Gangsta rap

“I got something to say.” ”Rap has developed various substyles including gangsta rap focusing on the ills of inner-city life. It remains the one of the most dominate popular music styles well into the 21st century” (Starr and Waterman 574). On August 9th, 1988 an album that to this very day is still relevant. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella, and MC Ren were the original members of the famous rap group N.W.A; which stands for Niggas with Attitude. They released their first album Straight…

that men have certain jobs in society as do women. This is because rappers generally make it appear that they are dominant over women, influencing other men to act this way and women to believe it is true (Cundiff). The prevalence of these themes in rap music have caused many critics to blame hip hop for the growing sexualization of adolescent girls and the hookup culture that became more evident when hip hop rose to popularity. Carolyn West, associate professor of psychology and the study of…

the 1980’s, is N.W.A. The group started in 1986 with Easy-E, Ice Cube, and Dr. Dre; they went on to include Mc Ren and DJ Yella. They were famous for their songs “Straight Outta Compton”, “Fuck tha Police”, and “Express Yourself”. N.W.A brought gangsta rap into the mainstream of music at the time and as a result influenced thousands of people. They also brought to light issues of the time, such as police prejudice against blacks and the stereotyping of all young blacks as drug dealers or…

According to Tracy Barhart, “There are actually 26 codes to the THUG life, and it is meant to bring positive rules of engagement into street gang warfare. But the youth of today are getting caught up in the glamor of what they see and hear in gangsta rap and MTV — much of the message being that rebellious, criminal and remaining antisocial is the way to go.” The outburst of people who think the thug life only valorizes violence facilitates it for people to judge and blame the idea of the Thug…

Destruction of the Mind Rap is a story. A story that is written in blood, but, nevertheless, a story. However, this story contains points that affect society today and the individual listener. Rap has saved many lives, and rap has also destroyed many lives. Rap is the combination of previous experiences told through clever flows, rhymes, and beats. Rappers generally come from poverty-stricken areas. A great example is Eminem; born Marshall Mathers, he grew up in a broken family in Detroit.…

uncertainty. Yet, as this violence was being portrayed and reflected through a variety of artists, it began to formulate “gangsta rap”. This form of rap made artists feel powerful through expressing their masculinity in a physical and dominate manner. Through hyper-masculation of members in the Hip-Hop community, competition and violence began to arise again. In a sense, this form of rap music did not just bring awareness to the troubles of the cities, but glorified the violence occurring in…

Hip Hop- is a music genre formed in the United States in the 1970s which consists of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping. Hip Hop music developed as part of Hip Hop culture, which is a subculture that includes four key elements: DJing, MCing, graffiti writing, and beatboxing. It followed in the footsteps of earlier American musical genres such as blues, salsa, jazz, rag- time, funk, disco, and rock and roll by becoming one of the most popular genres of music worldwide.…

“Rap is something you do; Hip-Hop is something you live.” Words spoke by one of Hip-Hop culture’s philosophers and celebrated artists, KRS-One nearing the end of what is considered the genre’s golden age of its creativity and influence in the mid-1990s. For some, the statement is self-explanatory and almost reverent in it pronouncement. For others on the outer periphery of rap music and its associated culture, the delineation between the two may be murky. Nonetheless, the statement has much to…

Beata Hanson Dr. Ha-Birdsong English 1113 November 29, 2016 Hip-Hop vs. Rap While the musical genres Hip-Hop and Rap have their similarities, they are very different. One has uplifting tones that make you want to dance and the other is angry and very aggressive with its words. Rap and Hip-Hop were both created during a time of African American oppres-sion where they weren't considered very important political affairs. African Americans felt that if they put their thoughts out in music, they…

vulgarity and misogyny, most people agree that rap music can be extremely and unnecessarily offensive; however this agreement usually dissolves when considering the art and interpretation of this genre of music. Supporters of the free expression of hip hop music argue that controversial lyrics can often bring attention to greater issues in society and that rap is simply a poetic expression of the African-American culture and history. According to rapper Jay-Z, rap has done more than any leader…