Identity is defined by the cultural differences of individuals, groups, or communities of people who express economic and political views with which we identify (Barker qtd. in Shuker 142). The construction of identity does not consist in considering it as a 'production', incomplete but "always constituted within, not outside, representation" (Hall qtd. in Weedon 5). Community identity, as one of the forms of identity with personal identity and national identity, is used in popular music to identify with a group of people who share interests invested in forming a community (Shuker 142-143). While an individual may be a producer of a piece of music, it is the audience who shares its taste and makes it popular. The audience for each piece of music is a community in itself. The meaning of the work is conveyed through what the artist produces and what he calls "meaning". From the audience, the “meaning” lies in the interpretation of the music produced. This meaning can be influenced depending on several factors involved in the listening experience. These factors are lyrics, form, performance style among others. The piece that demonstrates “meaning” according to the audience is something that they like, what is called popular music, and something that the audience can identify with as a community (Robinson, Buck, and Cuthbert 15). This can be associated with music from the past. The past meaning of music refers to the “material and aesthetic environment in which it was once played” (Denora 144). Different communities of people have tastes and identify with different forms of music. Rap music is associated as part of the identity of a particular youth community that has defined itself as "rap univori". This term is... in the center of the paper... on the margins: popular music and global cultural diversity. SAGE Publications, Inc. 1991. Print.Roy Shuker. Popular music: the key concepts. Second edition. London: Routledge. 2005. Print.Kellner, Douglas. “The Elvis Show and the Culture Industry.” Sound synergies: music, technology, community, identity. Eds. Gerry Bloustien, Masrgaret Peters and Susan Luckman. Ashgate Publishing Limited. 2008. Print.Weedon, Chris. Identity and culture: narratives of difference and belonging. MPG Books Ltd. 2004. Print.Carrey, James T. “Changing Courtship Patterns in Popular Song.” The American Journal of Sociology, vol. 74, no. 6 (May 1969), pp. 720-731. June 1, 2010. Print.Tanner, Julian. “Listening to rap: cultures of crime, cultures of resistance”. Social Forces, Volume 88, Number 2, December 2009, pp. 693-722. May 25, 2010. Print.