weekly written analysis 2-1

      The rap is a musical genre which can take various forms. Sometimes festive, sometimes sad, rap can also appear violent that it is by intermediate of sentences or many texts. Thus certain rappers cry their rage (with the clean direction of the term) and other the grater but by employing words which can shock. This violence has a very simple explanation and comes from the origin of rap. Indeed, the rap comes from the street, there was and remains still the only means for a population underprivileged to express, to show they exist and to assert the same rights for all. The rap is a weapon for underprivileged and it retranscribes there lived to them, their claim but also their rage. Then it is not astonishing that History of the rap is strewn with legal contention in connection with certain texts.


      However, the rap is also most of the time related to drugs. Everyday a rapper is put in prison because of possession of drug or a gun. It is the case of certain famous rappers in USA such as T.I and LIL WAYNE. Nowadays a new type of rap is born compared to those types of rap in the past years. Rappers of today try to focus more on there image. They use appropriate text to inform their ideas by using many rhymes.

      Moreover rappers are very rich most them have big labels. They produce people and acquire a big income. Or they invest in another type of businesses. For instance 50cent and Jay Z have actions in many companies.

      In conclusion, back in days the rap was the voice of the poor people usually living in the hoods. Presently the rap is commercial.

Reference

David Toop (1984/1991). Rap Attack II: African Rap To Global Hip Hop. New York. New York:  

         Serpent's Tail. ISBN 1852422432.