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Rap music has been around a little over 25 years now with hip-hop culture being slightly older. We now have generations of teens who grew or are growing up listening to rap. We are just beginning to see the long term effects and benefits of the imagery gleaned from videos and lyrical content. At this point its safe to say that the effects are deep and long reaching. ... The long standing struggle between the tendency of the music industry to centralize music and the stylistic diversity of artists and their videos continues in the popular(rap) music of today. The history of American rap music may be seen as a relationship between identity and hardships of growing up in the inner city. Whereas the mainstream music industry reproduces music, establishes stars, and generally attempts to ensure profits, those in the margins typically include entrepreneurs who run independent labels, models, and musicians who provide impetus for new styles, in rap videos, which are then sometimes pulled into the center and promoted to a mass audience. ... The identification of musical styles with complex patterns of social identity—age, race, and class—also continues to shape American musical videos. Although music styles, recording stars, and hit songs change constantly, strong continuities remain within American popular music which leads me to rap videos.
Rap music videos often portray a world abounding with sex and violence. ... Case in point, gangster rap. For the better half of the 1990s, rap images and lyrics focused on violence and, while a few artists were coming from a place of real experiences (and real pain), mainstream Rap was a glorification of money-making fantasy. ...
The broadcasting of music videos has expanded rapidly to include other popular styles of music, such as country and gospel. ... I believe I was watching VH1 on the weekend and found their rap music videos seemed to be soft core against BETs(Black Entertainment Television) format viewing. Certain late-night television shows also broadcast videos only for certain types of music. ... The styles of music videos does not very extremely. Wealthier artists such as American performers Michael Jackson and Madonna produce videos that include elaborate choreography, sets, costumes, and sometimes special effects. ... Some musicians release a number of music videos, linked by continuing story lines or themes, with a new album.
Approximate Word count = 1901
Approximate Pages = 7.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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