His name is Christopher Wallace, but most of you know him as one of his multiple stage names such as: Notorious B.I.G, Biggie Smalls, and Big Papa. At a young age he got into drug dealing which was easy considering his surroundings in Brooklin. With those circumstances it was kinda hard to not get involved with bad stuff. After getting arrested for selling crack, he decided to give music the old college try, after he met Puff Daddy or as others know P. Diddy. Like Tupac his life also ended with a “bang” in 1997.
Kid N’ Play started the revolution of rappers that spread a positive message rather than a message that talked about gang violence and drugs. Artist such as Childish Gambino and Chance the Rapper have said that they were influenced by Kid N’ Play’s positive style of rapping which helped mold the type of rapper that they are
Dre used music as an escape from the tensions and problems of life. He went to house parties and clubs to work the turntables with The World Class Wreckin’ Cru around Los Angeles. In 1986, the young beat maker found Ice Cube and wrote many songs for Ruthless Records, a music label started by a drug dealer known as Eazy-E. This allowed Eazy-E to form the N.W.A. an acronym for N*ggaz With Attitude, with Dre and Cube, releasing their first album in 1987, Boyz N The Hood. A year later with new management under Jerry Heller and Priority Records, N.W.A. delivered Straight Outta Compton, which became a major hit due to its hardcore lyrics and reflection on street life, especially those of "F*ck tha Police," which resulted in the FBI sending a warning note to the NWA suggesting that the group should not promote violence. Dr. Dre’s role in this famous rap group was to produce the music and work as the DJ at the future N.W.A. concerts.
Both young rappers were raised in Chicago, and they reference their origins several times throughout each record. The College Dropout’s and Acid Rap’s exploration of the intricacies associated with coming of age caused both Kanye West and Chance the Rapper to transition and flourish into the artists that they are today. In the beginning of Kanye’s career, he was a relatively successful producer, but he strived to create his own music. For a while, he struggled to acquire a record deal, due to his lack of “gangsta image” compared to most other rappers (Wikipedia).
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
He is a world famous rapper, actor, and novelist, he has conquered creative outlets many of us only dream of tapping into. But then recently it caught up to him and now he is broke. • He is a natural born hustler • He went after what he knew he wanted at a young age of 12 • He knows how to market and make a personal brand for himself • Understood his fans for 12 years • He knew how to diversify his talent Short Term Goals and Tactics He is the brains behind all of these multiple companies and brands.
Eminem didn’t even start his career as a rapper until he was 14 years old, going by the name “Manix” and “M&M”. He dropped out of high school. In 1999 when he was 27 he dropped “The Slim Shady LP” becoming a 3-time platinum album. He became a great rapper sometimes referred to as the “Greatest White Rapper in the world.”
Aspiring Rapper: J.Cole “I always feel like there are two key ingredients when it comes to following your dreams, one, making something happen that the average person deems difficult. Honestly, if you truly believe it, that’s step one. Step two, is, you know, the hard work that goes along with it.” Jermaine Lamarr Cole, known to many as J. Cole, spoke these words in an interview in 2015 when asked about his determination and work ethic. As a rapper, artists have the ability to express his or her true emotions in their music and the opportunity to influence a generation in a lyrical and unique way.
Benedict described the Kwakiutl as a Dionysian culture and focused on their competitive giving in the potlatch. Even their shamans competed like chiefs or nobles. Describe the types of competitive giving found in the Kwakiutl culture and especially the potlatch and how it functions for them allowing them to use wealth as a weapon. Why did they say, “We do not fight with weapons. We fight with property.”
Intro Shoes have always been around since the dawn of time. There have been many designs come along with this as there is so many different shoe designers who create shoes. Everybody has there own taste on what type of shoe they like and what feels more comfortable to them. This is exactly what that website is aimed to do so if you want to know what shoe for playing basketball or even just a casual shoe to wear, this is the right place for you. Back in the day shoes were not made intended to be high quality but more of a necessity.
Gaylord Nelson was the governor of Wisconsin and the father of the Earth. He stood for a better and cleaner earth and helped to preserve the earth by creating earth day. At a time in history when people did not take a moment to pick up a piece of trash. Without Gaylord Nelson the Earth’s downward spiral would continue. In 1970, he created Earth Day and has helped the earth to be a healthier place for everyone to live in.
Straight Outta Compton is a movie that focuses on five teenagers who have this love and desire to perform, entertain, and make music. The hip-hop group, N.W.A, is a group of guys known by their stage names, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella, who are all from Compton, California. Compton, during this time, was known to be one of the worst cities to live and grow up in because of gangs, drugs, crime rates, and police brutality. Police brutality has been around for years now, and in Compton, it was extremely unacceptable for many reasons. From my understanding, police brutality is when a police officer harms or kill an individual who is unarmed.
Amid the rocking success of Straight Outta Compton, decades old accusations of misogynistic abuse against the co-producer of the movie Dr. Dre aka Andre Young resurfaced again, for which Young has issued a formal apology. "Twenty-five years ago I was a young man drinking too much and in over my head with no real structure in my life. However, none of this is an excuse for what I did. I 've been married for 19 years and every day I 'm working to be a better man for my family, seeking guidance along the way. I 'm doing everything I can so I never resemble that man again," the former rapper told The New York Times.
To understand the complexity and influence of Kanye West, one must grasp the context of the music industry at his arrival. Hip hop has become one of the most popular forms of music of the 21st century. Unfortunately, rapping was not always considered this beloved genre of music like it is today. In the 80s and 90s, hip hop had an extremely ardent fan base because many critics considered the genre as “gangsta” or “hood” music. This criticism emerged, “with the mainstream success of gangsta rap, where drugs, violence, and misogyny became more prominent” (Holly).
Once they became a succesfull rappers, they talk about overcoming obstacles and rising to the top. This message can give hope to many youths across America. For example Snoop Dogg and Notorious B, are rappers that had a hard and terrible past, full of struggles and drugs. But with Hip-hop they find a way to rise, and rap about their past and struggles.
