... the birth of such acts as, RUN-DMC, De La Soul, The Beastie Boys, Ice-T, and LL Cool J. RUN-DMC was among the first rap groups to climb the pop charts in a major way, they also were among the first to make incursions into the Rock-n-Roll element, when they teamed up with Aerosmith's Stephen Tyler and Joe Perry for the ... critics find their line between art and reality much too thin for the youth of America, and hate to see them spreading their gospel from the top of the music charts. Gangsta rappers such Snoop Doggy Dogg, Slick Rick, and 2Pac Shakur not only take the controversial subj...

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... on T.V. and online. As a result of this upcoming teens are seeing is a dominating "rap" culture. For example Nicki Minaj's song 'Anaconda' which hit huge success in the charts. Signed to the dominating rap record label 'YMCMB' she is the flagship in delivering rap to their largest audience young youths. As a result of this the younger generation are ... ...

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... the Sugar Hill Gang's Rapper's Delight. The hit single which by no means was the first rap song ever produced, was the first rap single to hit the top 40 charts and consequently its wide release made HipHop instantly international. Its commercial success paved the way for rap into the 80's and some argue, gave rap an identity. It is obvious ... ...

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Musical Characteristics of Rap Hip-hop culture, once confined to the streets has broken into the commercial realm with force. Hip hop records top the charts week after week, rap videos have taken control of MTV, BET and the BOX, and there are dozens of hip hop magazines on the newsstands. A stroll on any city street ... ...

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... . Not to say that he doesn't, but the beginners have to be bigger, bolder, and sometimes even more raunchy in an attempt to make their albums hit top of the charts. What ever happened to videos that tried to accurately portray what the artists are trying to say? Unfortunately it's an attempt by record producers, and label owners to sell more ... ...

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... . These songs are simply about having fun and is music made to dance to in a nightclub, what Hip Hop is supposed to be about. With commercial rap now topping the charts and winning Grammy Awards, Hip Hop has gained the respect of general audience who once looked at rap as being a bad thing. Soon gangster rap will be apart of the ... ...

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... amazing. The rap music craze started in the late 1970's with a group of young African-Americans called the Sugar Hill Gang. Their hit single "Rapper's Delight" tore through the billboard charts, becoming the first rap song to make it to number one spot. With this breakthrough, the rap industry was born. More groups of "rappers" sprouted from everywhere in the 1980 ... ...

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... have never thought about having best rap album as a Grammy, but it is now. Ten years ago America would have never thought that the number one album on the Billboard charts would be a rap album from a white Detroit native, named Marshall Mathers (Eminem), but it is now. But don't confuse this with power. Hip-Hop had no control over these events ... ...

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... of product is great music everyone can enjoy. Run DMC song "Walk this way" featuring Arosmith was the first Rap/Hip-Hop song to go number one on the Billboard charts. "In 1987 "Walk this way" sold over three million copies in the U.S. becoming the first platinum Hip-Hop album" (George, 12). This album shows Hip-Hop music can collaborate with ... ...

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... 's, clubs and dancing facilities have opened up all over the world. This music is such a diverse category to which many can relate. Rap and hip-hop albums have topped the charts for many years and will for many more to come. This is not because kids of this generation choose to get into trouble and create chaos in everything they do ... ...

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Analysis of Popular Music Rap music tops the music charts nation wide. The hip-hop subculture has hit mainstream with an unreal impact. Since the late 1980's rap music has been called the "Anti Christ" in our culture, because of ... ...

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... to the beat of dj-manipulated drum machines and turntables. In 1979, rap had its first hit single with the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight." Since then, rappers haven"t left the charts. Along with rap come many sub-types of rap. Hardcore, underground, east-coast, jazz, and old-school rap are just a few types that have been created since the 70's. Throughout ... ...

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