emcees was that he kept true to a disco beat, incorporating many popular songs of the time. ... The fifteen-minute song became a hit all over the nation, peaking at number 36 on Billboard Magazine's Top 40 chart (D"Cook, 1). ... Although the song was a hit on charts, the public gave the single mixed reviews; some even commenting that it was a sacrilege for a hip hop group to work with a hit rock band like Aerosmith (Ogg, 83). ... Moreover, with its impact going beyond the charts, the song helped mainstream rap into the pop music world. .....

• Word Count: 2030
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The MC was to keep the crowd going between songs. This is how rapping came about. ... Some argue that rap is not always hip hop because rap is simply words spoken rhythmically over a beat. They argue that a rapper can rap over any type of track, soul, heavy metal, or even easy listening. ... These people argue that songs produced by the hip hop legend, Bambaataa came from samples of songs written by white groups and these songs had no particular beat to them. ...

• Word Count: 1343
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

So if rap isn't violent anymore, what is it? ... I include a small sample of a song from an album that I reviewed for a website recently, which briefly touches on the subject of Black oppression. ... Rap certainly doesn't change because it ignorantly believes that as music it knows what the fans want to hear. ... Rapping or "Emceeing" as its more accurately titled is only one of these sub cultures. ... The style has been used since and now influences almost all rap music being made. ...

• Word Count: 1591
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

By the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Elizabethans and Jacobeans were using iambic pentameter to exaggerate -- and only slightly -- the song that is spoken English. ... Hip Hop/Rap "Hip-hop is a way of life," according to rapper Busta Rhymes. ... From the Sugarhill Gang to the Beastie Boys, rappers challenge the DJs' beats and breaks with clever rhymes and thoughtful urban commentaries. B-boys and breakdancers (those who dance during the break of a song) depend on the DJs' vinyl skills, including the scratch, which spawned a movement of experimental turntablism. ...

• Word Count: 2032
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate