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The rap music most associated with the region, coined “gangsta rap,” has been regarded by scholars, cultural critics, and audiences alike as a tabloid distortion of East Coast hip-hop.
23 lut 2016 · The campaign against socially irresponsible music, led by Tucker, Dole, and others, was an extension of the culture wars, which reached new levels of activity in the early- and mid-1990s. More than any genre of music, hip-hop has felt the brunt of attack. from a wide array of detractors who, for various reasons, have.
29 cze 1997 · The Takedown of Tupac. Tupac Shakur was one of gangsta rap’s biggest stars. But he got caught in a collision of cultures when inner-city gangs met up with the multibillion-dollar record...
Ranging across the rap spectrum from the conscious hip-hop of Mos Def to the gangsta rap of 50 Cent to the "underground" sounds of Jurassic 5 and the Roots, he tracks the ongoing quest for a unique and credible voice to show how complex, contested, and malleable these codes of authenticity are.
In the 2000s, hip-hop music was mainstream. Kanye West’s production and lyricism redirected attention away from gangsta rap and explored a range of topics including his middle-class upbringing, anti-Black racism, corporatism, and his faith presented in full self-aggrandizing style.
Despite efforts to demonize and censor rap music and hip hop culture, rap music has served as a pathway for social mobility for many black and Latinx youth. Many artists have enjoyed crossover success in acting, advertising, and business.
In mafia consortia, the link between secrecy and violence is indissoluble: violence leads to secrecy and this, in its turn, compels the use of violence. Given that they claim the right of violence, mafia associations are forced to resort to secrecy to avoid state repressive action.
