... parks, young 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 the popularity ... to the listener's preferences. Harmony is a musical combination of tones or chords (Stewart, 1998). This style is not found in a lot of rap music; however, Bone Thugs in Harmony have mastered the art of combining harmony and spoken words. This group uses techniques of blending ...

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... streets was bound to rise. The real problems are outside the music, not within (Leland). The problem of urban violence is much bigger than rap. Rappers such as Tupac, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre, who have been publicly criticized for their lyrics, grew up in the ghetto, and ... be lying." Taneika Archer, another Long Beach teen said, "He tells it like it's supposed to be told" (Leland). When Tupac Shakur was murdered, anti-rap music activist C. Delores Tucker, said, "Mr.Shakur always talks about violence, and now it has come back to him." Many of Tupac's songs did contain violence ... charg...

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... lyrical references strong enough can take over the subconscious causing people to act in ways they otherwise wouldn't. Mark S. Hamm and Jeff Ferrell's article, "Rap, Cops and Crime: Clarifying the Cop Killer' Controversy,"" speaks of rappers singing about everyday experiences. They see nothing wrong with rappers singing about violence ... glorifies violence and demeans women. Andre Young, a.k.a. Dr. Dre, served five months in a halfway house in 1993 for violating his probation for breaking another rap producers jaw in 1992. He was also convicted of hitting a New Orleans police officer in ...

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... and over actually cause a person to become violent? One theory is with the more accepting and open society in which we now live, rap artists are deliberately singing songs about controversial issues to draw in more listeners. Rappers are "glamorizing" violence and children are unknowingly being desensitized ... important factor in the developing identity of a child. Rappers are creating a violent alternate world with their musical lyrics. For example, song lyrics from rap artist Jay-Z, "Ya"ll nervous knowin" them guns on full service, ready to fire. One body, two body, three body, four- I...

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... This statement, as well as music that refers to women as "bitches," "whores" and sex-dispensing "hoes"(Saunders B29)is considered to be "Gangsta rap". "Gangsta Rap" has been criticized and debated over for its graphic sexual content, violent imagery and misogyny. When rappers were asked why they refer to women as "bitches ... , you'd be a bitch." (Raspberry A21). He then apologized for what he said to the reporter. Kevin Powell, a writer for Vibe magazine, believes that rap music is a legitimate art form but thinks that the genre has gone too far, and the music industry is to blame for n...

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... This statement, as well as music that refers to women as "bitches," "whores" and sex-dispensing "hoes"(Saunders B29)is considered to be "Gangsta rap". "Gangsta Rap" has been criticized and debated over for its graphic sexual content, violent imagery and misogyny. When rappers were asked why they refer to women as "bitches ... , you'd be a bitch." (Raspberry A21). He then apologized for what he said to the reporter. Kevin Powell, a writer for Vibe magazine, believes that rap music is a legitimate art form but thinks that the genre has gone too far, and the music industry is to blame for n...

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... need to stop and think about what our music is saying about our culture. Ards believes that many gangs settle disputes through lyrical battles and break-dancing instead of violence. Rap is the kind of music that people have different opinions about, because there is a positive and a negative side to it. I believe that main key to this arguments is, the kind ... of education we are brought up with, because it distributes how we listen to rap. Aisha K.Finch, believes that many hip-hop artist don't understand Standard English. She states that many people listen to rap, and that is also gro...

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... times when people hear about Hip Hop/Rap music, they fill paint a picture in their heads of black men cussing, guns, marijuana, lots of gold, and girls looking like prostitutes. Parents and teachers put an image in their kids head that Rap music is bad, and they don`t want their kids to be influenced by something that is negative. With the way ... Rap music is advertised in the US, I would have to agree with that looking at it from an average parents point ... from, and thats who they are. Their music represents their area and their people, and its no different from a farmer singing ab...

