Rap Music

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Rap music began in the mid 1970's with artists such as Grandmaster Flash, Africa Bambaataa, and Kurtis Blow. According to the encyclopedia based web site infoplease.com " the word rap is derived from a 1960's slang word for conversation. (www.kids.infoplease.com). This extraordinary style of music served as a form of street poetry for most artists. With a mixture of jazz, disco, and funk rap became extremely popular within the African American and …

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…doesn't cause it 1-10 disagreed that it neither causes nor promotes violence 3-10 agreed that is causes and promotes violence 2-10 disagreed that it neither causes nor promotes violence Group-1 answered the same for television Group-2 answered the same for television Group-3 answered the same for television Group-4 agreed that television does cause and promote violence. 3 of the 7 individuals that agreed that gangsta rap does cause violence could not list a rap artist or song.