Music Influence

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Music can influence a lot of people. The dictionary definition of music is
The science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity. There are several different types of music. People listen to different kind of music depending on their mood. It can help take stress away too. My personal definition of music is describing how you feel and putting it into sound.
Some synonyms for music are tune, harmony and melody. There are plenty more but those are the most common ones. An antonym for music would be silence or white noise. The most common music people listen to in this century is Jazz, Rock, Country, Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B and Rap. Rap has changed a lot from what it was back in the days to what it is now. There are also plenty of legends in the musical industry that have passed away and are not here anymore but have left their mark in this world.
Michael Jackson was the king of Hip-hop. He was born August 29, 1958 and he died June 25, 2009. He had a lot of influence on people. His famous song is called “Thriller.” His death was all over CNN and made it worldwide. Tupac Amaru Shakur was the king of Rap. He was born June 16, 1971 and got shot and killed September 13, 1996. His music is still on the top billboards today. He actually rapped about his life and
Galnasky 2 things that were going on in the world unlike rappers in this generation. He will forever be remembered. Whitney Houston was one of the biggest female pop stars of all time. She was born August 9, 1963 and she passed away February 11, 2012. Her most famous song is called “I Will Always Love You.” It’s also written on her grave. Her death was also tragic. She was...

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...ing they can do the same thing, most of us aren’t as lucky I would say as they are. Some musicians actually talk about necessary things and influence others in a
Good way. I know Tupac did. He always talked about staying in school and getting a good education and how much his mother meant to him. Most rappers do the same thing they don’t only rap about drugs and other unnecessary things. They actually talk about things they see in the everyday world and how much troubles they went through to get to
Galnasky 4 where they are now. “You can never judge a book by its cover.” Some of these musicians pour their hearts out into their music. They want these teenagers to learn from their mistakes and have a better childhood then they did. They don’t want these kids to get into gangs and start doing drugs. They try to influence them to stay in school and get a education.

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