... " 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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... wire that linked bedazzled teenagers around the nation, and quickly around the world, into the common enterprise of being young. Rock was rough, raw, insistent, especially by comparison with the music it replaced; it whooped and groaned, shook, rattled, and rolled. Rock was clamor, the noise of youth submerged by order and prosperity, now frantically clawing their way out. The winds ... argue that Woodstock was the grand finale, with the seventies arriving soon after it and there was a general "been there, done that"(interview) mentality which created the seventies, a decade of disco, a...

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... honor for many young aspiring artists. It was a center for cultural and performance art expression for over 30 years. Early punk rock performances were outrageous. Music had never been performed this way before. In the early 1970's Lou Reed had tied off his arm with a microphone cord and injected himself with heroin ... were planted and germinating. The streets and suburbs or early 80's Los Angeles were crawling with teen rebels. We were sick of hippies and we hated disco. L.A. County was a breeding ground for frustrated, bored, fed-up kids with nothing to do and lots of places to do it....

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