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	Rap
		Rap music soon became a subject of criticism and controversy because of sexually explicit lyrics and texts that glorified violence or promoted controversial political views.
		In the years of 1983/84, rap had its first stylistic crisis; lots of the published songs that were very similar as they worked all with the same limited beat boxes.
		It was during this time, that rap music got its wide range that reached from the apocalyptic tracks by Public Enemy all the way to love songs by LL COOl J. New School also came into life on the east coast, and was, like Old School, mainly a phenomenon of New York.
	www.katharinen.ingolstadt.de /projekte/lurz/Rap.htm (911 words)

	Rap - MSN Encarta
		Although the term rap is often used interchangeably with hip-hop, the latter term encompasses the subculture that rap music is simply one part of.
		The rise of rap in many ways parallels the birth of rock and roll in the 1950s (see Rock Music: Rock and Roll): Both originated within the African American community and both were initially recorded by small, independent record labels and marketed almost exclusively to a fl audience.
		For rap it was a white group from New York, the Beastie Boys, and the hit song “Walk This Way” (1986), a collaboration of the fl rap group Run-DMC and the white hard-rock band Aerosmith.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761563537/Rap.html (1529 words)

	Parents For Rock And Rap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Parents For Rock And Rap, founded in 1987 by Mary Morello is an anti-censorship campaign which focuses on campaigning for the importance of free speech in popular music.
		For the work that Mary Morello put in to this, she won a Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award in 1996.
		The campaign mainly focused on opposition to the Parents Music Resource Center.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/p/pa/parents_for_rock_and_rap.html (91 words)

	Rage Against The Machine: Political Component (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Rock for Choice was founded in the Fall of 1991 by rock band L7 to organize the music community to protect abortion rights and women's health clinics.
		Parents for Rock and Rap (non-parents welcome) advocates freedom for artists in the music industry under the first amendment, parents in charge of their children, not the government or the PMRC, and that other problems in the U.S. like poverty, illiteracy, child abuse, joblessness and racism must be recognized and eliminated.
		Parents for Rock and Rap is a network where people can be reached to put pressure on governments (and corporations) on the local, state and federal level who attempt to take freedom away from artists.
	www.ratm.com /politix/index.html (691 words)

	Rock 'N"Roll
		The popularity of rock 'n' roll was making its recording artists instant stars: Bill Haley and The Comets became a hit with their song "Rock Around the Clock" when it was used in the movie "Blackboard Jungle" in 1955.
		Parents fought with their teenagers about the music which threatened every part of the older, conservative generation.
		Parents and clergy believed that rock 'n' roll was the cause of the nation's social ills and youthful rebellion.
	www.epcc.edu /nwlibrary/borderlands/14_rock_n_roll.htm (1418 words)

	Marsh
		A song called "Fight the Power" by the fl rap group Public Enemy is put across by Marsh as a song which would make an effective statement against censorship on a parade float.
		Parents for Rock and Rap is an organization founded by Mary Morello, mother of Rage Against the Machine member Tom Morello.
		(Page 98.) However, he indicates that the concerts include rap, and because violently racist rap is written and performed by a sizeable proportion of rap artists, it is likely that bands who put out kill-the-whites messages have been featured at the concerts, albeit incognito were too many whites in the audience.
	home.att.net /~phosphor/grammys/rage/booksonflyer/marsh.html (851 words)

	Rap music blamed for teen pregnancy \| the Daily Mail
		Rap stars are encouraging early sexual activity among teenagers by promoting a degrading view of women, research shows.
		Rap music and hip hop, with their particular emphasis on sex and demeaning depictions of women, were blamed for encouraging early sexual behaviour, leading to the spread of disease and underage pregnancies.
		It is the responsibility of the parents to monitor the environment their children are being raised in.
	www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=401684&in_page_id=1770 (1228 words)

