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Music Artists Are Human Too

Music Artists Are Human Too

You’re relaxed on your bed, watching a movie, when suddenly you feel your chest tighten, lungs squeeze, and body tense. Feeling panicky…
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Shaylyn Poreda
African Americans Demand Equality

African Americans Demand Equality

Police brutality is defined as unnecessary force by an officer towards a specific race or group of individuals. Police brutality has been…
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Shelby Knolles
Falling Too Young

Falling Too Young

Drug abuse is a huge social issue that is metastasizing throughout the music industry. Highly popular celebrities are being influenced by…
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Sadie Anderman
Interview with writer Keyana Bosby

Interview with writer Keyana Bosby

Keyana Bosby, author of “Blissful Internalization,” writes about how the black community, and particularly black women, have internalized…
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Melanie Ohm
The Right to Love

The Right to Love

There are many topics and controversies when it comes to the LGTBQ+ community. In case no one knows who they are, it is those who identify…
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Mikaela Sebastian
Hip Hop and Drugs

Hip Hop and Drugs

No matter the type of hip-hop music you listen to, you will almost certainly hear something about drugs. Some good things, some bad…
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Tyler smith
Getting High One Last Time: Why Mental Health is Affecting the Music Industry

Getting High One Last Time: Why Mental Health is Affecting the Musi...

On April 20, 2018 Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii, passed away. Bergling was only 28 years old at the time of his death, having retired…
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Ben Gutteridge
Musical Activism

Musical Activism

One of the hardest things is living in a society where a person is not accepted. They might be treated differently because of race, where…
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Angel Mbahyam-Chi
Music: A Massive Movement for Mental Health

Music: A Massive Movement for Mental Health

Mental health is fast becoming a hot topic across many industries. This topic has had its greatest impact on the music industry, where many…
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Zachary Ho
To the Moon & Back

To the Moon & Back

When I was about 9 years old, my mother gave me a journal to write in. On the cover she placed a hand-cut piece of chalkboard, adorned…
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Branden Smith-Cruz
Out of the Mud

Out of the Mud

Poverty is just one of many ongoing issues throughout the world today. While it is a human rights issue, we could also refer to it as one…
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Tucker Gooch
Faded Away: Why Drug Culture in the Hip-Hop Industry is Taking the Lives of Your Favorite Artists

Faded Away: Why Drug Culture in the Hip-Hop Industry is Taking the ...

On December 8, 2019, celebrated rapper and musician Jarad Anthony Higgins — also known as Juice WRLD — passed away…
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Lily Guzman
Listening to the Sad Melody of Your Brain

Listening to the Sad Melody of Your Brain

There are many songs that cover the topic of mental health. The question is, why listen to them? Are songs really going to change your view…
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SmithJoyce'sMusicChoices
Hip Hop Through the Lens of Ethnic Discrimination

Hip Hop Through the Lens of Ethnic Discrimination

I’m sure that anyone who lived to experience 2020–2021 can tell you, that when the United States goes through civil unrest, it can get…
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Isaac Escandon
Hip Hop & Poverty

Hip Hop & Poverty

In the early 1970’s, US economic stagnation hit New York hard, resulting in a crisis that birthed the origins of hip hop. The Bronx was…
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Cassandra Haag
Discrimination in America

Discrimination in America

Discrimination has been around for hundreds of years, and people of all races are being affected by it each day, whether or not they’re…
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Mackenzie Sorensen
Dream Of Peace

Dream Of Peace

Throughout the course of history, musicians have used their talents to advocate for their ideals. Across multiple genres of music, a…
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Spencer Logan Funkhouser
Rhythmic Activism

Rhythmic Activism

Hip-hop music has become one of the most desirable genres in today’s age; creating an entire culture of sounds, dance moves, slang, and…
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Christine Hannah
Women In Rap: Objectified and Mistreated

Women In Rap: Objectified and Mistreated

For many years and still today, the genres of rap and hip hop are male dominated, and women are scrutinized in their attempts to create…
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Kayla Holler
Music’s Power to Decrease Levels of Stress Leading to Depression

Music’s Power to Decrease Levels of Stress Leading to Depression

Stress and anxiety are huge issues in the world today and are leading factors in depression, even suicide. Stress, anxiety, depression, and…
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Graci Phillips
The Drought: The Connection Between Hip-Hop & Poverty

The Drought: The Connection Between Hip-Hop & Poverty

Hip-hop music was created by a group of youth in the inner city of New York who struggled with real-life problems at a young age. Hip-hop…
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Kyl Vega
Watering Your Seeds

Watering Your Seeds

Looking back on the past years of my life, I can’t help but acknowledge the barriers I overcame to create a fruitful life for myself. While…
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David Eger
Wake Up!

Wake Up!

“Black Americans are more likely than white Americans to be arrested. Once arrested, they are more likely to be convicted, and once…
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Vullnet Berisha
How Women Have Redefined Hip Hop

How Women Have Redefined Hip Hop

It is safe to say that women have had a hard time trying to prove themselves in the hip-hop industry. “Specifically, critics have argued…
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Emily Miller
Blissful Internalization

Blissful Internalization

“Music has power to create a universe or to destroy a civilization.” — Katherine Neville
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Keyana Bosby
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