Country vs Rap What’s the better music choice? The music of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus or rapper Lil Wayne? It’s impossible to give a definitive answer because music is subjective. Both of them have their unique musical style, performance, and audience. At first, they may sound like total opposites, but there’s more in common than you might think. While the basic instruments, like guitar, drums, and piano, are common to most genres, musicians make different choices about the instruments that
say all forms except hip-hop or all forms except country. When they are asked why, some may say because it’s either to boring or too provocative. I believe that both hip-hop and country music both bring some form of negativity on society, not only in America, but all around the world. Some of the most common negative effects that I believe they might bring on society are violence, such as abuse, suicide, and/or drugs and alcohol. In a article “Rap Music's Psychological Effects”, written by Suite
Everyone listens to different types of music, but is there a reason we listen to the music we do? It is time to find out exactly why we listen to these different types of music. We will be looking over four types of music today, metal, rock, rap, and country. These types of music widely differ in many ways, yet they all came about as time went on. When making music, the artist creates it on the spot. They will try something new, and maybe people like it, but maybe they do not, so they keep trying
The nature and influence of gangster rap have had on society are obvious. Ultimately, it is upon us to decide what we surround ourselves with. Education and the support of No Limit Records will help minimize the negative of gangster rap and promote the non-violence campaign. The way to effectively battle the problem of a negative influence on society is through education. This education, however, will not take place within the walls of a school. In these cases, it is more important to educate parents
music. Hip-hop music was created out of rap music. Rap has been around since the 1970s. It was originally used as a way for inner city African American youths to voice their daily struggles. Most rap songs had a simple beat with words spoken to the rhythm of the beat. These songs were usually upbeat even when the subject matter was serious. There was the impression or hope that things will get better. Soon, corporate record labels started to repackage rap music as it gained in popularity. The
The second article is about rap music and violence. The article’s authors, Jeanita W. Richardson and Kim A. Scott, explore rap music’s history and place in American culture. The article discusses the ways in which rap music is related to violence, by looking at the creators and listeners of this genre. They argue that it is not primarily about violence towards others, it began as a way for urban youths to express themselves and their unfortunate lot in life and frustration in their situations
being locked up for longer sentences than ever before. Rap music came into existences in the 1970’s deriving from rock n roll, Jazz, Blues and R&B. The Hip Hop industry and lifestyle quickly began to sweep across America allowing everyone with ears to hear the new funky music. With this movement came problems that no one could’ve for seen. Rap music from its birth always had a negative view towards it. People became fearful and that allowed for rap music to face scrutiny and hardship that we still fill
choose to focus on hip-hop, or rap music in specific. Most rap music, from the 1970s up until now, attends to multiple issues, including the expression of identity, the exposure of racial matters and bringing other contemporary problems to light. While most people think it has bestowed a negative influence in society, I personally believe that rap is a significant and powerful form of art in that it still serves as a voice
The world of hip-hop would invite you to believe that rap music provides a poetic way to communicate one’s life experiences through music. In some ways this could be true, but what do you hear that sounds very poetic to you? Every day, people all around the world are listening to music. Music has become a big part in today’s society. From the time we are in our mother’s wombs, music begins to play a large role in our development. Like a sponge, children are influenced by everything in their surroundings
Hip-Hop/Rap is one of the biggest growing genres of today. From its early stages in the 1970’s to today’s pop culture, it has grown quite a lot. Unfortunately, it has developed a terrible reputation of drugs, violence, abuse, and gangs. When people associate Hip-Hop with things it is usually a negative image that comes to the person’s mind. Which is sad, Hip-Hop/Rap has a great artistic quality to them that gets so easily overlooked. There is true poetry and emotion behind these lyrics and beats
That Ass Up: A Discussion of Black Women in Rap …You can put it in your mouth I said your mothafuckin mouth I said your mothafuckin mouth And you could just eat me out What do ya choose to lick? You could eat me out Pussy or dick? Within the booming business that has become the rap world, certain musical themes and issues are more prevalent than most. In addition to such topics as drugs, alcohol and police brutality, a dominant theme within rap music is the denigration and derision of
Rap and hip-hop is an artistic mirror reflecting society, which is violent in some places, and needs not a moral dismemberment via the glorification of fictional violence. The history of hip-hop has some sting to it, being that deaths have been caused and childhoods are under affect; the actions that younger listeners who enjoy hip-hop are not influenced by the songs or the artists, but only by perception of their surroundings. All that hinders a strong faith in hip-hop is its “gangsta rap” counterpart
Although many don’t see a relationship between music and behavior, rap music causes aggression, objectification of women or misogyny, and even influences acts of violence. Therefore, there should be regulations as to what rappers can say in their songs. All around the world, rappers are huge influences on others, but what do they really influence? Studies and experiments have shown that being exposed to rap music can cause aggressive behavior, misogyny, and acts of violence. If rappers didn't
with and represented a voice of a culture which everyone needed to be aware about. Currently, or what the last ten years have indicated is that hip hop or rap music is global. Granted that most people are aware of artists like Drake, The Migos or Hall of Famer, Eminem, the fact that from
Rap war Shots ring out in South Central Los Angeles. A man screams in horror. This man has been shot in a heated gang war. This is everyday life for gang members. Gang members are used to cold blooded murder and most attend at least 5 funerals a week. Similar situations occur in Harlem, New York and in other places around the country. Why is this happening? Many people think that rap music is making kids more violent. They think that rap music is just a glorification of violence. All
History of Rap Five men changed the world of music as we know it in the early 1990s. A rap group that went by the name N.W.A. paved the way for the popularity of rap music that has lasted decades. Rap is “a type of popular music of United States Black origin, in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over a prerecorded, typically electronic instrumental backing” according to Google Dictionary. This paper will take you through the origin of rap, when rap became popular, and the effect rap has today
Rap Music Is Not Music Describing the (disenchanting) chanting of “Rap Music” as singing or as music is indeed (in either case) a capital misnomer. Real Music is the careful arrangement of organized sounds in the form of notes that then result in a smooth blend of rhythm, tone, and pitch that when united, is quite pleasing to the ear. Rap is not music. The unpleasant-sounding horror is chaotic dissonance and certainly not elegant consonance. Rap is veritable noise pollution that is tastelessly
hop was created as a way for cultures to converge and cross for the youth. This outlet allowed youth to be more self-expressive in a new way. Out of hip hop music emerged rap. The exact origin of rap is slightly disputed but it can be traced back to around 1979 when "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang debuted. As rap grew, it was pretty limited to inner city neighborhoods, especially in New York City. There were the OG's like Funky 4 plus 1, Kool Moe Dee, Busty Bee, Afrika Bambaataa, Cold
In the late 1970’s hip-hop/rap music emerged as one of the most popular musical genres, and it remains as one to this day. However, there is a big difference in the content of a song like Sugar Hill Gang’s 1978 single “Rappers Delight” and a modern day rap song. When hip-hop music first began it served as a type of party music that was made primarily from African American men. The music quickly gained popularity, and before long, members of all races were enjoying it. However, in the early 1980’s
is to us or to others, who simply don’t know or may never feel our movement in society. This form of poetry and story telling has took growth from within a deprived New York neighborhood during 1970s is spread worldwide, even non-english speaking countries strive on our message to help their culture the light. Hip Hop has taken my generation in open arms and speaks the truth to those, who listen. We are more motive and attentive , better focus I believe then any generation before us. In the United