They would take turns 'calling out' in song, to which the other laborers would 'respond' in unison. ... They would also use these songs to communicate information about escaping, because the slave owners could not understand the "slaves' language". ... Muddy Waters said it best with his song, "The Blues Had A Baby, And They Named It Rock and Roll". ... So heavily that some Blues artists have even successfully sued in court, and won damages for songs they have written that were unfairly made into Rock and Roll songs without their knowledge or permission. ... Blues and...

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Following the Civil War, Southerners are forbidden from publicly singing pro-Confederate songs. ... During this decade, many lyrics of popular songs are forced to be changed. ... Also during this decade, many songs are completely banned from the radio, due to certain themes. ... "While some rap songs might be considered offensive by one group of people, they are reflections of reality to another (qtd. in D"Angelo 2). ... When introducing a song during a performance, he would refer to the hidden message. ...

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Ranging from comedic tones to tackling controversial issues such as prejudice, as in his song "Hurricane", Bob Dylan became the voice of oppressed. ... The verbal content of Rock songs turned toward rebellion, social protest, sex, and drugs. ... The music was filled with contempt for previous styles; its fast-tempoed songs, usually propelled by electric guitar, featured irreverent lyrics often obscured by the music. ... As different styles of music emerged on the market, Rock lost a portion of the audience to rap music, pop music, or hip hop music. ... Rock artists tried to fit in with the mai...

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Eminem, a highly respected white rapper, grew up in poverty in a black community. ... However, his successes were not only based off his skills as a rapper, but credit his success to his race and to his record label's intended audience: the white consumer. ... This turns rappers and those who are true to the original culture of Hip-hop from prophets to profits. ... For example, in the documentary "Blacking Up: Hip Hop's remix of race and identity", rapper Vanilla Ice reveals that everything about his career was staged in order to become marketable towards the mainstream a...

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This form of singing was so named because it was a gospel or good new song with which it was possible to invite people to God. ... Among the subgenres, we have the Traditional Gospel, Reggae Gospel and Rap Gospel, etc (Collins 2000: 23-25). ... In the next travel across the United States and Europe, the group performed songs from plantations of the pre-abolitionist era. ... In recent years, this barrier has been broken by many and it is common for artists of one, interpreting songs from the other. ... Black Gospel It consists of a spiritual song with African rhythms. ...

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