Woodstock: The Event That Started It All Long haired, tattooed, pierced, and dirty rock stars. Corn rolled, marijuana smoking, diamond wearing, and Bentley driving rap stars. Entertainers such as these are commonly scene. In fact, they are often very popular selling artist. So popular that they are even included in the title "pop" music. Where ... going to be silenced. They had a voice, a voice of change. Vietnam was killing the 18 and 19 year olds by the hundreds and the civil rights movement was not moving along fast enough. So what did this do to "pop" music and culture? Just listen to th...

• Word Count: 636
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... to the lyrics of the songs it is easy to understand their theories. Guru and Premier have been in the industry for a long time and have seen the industry change along the way. Some titles of their latest songs include "Moment of Truth", "discipline", "militia", "Tons O Guns", "In Memory Of", "Royalty", "Manifest", "Mass ... the songs, but the lyrics will tell you the whole point behind these titles. Some examples of these lyrics will show you how these pioneers of rap music aren't all about gangs, violence, and other things stereotypes bring to all hip hop artists, even though they have ...

• Word Count: 2660
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... Gaugh formed Sublime in Long Beach, California in 1988 (Sublime History 1). They started out as a punk ska band and later added elements of reggae, ska, blues, hip-hop, surf, and rap to their music. After years of performing live shows, they released their first album entitled 40 Oz. to Freedom in 1992 (Sublime Biography 1). After releasing two more cd's and enjoying ... became one of the most popular among many audiences. And Sublimes mix of reggae, punk, ska, and Bradley's voice made there music irresistible to audiences of all ages (Sublime Biography 1). Along with the catchy lyrics ...

• Word Count: 890
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School