How to Rap

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,…

popular through Gangsta Rap music. “Gangsta Rap is a style of Hip-Hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of inner-city youth (Adaso Henry).” A few well known artist from the Gangsta Rap epidemic are Tupac, Too Short, Snoop Dogg, Eazy E, Biggie Smalls and Ice Cube. Today we have “Gangsta Rappers” by the name of Lil Durk, Chief Keef, Wiz Khalifa, Monsta, Jay Rock, and Gucci Mane. Although, “Gangsta Rap” has survived an astounding 35 years are the lyrics like Ice Cube’s “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do…

Barker and Taylor (2007, pp. ix) noted how the band during their concert wears makeup and play songs, which are about the persona the band members, have taken on. Their core and the obvious aim is to profit rather than be real and tell the truth about themselves to their fans. Performance as…

or walking on the sidewalk, one might hear someone blasting their rap music, full of vulgar language and profanity, from their car. One might conclude the driver and their passengers are up to no good, or they are bad people. Instead of rushing to judgement, it is important to recognize the impact age, race and gender has on one’s opinion of music and one’s opinion of the people listening to or writing certain types of music. Rap music is primarily believed to be enjoyed by the African American…

Before gangsta rap took over the Los Angeles area techno was the big thing that was played across the whole city, some of the first rappers were getting tired of this techno music that they were playing. So with Hip hop spreading across the country they decided to make their own style of rap which was gangsta rap. Gangsta rap was either made but people in gangs or people who were gang affiliated, they rhymed about how they would kill other gangs that stepped on their turf or how much drugs they…

leads to a high prevalence of sexual abuse. Hip Hop and Rap convey disrespecting women as the norm, so men control and treat women as sex objects. The degradation of women also causes youth to engage in sexual behavior. Women have low standards in men because of the way women are viewed in music. Women are viewed as weak, dependent on a man and as a result women settle for the worse kind of men who treat them below their value. Hip Hop and Rap also convey messages in favor of drugs and alcohol.…

was "always black" (Institutionalized Racism in the Music Industry). This speaks volumes as to how white America views blacks and black culture, considering negative images has been prominent in rap music. Negative perceptions of black people are portrayed on television shows, movies, and in rap music. Many stereotypes are presented in films and television, some dating back to blackface minstrel shows. Rap music reinforces a negative image of black people perceiving them as raunchy, violent,…

three studio albums were in a traditional rap setting, until he created 808s and Heartbreak and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.…

the messages they are being fed. As humans, we automatically perform semiotic analysis on a daily basis without being aware of it. Are semiotics present in modern day rap and hip-hop? Yes! Typically, society develops meanings for certain signs as a way to tell individuals how to or to not act. It is through these signifiers in rap and hip-hop culture that influences people’s sense of identity through presentational mediums of television stations such as MTV and Much Music, as well as the…

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