Word: rapping
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Many a parent has been shocked and offended by the lyrical excesses of heavy- metal and rap music. Now Western Merchandisers Inc., an Amarillo-based record-store chain that operates 119 outlets in the Southwest, has taken a drastic step to ensure that albums like As Nasty As We Want to Be by 2 Live Crew do not fall into the hands of minors. Since June 8, the chain has been slapping little green stickers reading 18 TO PURCHASE on sexually explicit records and requiring customers to present proof of age before they can buy them...
Conscience may be inbred, but to grow it needs cultivation. The societal messages that make it through the din of inner-city rap 'n' roll conspire to stunt that growth. They all but drown out those voices trying to nurture a sense of responsibility, the foundation of moral character...
...1970s a TV cartoon series called Schoolhouse Rock used catchy tunes to teach children about everything from verbs to the Constitution. Now teacher Ross Kapstein of Atlanta has given that idea an '80s twist by writing and recording a rap-song tribute to the basic theories of economics. Employing a funky beat and styling the title, RUN G.N.P., after rap stars Run-D.M.C., Kapstein hopes to help his seventh-graders at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School remember concepts like the law of supply and demand. Sample verse: "People's tastes change and so do I/ If I want...
Kapstein, who teaches economics as part of his geography and history classes, has made a video of his students singing the rap, and hopes to release RUN G.N.P. as a single for use by other teachers. Says he: "Most of the students in economics classes are high school seniors, because they all put it off. Maybe this will get them interested sooner...
...appropriate to the goods sold inside: an underwater paradise for the fish shop, a spangled Eiffel Tower for the travel agency, a chain- laden Mr. T for the jewelry store. Midblock stands the legendary Apollo Theater, which brings Harlem alive every Wednesday with its Amateur Night display of singers, rap masters and a wonderfully gaudy fashion show. Next door is a vacant lot bearing the sign DANGER: KEEP...