Musical Genres

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This paper presents an understanding of certain musical genres. The research includes various examples of formats such as rap, techno, disco, and other musical outreaches. By examining the likes of these various genres, we gain an insight into society's trends at the time the particular musical style was most popular. For example, the foundation of rock was strongly influenced by the Vietnam war, 'free love,' and a drug experimentation era. The paper shows that disco, rap, and techno are no exceptions. There were cultural situations that greatly increased the chances of these styles' success.

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"The entire movement revolved around a new way to dress, dance, talk and even walk. "The way they danced, dressed, walked, and talked was unique, as opposed to most of the disco artists and fans of the time, which were not as in touch with the urban streets of America." (Blow, Kurtis) Hip-hop represented the new generation of blacks suffering in urban poverty. The passion and truth generated were really cries for help and today those cries are being answered by middle class whites all trying to be as cool as the original B-Boys."

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