	Parents For Rock And Rap - enyclopaedia article about Parents For Rock And Rap
		Parents For Rock And Rap - enyclopaedia article about Parents For Rock And Rap
		Parents For Rock And Rap - enyclopaedia article
		Summary: Parents For Rock And Rap, founded in 1987 by Mary Morello is an anti-censorship campaign which focuses on campaigning for the importance of free speech in popular music.
	www.pro-researcher.co.uk /encyclopaedia/english/parents_for_rock_and_rap (215 words)

	Rap music is parents' proof their teens need their help - The Boston Globe
		Implied in his criticism is that children who watch hip-hop videos and listen to rap music absorb the poor grammar, foul language, rude manners, and bigotry that are its backbone.
		Any parent today would be foolish not to at least be familiar with the content of music by such artists as Eminem, J-Kwon, 50 Cent, Nelly or Ludacris, to name a few.
		Walsh calls it "spitting in their soup." Rather than forbid the music, he tells parents to be aware of what your teens listen to, and let them know what you do and don't like about it.
	www.boston.com /yourlife/family/articles/2004/07/22/rap_music_is_parents_proof_their_teens_need_their_help (1337 words)

	Rachel's Daily Diary -- rap music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		the lyrics] I was in a rap music video, for LA Dream Team, which was part of a TV pilot which I'm sure never aired.
		I am not showing my age, for I don't like most of the rap that comes out now; I like what is now know as "old school" stuff.
		I consider a club that plays old school rap and hip hop for dancing to be an ideal find.
	www.reinyday.com /rachel/daily/entry/rap.html (251 words)

	Rap Music
		They see rap music as their musical voice much like jazz was the music outlet of the youth during the Harlem renaissance.
		Baby boomers and their music rebelled against parents because they were parents - nurturing, attentive, and overly present (as those teenagers often saw it) authority figures.
		Rap music will continue to have an impact and influence on the current generation because they feel that no one better understands them like the rap artists who know and sing about their stories.
	facstaff.elon.edu /festle/hst363/RapMusic.htm (1425 words)

	LCD 18 \| Anti-Rock 'n' Roll Books
		There may not be a devilish beat, but he reassures parents that rock music causes drug addiction, promiscuity, suicide, and homosexuality.
		Parents are up against peer pressure and an "addicting" (but in itself harmless) beat.
		Godwin claims that all screamed rock vocals are actually inspired by the sound of the "homosexual penetration of the male" and whip crack drum beats are the first step on the path that leads directly to steamy homosexual S and M. Naturally, Godwin is a believer in backwards masking.
	www.wfmu.org /LCD/18/antirock.html (3168 words)

	Pro Censorship In Rap Lyrics
		CD and cassette and recently received some rap CD's that...
		NEW OFFENSIVE AGAINST ROCK and RAP By: John...
		is the founder of Parents for Rock and Rap, an anti-censorship organization that...
	www.lyrics-first.com /lyrics/20/pro-censorship-in-rap-lyrics.html (391 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Parents should be responsible for their children and not the government.
		Groups like Parents for Rock and Rap believe that they should be the one's deciding what their kids can see or hear.
		Parents can keep their kids from buying the record and people 18 or older can ignore something that they don't like or find offensive.
	www.cwrl.utexas.edu /~barndollar/courses/spring98/students/fabfive/anticensorship.html (475 words)

	Gullah Music > The Journey > Rock and Roll
		Parents and older Americans in the 1950s didn’t think rock and roll music would last but white performers like Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley helped to spread early rock music to a wider audience.
		Today, rock and roll musicians are influenced by many different musical styles including blues, country, jazz, gospel and rap.
		One of South Carolina's most famous rock and roll groups today is Hootie and the Blowfish.
	www.knowitall.org /gullahmusic/journey/history/rock.html (168 words)

