“The art of rap is deceptive. It seems so straightforward and personal and real that people read it completely literally, as raw testimony or autobiography. And sometimes the words we use, nigga, bitch, motherfucker, and the violence of the images overwhelms some listeners. It's all white noise to them till they hear a bitch or a nigga and then they run off yelling "See!" and feel vindicated in their narrow conception of what the music is about.” ― Jay-Z Pop music, more specifically, rap music
Since I was little my favorite thing to watch on TV would be murder shows that where based on true stories. I would stay up all night watching these shows. Most of my friends found it weird but I felt like this is something that keeps me from being naïve to this world we live in. I was thirteen around the time. So by now I had watch almost a thousand murder shows and I thought I had heard it all. Well I was wrong. This is a story I would never forget. I remember it because it was hard for me to believe
Music is something that every person has a different opinion on. Music can range from genres such as blues, jazz, country, rock 'n' roll, hip hop, pop and even electronic. The type of music that you listen to depends solely on what you enjoy or the activity that you are doing. With music surrounding us on every car radio and in every set of headphones, there have been many studies done on how different genres of music can affect people of all ages. Many studies that have been done on the influence
Music with violent lyrics can increase aggression-related thoughts and emotions which can lead directly to violence. According to Craig A. Anderson, PH.D at Iowa State University, “Aggressive thoughts can influence perceptions of ongoing social interactions, coloring them with an aggressive tint.” Violent music negatively affects children by exposing them to things like Satanism, drugs, suicide, and sexual violence. Music depicting any type of violence to others causes and sustains the cycle of violence
that they have a more positive affect on individuals and the community even though a small group of people are the complete opposite. Psychopathic Records, known to fans as “The Hatchet”, is a music label that specializes in hip hop and contains Horrorcore, which is a subgenre of hip hop music based on horror-themed lyrical content and imagery. It was founded in 1991 by Alex Abbris and Insane Clown Posse (ICP), one of the label’s many artists. Over the years the label when from having one artist
When someone hears the term "street poet" there is one rapper that are a few artists who come to mind such as rappers 2pac or Talib Kweli. These MCs tell us stories about everyday struggles, or a story where hope plays a factor into their songs. Big L is the perfect contrast to that. Invading the rap game with a villainous charisma and a natural talent in lyrics, Big L blazed through the rap scene like the devil himself. Big L, born and raised in Harlem, entered the rap game with his debut album
being a Tyler fan myself, that you have to be someone who doesn't take these lyrics as the first literal meaning that comes to mind. Tyler has backed this up with the lyrics from another hit song called “Sandwitches” saying, “We don't _____ make horrorcore you ____ ____, listen deeper than the music before you put it in a box”. He is referring to a genre of music that is known for its scary and horror themed lyrics and imagery. A lot of Tyler's lyrics have a different meaning behind what he is actually
The definition of society describes a group of people who live in a country or region, with their organization, and their way of life. Sennete (2012) believes that one of the biggest challenges facing society today is living with people who are not like us. The way that differs from religiously, racially, economically and ethically. It only describes a few of the dimension on which people are different. Consequently, subcultures represent collective solutions to shared problem posed by the dominant
are many people who are attracted to it because of the entertainment factors, the ones who miss out on the underlying message of love, family, and God. There have been horrible things done by people who claim to be Juggalos, or listen to various horrorcore rap that ICP gets included to. People who call themselves Juggalos have murdered, or attempted to murder people, and have critically injured people. Not to mention, there will always be Juggalos who participate in petty crime, like vandalism and