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Part A: Ishmeal Started liking music when he was young. He would usually go watch people on T.V and he wanted to be like them. I connect with him because I like listing to Rap music and try and learn some of the lyrics

When I was younger I would always go to youtube and look at the lyrics and try to learn the song.

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Part A: i learn that rap play a big role in Ishmeal life
they learn most of there english form the rap videos to

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I learned that people in other countries that are portrayed as poorer like the same things some of us do. I did not feel connected with anyone but the music. The first music I started listening to was alternative rock. It was when I was 11 or 12. My favorite bands were Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and NIN. I liked them because the vibe from the music. Also it wasn't degrading like most rap is. My experiences were similar to Ishmael's because we both were inspired by the music. I started wanting to play guitar and Ishmael dressed like a rapper.

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When I was young my dad always had the radio on. It was always the hip hop and R&B station and I just liked the way it sounded. I don't know what artist and it wasn't meaningful at all. I just liked the fact that it sounded good and I could sing along with it, then the music started progressing.

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part A: the 3 things i learned from the clips were
1. from the interview i learned that he was into rap so much that him and his friends wanted to learn it some more
2. they were so happy to know that they could speak good english really fast
3. from the rap video things has changed since then with rap like the beats have been changed and the lyrics everything
part B: My first experiences I remember was when i was little my dad used to be in a band going to concerts and after parties back at our house and it was so cool to me i've always wanted to be a music artiest but just not rock. i got more into rap when i was 9. When my brother and my dad started listening to Eminem. Eminem was and still is a really inspirational and very could be very offensive sometimes but it never bothered me. His lyrics helped me through a lot of tough times. Edubble as well when he made a song called "changed my mind" that really inspired me to do some stuff like that. But they always have a big impact on my life and they just seem to stick out to me more than any other rapper.

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Part A:I learned that a lot of people from around the world can listen to your rap music no matter what race or state you live in.

Part B: I have to languages and y first language is Spanish, my parents will always listen to Bachata or Banda in Spanish the first music group that I actually liked when I was younger was Aventura and they sang Bachata. My experience with music was different from Ismael's because I listened to it in the car off my moms phone or computer

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Part A- I learned that Ishmeal started liking music when he was young. He would go watch people on the television sing, and dance. So he had the idea that he wanted to be able to talk as fast as they do along with the beat, and dance like they do. So he learned all of the moves and the lyrics. I connect with him because I like listening to rap music.

Part B- My first experience with music was with my mom. We were sitting in the living room, and she went and turned on the radio. We started listening to all these types of music like country, new hits, and the music my mom listened to when she was in high school. I could never really just pick one song I like almost all songs, but I don't like jazz.

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Part A, I learned

Part B when I was growing up, I was listening to rap and pop, just like Ishmeal's and his friends but i listen to some new artists like drake, 21 savage and future

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Part A: I learned that Ishmael liked rap and was fascinated by the black guys who could speak so fast in English. I connect with him because I listen to Spanish to learn Spanish.

Part B: One of my first experiences with the music was with my sister. We were just chilling and she played some Indie music, and I just loved it. Alternative Indie is something I still listen today its just chill fun music. I never really just loved one band or person once I heard the song or a band that I liked I just ket listening to them. My experience was different from Ishmael because learned this at a young age and I found out about this a couple years ago.

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Part A I learned about how music can influence people in many ways it made him and his friend want to hear more of it

Part B when I was young my friends and I always would hang out my friend showed me some music that he liked and would play it was rap I just liked how it sounded so I started listing to it too.

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Part A: I learned that the music is kinda similar to the music that we listen to. I also learned that people across the world that we think don't listen to rap music but they do. The third thing that I learned with that Ishmael, Junior, and Talloi like rap music.

Part B: My parents always tell me that when I was about 4 years old I kept asking them to play my favorite songs. I don't remember what they were because I was so young. No song really has a special meaning to me except for one and it started being meaningful to me since August last year. The song is See You Again by Wiz Khalifa and that was because they played that song at my friends funeral. It is different from Ishmael's experience because I connected to this song only because my friend passed away.

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Part A- I learned that some music cultures are similar to that of those in the US even thousands of miles away,  I also learned that music is even more powerful than we think it is, and that even in a short time frame music can change drastically.
Part B- One of the first experiences I really had was music was more of a music category and that was pretty much 90's 00's alternative rock I don't what it was but I just used to really like it. I probably ended up liking that music because my parents did, Now my experience did not have any where near as big of an affect on my life as it did for the guys in the book.

