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    Gangster Rap Vs Rap

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    someone correlate hip-hop music to gangster rap are such cases where a murder of an artist from gangster rap genre would make others look upon those deaths and see what they assume is a fair and balanced picture of what rap and hip-hop is all about: murder, drugs, and money. In truth, much of the conflict in hip-hop has moved inward, as its players are fighting battles of ideas and emotions rather than gangster rap artist’s battle for dominance over another person. Gangster rap ultimately is…

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    In the book Beowulf the character Beowulf life was imagined in the views of the great viking virtues, which can be compared very well with the rap song “ Gangsters Paradise” by Coolio where the narrator has to live through the challenging life of a gangster. Although the story of Beowulf and the song “Gangsters Paradise” have many differences but as well as many similarities of the viking virtues. The narrator and the story Beowulf share more than just one virtue such as the anglo-saxon virtue…

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    The gangster genre portrays the pressures and complications that gangsters and immigrants faced in trying to become successful in the twentieth century. Brauer states that ‘In most gangster films, the main character is typically a male. This could be due to the fact that the most popular demographic for film viewers is a male between the ages of…

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    The Untouchables is an American gangster film produced in 1987. The movie is set in 1930 during the prohibition era. Al Capone, a Chicago crime boss, has the entire city in the palm of his hand and supplies illegal alcohol. He has strong relations with the government officials and the police force, influencing them greatly enough to not investigate his illegal practices. One strong member of the Treasury Department, Eliot Ness, believes it is his duty to uphold the law and bring Capone to…

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    Gangster films are a subgenre of crime films dealing with organized crime, often specifically with the Mafia. The are also considered to be called Mob films developed around the sinister actions of criminals or gangsters, particularly bankrobbers, underworld figures, or ruthless hoodlums who operate outside the law, stealing and violently murdering their way through life. In the 1940s, a new type of crime thriller emerged, more dark and cynical. One of the most famous gangster films is The…

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    Probation Gangster There are almost always two sides to things like with probation.The action of forbidding something, especially by law which was the The 18th Amendment.prohibition fights started in 1920 tell 1933. Volstead Act failed to prevent the large-scale distribution of alcoholic beverages, and organized crime flourished in America. In 1933, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was passed and ratified, repealing prohibition. The police side of the prohibition was not a very great…

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    Violence: Gangster Disciples vs Black Disciples Chicago , also nicknamed " Chiraq" is the most dangerous state in America today . The murder and homicide rates are through the roof compared to any other state , in 2012 the number of murders was more in Chicago than in Iraq . This violence sparks on many occasions for many reasons , but a guaranteed majority of this is due to the wars between two rival gang affiliations , this is why my report is on the history , lifestyle , and battles of…

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    a stigma stereotype which suggests that only males can run and be a part of a gang. It can be argued that girls can take on the typical role of male gang members. Written in the Centre for Social Justice the children’s commissioner uses the term ‘Gangster Girl’ to describe a girl who takes on the male personas within gangs (2014). Therefore showing that females are just as much able to run their own gang on the same or similar level to males. Back in 2013, ‘The Independent’ published an online…

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    The Sad Story Behind Gangsters The start of life, childhood is often a very simple yet complicated time which has most influence on a person’s life. Most people 's childhoods will have a big impact on the type of adult they turn out to be later in life. There are warmhearted and sagacious kids who turn into brilliant adults. Besides, there are also enraged and immoral kids who become perilous gangsters, the dangerous criminals. The reasons why kids become criminals and join gangs are caused by…

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    presented to be positive. But with the development of gangster rap, people have come to believe that rap music is no longer positive, but instead has become a bad influence on children and society as a whole. Gangster rap is a subgenre of hip hop music that began to emerge in the late 1980’s and early 90’s which lyrics emphasized the so call “thug life”. Much criticism and controversy now surrounds this style of music. Critics have accused gangster rap of promoting violence, crime, murder, sex,…

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