Gangsta rap

Mercer-Taylor provided. If there was one song that I wish he could have discussed, it would be “Juicy” by Christopher Wallace a.k.a. Biggie Smalls. The reason was that during the rap unit, Taylor offered a variety of rap songs to us during the 1980s and the new millennium. However, I only recalled him playing only one rap song from the 1990s: Snoop Doggy Dog’s “Serial Killa”. I think it would have been nice if he offered another song during the same decade. To me, “Juicy” would have been a…

some way: rap music to youth violence and country music to suicide. The country music article elaborates more on the data they collected showing that country music had a positive correlation to suicide rates for whites but along with their findings. They added a disclaimer that white people are two times more likely to commit suicide than black people which might of messed with their findings. On the other hand, the article on rap music vs. violence focuses more on how America fostered rap music…

the Billboard charts seen as a major influence on the Gangsta. Rap themes that would later dominate commercial hip-hop,the group became known for extremely violent and misogynistic lyrical content with much of its sales fueled by adolescent male suburbanites. N.W.A. broke up in the early ,with Eazy and Dr. Dre embroiled disputes that also saw the two attacking and lampooning early other in their respective work,Eazy, a consummate on how rap controverse could be used to spur album sales ,…

invisible immigrants working there. The song’s most noticeable feature is its general usage of ‘street slang’ throughout the entire song—which contributes to the song's edgy "gangsta" atmosphere. As well the novelty sounds of four gunshots and a cash register kachinging is an example of an onomatopoeia adding to the gangsta vibe. M.I.A with her hit single “Paper Planes” was very successful in getting her message and anger across to the world. As she addressed world problems in the way…

the education system, it has not been inputted into the schools, but nonetheless the use of it is very popular and the reason for that are rappers. Black vernacular is widely spoken throughout the black community so when rappers rap in black vernacular and whatever they rap about the people can relate to it. Stated by Matthew Feldman, “Lyrical musical performance is different from any other genre of language use, but it does not exist in a vacuum. The lyrics to songs written and performed by…

most dissimilar types of music are Country and Rap. Obviously, the instruments used and the influences of each genre greatly differ. For instance, like the southern/western twang of Country’s rhythm or the jagged edginess of Rap, they both have individual ways of expressing their emotions and views to their audience. Even the stereotypical mournful songs of Country compared to the stereotypical gangster, violence-inducing, hoodlum mentalities of Rap has similarities beyond the public eye. The…

certain groups, colors, or genders of people. They have to look at it this way, how would they feel if the shoe was on the other the foot! A profession where education is not needed to become successful but is used as a “way out”, would be hip hop or rap music. Hip hop music was formed during the 1970s when block parties were popular in New York City, dealing mostly with young African Americans that stayed in the Bronx. At the block parties, DJs would play popular songs that had percussive…

Different Worlds of Women There was one quote in, Rockabye Baby, that gives an exact view that defines the woman's features and view of a “While occupying spaces traditionally help by males, black women in hip-hop gangsta movies uniquely affirm and reconnect to certain African American Cultural practices frequently absent in presentations of ethnic life”(Smith-Shomade, 26). The aspect that are applied about female characters in, Set It Off, is so profound as to how black women were viewed…

become the music of the war decade and create or lead to more transformation of music including Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop or rap became widely known towards the end of the 20th century, speaking in rhyme, musicians sing about life stories, unlawful treatment of African Americans and violence. The rap group “Niggaz wit Attitude” in the 1980’s was a huge success and thus the creation of gangsta rap was evolved. By 2000, “hip-hop had become a global cultural force and the source of astonishing profits for…

Introduction Background Wordplay, lyrics, poems and storytelling rap comes in different types of forms from different types of people. Rap music, one of the formally genres of music that is still very popular today. Rap was originally started in the late 70s it became very popular over time, it reached its peak in the late 90s. Legends in the 90s such as Tupac, Biggie and Nas changed the game and created beautiful pieces of art with their words. Or do you prefer new school? Future legends such…