Rap Music Essay

Antoinette Bradley February 9, 2015 Period 2B – History Jazz Music in America during the 1900s Jazz music was one of the biggest trends in the 1920s and it wasn’t just a fad. The radio and phonograph had entered American homes in the 20s, this influenced the growth of one of the biggest American musical movements to date, jazz music. Jazz in America got its start in the 1920s, but it has influenced many different types of music genres and subgenres including the ones we listen to currently.

love making music I would have you here all day! Making music is my hobby. I spend all my free time making music. Any chance I get I’m in the studio. Making music is not easy to do with a busy life. I started making music because my dad died and he inspired me. Also I entered myself in a contest. Also I enjoy making music with my friends. To begin with, when my dad died my music was my biggest outlet. Music is what keeps me calm and is my biggest motivation in life. When I am making music I feel like

When you listen to music today just know 9/10 they are influenced in some way by the “gangsta rap” group NWA. This group had formed in the late 80’s. Following they had made 2 of the most popular songs to this day “F#ck Tha Police” and “Straight Outta Compton”. The groups lyrics were real, brutal and in a way inspirational. They made others want to be themselves and not follow others, to be unique. Even after the split the men continued to influence and pursue in the hip pop world by finding more

singer/songwriter-esque guitar playing, folk inspired harmonica, rap, electronic looping, and voice alterations. It may be hard to see these elements intermixing; yet, Jeremy Loops melds genres naturally. He considers his music to be modern folk.

takes a supportive stance on gangsta rap. She says, “Now, rap music appeals to many people, including teen-agers, who are this style's biggest fans. Some people would say it is bad for teen-agers to listen to some types of rap music, such as "gangsta rap."I have to disagree with them” (Barnes). Gangsta rap sends a powerful message to its listeners. Gangsta rap is just one form of rap and teen-agers should not be discouraged from listening to it. Even gangsta rap has important messages. When different

Gangsta rap originated in the late 1980’s. “Ice Cube (O 'Shea Jackson) of the rap group NWA (Niggaz with Attitude) wrote the song "Gangsta Gangsta," and it shocked America with its violent, sexist, and obscene lyrics. "Gangsta Gangsta" ushered in a new genre of hip-hop music called gangsta rap, which became identified with Compton, a predominately black and Latino working-class and working poor neighborhood in Los Angeles”. Many people did not agree with the sexist and indecent lyrics in gangsta

Flor Reyes December 1, 2014 John Feodorov Fair 201A Popular Music and Society The Musical Power of Narcocorridos The musical genre "Corridos" has been popular in Mexico for more than a hundred years. Certain musical groups like "Los Tigeres Del Norte" have helped construct a connection between Narcos (drug dealers) and Corridos which give life to a new branch in this musical category. This new branch, "Narcocorridos" has become one of the most dangerous musical influences in Mexico, and

“Key for key, pound for pound, I’m the biggest dope dealer, I serve all over town.” Imagine being on a jury of a drug related case and hearing these rap lyrics played as evidence. Would you immediately charge the defendant of drug distribution or would you consider his lyrics as a form of artistic expression? In the court system the disclosure of rap lyrics written by a defendant as evidence is an ongoing controversy that is becoming increasingly popular and accepted. Jurors face a difficult decision

Music has always had an effect on people on their culture. From Jazz in the 1920’s to Rap just starting up in the late 1980’s. Different genres of music have different effects on people and no genre is specific to any culture. There are a variety of people that are affected by various genres of music that you would least expect and it’s helping expand the music industry greatly. I believe the most influential genre of music in my opinion is Hip Hop/Rap. Hip Hop/Rap started from block parties in

Does Gangsta Rap harm Black Americans? Gangsta rap is a form of music that is enjoyed by everyone and there should be no stereotypes attached to it. It has been debated if Gangsta Rap harms Black Americans; it is a heavily criticized art form since its inception. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines “Gangsta rap: a form of hip-hop music that became the genre’s dominant style in the 1990s, a reflection and product of the often violent lifestyle of American inner cities afflicted with poverty and the