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... , marijuana, lots of gold, and girls looking like prostitutes. Parents and teachers put an image in their kids head that Rap music is bad, and they dont want their kids to be influenced by something that is negative. With the way Rap music is advertised in the US, I would have to agree with that looking at it from an average parents point ... from, and thats who they are. Their music represents their area and their people, and its no different from a farmer singing about his cows and chickens in Idaho. Besides, Gangster Rap isn t the only type of Hip Hop music, its actually only a small ...

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... to these types of music, it influences teens to become violent and start using illegal substances. Some adults have concerns about the lyrics in Hip-Hop and Rap, which contains explicit references to sex, drugs, and racism. However, I believe that even though these artists or performers speak openly about these harsh subjects ... about a certain topic. Each and every audience members should be able to distinguish the rights and wrongs of each topic. There were many influences of rap music as early as the 1940's but it never really started developing in the 1970's. Urban DJ's started to ma...

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... to these types of music, it influences teens to become violent and start using illegal substances. Some adults have concerns about the lyrics in Hip-Hop and Rap, which contains explicit references to sex, drugs, and racism. However, I believe that even though these artists or performers speak openly about these harsh subjects ... about a certain topic. Each and every audience members should be able to distinguish the rights and wrongs of each topic. There were many influences of rap music as early as the 1940's but it never really started developing in the 1970's. Urban DJ's started to ma...

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... to these types of music, it influences teens to become violent and start using illegal substances. Some adults have concerns about the lyrics in Hip-Hop and Rap, which contains explicit references to sex, drugs, and racism. However, I believe that even though these artists or performers speak openly about these harsh subjects ... about a certain topic. Each and every audience members should be able to distinguish the rights and wrongs of each topic. There were many influences of rap music as early as the 1940's but it never really started developing in the 1970's. Urban DJ's started to ma...

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... the first white rapper to succeed in what was originally known as a black mans world. Eminem music style is not that of what we know as "Gangsta Rap" but that of lyrical rhymes and life stories told in a beat. Eminem did emerge as the first white rapper to make it big, but his style is ... not that of typical black rap. N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit Attitude) are one of the most well-known gangsta rap groups talking about life on the street and crime. Once gangsta rap emerged more and more people started rapping about police brutality and killing people, and with that ... we can view is that of Ic...

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... the next twenty years, the world would soon be shaken by the explicit lyrics and beats that belonged to an arising genre called Rap. Groups like Run-DMC, MC Hammer, and LL Cool J were among the earlier pioneers of Rap. Rap, which began as a sound created by scratching records on a turntable, soon became a wave link for Negroes to voice their opinions about civil ... a whole new era of trends and styles, coining the phrase "bling-bling", along with empowering its listeners to speak their mind by using rhythm and rhyme. Rock and Roll and Rap gave birth to another innovative and profound m...

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... combination seized a young Italian audience. Subject matters began to change once again, and the singer/songwriter phenomena exploded. By the 1990's, different groups of music clashed, producing heavy-metal, urban, rap, and pop sounds. New and Old artists have all made names for themselves, like Lucio Dalla, Anna Oxa, Lucio Battisi and Eros Ramazzotti. They have all broken into the popular ... genre, attracting fresh, new and young listeners. A new popular genre forming in Italy is Italian rap. Italian rap has "mixed rap, reggae, dancehall, acid jazz, trip hop, and other world styles wi...

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... because they are so easily influenced, it is easy for these teens to think that it is okay for them to imitate these musicians' behavior. The Rap/Rock group The Beastie Boys tell their fans not to trust anyone because everybody lies except for them. They also sing about how parents only tell their ... stealing from them, and doing many things that they feel they should have the "right- to do when in all actuality these activities are harmful. Many Rap and Rock music teenage fans want to be just like their favorite bands and even go so far as to actually imitate some of the detrimental beh...

