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Fuelled by youth and rebellion their formative years, both Hip Hop and Rock and Roll have risen to become the two of the most widely consumed genres of music in present day America. They can both be traced back to similar origins ans each emerged during notable periods in history. However, through active development of these genres over the years, the core/base demographics of Rock and Roll and Hip Hop have moved to opposite ends of the colour spectrum. This essay seeks to compare and contrast…

intelligence as “the ability to solve problems or fashion products that are of consequence in a particular cultural setting or community” (Gardner 1993, p.15). Accordingly, he classified human intelligence into linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalistic intelligences; recently, he added existential intelligence to his theory (Gardner, 1999). Emotional Intelligence is a part of Gardner's (1993) interpersonal intelligence.…

Megadeth: Rust in Peace What would you do if you got kicked out of Metallica because of your violent drinking habits? You start your own band. A band that plays faster, harder, and better than all the other bands in the land. Megadeth, a band that was the heaviest, loudest, drunkest band in history. Megadeth has released 15 albums and has sold over 50,000,000 records worldwide, Megadeth has had more line-up changes than any other band. Megadeth has had the same vocalist and bassist since the…

The disco era, which spanned from the late 1970s through the early 1980s, was defined by heavy drug use, in particular cocaine. The “hair bands” of the 1980s, such as Van Halen and Guns N’ Roses, became notorious for their execissive aclochol and drug abuse. Many of the 1990s’ most promising musicians’ lives were cut short by drug induced deaths. Although the most famous musician death of the decade was the suicide of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobaine, it has been widely reported that he was using…

the aforementioned hypothesis in more detail. Scholars such as Cohen asserts that the creation of moral panic occurs within society when a marginalised group or subculture is labelled as deviating from the norms and values of any given society. Once this deviation has occurred scholars such as Thompson (1998) suggest that these individuals or groups are labelled as “folk devils” and deemed somehow responsible for the moral or socio-political problems within the aforementioned societies. In his…

The culture industry argument, established by Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer, is a critique of mass media, which refers to the industrialization of culture, where the masses are not the only source of mass culture; capitalism serves the masses, and treats them like commodities for their own benefit (McAnany & Wilkinson, 1996). Adorno and Horkheimer chose to call it culture industry, rather than mass media, because they believed that in mass media, masses had some influence upon the creation…

the information contained within his rap pieces that draws interest and from consumers and record labels as well as authorities such as sensors. At the same time it is this information that has made him so relatable to people of lower socioeconomic groups and the youth of the era. In many ways what has developed for Eminem is an integrated market and nonmarket strategy where analysing, formulating, integrating and positioning of aspects of his record labels have resulted in the effective…

He basically is dominant for the entire K-pop phenomenon of the first generation pop idols group in the 1990s. He manage a portfolio of artists and create his own K-pop training system that is now used by the others two major Korean entertainment agency but also including the small agency to follow as well. Yang Hyun-Seok establishes YG Entertainment…

Marley is able to capture an audience who may not be particularly interested in or aware of politics or social issues. Bob Marley presents himself and his beliefs in a way that attracts a great range of listeners. They include those that enjoy his musical performances, as well as those who completely understand and appreciate his lyrical messages. For many people around the world, Marley’s characteristics and person became Jamaican and Rastafarian culture. Originally from Jamaica, a…

countless differences between each of these people, they are united in one specific way. The common denominator of each American is the common cultural identity, formed out of the ideals each citizen believes in. These ideals are what our country was established on, when the Founding Fathers drafted the Declaration of Independence. They are continuously relevant in American society because each citizen values them. They are evident in many pieces of American literature, especially the 1920’s…