	Today in Hip Hop
		A free concert organized to lift the spirits of the shaken Virginia Tech community is instead angering some parents of the victims, who say the decision to feature a New York rapper known for his violent lyrics shows a blatant lack of respect for the people killed in the April 16 shooting rampage.
		Rap Snacks was first founded by James "Fly" Lindsey in 1994.
		Rap Snacks Inc., based in Greensboro, North Carolina, had a breakout year in 2006, selling over 3 million bags of chips featuring images of rappers like Murphy Lee, Mack 10, Stat Quo and Romeo's father, Master P. "I think it's incredible," Master P. told AllHipHop.com.
	www.rapstation.com /today_in_hiphop (2111 words)

	Christian Rock - Christian or Satanic?
		It came to be seen that the technical differences between 'serious' music, jazz, rock, or any other form of modern music were less important than the underlying factor that their philosophical basis was more or less one and the same: hedonism and anarchy" (p.
		Since jazz and the blues were the parents of rock and roll, this also means that there exists a direct line of descent from the voodoo ceremonies of Africa, through jazz, to rock and roll and all the other forms of rock music today" (pp.
		Since most of religious rock, or so-called contemporary Christian music, has its roots in, and draws its inspiration from, secular rock 'n' roll, the result is worldliness in the music, and even worse, worldliness through music invading the church.
	www.av1611.org /crock/crock1.html (5483 words)

	Rap, Rock, and Censorship (Mathieu Deflem)
		In particular, rap and rock music then came under increasing attack from various sides representing the entire left and right political spectrum, purportedly for their explicit sexual and violent lyrical contents.
		The main goals of the PMRC were to inform parents about the music their youngsters were exposed to through radio broadcasts, in record stores, or at concerts, and to request the record industry for voluntary restraint with regard to explicit and obscene music.
		Rock Against Racism (1989) was the fact that the Supreme Court had explicitly ruled that music is protected speech under the First Amendment, at the same time stating that this does not imply that all musical speech is fully protected.
	www.cas.sc.edu /socy/faculty/deflem/zzcens97.htm (16618 words)

	Malcolm McLaren :: Duck Rock :: Island Records
		When rap music had made its first impact in the mainstream, the bigwigs weren't sure what to make of it, and only a small handful dared to touch it.
		It could be said that "Duck Rock" is a musical interpretation of the diversity Bambaataa was known for, and what Bambaataa wanted to share through his records.
		Its music, its words, its dances, its graffiti, was code for the greatness that music (and essentially life) had to offer, and teens and pre-teens eagerly awaited to have their first turntables, spray paint cans, microphones, and tape decks.
	www.rapreviews.com /archive/BTTL_duckrock.html (1478 words)

	Censorship: Wielding the Red Pen - All Shook Up
		Often characterized by aggressive lyrics and themes, rap has been accused of inciting violence against police, women, and society.
		George Carlin uses humor and the ability to shock to express his views in an aggressive manner, not unlike the way in which rap artists make use of their music.
		You Are All Diseased, a recording of one of his shows, is stamped with a prominent label warning of "Explicit Lyrics," because of Carlin's coarse language.
	www.lib.virginia.edu /small/exhibits/censored/shook.html (240 words)

	Download Free Mp3 Music Rap
		Freestyle rap - Freestyle rap is, strictly speaking, rapping that is done in the moment at pure free flow, with no previously composed lyrics, and reflecting a direct mapping of the mental state and performing situation of the artist.
		Parents for Rock and Rap - Parents For Rock And Rap, founded in 1987 by Mary Morello is an anti-censorship campaign which focuses on campaigning for the importance of free speech in popular music.
		Free Rap Music Download - Free Rap Music Download iPod + iTunes Starter Kit with CDROM The iPod free rap music download and iTunes are the hottest technologies in the world of digital music today.
	www.wormentertainment.com /downloadfreemp3musicrap.html (911 words)

