Gangster Rap and its negative influence Gangster Rap and Rap has grown to a cultural phenomenon, taking today's youth by storm. Rap originated from the Bronx in the late 70's. The early rappers and rap groups talked about life, police brutality, racial issues and politics l...

The Negative Effects Of Rap MusicRap music has come to be one of the most popular, yet controversial, music genresof the past decade. While the music provides a voice to the voiceless and a form ofprotest to the oppressed, much of it seems to articulate the rage of the urban underclassand its sense...

Does gangster music reflect reality or Violence? Gangster or Rap music can be considered a style of art, and a way for the artists to express feelings through their words on paper. However, there are quite a few rap artists that get criticized for their lyric...

Music Lyrics being NON-VIOLENTRap music can be considered a style of art, and a way for the artists to expressfeelings through their words on paper. However, there are quite a few rap artists that getcriticized for their lyrics. In my essay, I want to discuss why rappers use certain lyrics intheir m...

How Rap gets a Bad Rap From its early days in the Bronx to its international popularity, rap and hip-hop, the two words used interchangeably, have become a big part of the entertainment industry. Despite its success, the rap industry has been plagued with controversy. News media's attenti...

The content of music lyrics should be censored Page 1 The contents of music lyrics should be censored. There are many different types of music. Some artist's music has profanity and some do not. Many parents complain about their children going out and buying a cd that has a lot of pr...

Music Crushes Racial Boundaries Hip-Hop music better known as Rap music was the most popular influential and controversial form of black and Latino music to emerge in the Bronx in the early 1970s. In this sense Rap music entered into American culture as a new vocabulary expressio...

Should Music be Censored? Music has changed a lot throughout the course of about a decade. Everything from the sounds of the music, to the styles of the members in the bands has gone through many different fads. Lyricists have found new and unusual ways of making music their own style, and some...

The Effects Of Eminem on Rap and Black Culture The popularity of Marshall Mathers III, a.k.a. Eminem, in today's rap culture is undeniable; with his Marshall Mathers LP selling 1.76 million copies in its first week after release and The Eminem Show selling 285,000 copies on its first day. ...

Advertisements are seen everywhere using all different kinds of approaches. They sometimes use direct forms such as flyers, billboards, cars, commercials, and even t-shirts; however, more recently, indirect advertisement-that is, unintended advertising is increasing in popularity. Indirect advert...

In The mid 70's a new culture emerged in The South Bronx section of New York City, little did anyone know that it would spread like a wild fire throughout the nation effecting not only the music industry, but Media, Fashion, marketing and advertising, and almost every aspect of modern society....

People are always looking for someone or something to blame when it comes to the corruption of society. That is just human nature though; we need a scapegoat to be at fault for problems the world is facing today in order to make us feel like it's not all our own doing. For decades now, there ha...

Marshal Mathers, also known as Eminem, has been creating a stir in the musicindustry over the past few years. Many people feel affended and intimidated withhim while he uses his freedom of speech and expresses himself. His rapping andhip hop lyrics are raw, explicic and very offending to many differ...

I.Hip hop defined as the artistic response to oppression. A way of expression in dance, music, word/song. A culture that thrives on creativity and nostalgia. As a musical art form it is stores of inner-city life, often with a message, spoken over beats of music. The culture includes rap and any ...

Controversy of the lyrics of Rapper Eminem In a few short months, Eminem has gone from being one of the most liked emcees in independent hip-hop to one of the most provocative, controversial rappers in contemporary pop music. The overnight success of his de...

"Only God can judge me/ Nobody else/ Nobody else/ All you other mutha *censored*as/ get out of my business," said by Tupac Shakur at the beginning of his song, "Only God Can Judge Me." Tupac was a gangster rap artist who practiced what he preached. Because of his profanity and ly...

Acts Like a ... Looks Like a... Must be a... Are You Sure? An essay written by Judith Ortiz Cofer titled "The Myth of the Latin Women: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria", triggered me to think about my own situation and the stereotypes I encounter. I relate to this piece not as a Latin ...

Essay 3 option4/14/02 What the Ears of the Adolescent HearPop culture expert Michael Paretti once said that "people are influenced by the media in the way they dress, talk, relate, spend their money, define social problems, identify with prominent but insignificant personalities and in the kinds of ...

"Only God can judge me/ Nobody else/ Nobody else/ All you other mutha *censored*as/ get out of my business," said by Tupac Shakur at the beginning of his song, "Only God Can Judge Me." Tupac was a gangster rap artist who practiced what he preached. Because of his profanity and lyrics, people say h...

The Role of a "Mogul" with in the Hip Hop Culture and Rap Music Before I can clarify the role of a mogul, one must understand what a mogul is. Webster's dictionary defines a mogul is as a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area. Miranda Jane ...

Music is a form of art that allows lyricists to express themselves and through their personal feelings with words. Feelings that result from the loss of a family member to hating the dog for eating a favorite pair of shoes. For whatever the personal feelings may put into a tempo of beats then it i...

Controversial rapper Eminem has rode a roller coaster ride of fame within the three years he has spent in the limelight. With his career, as well as his personal life, in the spotlight, Eminem has managed to create hit records and scandals simultaneously. Who would have thought a white trash b...

The influence of media in society has effects on various age groups. When newspapers, magazine, and flyers, were the only mass media in the old days, influence of media in society wasn¡¯t as prominent as present. The development of technology has a significant impact on the contemporary society...

Christina and Lil' Kim In "Bad Sistas," Tricia Rose addresses raps written by women that specifically concern male-female relationships. She says, "MC Lyte's and Salt N' Pepa have reputations for biting raps that criticize men who manipulate and abuse women. Th...

Hip-Hop:The Marketing of a New CultureByVictoria HershEnglish 110Professor Vericker1 May 2000Hersh iOutlineThesis: Hip-Hop's has lost its original goal of wanting to unite people, today it's a way to market violence.I. Hip-Hop started in the west Bronx in the early 1970s.A. Hip-Hop wasn't excepted m...