... historic moments in the now booming rap industry. One of hip-hop's first prominent female acts, Salt-N-Pepa hit the top twenty of Billboard's pop-charts with "The Show Stoppa" in 1985 and "Push It" in 1987 (Ogg, 109-110). Another groundbreaking female was Queen Latifah, who stormed the ... single broke the top ten. Furthermore, their debut album, License to Ill hit number one, becoming the first rap record to peak the Billboard charts (Ogg, 88-89). The crowning moment of rap however took place when Run-DMC and Aerosmith released their collaboration of "Walk This Way." The ... hybrid betw...

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... "Rapper's Delight," by Sugarhill Gang. A series of verses recited by the three members of Sugarhill Gang, "Rapper's Delight" became a national hit, reaching number 36 on the Billboard magazine popular music charts. The spoken content, mostly braggadocio spiced with fantasy, was derived largely from a pool of material used by most of the earlier rappers. The backing track for "Rapper's Delight" was supplied ... -hop culture to the mainstream of the American music industry as white musicians began to embrace the new style. In 1986 rap reached the top ten on the Billboard pop charts with "(...

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... the altercation. Shakur made it out of 1992 and into 1993 in which he recorded and released another album. This album "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z," carried him over into the Hip-Hop charts. Soon after he found himself acting again. This time in John Singleton's film "Poetic Justice," in which Shakur played a single father and Janet Jackson's love intrest. Tupac's name was beginning ... toward big fame and big money. Soon after "All Eyez On Me" was released. He followed it up with "Me Against The World," which debuted at number 1 on all US charts. This album is what sent Tupac's music car...

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... was relased, making rap history with 1.7 million copies sold in the first week. The following month 'The Marshall Mathers LP' topped the UK album charts and 'The Real Slim Shady' went in at number 1 in the UK singles charts. Eminem won a Brit Award in February 2001 for Best International Male Artist (vibewaves). However, more bad news hit the rapper at the end ... ...

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... 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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... rape, murder, and drug and gun usage. (Toop and Fulton) Listeners, especially the teenage audience, have boosted some of the most violent lyrical records to the top of the Billboard Charts. Albums such as The Slim Shady LP, where rapper Eminem speaks of killing his wife and drowning her in a lake, stayed at the number one spot for multiple weeks.(Toop ... ...

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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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... that involved sex, gangs, and fights, but when Tupac was released from prison he made a song called "Me Against the World" which became number one on the music charts, "Dear Mama" showed a different part of Tupac's life ("Shakur"). All of Tupac's song had a meaning/reasoning to them for the making of the song "Life ... ...

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... different danceable beats. Herc inspired the streets of the Bronx to carry on this new culture. Other Rap artists and followers continued to arise across the country. Currently, the Billboard charts show that Rap and Hip-Hop are the most popular genre in America. Perhaps it is because of the realism found in Rap lyrics. Some people may say that Rap ... ...

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... name "2Pac" and released his first album 2Pacalypse Now. This album rendered Tupac his first hit single with "Brenda's Got a Baby" which reached No. 3 on Billboard Charts (Riaa.com "RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Platinum Singles".)Tupac featured a lot of violence in his music, which was understandable due to the fact that the crime rate in New ... ...

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... . We know this is far from the truth. In recent years there has been an explosion of rap music in pop culture and artists of all backgrounds are topping the charts. However rap artists continue to be arrested on drug charges, assault both sexual and physical, and murder. This sends a message out to today's youth, whether intentional or not. Women as ... ...

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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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... people have a hard time coping with this type of music. This performer, Jay-Z, is one of the business's biggest stars. His current album debuted at number one on the billboard charts, and stayed there for a couple weeks. 2 It's obvious that these types of lyrics are accepted by people, and then supported by the millions of copies bought of his music. Another ... ...

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... February 23, 2000, caused great controversy with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLADD). This album has three singles, two of which went to number one on the billboard charts, "The Real Slim Shady," "Stan," and "The Way I Am." As Marshall's career continues to gain momentum, through, it seems that Marshall is only hurting those closest to him as his ... ...

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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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... with a couple of popular rap artists like Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre. He made a number of songs and music videos with them that made it big on the Billboard charts. This really helped boost his reputation. In November of 1994, he was shot five times during a robbery and the thieves made off with $40,000 worth of his jewelry. Shakur ... ...

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... . Also in that same year he starred in the movie "Juice". Then in 1993 he recorded and released "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z", an album that got Tupac to cross over the pop charts. But along with these successes, Tupac began to get into trouble with the police once again, when he was accused of a violent attack on an off-duty police officer. Then ... ...

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... example: "Silk sheets man, and check the suite my pent house gets wrecked by my team a freaks" this bar just highlights the whole song. This also could be in the charts as I've played this too many people who have moaned about UK Hip Hop but afterwards telling me how good they think this is. The 14th track, "What Eye Can ... ...

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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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... of the block, saw the need for something different and put it out for an expansive audience to hear. Changes and Dear Momma were both number one on the billboard charts and were heard by an expansive audience. The rhetoric of Tupac will hopefully carry through these songs and maybe Tupac won't be looked at as a thug, but more of a visionary ... ...

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... in which black voices could tell the truth in a white-dominated country". As Rap's controversial subjects and lyrics continued to escalate, its immense popularity soared to the top of billboard charts. In fact, in today's society, Rap has proven to be one of the biggest selling and most popular genres for millions of fans alike. Modern artists like 50 Cent, Jay ... ...

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Today's billboard charts are dominated by music icons like Ludicrous, Beyonce, and 50 cent. A lot has changed in the current wave of popular music compared to the lyrics and artists of precedent decades. ... ...

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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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