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Hip Hop Essays and Term Papers
Music CensorshipDuring the Doors concert in Miami, in 1969, lead singer Jim Morrison,
"did lewdly and lasciviously expose his penis and shake it. . ." (Rosen et al.
90). Today, Billy Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, bares all at his
concert in Philadelphia (Bernstein 95). The eccentric Courtney Love ...
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Tupac Shakurwas a very influential person in 20th century USA. He was born on June 16, 1971 in Brooklyn New York, and died on September 13, 1996 in Las Vegas Nevada (unknown author, no title, no page, letter code C). But his family moved around a lot while he was a kid (Bastin, J.D.). He eventually ended up ...
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Generation EcstasyFor my book report I read . There was so much information in the book about the rave scene and "ecstasy", I didn't know where to begin.
It's been ten years since the English seized on Detroit techno, Chicago house, and New York garage as the seeds of what's generally agreed-over there, at ...
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Music Is DyingMusic these days has become a joke to a lot of people and in my opinion real hip hop is dead. Now days a lot of the music that is being put out is either talking about drugs, sex, money, or bashing woman. The problem with this is we have children who listen to this music and then go out in the ...
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High School Drop-outsThis essay is about high school drop-outs and why it is a major problem for our youth. Drop-outs are faced with unnecessary challenges that could have been avoided if they stayed in school and graduated. The age that people drop out of school is about when they are about 16 or 17 years old.
In ...
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Katy PerryName at birth: Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Katy Perry's not-quite-naughty single "I Kissed a Girl" was a big summer hit in 2008 and made the vampish singer a star. Lyrics like "The taste of her cherry Chapstick / I kissed a girl just to try it / I hope my boyfriend don't mind" won Perry fans, ...
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A Brief History of African Music through The Colonial PeriodMusic before the 20th century was very different when compared to the music of the 21st Century. There were distinctive occasions for each type of African music. West African music, the African Diaspora, and the music of the Colonies each had different musical instruments.
West African music ...
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The Psychology of SingingMusic has been around for thousands of years. There are historical traces left of the music of ancient cultures from the Hebrews, the Babylonians, the Egyptians, the Mesopotamians, and more. Since this is so, it is safe to say that they must have all had a conscious or unconscious knowing of the ...
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The Romantic EminemEnglish II E
27 May 2010
The Romantic Eminem
“Will the Real Slim Shady Please Stand up…” the line which made him famous. Marshall Bruce Mathers III better know as Eminem, or Slim Shady, is the white, modern day rapper that made it big from never giving up and rapping about the controversy in ...
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Language as artLanguage as art
There are many different forms of art, whether it refers to a picture, a painting, a piece of poetry, or just a simple story. A lot of people don’t think of Language as being an art, but it is. Art means using symbols or words that influence and affect the human senses. ...
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ColonizationColonization Essay
One of the ethnic groups that have expanded the most throughout the whole world, especially in North America, are the Africans. These people were forcefully taken from their homes due to the extreme poverty they lived in and therefore transformed into slaves. Possessing a ...
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CrashThe 2004 film, Crash explores the complex issues of racism among the many cultures living in Los Angeles. In this movie, every character is profoundly affected by prejudice and not one comes out unscathed. Throughout the movie, these lives are brought together through car accidents, crime, and ...
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Perhaps Less is MoreOver the past ten to fifteen years, the music industry has been suffering tremendously. Physical record sales have plummeted, albums have become less important, and concerts have become overpriced. Not to mention the theft of music through digital downloads has become an issue. Because of this, it ...
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CollegeI remember sitting in front of the television, bored and tired, flipping through the channels. I felt as though my life was going nowhere at this rate. That was when my hand stopped at one channel, my eyes on the screen in complete amazement. I watched in interest as these professional tap dancers ...
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Public EnemyFormed on Long island, New York in 1989, Public Enemy is an American hip hop group, known for their politically charged lyrics and criticism of the American media, with an active interest in the frustrations and concerns of the African American community.
Public Enemy’s three members, Chuck D, ...
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Black Women in the MediaSackeya Pete
3 March 2012
Senior Project
Ms. Pokorak
Portrayal of Black Women in Media
To be African-American has its struggles, a long lasting history of oppression and degradation and a fight to be recognized as an equal entity in society. Throughout the course of history, ...
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History of The BluesI'm writing this essay for History of Popular Music. This subject will be based on Electric blues on how the Genre was influenced on. From where and when was Influenced, and made the genre became worldwide and popular. Nevertheless, My researches are have been minimal, but form the book I've read, ...
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Elvis: King of Rock N' Roll?Alvonte' Jiggetts
10 January 2012
English 11
Ms. Padden
Is Elvis Really The King of Rock n' Roll?
Before I start my argument on this topic, I would like to say that I think Elvis is a great artist, actor, and an incredible entertainer but why he really as great as people perceive him to ...
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Rihanna's Impact on Music Culture"No One Will Understand How Much it Hurts": Rihanna's Impact on Music Culture
Through the years in the United States the music industry and style of music has changed tremendously. The Billboard top ten songs truly represent American culture and how artists portray themselves in the present ...
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Fighting TemptationsSummer McCaleb
The Fighting Temptations
The presence of music changed the Monte Carlo community for the better. In the beginning the community church didn't have a choir. Though it wasn't for good reasons, Darrin worked hard to form a choir that became the best. He got singers from ...
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