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    Rap Music Stereotypes

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    deep feeling of “Hey, I know how that feels.” Music is capable of generating millions if not billions of emotions and messages produced by every small sound to the last word in every song. It's been said that music is an art produced by people/groups that may vary in several genre styles. Rap music is a typical genre style that receives the most stereotypical misjudgments up to today in society. Rappers are commonly known for creating destructive music with messages that influence teen and young children

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    capability, etc. People could argue that rap music fits into this category or others that it should be respected as a form of art. In an article written by Lawrence Downes called “A Word Gone Wrong” he writes, “In cases of discrimination, it’s probably best to let those affected speak for themselves.” When artist write music the things that speak of range from racism, police brutality and struggles they may encounter. Only they can speak for themselves. Rap music is an urban genre that grew from the

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    Listening To Rap Music

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    Music Music defines who you are. It has really impacted my life. Different occasions dictate the type of music I listen to because it significantly changes my mood when i exercise, relax, or celebrate. When I want to or need to get myself exercise, I usually like to listen to music. Music gets me going especially when I listen to my rap music. It sounds like ghetto/rap with a lot of base and slurred words. The artist sounds tired, but something about the music or song just gets me invigorated

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    Music and Media satisfies the human world in many ways, it can vary from listening to music as it is or catching up on a tv episode that was missed. Although these two surround us in everyday lives, as mentioned previously, it comes with its downsides as well which corresponds to many topics to have in mind. The fact that music is widely popular and is used every day, one needs to take in mind as well the messages that are being expressed throughout the song. Relating to one of the most popular genres

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    Music has been here since the dawn of time. It's considered the universal language in the world and can relate to every individual in one way or another. Music has a way of bringing opposite people together through various emotions. Music has a way of explaining things in ways that words cannot. Our group chose to focus on the racial diversity in the music industry because of the ever-growing popularity of music. Now people are becoming more accepting of other's cultures, however; progress cannot

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    The Power Of Freedom Of Expression In Music Throughout the years, Music has always played an influential part on our social behavior. I personally believe that the Music we listen to everyday, the lyrics we hear are favorite artist sing or rap has a key part into how we conduct ourselves. Why should we oppose censorship when corporations pay thousands of dollars to create a murder scene and mayhem in a music video and release it to the public and it usually dominates the TV screen, when works of

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    Rap music has received a bad reputation because of the negative connotation often associated with the genre. However, no one is addressing the issue that there are not more artists that promote a positive message in the music industry. If there were, perhaps more people would come to understand and appreciate the genre for what it is. Some scholars that are opposed to rap music often overlook the positive aspects of rap, focusing on the negative aspects of the genre. On the contrary, those who do

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    Hip Hop And Rap Music

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    Hip hop music is one of the most popular genres in present time that rose to prominence in the 1980’s. The hip hop genre was born in the African American community and has since then changed into what it is today. What most individuals don’t know is that originally rap music did not contain such explicit themes as it does now; such as misogyny, drugs, crime, and violence among others. Many people may wonder what led to the introduction of such themes into rap music and why they remained popular.

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    Am Lit P.3 April 9, 2015 The Symptoms of Taking Rap Music Music is one of the greatest ways of expressing one’s personal feelings and experiences through the use of story-telling. One of the most popular genres of music is rap or also known as hip hop. Hip hop music has a profound effect, both positive and negative on many of today’s youth which transforms and evolves American culture and society. What started it all was the origin of “gangsta rap”, which was popularized by gangster rappers such

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