te a song called Dear Mama to his mom and thanked her for how she tried her best at raising him. ... He made a number of songs and music videos with them that made it big on the Billboard charts. ... People began to dress like him and talk like him when they saw him on the music videos singing his newest songs. ... Biggie Smallz for example sounded just like Tupac, and used the same voice tones as Tupac in his songs. And his background music has also been heard in over 8 songs since his death. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• 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. ...

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• Grade Level: High School