... tools that can tattoo human minds and shape the attitudes of many. With this in mind, this paper will analyze the potential affects that the rap video, "Beautiful" can have on society. (Used to illustrate the song lyrics of Snoop Dogg, a rapper whose lyrics are usually sexually explicit ... around men, while wearing bikinis or sexy clothing that allows the camera to focus on women's body parts. (i.e. Butt, Breast etc.) Now that rap music is mainstream, music video producers target demographic are teenagers to young adults. These are the viewers who watch television programs such as BET (...

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... the artists as black thugs that keep African Americans in the majority of bad press. This is stated in Tricia Ross' book Black Noise in which she states, The way rap and rap-related violence are discussed in the popular media is fundamentally linked to a larger social discourse on the spacial control of black people' (Ross, 1994, p125) Ross believes that although ... watch or listen to. This has caused for censorship groups such as Calvin Butts, a Harlem minister of the Abyssynian Baptist church who has tried to ban the black community of rap music, because of its harmful effects on tod...

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... a positive message to women that they are strong and to believe in themselves. Women have been objectified in many ways over the years through advertisement, television, magazines, pornography and especially rap/ hip hop videos. Since the beginning of the late 80's women have been used to gyrate their bodies, dance in a raunchy demeanor and were provocative clothing in most hip hop ... , teens and even adult women? Do they understand the consequences after air or placing one of these ads on television or in an ad? Certain consequences haven't been linked to rap music or provocative/ nega...

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... , or to do what everyone else is doing, the magazine lures them with the luxuries of the hip-hop lifestyle. The magazine features mostly stories and interviews on celebrities, especially rap artists; and there are several pages allotted to what is called "Eye Candy" of the month. This is where a female, considered sexy, (most of these females are upcomings music video ... do give an inside scoop on their lives but sometimes, certain things are to be edited. In the January 2004 issue of XXL magazine, there's featured article on G-unit, the rap group with leader, 50 cent; although the arti...

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... but a small number of teens whose preference for music is of a destructive theme this may lead to alienation, depression, drug and alcohol abuse, and other risk behaviors. Heavy metal and Rap music has been especially targeted. Lyrics have become increasingly explicit and encourage violent acts, especially toward women. Guns, rape, and murder are glorified in much of this type of music ... ). The most popular CD of 2000 that swept sales and awards featured songs about rape and murder with graphic lyrics and sound effects (AAP, 2001). It has been claimed that Rap incites violence against ...

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... the style of dress that you wear doesn't necessarily have anything to do with what type of person you are. For example, my friend loves rap music, wears brand-name baggy clothing trying to imitate her favorite rap stars, but can't understand a word that they say. It is so hilarious because this is a very innocent and sweet person, yet she listens to ... ...

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... of primetime television, channels such as MTV offer blatantly stereotypical images of African Americans and women that greatly affect the young viewers who, in turn take these images to heart. Rap videos lead young black males to internalize a positive image of "Black Culture" that emphasizes the degradation of women as objects, the lurid appeal of money, and material possessions, as well ... ...

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... cause other delays in the investigation, because they don't want the sale to go through. In essence they frame their own company and workmanship by allowing it to take the rap for The 545 failure. They also cause problems for singleton whenever she is out alone. Twice she is followed and attacked by union workers. Then another N-22 has an engine ... ...

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... faced with the similar problems, if not larger in magnitude. It seems that society as a whole has become desensitized to violence. If not in television, it can be seen in rap music, or video games. Take for instance, the children's television showThe Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.?This show is seen by many television critics as being the most popular children's program ... ...

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