The writing, “Rap Lyrics on Trial”, was not suitable to be considered as a persuasive article. The author didn’t support their own claim well enough. It was difficult to comprehend where they were standing on this topic of rap lyrics being involved in trial sessions. They did a better job of informing readers about the topic rather than persuading the readers. According to this fact, perhaps the author would have been better with using logos for the majority of the article.
The Nonfiction Novel, Black Boy was written By Richard Wright. In the Novel Richard uses various tools of rhetorical to convey his point of determination and aspiration while growing up as an African American boy in Jim Crow South, facing the social and economic struggles that were very stereotypical for African Americans during the time. Black Boy is about a long lived struggle of hunger for not only food, but acceptance, an understanding of the world, love and an important unappeasable hunger for knowledge. Wright is faced with daily obstacles and struggles living in poverty as he is determined to leave behind these circumstances.
Drake tends to associate himself with gang culture and morals from the selection of clothes, jewellery and actions shown by him; hoodies, sweatshirts, jeans, chains, alcohol and supposed youthful appearances. On the other hand, Drakes website presents a very plain white and professional background which accentuates him to be a mature and ‘grown-up’ artist. Drake’s use of synergy has been able to attract a wider range of demographics. I believe that what Drakes representation in different media products such as his website and music videos has created a successful promotional campaign placing him at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 selling 1.1 million, according to Nielsen
To begin, in order to truly understand the commercialization of hip hop one has to understand what exactly it entails. For this, Elizabeth Blair’s “Commercialization of the Rap Music Subculture,” comes in handy. In her article, Blair states, “Rap music…has moved out of the inner cities and into the mainstream of popular culture” (Blair, 497). From this, one can gather that commercialization entails this moment when something goes from being unnoticed, to becoming something everyone is talking about or listening to (Blair, 497). Furthermore, Blair also shows how commercialization entails “promotion” (Blair, 497).
Black Boy is an incredible memoir that takes the reader on a journey through the harsh realities of growing up black in the Jim Crow South, where the struggle to find one's voice and identity is a daily battle. Throughout the memoir Wright uses diction and imagery in order to further the central idea that it's a struggle to find oneself in a world of racism. Black Boy is a memoir that shows the experiences of Richard Wright as he grows up in the South during the 20th century. Through descriptions of his life and struggles, Wright gives readers a chance to understand the impact of oppression on his life.
The power of the human spirit drove Eminem to overcome many obstacles and hurdles that he faced from a young age. One of the obstacles he had to overcome was the overbearing amount of critics he faced when he first joined the music scene. According to Holloway, "Only three years ago, he [Eminem] was derided as "The Elvis of hip-hop," or a raw version of the 1980's flattopped performer Vanilla Ice (no comparison could be worse on these streets)... In the end, even skeptics give Eminem credit" (Holloway). This highlights the fact that Eminem was met with harsh skepticism and critics when he entered the music scene.
Hip Hop is seen as something inspiring, but most people see it as a way to speak out the truth about a problem. As in “Hip Hop planet” being able say the truth can sometimes worsen any situation because sometimes what we say can promote violence and whatever happens after is not in our control. The essay is about how hip hop has changed into speaking out the issues that need to be taken care of in order to maintain a proper society. McBride talked about how rappers use violent lyrics to degrade women and gays and because of this it shows how the music has evolved into something entirely different that no one would have ever expected to have changed. In James McBride's essay “Hip Hop Planet,” he argues that hip hop has a negative influence on American Culture despite people thinking of it as inspirational and how people live through different experiences in life despite of your race.
Eminem 's alter ego, “Slim Shady” was a sensation, with his records on the top billboard, He was creating a new sound but mostly, hip-hop was evolving. Eminem’s raps consisted of mocking people like Will Smith, Britney Spears, and Jessica Simpson. He rapped about his hard life, which caught my attention. Things such as growing
But he was first asked about the state of Hip-Hop and the culture of the genre, he said, “I think the braggadocio, money, cash, hoes thing needs to be deaded. I feel like that’s holding us back as a culture, as Black people, that doesn’t advance us in any way, shape, or form. We been doing that same theme for years, now it’s been like what, four decades of the same old bullshit, sorry for my language. I feel like, if you’re gonna be an artist, it’s a time when you just have to embrace the responsibility and understand the power of music is something so special and to be able to do it on this magnitude where you reach millions of people, it’s like, why not use that for good?” He believes that many of the artists of Hip-Hop have been rapping and talking about the same theme since the creation of the genre.
Over the 20 years of his music career, Kanye started as the cocky “new boy”, who 's raps were a far cry from the “gangsta-rap” of the early 2000s, making him a hard signee to many mainstream music labels. As time passed Kanye not only changed the sound of his music but changed the way we, as society
He brought a unique style sound to the genre that made hip-hop different from the East
Race plays a huge role because white people were said to be oblivious to the musical genre but it was only after their white kids started listening to it then it became an issue. Eminem being white and appealing to the white population was big. Much bigger than Vanilla Ice’s attempt. Eminem also didn't help his cause because his lyrics are homophobic, promote domestic violence while referring to women in derogatory
Introduction Eminem is a big name when it comes to the music industry. Probably among the best-rated rappers, he is famous for numerous hit tracks and albums including Deuces, Mockingbird, No love, Till I Collapse, Lose Yourself, Not Afraid, Without me among many other tracks. A lot of information about his public life, ever since he rose to fame, can be availed by the print and social medias. However, there is much to that. A lot can be said about this ardent rapper, with excellent skills.
This study addresses how self-made artists in the music industry uses marketing skills to help promote their music compared to the artists that are signed to a record label. Throughout this essay, I’m to going to analyze and compare Chance the Rapper’s sales to that of a well-known Hip/Hop artist J. Cole and the marketing schemes deployed by the upcoming artists in the music industry. Artists must learn to adapt to change constantly. They have to incorporate or amalgamate several marketing and promoting schemes to grow their audience organically.
Rappers, gangster rappers mostly, make songs retelling and detailing their lives before fame. In these songs they recount time where they have risked their lives and freedom hustling to provide for their families. The rapper that rap about their struggle and their hustle have robbed, stole and killed to give their families the necessaties and desires. Many have been shot and left for dead in the process. These rappers display the same dedication when breaking into the music industry, whether that involve promotinng their name and brand or increasing their money flow.
