Gangsta rap

Well today I will be telling you where rap comes from and more including who the fast rapper and more world records. So where did rap originated from? ‘’Rap originated with announcements made over microphones at parties, which developed into more rhyming patterns. A strong influence on rappers was the funk sound of James Brown. By the end of the 1970 rap had become a full-fledged musical genre, thanks to such artists as the Sugarhill Gang and Kurtis Blow’’. rap music has no melody it only has…

Mainstream rap and hip-hop portrays a distinct style and theme, which, to me, seems to be mostly centered on commercialism. The stereotype that exists for hip-hop exists because the mainstream hip-hop does fit into the mold that some of us talked about during the first discussion. Artists promote lifestyles that are unattainable for the majority, probably all, of their listeners. This focus on commercialism, always having the newest, best, and brightest editions of clothing, electronics, or cars…

express themselves through poetry, which then turns into a beat that flows and makes everyone move. Rap is another form of poetry; another form of speaking from the soul. Rap music started by one simple poem and has grown into something so much more. Written by an African American male, rap was originally used to get people hyped and excited for parties, and still serves that purpose to this day! Since rap is generally a masculine genre, does that mean women can’t be rappers? Defying odds,…

Who is Faheem Rashad Najm? Rashad is the rapper that many of us know today as T-pain. T-Pain, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and an actor. People might recognize T-Pain for his music but a little known fact about him is that he's changed the music industry. Ever wondered why T-pain’s voice is different and almost perfectly soothing and unique? It’s called auto tune. Since T-Pain introduced auto tune into the game, many artists also followed right behind him. Today…

Learnhowtorap. Web. 09 Feb. 2016.)"Rap was created to reduce all the negativity such as gang violence and etc."("Interesting Facts About Hip-Hop Music." Interesting Facts About Hip-Hop Music. Learnhowtorap. Web. 09 Feb. 2016.) Run DMC was the golden age of hip hop. ("Word Press. "History Facts." Hip-Hop History. Word Press, 19 June 2012. Web. 10…

By the 1990's rap artists like, DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, Curtis Blow and Biz Markie were no longer accepted in the rap music" (Toms, 2006, p1). Those rap artists were considered as roll models, because those rap artists relayed positive messages to their listeners (Toms, 2006, p1). "The majority of today's rap culture involves a lot of explicit material and negativities" (McGarrell). According to McGarrell, This new form of rap music glorifies big money, degrading of women, drugs,…

little cuts.” Elonis was doing what many people do when they are going through a tough time, finding a safe outlet such as writing. However, prosecutors are now specifically searching out lyrics from rap songs to match them with crimes and use them as motives. The courts are allowing admission of rap lyrics as evidence and by doing so, allowing juries to judge a person’s moral character by his art. If it becomes the norm to convict a suspect of a crime based on…

“The Last Words of the Great James Brown” Do you remember some of the most famous words your icon ever said before? Well James Brown said, “When I’m on stage, I’m trying to do one thing: bring people joy. People don’t go to church to find trouble, they go there to lose it.” By his inspirational words and encouragement, I felt motivated to better myself as an entertainer. James Brown’s last words indicated that he was an inspirational, hardworking, and social activist who focused on his dreams…

Rap was understood as an example of, and was articulated to, essentialist notions of racial difference, thus reducing a complex and alternative set of cultural practices to simplistic constructions of the black ghetto and the "native" culture of the African American underclass. Rap is neither the essential product of black male youth experience nor a singular music movement defined by one or a limited number of styles and artists, but rather it includes practices and forms that have emerged…

Will Sheerin Professor Lorenz Music and Migration April 4 2016 Skinhead’s influence in Jamaican Ska During the 1950’s, Britain’s economy was in a recession and they reached out to many of their Western colonies to increase immigration to England. After World War II the economy was in bad shape and the United Kingdom government looked for immigrants to fill the employment vacancies. Many Jamaicans took the opportunity to start a new life and migrated to London in large quantities. With them…