Rap Vs Country

As a long time fan of country music, I completely agree that this type of music is becoming more dynamic. I think that is a common theme across all genres, but it is evident that country is making drastic changes as of recent. Country has been changing to appease the masses. With the boom of pop music, we saw artists such as Florida Georgia Line and Luke Bryan. With a mass appeal of rap, we saw songs like "Dirt Road Anthem" by Jason Aldean that was even later remixed to add Ludacris to the track. It worries me that country is too focused on appealing to modern trends and the masses, rather than sticking to it's roots and the core of country music. It will be interesting to see how country music evolves over time and where it will end up next.

As many people know, country and rap music are the most renowned genres of music in today’s world. Both genres are opposites of each other, but they both are on the edges of mainstream. Country and rap music may stand alone and share binary oppositions such as lifestyles, however rap culture has influenced country music in today’s world which can be seen through the lyrics.

Rap music has become one of the most distinctive and controversial music genres of the past few decades. A major part of hip hop culture, rap, discusses the experiences and standards of living of people in different situations ranging from racial stereotyping to struggle for survival in poor, violent conditions. Rap music is a vocal protest for the people oppressed by these things. Most people know that rap is not only music to dance and party to, but a significant form of expression. It is a source of information that describes the rage of people facing growing oppression, declining opportunities for advancement, changing moods on the streets, and everyday survival. Its distinct sound, images, and attitude are notorious to people of all

Music is a huge influence on many people. Rap and country music are two very popular genres of music. There are many common stereotypes that people associate with them. Both types of music are often disliked by people for various reasons. Rap music is often seen as gang related and full of violence. People think it is a negative influence. Country music is often seen as “redneck” or “hillbilly” music. Many people don’t like country music because they say it is not their type. Country is seen as much more positive. Rap and country music are two totally different styles of music and have many differences. They have a very different audience, singers, styles of music, and music videos they use for their songs.

Rap music was creating a negative influence throughout the music industry for awhile, it’s agreeable that modern day rap today mostly involves drugs, gangs, violence, money, etc. Although, a lot of it also gives inspiration or at least has that goal being set when creating the music. Most

With the release of the single “Accidental Racist,” by Brad Paisley and LL Cool J, the lines between rap music and country music officially blurred beyond recognition. Fans of country and rap music downloaded and purchased the single to see how two completely different genres would blend. Billboard statistics show that most fans appreciated Paisley and Smith’s efforts. Yet hardcore country and hip-hop fans insist that the genres are so different on the musical spectrum that no similarities could ever exist. However, current popular music is proving this to be untrue to a certain extent. While rap and country music have many similarities, they differ in terms of lyrical content, use of musical elements, and target audience.

Many Americans today embrace the culture of hip-hop. Since hip-hop became mainstream its influence has surrounded most Americans. People engage in social issues from the hip-hop culture In his recent work, How Hip-Hop Holds Blacks Back, John H. McWhorter have offered harsh critiques of hip-hop for delaying and marring the success of black people. McWhorter asserts hip-hop music “celebrates a ghetto life of unending violence and criminality(10).” He believes hip-hop contributes to the stereotype nearly all Americans maintain in regard to black people. Reflecting on harsh song lyrics McWhorter attempts to strengthen his argument. McWhorter acknowledges not all hip-hop promotes violence in people. He concedes “not all hip-hop is belligerent

Both have significant presence of country music traditions and backgrounds. As such there have been a lot of ideas which have been floated that make the connection between the presence and the management of the norms which are associated between the two kinds of music. Country music style found in Jazz influenced the style in rock and roll as well. This becomes the common point of reference between the two. Country music has been seen at the heart of Jazz. Such kind of influence has also been showered on the development of music within Rock and Roll (Coryell & Friedman,

What is country rap? Country rap is a mixture between country and rap music. The country lyrics match with the hip-hop beats. So when did country and rap mix together? You could say country rap goes as far back as the 1960’s. There are many differences between country and rap but there is also so many similarities.

Whether you love it or hate it Rap music has come to be one of the most popular, yet arguable, music genres of the past decades. Today’s rap music has changed enormously since the 1970’s. Rap music was about having fun, being able to express what youth were feeling and a way to keep youth out of trouble. Rap songs usually use explicit and demeaning lyrics, which has huge influence on the youth of today. While rappers say that they’re plainly rapping about reality. They often use violence, the use of drugs and Guns as the main tool to tell the story of their lives and show how hard it is growing up in their neighbourhood. This surely does not set any good examples for the young men and women, listening to this trash and singing along with the

Hip hop is something that has been around since the 21st century. When it comes to the hip hop community, there are so many stereotypes that the media portrays. This essay will show that the stereotype of violent, crimes African American in rap music can become self-prognostication for the hip hop community. This is a behavior that has been corresponding in the rap music and has become accepted as a social norm by the African American community.

People in society tend to feel that rap music has a certain effect on the mind of its audience. Rap music has always been judged based upon its lyrical content because it often includes explicit lyrics that consist of vengeful and violent crimes. Associating violent acts that people commit every day to what they are hearing over the radio is complete nonsense. The reasons that rap music is not responsible for violence in our society is because violence has always been a part of our society, you have to consider the person who listens to rap music's upbringing, and you have to consider the video games and tv shows that are being portrayed and played by the public.

Many country music songs are about family and the small things in life that are most important such as love and friendship. Unlike Rap music, country music is more calming and is something that the whole family can listen to without having to worry about explicit words or vulgar stories being portrayed through the lyrics. Another thing that country music artist do a great job at is creating their songs so that they are very easy to relate to and that its not all about the money or cars. I believe that country music also focuses more on the harmony aspect for the elements of music, which gives it a more peaceful feel to the songs and something that you can listen to in the car on your way home from work. However, I also believe that Country music does a wonderful job on telling stories through their songs just like rap music does and the only difference between the two is what the stories are

When looking at country music from the early 20th century, to what it is today there has been some change but most of the concepts have stayed the same. Much of the country from the early times had music about religion, or hardships that were being faced. This is the same as in the present, there are many songs about turning to religion to find hope. There are also the instruments that are used, the bajo, and other stereotypical country instruments are still used to today. This sound that they have, and that these instruments make are what really categorize the music as country. The sound of country has been modified but the underlying sounds have stayed the same, and the messages that are being sung about have been consistent throughout time. This shows that country is very much like its older counterpart with a few modern changes that are made.

From it's inception, rap indured a lot of hostility from listeners--many, but not all, White--who found the music too harsh, monotonous, and lacking in traditional melodic values. However, millions of others--often, though not always, young African-Americans from underprivileged inner city backgrounds--found and immediate connection with the style. Here was poetry of the