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Lauryn Hill is the Queen of Neo Soul. And she is very knowing of love and truthfulness. She is a pioneer of her time period and evokes imagery of positive minority through her music. Her creative mindset and abstract lyrical makeup makes her one of Neo Soul’s all-time greatest female artists. The album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” conveys themes of love, self-awareness, selflessness, and education of proactively responding to situations. This album is a soul soothing masterpiece that uses instruments

The Temptations Motown took the world over by surprise. The vivid and new sounds from Motown artists made screaming dedicated fans all over the world. With the addicted fans, Motown artists raised the bad and opened the eyes of those who thought African Americans would never amount to anything. Although there still happened to be racism, and prejudice, African Americans managed to become recognized and well known for their abilities. Not only were the Motown artists extraordinary talented,

Surf music is a subgenre of rock music associated with surf culture. It was most popular between 1962 and 1964 and was found particularly in Southern California. Surf rock began in the early 1960s as instrumental dance music. The sound was largely attributed to electric guitars which were particularly characterized by the extensive use of a "wet" spring reverb which was thought to sound like waves. Guitarists also began to make use of the vibrato arm on their guitar to bend the pitch of notes downward

thought about the messages that TV and music send to its viewers and whether or not these messages are beneficial or harmful. My two favorite (secular) songs are Lauryn Hill’s “Doo-Wop (that thing)” and American Authors’ “Best Day of My Life”. I have never watched either of these song’s music videos. Lauryn Hill’s “Doo-Wop” song, through its lyrics, teaches the realistic troubles that women encounter when mate-seeking or looking for self-love. It also describes what men do to women in that process

legislative achievements of the civil rights movement. Motown was founded by Berry Gordy, Jr, a former prizefight promoter and song writer. Motown musical offerings betrayed several different stylistic influences, gospel, blues, rhythm and blues, doo wop (earlier) and white pop music. Artist such as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Dianna Ross,

Bruno Mars, an American celebrity, published his new song “The Lazy Song” on February 11, 2011. From his debut studio album, Doo-Wops and Hooligans, Mars reached No. 3 on the Billboard album charts, and its follow-up singles, “Grenade” and “The Lazy Song,” surpass the top 10 on the singles chart. “The Lazy Song,” endorsed by Mars celebrity, humorously resonates with the audience as it highly represents the voice of the young generation through the coping mechanisms: imagery and elision. To persuade

Vivian Camila Pinilla November 15, 2014 AFRS 324 Kennon The Evolution of Woman 's Image in Hip-Hop Hip-Hop today is genre of music that many, mostly a younger demographic are drawn to it. Hip-Hop culture is now commonly recognized by it’s fundamental elements; such as, rapping, dancing, lyrics, beat, urban and apparently relevance which are viewed as an art. Hip-hop is constantly evolving and incorporating different and new aspects to it and it’s just going to continue to grow within the

one day. Janelle Monae and Bruno Mars- The Funk Fellows They coordinated and toured together on the Hooligans in Wonderland Tour in 2011.; they contributed to the Rio 2’s soundtrack; both of their musical and fashion senses are borrowed from the Doo-Wop era, so where the track at? These two have been on each other’s radar for some time now, surely there must have been a conversation, or at least a thought on the matter at some point? Solange & Rihanna- The Flowerchild and the Bad Gyal. These women

very happy and uplifting the usual pop sound with catchy lyrics and simple music to sing along. It’s a beautiful love song about the things we do for love and follow the person you love so that they never feel lonely. Again it sounds a little like Doo-Wop with a little bit of

The 1950s are best known for their doo-wop music slicked back hair and poodle skirts, but underneath all that is the fear of communism. These fears did not just pop out of the blue in 1950. Fear started in the late 40s over issues of disloyalty, civil rights, and the boom. The Cold War brought out the suspicious side of the American population. Our government had fired or forced resignations of thousands of government employees. The Justice Department had begun prosecuting eleven leaders of the