... this genres were created by African-American musicians as a means to show their struggles, revolt, and acceptance in the U.S; surprising because of the stereotype that rap is a "black" genre. Speaking of which, both genres were created in the United States. Chuck Berry, said to be the pioneer of ... their societies. Both genres started a new revolution in their time frames, representing a youth of expressionism in oneself and an acceptance of oneself. Considered rap artists, Kanye West and The Beastie Boys changed the way both genres are seen because of the constant drum like beats they h...

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... the days of Run-DMC and N.W.A. Yet these groups help start the crazy popularity of rap music. It was the first time a type of music incorporated a type of style or attitude to go along with it. Run-DMC helped make Adidas the hot item to wear, by always wearing ... them and writing songs about them. (My Adidas) N.W.A. had an f*ck the police attitude and made gangsta music very popular. Since I wasn't really old enough, I can't attest to why they were insanely popular. Now you have the wannabe gangsters rappers and emcees that only rap ... is just for a cameo. Marketing directors and adve...

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... Jay-Z, and Eminem have not only revolutionized Rap, by creating Hip-Hop (a mix of rap and R&B), but have also symbolized and broken standards for American's freedom of speech. Nonetheless, Rap commenced 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 musical genre, ... related to Punk-rock's anger and daftness. Founders of Punk-rock, such as The Ramones, The Clash and The Damned were just as appalling as Rap, b...

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Rap music and the hip hop culture have been under attack since their creation. Parents, teachers, news media and even the Supreme Court have joined the fight against hip hop music and lifestyle that comes along with it. Hip hop has been blamed for gang activities, school shootings and isolated incidents around ... a few of his friends and of course, himself. At these rap battles, artists are required to rap in a freestyle manner which means they don't know what kind of music of rhythm will be played for them. They just have to go along to the beat of the music and win the battle by insul...

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... music is a lasting example of an embryonic culture known as rap. Rap music is very controversial. Some people think it is a fine piece of art while others think it is a horrid, non-talented, way of expressing feelings. Some of the lyrics that go along with this type of music are very explicit and have a ... large influence on our future teens and adults. While the lyrics are explicit, they can also be degrading, using both sexual and racist comments, to not only women but men as well. Also, rap music causes a lot of ... or convince them to do things that would be considered wrong in tod...

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... In some cases they will just use the beats of a song and not the words or chorus at all. This happens a lot in the Hip-Hop or Rap genre where artist such as Doctor Dre, Snoop Dogg, R Kelly, P.Diddy, and Eminem have used the beats to a popular 80's song as the beats to a number one ... 't No Buddy Hold Us Down. All of these were top hits for him and all of these also sampled beats from previous songs. Most of the time when a Rap artist will do this he will use the beats of a song that was not a tremendous pop hit. But this was not the case with rapper Eminem AKA Slim ... wonderful song i...

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... going and sometimes inspire them to do wrong. Whatever you name, hip-hop is there representing it. However, hip-hops most deadly form is its rap music. A lot of it is taken in by suburban whites and urban blacks too. Rap is stories that are told for people to hear about, and are experiences that happened in life by a rapper. The music ... , along with the rap videos that have a disturbing mix of rap, hip-hop dance moves, fashion and lyrics, leave people wondering: is hip-hop culture harming our youth? To me, hip-hop is an open statement; it can be taken in ... ...

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... was quoted, "Eminem's lyrics are soaked with violence and full of negative comments about many groups, including lesbians and gay men. While Eminem certainly has the freedom of speech to rap whatever he wants, it is irresponsible for UNI/Interscope Records as a company to produce and promote such defamatory material that encourages violence and hatred. This is especially negligent when considering ... many issues that were part of a dirty American culture to become mainstream topics. Doctors cannot administer a cure until they know what disease is attacking. Eminem's controversial and s...

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