Rap rock

“Why Rap Rules and Rock Is in a Rutt,” by Robin Davey, expresses a common view among youth today: Rap music is in and Rock N’ Roll is out. Davey believes that Rock music has lost its gusto and should make way for the more relevant genre of Rap. Although I agree that Rap music is more popular and culturally relevant to our current society, I strongly disagree with Davey in regards to Rock’s inevitable demise. One of Davey’s attitudes towards Rock throughout his editorial expresses that it is a genre of music that has become spoiled and unauthentic. He states that Rock “has become about rich kids playing at being fucked up, [playing their] brand new, latest edition, Les Paul, that Mommy and Daddy bought them at Guitar Center.” Last I checked, all of the spoiled rich kids I have ever had the misfortune of encountering have all listened to Rap or Hip-Hop. The only kids that would beg their parents to get them a guitar are likely devoted Rock fans, whose heroes probably include highly respected names such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Chuck Berry, just to name a few. These snobby rich…

Delight” using this style of music soon hit the top charts, and before long, that unique style, rap, had hit the mainstream. Born in America’s tumulous cities, rap was, and always has been, a form of escape from the darker realities of American life. However, only recently has it been so strongly connected with misogyny and violence. With a new form of music on the rise, the American public was unsure how to react, and thus fixated itself upon the most extreme examples in the genre. Regardless…

1. “Gangsta rap (or reality rap or whatever descriptive phrase you like) is a direct by-product of the crack explosion...first came crack rocks, then gangsta rap” (paragraph 32) What examples does George use to prove his point? Do you agree with his statement? Explain why. If not, then what do you think gangsta rap is a direct product of? Be specific in your response. Present in George’s “Gangsters– Real and Unreal”, the extensive details revolving around the rise of drug use and the…

Rock n’ Roll is better than Hip-hop for many different reason. Rock n’ Roll is a type of music dating back to the 50s and defined by simple melodies and heavy beats. While Hip-hop is defined as rapping with an electronic backing. In fact, Rock n’ Roll is rated second best music genres and is only beat by heavy metal therefore better than hip-hop. Rock n’ Roll is better than Hip-hop because it has diverse meanings for different viewers, in addition it is more pleasing to hear, and bring people…

Aaron Copland once said, “To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable”. Aaron Copland had the right idea about music it will never stop until time stops. All music has history, a purpose, and a fan. Everyone has their own music that they love to listen to because everyone is different and many songs embrace differences people find in themselves and in society. The five radio stations I have set on my car radio begin with a Christian…

When looking at the past, rock and roll music played a very significant roll in popular culture. Rock influenced daily lives, attitude, and fashion throughout most of the twentieth century. Now, in the twenty first century, rock music is getting pushed out of the mainstream norm and we are switching to hip hop/rap music, especially among today’s youth. This brings a twist in our culture and we can see it by the way it affects the younger people. Rap music, most of the time, features lyrics…

Barker and Taylor (2007) state “Whether it be the folklorist’s search for forgotten bluesmen, the rock critic’s elevation of raw power over sophistication, to the importance of bullet wounds to the careers of hip-hop artists, the aesthetic of the authentic musical experience” (pp. ix) as it rejects music which could be labeled as artificial, pretentious and commercialized. The term authentic could have several meanings and connotations. . Barker and Taylor, (2007, pp. ix) describe it as a…

In 1970, the hip-hop music began in a small community in New York City at South Bronx, where drugs, violence, and poverty were common things. During the time, African- Americans are living as subordinate members in society. Basically, hip- hop music represents African Americans’ forms of music including jazz, soul, gospel, and reggae. DJ Kool Herc, was an inventor of the hip- hop music, he started music in his small apartment with young unemployed community members. There was no set of rules…

I have chosen to study if rap and hip-hop lyrics glorify and promote misogyny and violence in teenagers as well as adults. The proposed research question for this study is; “Do Rap and Hip-Hop Lyrics Promote Violence and Misogyny?” It is an important issue in our society when taking into account how many people listen to rap and hip-hop music, and whether it could potentially be a negative influence on our society’s adolescent teenagers. The effects this music could possibly have on youth could…

Rap music has enjoyed popularity in American culture. It is a musical art form that tells a story in a fast, shortened word fashion while providing a heavy background beat. The content of rap music covers a wide range. Rap has changed America not only with the message it sends, but with clothing, language, and all the culture it comes with. We can see the power of influence Rap music has had on the recent generation through the 1990s West Coast vs East Coast hip hop scenes in the United…