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Napoleon Milligan

Ms. Kenly

British Literature

01 March 2018

Annotated Bibliography

Hankes, Keegan. "Music & Money & Hate." Intelligence Report, 2014.

The racist music industry, a once lucrative source of funding for the white power

movement, is a shadow of its former self. Over the past decade, it has become increasingly

fragmented and disorganized in the wake of the collapse of several major labels and

distributors. Concerts have become scarce and those that remain have been driven even

further underground. However, the ever-resilient white power music scene has found new

hope and new profit amidst the wreckage of a once multimillion-dollar industry from an

unlikely source: the world's largest music vendor, iTunes. Overall this article explains why

racist music has been able to make a comeback.

Klusmeyer, Samuel. "How Rhyme Leads to Doing Time." University Wire, 13 Sep, 2017.

The criminal justice system is developing a strange new stance towards the interpretation

of gangster rap within the legal process, gangster rap lyrics have become commonly used to

provide enough evidence to convict aspiring and established rappers. This article discusses
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the findings of University of California professor Charis Kubrin, an expert in the field of

gangster rap music,”that how gangster rap lyrics have been used in rapper's' trials.”

Mahtani, Shibani. "Police See Social Media Fuel Crime." Wall Street Journal, 25 Nov, 2017

Facebook and other platforms have emerged as fresh challenges in the fight against violent

crime that continues to grip major cities. In Chicago which is on track to have more than

600 murders for the second year in a row, a number it had been below for more than a

decade before that community leaders and police say the immediacy of these platforms has

played a major role in escalating disputes, while also providing more evidence that can aid

arrests and convictions. This article discusses the link between social media and violent

crime.

Manly, Lorne. "Violent Lyrics in Rap Songs Play Contested Role in Murder Cases."

International New York Times, 27 Mar, 2014

The article focuses on how some people believe that violent rap lyrics are confessions of

murders that some rappers committed but was never caught for. In one court case, a rapper

named Twain Gotti has a song called, “Ride Out.” He has two lyrics that describes how he

killed someone and got away without anybody seeing him. These same lyrics relates to a

murder of two young men who were murdered and no suspects could be found. Detectives

say that the same lyrics describe how the two victims were murdered. The rapper was soon

charged with the murder of the victims and was to 16 years. Plans are being made to
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shorten his sentence. Overall this talked about how some people say that violent rap lyrics

are confessions while others say

The reason I chose this article was that of my topic which focuses on music lyrics and how

they affect the world. Also, this relates my career choice, which is a music producer. As a

producer, I will be working with many different artists who all have different styles.

"No Praise for Songs on Drugs, Alcohol." Advertiser (Adelaide), 05 Dec, 2017

The finding is in line with research from the US, which found American adolescents are

exposed to about 34 alcohol mentions in popular music every day. School of psychology and

speech pathology Professor Simone Pettigrew says young people are heavily exposed to

popular music, with estimates of about three hours a day among 15 to 18-year-olds.One

One in five Australian top-20 songs over the past decade included references to alcohol,

tobacco or illicit drugs, according to new research published in the Drug and Alcohol

Review. The research by Curtin University examined 508 songs from 2003 to 2015 that

featured in the top 20. The research made recommendations such as monitoring music

lyrics as a way of helping researchers gain a clearer insight into substance use among

youths.

Riley, Jason L. "Gangsta Rap's Grim Legacy for Comptons Everywhere." Wall Street Journal, 26

Aug, 2015

This article focuses on the biographical film, “Straight Outta Compton” which is that tells
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the story of the rise and fall of Compton, California rap group N.W.A. It explains how the

group popularize ‘gangsta rap.’ The group rapped about sex, money, and drugs which all

occurred in the area they lived in. With all the backlash it received that doesn’t take away

the fact that groups legacy has endured to the detriment of poor black communities.

This article helps me with my research because of the fact that this group is known for their

truthful and hardcore lyrics which changed the face of hip-hop and with that comes with

lyrics turned to quotes that gives a life lesson and tells a story.

Ryan, Patrick. "As the Culture Shifts, Violent Lyrics Persist." USA TODAY, 26 Nov, 2014,

Hip-hop's moving into a more accepting space, but the recurring themes of misogyny and

violence are always going to be a part of the culture,' Lewis says. 'The culture was born in

the streets, so that's always going to be an element. Until every single rapper comes from a

two-parent household in suburbia, hip-hop music will have violence and misogyny in it. In

this article, the author details how Eminem has been able to remain popular even though

his rap lyrics portray violence.

"Rap, Hip-Hop, R&B Express Struggles of Black Experience." University Wire, 26 Jun, 2015

What I read this article, I learned that music is a big part of culture across the world and

helps people identify with others, which is especially true within the black community.
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Basically, it explains how rap, hip-hop, and r&b impacts black culture.

This article relates to my topic because it shows how there's more to rap, hip-hop, and r&b

than just the basic perception the people make out of it. This also changed my view on this

subject as I now see music for what it really is. The lyrics are used in many different ways

from partying to telling a story and this is relevant to my topic. The focus of research is to

examine how music lyrics affects people and how it has changed over the years. Reading

this article gave me an eye opener on what music is really about.

Schwartz, Adam. "Rap's Corrosive Materialism." Baltimore Sun, 06 Sep, 2015

As students in Baltimore begin a new school year, I'm not expecting Fetty Wap, Meek Mill,

Drake or any other rappers on Billboard's Top 40 to start dropping singles reminding kids

about the importance of starting off the school year strong, working hard and sticking with

it. Seventeen years into teaching high school in Baltimore City, I've come to regard rap as a

curse on black kids. Unhealthy messages exist in many music forms. Rap, however, has one

ruinous message that is unique to the genre: unabashed, runaway materialism. This

editorial argues too much of rap music promotes materialistic views in young adults.

"Suicidal Beats." Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan, 2018

Hip-hop artists Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Logic will likely dominate the top Grammy

categories Sunday Jan. 28, 2018, doing so in a year the genre went deep into issues of
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mental health, drug addiction and suicide topics that have long been present below the

surface. Some acts, such as Logic (with Khalid and Alessia Cara) tackled those issues at the

Grammy ceremony, where they performed the smash '1-800-273-8255' (which directs fans

to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) with a group of suicide loss survivors and

people who have recovered from suicide attempts. After the song's music video went viral,

calls to the lifeline went up between 30% and 50%, said John Draper, the suicide prevention

line's director. Now that the genre is finally more open about its dark mental storms, how

should artists write and work in honest ways, while also helping those who are truly

suffering? The impact of music lyrics on suicidal behavior is explored.