Gangsta rap

on subsequent generations, and how people that listen to their music are affected in their everyday lives by these rappers messages in rap music and its associated media. This essay aims to examine a variety of artistic forms such as lyrics, music videos and associated art work. Additionally, it will reflect on the social, cultural and historical background of rap music. Historical Background and Slave Songs AFRICAN SECTION The music examined in this essay was developed in the urban areas of…

or negative based on the genre and the lyrics a song. To determine if there is a correlation between music genres and deviant behavior, researchers Jeffery Lozon and Moshe Bensimon examines genres as alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, hip-hop/rap, punk rock, rock and electronic/techno to see if it influences an individual’s behavior negatively. Researchers Lozon and Bensimon expect to find that music as those listed above will have a connection to aggressive behavior and possible deviant…

Penney is quite aware of this as his article entitled, “We Don’t Wear Tight Clothes”: Gay Panic and Queer Style in Contemporary Hip Hop, is centered on the aforementioned idea. In the article, Penney discusses how the ongoing feud, between masculine gangsta rappers and anti gay artists versus queer inspired rappers and musicians, has affected the landscape…

Imagine a world where your worst fears are your reality. Sadly, this is what believed to be depicted through hip hop and rap. Ever since hip hop's big uprising within the early eighties, Hip hop has negative influence youth. Although some people believe that the language of Hip Hop is too violent or vulgar for teenagers, it's nearly forty-year tradition has positively empowered African American communities to unify and rebel against oppressive forces; therefore, Hip Hop should be recognized as a…

to leave their home, many of which had lived there for decades.“Approximately 3.5 million Africans were removed from ‘white’ areas” (Clark 70). Entire communities were uprooted forcibly through military scare tactics. With being driven out of their homes, many people also lost some of their culture. Their way of life was infringed upon and their attitudes towards whites were becoming more and more unforgiving. Police intimidation was extremely prevalent during the apartheid. Whether it had to…

One way hip hop evolved is the diversity of the styles. At the beginning hip hop in the 1970’s was mostly composed of DJs that mix songs and samples together to make a new music. DJs such as DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Caz and Afrika Bambaataa, were big artist during the 1970’s era. “ They began to develop in the South Bronx area of New york city focusing on emceeing and breakbeats (A sample of a syncopated drum beat, that is repeated to form a rhythm)...DJ Kool Herc Known as…

Minaj to work extra hard in their pursuits to become respected within the hip hop industry. It was women like Cindy Campbell who helped evolve the youth party culture because they “challenge the misogynistic and deprecating sentiments and images in gangsta rap through videos and lyrics that promote empowerment” (Orejuela, 20125, pg. 168). All these women are what Keyes would describe as the “fly girl artist” for their fashionable appearance, and is ultimately a woman “who wants you to see her…

Records in the year 1992. The BIGGEST single from his album was featuring Snoop Dogg and it was called “Nutin but a’G’ Thang.” With Andre’s latest release Andre helped introduce G-Funk, which incorporated musical samples and melodies from funk with Gangsta rap. Andre always admired the work of such acts as Parliament and Funkadelic. In 2001 Andre released his second official solo album. He sold millions of copies plus the recording proved to be a hit on both hip-hop and…

In a New York Times interview when inquired about the reasons behind his soft delivery style the rapper says, "I don't rap, I just talk. I want to be able to relax and conversate with my people." Such a statement only hints toward this man’s irreplaceable identification with his…

The blues are in essence the story of a musician’s life. All the pain they have felt in their lifetime goes into the beautiful music that they enchantingly produce. James Baldwin’s short story, “Sonny’s Blues”, is written to tell the pain of Harlem in its lifetime, and the escape route those who live there take. “Sonny’s blues” has a broad focus on grace, escaping, and the black community. “Sonny’s Blues” indirectly focuses on grace. In the short story Grace is the name of the narrator’s…