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... cases of violence on the news. Although censorship should be less regulated in the media it should be highly regulated in the world of "Gansta Rap" music. The only reason for this is because of the obscene and violent lyrics on them. Young children who do listen to this type of ... I want to see you layin' in a coffin, sir," from The Chronic and "F--- the police," from N.W.A., are few lyrics from the music genre "gangsta rap." This kind of music is being sold to young children without any thought of concern. When many children listen to this kind of music they think that was being ... ...

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... abuse, psychiatric disorders, suicide risks, sex-role stereotyping, or risk taking behaviors during adolescence." [1] "Forty-seven percent (47%) of mothers with children in public schools believe that violent messages in rap and rock music contribute " a great deal" to school violence "[2]. And "sixty-six percent (66%) of 13-17 year olds believe that violence in music is partly responsible for violent crimes ... , revenge, shooting and death. Teenagers, who listen to heavy metal or rock music, are attracted because they can connect the lyrics of these songs with their own troubled feelin...

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... the minds of young listeners everywhere. During the 80's, punk bands began to take over the music scene. The media then directed the blame towards the new artists. In 1988, rap was invented. The media also changed their views on who to blame. They broadcast several stories on the news, on how new age music was affecting the lives of the ... next generation. Soon blame was put on the African American rap artists, believing that they were poisoning today's youth. Rap music was becoming known as a bleak way for someone to express themselves, labeling rap as the newest rebel music. People w...

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... of life. Think about the last time you said something smooth or cool to your girlfriend or guy friend you probably heard it in a love song or rap song. We often take for granted the fact that music is all around us no matter what kind you listen to. You listen to music in your car ... things like war and political issues for example the environment. America was in an uproar and music played a key part. The nineties began the advance of Hip-Hop, Rap and Pop music. In a culture of fast pace "dog eat dog" type attitudes many new music styles came about. People became inspired to branch out ...

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... 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 ... pumped up, it could make me sleepy, and it could give me a head ache. I could also see how music affects the way I look. When I use to listen to a lot of rap I would dress baggy and a lot of those urban wear clothes but...

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... Under Siege 3). Most of the early problems with censorship were in the early 1950's. The 90's are the most controversial decade dealing with the censorship of music. The rap group "2 Live Crew" was the target for the censorship bureau in the time. The groups lyrics weren't as violent, but more explicit. The album "Me So ... Horny" was illegal to sale in couple of states like Alabama and Florida. In the 90's rap music was taking all the heat for music censorship. Rappers such as Ice-T, Public Enemy, and N.W.A. were getting the majority of the heat in the hip-hop ... Don't get me wrong I"...

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... thing over another. It doesn't have a strong influence on the listener. That's what other types of music lack. For example, when one watches videos of rap music, he mostly sees low rider cars, gamblers, singers" personal history reflected in the video and their lifestyle. The same with rock n roll videos. There ... Armenian rivers and mountains. People experience the whole world without traveling. As years pass, the audience for this type of music becomes less. Today's youth prefers rap and rock n roll music to instrumental music. Why is it so? Why don't many people like it? They just be...

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... video depicted a person taking drugs, getting into fights, and sexually and physically assaulting several women. Needless to say, the video was quickly banned and caused lots of controversy. Heavy Metal/Rap artists such as Limp Biscuit, and Kid Rock, promote moshing (The practice of bashing into other people in time to a piece of music, usually a hard rock song,) at their concerts ... killed from this activity. Having a close seat at one of these concerts would be a terrifying and violent experience. In rap music lyrics, violent acts are quite commonly described as necessary and gloriou...

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... has taken over all other forms of music with its explicit lyrics, erotic music videos and a vivid display of sex and violence. Surprisingly enough, with all its flaws rap and hip-hop forms of music are at its peak. Every bar, club and discotheque have "50 cent", "Jay-Z", "P.Diddy" or "Eminem" songs playing all ... there are people out there who actually want to hear about murder, violence and rape. As my title suggests the type of language used in some of the rap songs, "Its Bling Bling Biatch". Bling Bling, a slang used for diamonds and biatch is how women are denoted in songs. After yo...

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