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    Biggie Vs Tupac Essay

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    Biggie and Tupac were both big in the music industry, they both created the best feud in Rap/hip hop history. Tupac has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. Most of Tupac's songs are about growing up amid violence and hardship in ghettos, racism, other social problems and conflicts with other rappers during the East Coast vs. West Coast hip hop rivalry. Shakur was shot and killed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1996.I think Tupac ha a greater

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    Rap Music Essay

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    different emotions. Some types of music are hip-hop and rap, alternative music, and rock and roll music. Music has a long timeline, and every single sound and kind of music is intertwined with each other and influenced by each other. Music recreates lifestyles and expresses different generations while defining different types of sound. The power of music can be viewed in various types of kinds. A new element of music has been brought to our attention, Rap/Hip-Hop.

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    basics of music ,dance, folklore and other different aspects related to music ,yet all ethnomusicologists share a meaningful and coherent foundation in approaches and methods followed. My music culture will be covering the hip-hop culture here in Los Angeles. Hip-hop originated around the late 60’s and

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    Hip Hop vs. House

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    Compare and Contrast The Sounds of Life House and Hip Hop, are two very similar genres of music. However, no matter how similar these two types of music sound, they are still very different. Hip Hop and House music are two very popular kinds of music today. Some Hip Hop artists that you might be familiar with are MosDef, The Roots, De La Soul, Jurassic 5. Some House music artists are Mark Farina, Chemical Brothers, Inland Knights, JT Donaldson and Deadmau5. All of these artists and groups

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    Rap music led to more black professionals in the music industry. Rap can be traced back to its African roots. Before rap stories were told rhythmically over drums and instruments. This era was known as the golden age of rap. Rap did and has changed the face of music for the better. Old school flows were relatively basic and used only few syllables per bar. Simple rhythmic patterns, and basic rhyming techniques and rhyme schemes. There are different variations of flow, such as the syncopated

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    Research Paper Hip Hop Culture “Hip-hop gave a generation a common ground that didn 't require either race to lose anything; everyone gained.” -Jay-Z. I truly believe that the culture of hip hop really does have the power to bring people together. Hip hop is capable of bringing unity and even a sense of community amongst different people and different culture. The world is very diverse place filled with a mixture of various backgrounds, environments, beliefs, practices, etc., but Hip Hop can provide

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    Hip Hop first started in the 1970’s in The Bronx, New York at DJ Kool Herc’s apartment. DJ Kool Herc was throwing a house party and used a unique turntable technique to start and develop Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop would start to inspire and become really popular among many young people in New York. Eventually, Hip Hop would evolve into a culture that would include music, lifestyle, and new ways of expression for people. Hip Hop started thanks to DJ Kool Herc. At a party in his apartment complex when he tried

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    The popularity of this movie was built on the fact that the NWA is a well know hip hop group from 1980s and 1990s in the US. In addition, it presents the reality of musicians who are from poor neighborhoods and thrived in life. Therefore, many young people in similar condition would naturally be interested to know the journey of the group. Its popularity among young Americans who aspire to be successful in the future is caused by the message of encouragement that is present in it. The movie and

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    media, whether it is music or even a music video Anyone can agree that the use of violence in music today is much more prominent than it was many years ago. The Music genre I’m going to focus on is Hip Hop or Rap. My Hypothesis is to compare music from the 1970’s to the 2000’s and prove that Hip Hop is more likely to talk about drugs, sex, and violence in the 2000’s versus the 1970’s and how strong of an influence it has on society. The theory I decided to go with on this research project is the

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    Hip Hop Research Paper

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    How has our understanding of ‘race’ been shaped and influenced by mass media in America in relation to hip-hop? Mass media, through its selective portrayal of hip-hop has played a crucial role in the way that it has been understood and interpreted over time. The media’s focus on negative aspects of the genre has led to the establishment of a two-class system. This brings forward the theories of Karl Marx in relation to the ‘two-class system’. The media also portrays the dominance of capitalism

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