	Rock Rap interview
		Rock Rap's Susan Mittelkauf spoke with J.Y. not long before its release.
		ROCK RAP: Since this is your first solo album, are you intimidated by Tommy and Dennis' prior successes?
		ROCK RAP: Styx took a lot of flack from critics because of that.
	www.jamesyoung.ws /intviews/rockrap.htm (938 words)

	Multiplication Rap – Rock ’N Learn
		Upbeat rap music with positive lyrics, energetic performers, and colorful action make these super-cool rap songs favorites with kids of all ages.
		Multiplication Rap is perfect for students of all ages including older students who are turned off by juvenile-sounding multiplication songs.
		Multiplication Rap – “Positive lyrics extol the virtues of staying in school, hard work at studies, and self-esteem while teaching listeners the multiplication tables from 0 to 12.
	www.rocknlearn.com /html/mrap.htm (678 words)

	Guide to Anti-smoking Policies at Parents Association.com
		A rap video using multicultural models in situations that teach refusal skills.
		Parents, schools, and communities can work together to develop coordinated efforts to prevent youth smoking.
		Take a parenting skills course to learn how to provide an anti-smoking and refusal skills education at home.
	www.parentsassociation.com /health/smoking_prevention.html (1339 words)

	USATODAY.com - Kids are listening to their parents Their parents' music, that is (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Not late-'90s rock outfit Queens of the Stone Age, not late-'80s metal band Queensryche and certainly not latter-day rap diva Queen Latifah.
		Flamboyant rock stars, blistering guitar solos and hard-rock bombast "all went by the wayside as rap-metal took shape in the '90," Kallman says.
		Classic rock is not only ubiquitous — in TV ads, reissues, reunion tours, soundtracks, copycat bands and recycled hits — but it's also instantly available.
	www.usatoday.com /life/music/news/2004-03-29-classic-rock-kids_x.htm (2048 words)

	Study Finds Link Between Rap Videos and Violence
		This is one of the first studies of the potential influence of rap music videos on teens.
		Her committee is currently updating its 2001 policy statement that found 75% of music videos involved sexual imagery, and more than half involved violence -- usually against women.
		In 1996, the AAP issued another policy statement that was critical of rap music.
	www.parentstv.org /PTC/publications/news/rapstudy.asp (643 words)

	Grannies Rock Productions
		Of the many unique and unusual gifts sold on this website, Cool Gray Granny Raps from A to Z is the one that will be appreciated most by teachers and parents who want to give their children an easy way to strengthen their language skills.
		Parents will appreciate the educational elements incorporated into the letter descriptions and be amused as their kids begin to rap along with Cool Gray Granny.
		As in the video, the rhyme in the rap is a way of using poems (poetry) to teach kids spelling rules and to introduce a lot of interesting, unusual and fun vocabulary words.
	www.granniesrock.com (620 words)

	Tom Morello Biography - AOL Music
		Few rock guitarists in the 1990s were as groundbreaking as Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, who incorporated a myriad of different styles into his own playing.
		Born in New York City on May 30, 1964, Morello was raised by his mother (who, decades later, would help create the anti-censorship organization Parents for Rock & Rap) in Libertyville, IL.
		As a teenager, Morello became infatuated with both rock music and politics, as he was almost entirely self-taught on guitar (in fact, he learned the most about the instrument while practicing up to eight hours a day during a stint at Harvard University, where Morello majored in political science).
	music.aol.com /artist/tom-morello/107305/biography (345 words)

	"Christian" Rock Music - Christian or Satanic?
		Since jazz and the blues were the parents of rock and roll, this also means that there exists a direct line of descent from the voodoo ceremonies of Africa, through jazz, to rock and roll and all the other forms of rock music today" (pp.
		Rap is the logical extension of the direction in which rock music has been headed.
		Rock 'n' roll is also so much associated with ungodly and outright Satanic rebellion against God, it is a wonder believers would want to be identified with it in any way.
	www.rapidnet.com /~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/rockm/satanic.htm (6223 words)

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