Essays about: "rap music"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words rap music.

1. 1. The Rebellion Power of the F-word in Modern Songs : A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Yulong Chen; [2023]
   Keywords : F-word; rebellion power; modern songs; corpus linguistic analysis;

   Abstract : Abstract: In this thesis, the general use and specific instances of F-words in modern music lyrics have been studied based on the corpora extracted from songs in Billboard year-end charts from 2013 to 2022, which represented the most popular songs in English-speaking countries. By screening the actual meaning and contexts of those F-words in the lyrics, I extracted those special instances in which F-words were used to express rebellious feelings to challenge social norms and fight against authority powers. READ MORE

3. 2. An Intersectional Feminist WAP Pt. 2 : A Unique Case Study of the WAP Music Video by Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Nicola Garoutte; [2023]
   Keywords : sexuality; Hip-Hop feminism; HIp-Hop feminist theory; female gaze; intersectionality; intersectional feminism; visual analysis;

   Abstract : Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion have no problem destroying the male gaze to empower women through the female gaze within the WAP music video. They both empower women by creating a whorehouse for women by women as Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion both play the role as the entertainer and the entertained therefore forcing the viewer into a trance. READ MORE

4. 3. The everyday life of gangster rap

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Teodora Saveska; [2023]
   Keywords : Rap; Gangster rap; young people; social bond theory; labeling theory; social identity theory; social capital; cultural capital; economical capital; subculture; crime; violence; weapons; drugs; sex; we them.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Rap music has been controversial ever since the music genre took off. Themes such as violence, drugs and aggression have been themes portrayed in the genre since a long time ago. READ MORE

5. 4. On Swear Words and Rap Music: : A Diachronic Study of the Changes in the Use of Swear Words in Rap Music from the 1970s to the 2010s

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Filip Nikitas Metallinos Log; [2022]
   Keywords : Rap; music; corpus; functional categories; swear words;

   Abstract : It has previously been shown that music features progressively more swear words and profanities per word uttered over time, and that rap music is at the forefront of this change. Therefore, this study explores whether there have been significant changes in swear word usage in rap music between the genre's conception (1970s-1980s), its commercialization (1990s-2000s), and its current black rights and personhood movements (2010s), totaling 50 years from 1970 to 2019. READ MORE

6. 5. 'We Rising Up' : Rap Music as a Tool of Resistance

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Dina Baya; [2020]
   Keywords : rap music; resistance; oppression; African American community; cultural resistance;

   Abstract : This study aims to point out how music can be used as resistance. This study looks at four rap songs and how the lyrics express resistance against African American oppression in the United States of America. READ MORE