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Gangsta Rap
Title: Gangsta Rap
Category: Arts & Humanities / Music
Details: Words: 363 | Pages: 1.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Gangsta Rap
HISTORY OF RAP
Before we are able to understand the history of rap we must first understand the actual definition of rap music. According to the Rap History Homepage rap is defined as "Spoken words with an underlying rhythm section of bass, drums and keyboard sounds. Words are spoken rhythmically over the music and and the accents in speaking are very important." Hip Hop is the "spouse" of rap. It is defined as the accompanying …showed first 75 words of 363 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 363 total…MTV. This gave the white audience a chance to listen to rap music as well.
In the 1990's sampling became illegal. Due to this rappers started coming out with new harmonies and instrumentation. During this time the parental advisory sticker was developed for rap CD's due to their extreme content. Since these times rap music has evolved dramatically, encompassing new rhythms and beats and dealing with issues such as drugs, politics, gang violencen and more.
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