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¨Ghostface, catch the blast of a hot verse, my glock burst, leave in a hearse, I did worse¨ (Ghostface Killah, Bring da Ruckus). Gun toting, murder, and drug abuse are tropes commonly associated with hip hop music and it's culture. Rappers, and those who follow them, are labeled as thugs, ignorant, or downright dumb. They are chastised and outcasted from the mainstream for the mood of their art. However, hip hop and it's culture is incredibly complex. The lyrics that compose the songs tackle…

One of the main differences between jazz and rock is that the lyrics of rock music are typically more explicit than those of jazz. In jazz, when there were lyrics in the song, they used more metaphors as codes for situations, like the slaves’ field hollers. However, in rock music, lyrics are much more common as a main part of the song and the dirty lyrics have a clearer meaning, although there are still some metaphors. Another difference is that rock music has, from its start, been influenced by…

The first song I really remember being my favorite song is Hotel California by the Eagles. Actually I loved and still love any song by the Eagles. It was that band and in particularly that song that me into music, and for that reason it will always be incredibly special to me. As I have aged I wouldn't say my taste in music has changed so much as it has drastically diversified. My taste in music has diversified so much that honestly I don't know that I could truly pick a favorite song. From Punk…

Hardworking, energetic, and gifted with talent, Jaquae is the new hip-hop artist to hit the scene. Uniquely-equipped with a distinctive sound, Jaquae’s exceptional ability to make music come alive with storytelling has crowned him the “Hook King.” With just a few years on the music scene, Jaquae has laid down hooks for big name such as Pappose, Rick Ross, Jim Jones, Maino, among others. Born in Harlem, New York and raised in South Carolina, Jaquae began his profession in the entertainment…

My Memoir It was four years ago, around Thanksgiving, when my mom’s boyfriend broke his legs. We were climbing a rock at the mountain, giant rock. Then suddenly he slips and was going to fall on his back but then, he landed on his feet. It didn’t end well because it turned out that he shattered one leg then broke the other. He was in the hospital while I lived with my aunt. Then when he and my mom got back we moved in with my grandpa I lived with my grandpa, who has a farm in Landers. There…

Megan Carpentier, the author of The Year Hip-Hop Invented Sex, failed to support her thesis in a well written manner. However, her main point is correct and describes an undeniable modern revolution amongst Hip Hop and R&B music. Hip-Hop artists have recently changed the meanings behind their blunt and explicit lyrics. In the article The Year Hip-Hop Invented Sex, Megan Carpentier describes the pre-revolution and specific details of this iconic year. According to Carpentier, before sex was…

Country and Rap Country and rap are both types of music. While they are both types of music, they do have some differences. Although they are somewhat different types of music they are similar in some ways. These two types of music can make you feel two different ways. Some people just prefer one over the other. Country and rap music are different in some ways. Rap music is more about violence and crime. Country music on the other hand, is more about faithfulness and family. In addition, rap…

Jazz has had a profound effect on American culture and we now consider it an important American contribution to the world of music. Jazz is viewed today as a musical genre that was pioneered by brilliant African-American musicians, silently rebel against American society, and jazz is considered a unique, American musical creation. When jazz music first originated in New Orleans in the early 1900s, very few people in music culture appreciated it as music, many called it a barbaric form of music,…

A day in the life of a pumpkin I woke up in the middle of the pumpkin patch with all the other pumpkins. Today was the first day that the humans could come and pick one of us to take home with them. Of course, we pumpkins had no say in this, we would just sit on the silly human’s porch, then be thrown away as soon as Thanksgiving comes like garbage. Soon, the humans have arrived to look at all of us pumpkins, a perfect little family came along and decided to take me home. After, a long and…

With popular music being present almost everywhere today, teenagers listen to countless hours of music. Music as a whole has a variety of genres, each one particularly different. Rap music has had a very long reputation of being a form of music that represents violence, sex, gangs, drugs and alcohol abuse, and strong profane, negative attitude towards people in general. Despite all of this, rap has generated a huge fan base, made up of teenagers. Although rap is commonly seen as having a…