... sex, religion, racism, and drug addiction. Initially attracted by the catchy beats of gangsta" rap, youth start to listen to this music many times without knowing of the potential psychological damage it may cause. It misleads them to a distorted reality where morally wrong actions ... of clothing that are worn. As rap music has emerged from ghettos, it too has played an extremely important role in the lives of American youth today. Large numbers of "parental-advisory" and "explicit lyrics" CD's releases from disco-graphic companies are causing tremendous parental concerns ... because o...

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... and engineers; they were movable nightclubs or discos that were set up in order to meet the needs of the people. Along with "toasting", Dub music was just as important. Dub musicians such as King Tubby isolated percussion breaks because dancers at sound systems preferred the energetic rhythms of the short breaks ( ... became one of the most popular DJ's and played at many neighborhood block parties. He switched over from reggae to funk, rock, and disco because the New York audience did not like reggae. Here and other DJ's began to extend the percussive breaks using an audio mixer and tw...

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... of this seemingly lewd, loud, and obnoxious music were teenagers who wished to upset their parents, others were individuals who sincerely felt passionate for rock. Either way, Rock became a culture, one that was not afraid to express every feeling, thought, and emotion. Musical culture is an evolutional process. Spirituals, Blues, Swing, Rock n Roll, disco, and other genres have matured over time, while ... still maintaining at least a touch of their roots. In the 1970s, a new sort of music was born in The Bronx, New York City. A Jamaican immigrant by the name of DJ Kool Herc developed ...

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Introduction Can you think of a pop culture that has contributed more to our society in any other way than music genre? What about a pop culture that have a positive influence on some parts of the country and yet be portrayed as a negative influence among the rest of America? What about a culture ... a frenzy? This culture can take on many different art forms that allow several different types of people to participate in regardless of ethnicity: whether it is the highly scrutinized rap music, the beautiful art form of graffiti, the creative art of break dancing, or the ever so complicated ar...

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... late 1960's and early 1970s, many nightclubs in America shut down, or replaced DJs with live bands (Wegner). The disc jockey's popularity would not rise again until the emergence of disco music in the mid to late 70s. During this downtime, there was a plethora of advances in the field of DJing. Most notable is the introduction of the direct drive turntable by ... Wizard Theodore who was trying to listen to his mother while keeping the record he was listening to in the same place (Frick). Around the same time turntablism takes off, disco music begins to emerge as the pop music of the lat...

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... Gloria Gaynor, Donna Summers, and the Bee-Gees. Although this music appealed to everyone, many inner-city teenagers who could not afford the glamorous clothes and expensive entrance fees were excluded from participating in this disco revolution. However, around 1973, several ingenious men from the south ... budding hip-hop world a big boost. Moreover, he helped diversify the range of sounds the rap music covered, mixing sounds from "rock-music recordings and television shows into the standard funk and disco fare" (D"Cook, 3). By using an even more eclectic range, Bambaataa extended the ...

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... and other popular entertainment, hip-hop has expanded into a central identity for an entire generation. This street culture which has been manifested through numerous genres of music and entertainment is exuberated with pride through the majority of the youth culture and is now used as a major money making industry. However, first we must ... . It was the voice of a generation that wanted to be heard and refused to be brought down by urban poverty. Now in the early 70's, disco ruled the airwaves. But then a man named Kool DJ Herc migrated to the Bronx from Jamaica with, at the time, an ...

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... " meaning conversation (1993). In the sixties and seventies, people would have rap sessions as opposed to group counseling, for example. Rap music consists of chanted; street poetry that is often improvised (1993). The rap is accompanied by music in the disco or funk area (1993). While some admire the creativity that rapers employ, others criticize the genre for promoting violence and misogyny (1993 ... ). Rap music has found its way onto mainstream pop radio stations, as well as having its own shows on MTV. Understanding the roots ... , entities such as KRS-One, Public Enemy and Queen La...

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... the film. The camera would pan the dance floor, showing two B-boys, in the typical B-boy stance, staring at each other. ROLL MUSIC PLEASE!!! The music would come in, as they approach one another. Are they going to fight? No!!! Are they going to shoot the club up?No!!! This ... the knowledge on. "Yaw'll are being invited and welcomed into a culture that came from a certain people, The History of Hip Hop Rap music originated as a cross-cultural product. Most of its important early practitioners-including Kool Herc, D.J. Hollywood, and Afrika Bambaataa-were either first- or second ... park...

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... things people feel to be influential or wrong for certain people to see or hear. Many different groups fight and argue to impose more censorship on music, television shows, movies, and anything that children might encounter. When censorship is placed on the media, it totally changes it and can ruin the ... but both had major drug problems. Eric Clapton had a song called cocaine, and had a bad cocaine habit, but I never heard anyone criticize his music and say that it encourages drug use. Jimi Hendrix died of an overdose of drugs, but still he is considered one the best guitar players e...

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... has come a long way from 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 ... and David Banner's Get Down Like ...

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... phenomenon could be found in the projects of Brooklyn, New York, particularly the Farragut Projects. The DJs (disc jockeys) of the 70's mostly played disco music back then. One DJ by the name of DJ Kool Herc, who emigrated here from Jamaica and settled in the Bronx focused his ... . It was invented by either Grand Master Flash or Grand Wizard Theodore, who were both DJs from the Bronx. Rapping is saying rhymes to the beat of music. It was originally called emceeing. Rap draws its roots from the Jamaican art known as toasting, along with old "dozens" rhymes and jail house jargon passed th...

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... love and cherish rap, break dancing, DJ'ing and graffiti. Hip-Hop spilled out of the ghetto and became a popular form of music. From the housing projects, hip-hop spread onto the streets and subways, taking root in Bronx clubs like the Savoy Manor Ballroom, Ecstasy Garage, Club 371, The ... Disco Fever, and the T- Connection. From there, it spread across western states of the country like Los Angeles. Finally, It migrated to New Orleans, ... Lil Wayne or Master P and in western, Los Angeles there is rappers like Mac 10 and Ice Cube. Southern music also has different beats then East Coa...

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... entertainment world has brought us movies. Of all the movies made for the past years, one thing remains the same. The movies were brought to life by music. Music plays such a major role in movies. Without it, the effects are not as strong. Some famous works with this characteristic are Grease, Dirty Dancing, ... and Save the Last Dance. All three of these movies are based on different types of music. The first movie, Grease, is based on a innocent girl named Sandy who gets involved with a bad boy named Danny. He is the rebel with a ... girlfriends learns the way of life in high school an...

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When you hear the phrase "hip-hop" often music, dancing and rapping come to mind. Hip-hop is all of that and much more. Hip-hop is a culture. When you look up culture in the dictionary it is defined ... songs. From the housing projects in south Bronx hip-hop poured onto the streets and subways, taking over in Bronx clubs like Savoy Manor Ballroom, Ecstasy Garage, Club 371, The Disco Fever, and the T-Connection. From there it spread downtown to the Renaissance Ballroom, Hotel Diplomat, the Roxy, and The Fun House. It migrated to Los Angeles, where a whole West Coast ... ...

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