Music of different types has been criticized throughout the ages. A generation of parents worried about poor role models like Kiss and Marilyn Manson. Before that, they thought the Beatles' hair was too long and Elvis' shake too suggestive. Rock'n'roll was said to be demonic. ...

Recently we have been hearing a lot about the need for censorship of television and recording industries. Whether it is the cartoon Beavis and Butthead, the controversial television drama NYPD Blue or rap recording artists, someone always s eems to arguing about their negative effects on society a...

In this day and age music of all kinds are very important part of our lives, it gives out information of current events we normally would not hear of, is an important outlet of self-expression, and the content is made of things many people can relate to, but many groups and parents are offended and ...

"Come back here Bitch!" Eminem's songs contain these types of foul and demeaning lyrics that perpetuate sexism among young people. In today's rap lyrics, it is becoming more evident that sexism is on the rise. Popular rap music has contributed to perpetuating sexism among young people by desensit...

Is this the Same Genre Two musicians and their songs that have nothing to do with each other come from the same genre. 50 Cent and Public Enemy send messages through their music to get a certain point across or to tell about something. Both of the artists have different musicianship to get their ...

Marshall Mathers, better known as Eminem, has had many achievements in his life, but life wasn't always good. Growing up in a poor trailer park in Warren Mich. He failed out of ninth grade, which led to him dropping out of high school. He tried to go back but couldn't do it, he just wanted to rap an...

Matt TetreaultHumanities CensorshipAs a parent there are a few groups I would not let my child listen to until they were mature enough that the music would not have an effect on their everyday life. A group that has explicit lyrics dealing with drugs, sex, and violence is probably not the best music...

I would just like to comment on a poll I recently saw on CNN SHOWBIZ tonight. The question asked, \"Which musical genre was the dominate genre of the decade?\" I believe that there were three prominent music genres of the \'90s. Alternative Rock became a way to release anger. Hip Hop music came int...

" Retrospect for Life" Often, all Rap music is denoted as lacking in moral content due to the fact that several Rap Artists proclaim the use and abuse of drugs, violence, sex and degradation of women. However, in the song "Retrospect for Life," artist Common Sense addresses issues of morality by p...

EMINEM!Eminems Biography:Birth name: Marshall Bruce Mathers IIID.O.B: 17th October 1973 In Kansas City, Missouri, USAStar Sign: LibraFamily Members:Mother - Debbie Mathers- BriggsFather - Marshall Mathers IIGrandmother - Betty KresinEx-wife - Kim ScottDaughter - Hailie Jade ScottUncle - Ronald Dean ...

THE EMINEM SHOW The average rapper wouldn't be able to grace the pages of Rap Pages, VIBE, Spin, The Source, URB and Stress and go on a national tour months before their major-label debut album is released. Then again, Eminem isn't an average rapper. He's phenomenal. But like many other rap...

Snoop Dogg, the gangsta rapper from the West Coast shows how rapping helped to straighten out his life. From the very start Snoop had it pretty rough living on the streets and all. He had done some rapping with his friends, but it never really went anywhere until the right person had heard him. ...

Never Giving Up In critically thinking about and analyzing the life of Marshall Bruce Mathers III, also known as Eminem, I realize that he had to overcome many obstacles in his life, showing that if we never give up, we are capable of achieving the extraordinary. Having said that, lets take a look...

Marshall Mathers, better known as Eminem, has had many achievements in his life, but life wasn't always good. Growing up in a poor trailer park in Warren Mich. He failed out of ninth grade, which led to him dropping out of high school. He tried to go back but couldn't do it, he just wanted to rap ...

CensorshipRecently we have been hearing a lot about the need for censorship oftelevision and recording industries. Whether it is the cartoon Beavis andButthead, the controversial television drama NYPD Blue or rap recordingartists, someone always s eems to arguing about their negative effects onsocie...

Marshall Mathers aka Eminem aka Slim Shady causes controversy wherever he goes but that hasn't stopped him becoming one of rap's biggest stars. Call him what you want but he is one of the most successful rappers in today's rap industry. The critics fail to see that he is making these lyrics becaus...

For my research paper, I chose to write about Marshall Mathers. I chose to write about him because he is the best young rapper, and I like how he doesn't care what happens, he just goes with it. He isn't a very good role model, but he is funny, and couldn't care less what anybody ...

As I sat in front of my computer downloading my favorite song from Napster, I started to think about how hard it must have been to write a song so sublime with the way the words flow from one another, and how talented one must be to do so. I started to think how hard people work on their music for t...

Wonder why they call You Bitch? In today's times the popularity of the hip-hop culture immerses us, a black community, in Fashion, Culture and Language. Every where you turn some form of this empire is in your sights, It has its grips holding tight on to anyone whom it can entrances with it's melodi...

Hip-Hop's CultureEminem, Dr. Dre, Nas, Eve, Missy Elliot, Tribe Called Quest, these are all known for their best flows and culture beat of Hip-Hop. But how can we define Hip-Hop?. In the early 90's Hip-Hop began to rise, and its popularity became more big as early hip-hoppers brought the country to ...