Hip hop has had an immense effect on popular culture. Popular culture is defined as expressions of shared experiences that are much more fundamental to our society, including the values and beliefs that have shaped it, for example, integrity, community, compassion, courage, sacrifice, respect, hard work, and justice. Some would argue that pop culture, as of recently has been shaped by hip hop. Shawn Carter, popularly known as Jay-Z, is a hip hop icon who has transcended music itself through his private person and musical legacy. The fact that his wife is an ultra successful icon herself has added to the his image.
Mike Rose author of “Blue Collar Brilliance” he reminisces about his childhood and how he was observing his mother at work and how much she multitasked and how he experienced the blue collar work. His purpose was to describe how people integrate physical and mental work is in the field and supports people in the blue collar field. I felt as if I was at a dead end job and earning nothing from it, but Mike Rose’s article influenced me that I was actually learning and gaining skills at my work place. His intended audience would be blue collared workers and white collar workers. Rose informing that blue collar workers are also educated people even though they do not have a degree.
Benjamin Sendrey Professor Moreno English 1 21 April 2023 Socially Conscious Music: Kendrick Lamar For a long time, hip-hop as a genre has been controversial and the impact of rap music has been debated. This music has been criticized for many things such as its explicit language and its emphasis on drugs and violence. However, there is a side of rap with positive aspects including a focus on social change. Known for his poetic and thought-provoking lyrics, American rapper and songwriter Kendrick Lamar is an example of this side of hip-hop.
Selling over 160 million albums and winning 24 Grammy Awards, Kanye West, also known by the alias “Ye” by many online, is known for his countless hit albums and platinum awards. He smashes records over and over again. Hip-Hop has been defined by competition for many years, even seeping so far into the music that artists create, these works of music are called “Diss Tracks”. Kanye's diss tracks on other artists such as his work “Like That (Remix)” have made his competition feel insignificant compared to him, because of this, Kanye West must be the best rapper in this modern age. Using his own life experiences, he continues to create great music that many people can relate to.
At some time in each young person’s life, a transitioning point is reached. This time is accompanied with stress, introspection, and adjustment. When it comes to artists, usually this point presents itself via specific piece or album that begins to define their matured style. For rock artists, this is often a self-titled album, while for rappers it is generally their first or second album or mixtape. Kanye West and Chance the Rapper definitely experienced these coming of age moments on their albums The College Dropout (2004) and Acid Rap (2013).
One of the best living rappers and absolutely the most imaginative and reliably fruitful, Jay-Z has manufactured a profession on joining agile, buster and to a great extent personal rhymes with gutsy generation that fuses everything from grabs of exemplary R&B to Broadway showtunes and Eighties electropop. Dissimilar to a few peers, Jay-Z sees achievement in budgetary terms as well as aesthetic terms. Obviously, him prevailing at both musically and financially; through the span of his profession, he's racked up ten Number One albums. Born Shawn Carter, he was brought up in Brooklyn's Marcy housing projects, and his dad left his mom while he was as yet a kid. With minimal other response, Jay looked to the streets, in the long run gaining a living
You think of incoherent, angry, controversial Tweets. You think of a crazed and bipolar and aggressive celebrity. In short, it’s safe to say that his name carries a negative connotation with most people. However, Kanye West is responsible for numerous changes in hip-hop and music, like it or not. Much like how Elvis’ music influenced Emily Dickinson in the fictional poem Emily Dickinson and Elvis Presley in Heaven by Hans Ostrom, Kanye West has helped shape this pillar of
The Voice of a Generation The Kanye West biography is filled with arrogant quotes and narcissistic stories, and although Kanye may not be the most modest man, he has every right to brag due to his immense amount of success. “Someone could be a better rapper, dance better, but culturally impacting? When you look back, who’s the icon at the end of the day” (West, 7). However, Kanye West has not always lived the superstar life. He started out as a young kid living with his mother in south Chicago, and with hard work and dedication, he became what everyone knows him as today; the Voice of a Generation.
It is established that hip-hop can only be authentic to the black community because of the common experience shared through its lyrics. Eminem’s mimicry of a predominantly black industry within a predominantly white society is described as both ‘authentic’ and ‘grotesque’. The author suggests that Eminem’s success is due to the authenticity and acceptance in his socioeconomic status. The rapper can genuinely relate to his audience not by pretending to know what it’s like to be black, but by using a commonality, poverty, to reach an otherwise unreachable audience. Eminem establishes his racial identity as being ‘white trash’, but focuses on class over race to build his reputation in his early albums.
“Today vulnerability and the concept of heartbreak and exploring the dark side and the alienation of fame is one of the most widely explored topics in rap music and that is partly thanks to 808s, (“The importance of Kanye”). Juice WRLD, Travis Scott, Drake are a few that have all cited Kanye as a major influence for their style of music. Juice, named 808s to be one of his favorite albums. “A full decade after the release of 808s & Heartbreak, it’s hard to imagine acts like Trippie Redd, Post Malone, and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie or even rap superheroes like Young Thud or Future without Kanye’s 2008 album,” (Whitt).
Kanye Omari West, entrepreneur, fashion designer, hip hop recording artist, and record producer is a critically-acclaimed Chicago artist well known for his outspoken behavior. While he receives significant mainstream attention from his bold remarks, the 21 time award-winning Grammy artist contains an arsenal of creative genius which cannot be ignored. In the history of mainstream music, an artist’s relevancy often follows the trends of their contemporaries. Artists often come and go, becoming irrelevant after a few years. Only a select few are innovative and maintain their influence to be considered legends of their time.
your mom English 102 Mrs. Johnson February 17, 2023 The Impact of Kanye West “I miss the old Kanye, straight from the 'Go Kanye, Chop up the soul Kanye, set on his goals Kanye, I hate the new Kanye, the bad mood Kanye, The always rude Kanye, spaz in the news Kanye (West and Yusef).” Whether you love him or hate him, it's impossible to deny the impact that Kanye has had on the world. Despite his contentious career, Kanye West has left a significant influence on music, fashion, and politics due to his inventive songs, boundary-pushing fashion, and opinionated personality. From the start of his career, Kanye West stood out among other artists. Growing up in Chicago, Kanye was exposed to a range of musical styles, from classical to hip-hop,
Kanye is perceived as obnoxious, but in reality, he is simply passionate about what he does, loyal to his friends and family, and different from others in the music industry. Kanye West is commonly perceived as being self-centered. People often describe him this way because he goes by the nickname “Yeezus.” This name is a combination of the biblical figure Jesus, in the Christian religion, and another common nickname
Warhol was influenced by 1950’s America which was a land of conformity and consumerism. People worshipped Hollywood stars and everyday items rather than God. " Pop art expressed the idea that the American common stock of shared cultural Knowledge no longer came from high-culture sources such as literature or mythology, or from religion, but rather from television, movies, and advertisements” (Gyure 2). The american society during the 1950s were centered around commercialism.
Hip hop critics believe that hip hop is a violent subculture and supports crime and violence, but research has shown that there is no direct correlation between the two. One hip-hop artist that goes against this stereotype is Kanye Omari West. Mr. West lyrics allows the listener to understand that you don’t have to rap about having money and cars to get someone’s attention. In Kanye West’s Homecoming, he said, “Reach for the stars, so if you fall you land on the clouds.” This is an influential quote that encourages the listener to reach for their goals, but if you happen to fail on the way it’ll be ok because you have a comfort system to be there for you.