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Part A
1.They have liked rap/hip hop for a long time.
2.They try to remember the word in the song.
3.They both like to dance
Part B
Young Jeezy

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Part A- I learn that Music can be meaningful to our lives, I learn about what type of rap Ismael hears, Music can help you get through the toughest part of your life. I can connect myself to Ismael because since Ismael is having a tough life he listens to his favorite music to make him feel calm.
Part B- My parent would always play music when I was 4 years old. The first song I can remember is "Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee. Since I didn't know any English I always hear that song and Understood what it is saying. Ismael has the same experience in Music because we both would dance for our favorite and first song.

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Part A: 3 things that I learned from the clips is that back then music had a meaning to it, and it wasn't all about drugs or money like how it is today. Also it is much more calm and soothing then it is now. And everyone wanted to copy that style because it was good and lots of people liked it very much.

Part B: I think my early experience in music started with country, it was fun and puts you in a good mood if you listen to the right kind. But music has changed so much in hip hop and R&B. All these young rappers have basically ruined it, they just rap about nonsense and about girls, drugs, and money. In the early days of rap they rapped about things that happened to them in life and all of it had a story behind it. Ishmael's' experience in music was good at the time but if he were to listen to the music now he wouldn't know what it was or why it is how it is. It made a big change and lots of people accept it and are forgetting about how it all started

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Part A- I learned that hip hop meant allot of Ishmael and that he wanted to learn all the lyrics and the dance moves. The music wasn't like it is now it was meaningful and if you listened to what they said you could maybe relate or get something out of it. The music was also very meaningful to allot of people.

Part B- I used to listen to nothing but country. I never liked any other kind of music until recently. I used to only listen to country because I felt like it was more relatable and you could understand how they singer feels, Also because thats all I ever knew. I kinda got tired of just listening to country and my friends would always talk about the music that they listen to and I liked it so now I listen to pretty much anything now. There are two songs that is meaningful to me and they are songs that I can completely relate to because someone really close to me pasted away in a drunk driving car accident in February. The songs explain exactly everything about how I feel about the situation. Ishmael's experience was very different because he only listen of one rapper and he liked it so thats all he listened to.

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Part A- I learned that people across the world knew about rap people. Also I learned that he was impressed how well they were speaking english so fast and on beat. Also I learned that he started a rap group at 8 years old

Part B- So my first time experiencing music was a Longggg time ago. I think I was like 8 months listening to 50 cent 😭. My mom would always say that I use to sing every song by him and I think that's what inspired me to this day. My music experience was kind of similar to Ishmael but then again it wasn't because I already knew english but then again I was excited because he was rapping on beat and stuff.

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Part A:I learned hip hop and rap, was popular for a really long time.when he was younger Ishmael use to walk everywhere and listened to music and watch people on tv.even tho he didn't have a tv he still found a way to listen and watch.

Part B:My early experience with music is with my dad he use to play lots of old music. me and my brother use to sit and listen to him rap and sing to 50 cent and other music.also,my mom and my sisters listen to old school hip hop and rap music all the time.thats maybe why I love the music I listen to.i listen to all types of music, rap,hip hop, country. it depends on the songs and the vibe I get while listening to the music.with Ishmael he was entertained by what they was saying and how they said it.

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Part A: I learned that hip-hop started not to long ago. Also that people from other countries listened to the same music people back in America did around the same time. When Ishmael was younger he had to go to other places to see and hear things like hip hop. In a way I kind of connected with Junior because it took my parents to tell me more about what songs i'm listening and for me to listen to more to really like it.

Part B: I've been listening to hip hop and r&b since I was in the womb. It was the only thing that my parents ever played. A few songs really took me to heart listening to the "old school" music but the new school music is what I listened to most I remember singing with my mom and my sister "If I Were a Boy" by Beyonce a lot. It is very similar to Ishmael because his brother got him and friends into music.

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Part A: What I learned from watching the videos is that Ishmael was inspired by Rappers Delight, and he learned a lot more English. He also learned how to rap and how to move and dance to the rhythm of music. I connected the most with Ishmael because he uses music to learn another language and I do the same with Spanish.
Part B: My early experiences with music were a blur. The most recent thing I can remember is in 2012 when "Call Me Maybe" and "Payphone" were the top hits in the charts. I remember my favorite song at that time was "Good Time" by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen. I loved that song because it made me happy every time it played on the radio. My experience with rap in the 90's is mixed. Some songs are good and some are just full on cringe. I do like rap music back then more than now because it had meaning and soul rather than money and "shawtys."