INTRODUCTION I. Have you ever wondered if there will be a modern-day Tupac who will revolutionize rap forever? Well, there is somebody who could be the next Tupac. The person I'm talking about was
Miep Gies Miep Gies was a woman born in the early 1900’s whom survived World War I when she was a young girl. During World War I, Miep was sent to the Netherlands and her and others peers suffered from starvation and tuberculosis. When she was older, she worked for Otto Frank before helping him in hiding in 1942. Miep is a very strong character. She survived the chaos of World War II, she helped the Franks and she also survived World War I (annefrank.org).
Lastly, rapper Trina states that "MC Lyte is hip hop; she represents a culture of music that paved the way for female artists worldwide” (“Why We Love MC Lyte”). Furthermore, there are countless rap artist who name MC Lyte as one of the artists that helped influence their music. Two artist in particular that credits MC Lyte as one of the female MC’s that helped influence their rap career is Missy Elliot and Eve. These two female emcees reflect MC Lyte’s legacy by never straying away from their musical talents and never conforming to the negative aspects of the Hip Hop world. The negative aspects are the misogynistic and sexual images that are so often associated with Hip Hop music.
In the shady streets of Compton, California, a teen receives his first Music Mixer. Little does he know, this gift will shape out the rest of his life and of many others worldwide. Andre Romelle Young, also known as “Dr. Dre” is a renowned Hip-Hop artist and highly successful business entrepreneur. He has influenced the course of Rap/Hip-Hop music and those who took part in it. Dr. Dre showed leadership in his early years, aftermath of the N.W.A., and entrepreneurship of his own business.
Peterson Dorelus Enc1101 9:30 Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru shaker was born in New York 1971; known by his stage name 2pac was an American rapper. ‘’Shakur received an education in radical politics from his mother, but he also saw some of life's hardships through her struggles with substance abuse’ ‘Tupac was like an Elvis to hip hop in my eyes. Tupac was known for his rapping, his many talents like acting, Also his beef between the East coast and the West coast. To begin, ’‘I hear Brenda's got a baby
Signed to Hip-Hop “Mafia-Don” Gucci Mane at 1017 Records, as well as 300 Entertainment, Jeffrey Lamar Williams has been successfully gunning down gender stereotypes since day 1. Ever since the star first became a highly publicized controversy in the United States, millions of fans have over-glorified Thugger Thugger’s music, and have based their lives in accordance to his. Children, as well as adults have idolized him for his provocative lyrics, and for the ideologies he believes in; whilst at the same time, understanding very little of the words he says. His success continues, and yet still the fact remains: the media picks Young Thug apart, this way and that, for committing the simple crime of living the life he works hard to live.
which tells us that he had a very slim chance to become a rapper but he pushed through and made it. (MGK). Machine Gun Kelly didn’t have odds on his side to become a successful artist. He said in his song “The Pledge”, “The streets raised me.” (MGK).
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.
Not only has J Cole’s “2014 Forest Hills Drive” gone platinum, but this is the first hip-hop album to go platinum with no featured artist in 25 years. “2014 Forest Hill Drive” was such a popular album, and there is a reason. J Cole produced an album that almost anyone would love. Whether someone loves the entire album, or just a song or two, there is most likely something that could appeal to anyone. I would recommend this album to anyone because it is one of my favorite albums of all time, and it is worth spending the money.
Firstly, McBride claims that rappers use violent lyrics as a vehicle to bring about awareness and thus promote social change through use of violence. In a section of the essay, he talks about how rappers have made hip-hop go from something you would hear at a party to something you would hear in a local news report because rappers use violent lyrics in order to talk about the issue in their society and how these issues must be acted upon now so that it can
CONCLUSION Tina Turner is considered to be one of the most financially successful female international rock stars after having spent over half a century working in the music industry. Her seductive and commanding voice, her magnificent legs, her beauty that has endured the test of time, and the indelible memory of her past all contributed to her legendary position. Tina Turner's life serves as a testament to the notion that with unwavering determination, individuals can overcome any obstacle they encounter. Turner effectively exemplified the adage that cautions against allowing one's past experiences to shape their identity. Undoubtedly, she has served as a source of motivation for numerous individuals and her enduring impact will persist.
Some of the main cores of Beat Street are the music, dancing, and graffiti art works – all of which are part of hip-hop culture. Scholars note that hip-hop as a movement originated in roots from African American traditions and are mainly used to express their culture as well as identity (Blanchard 24). Rap music, for example, comes from West Africa’s “nommo.” This idea refers to the power to deliver words to act upon objects and to bring it to life. The historical and traditional underpinning of rap, therefore, becomes representative of the rich and distinctive culture of African Americans.
In her essay “hip hop’s betrayal of black women,” Jennifer McLune implies that “(h)ip-hop owes its success to the ideology of women-hating” (193). She does not agree with Kevin Powell’s article that hip-hop does not mean to “offend” black women, but instead artists are only letting out their temper throughout their music. McLune feels infuriated that many artists in hip hop (including black men) rap about their community and downgrade their own women. In the hip-hop genre, sexism is mainly used, not only by black men but also by many other race hip-hop artists. Artists assume that women-hating in their rap songs will be accepted by women, but do not realize that it is affecting all women.
This serves as an interesting topical instroduction to the novel White Noise in which is both a study of death and more than that a confronting depiction of consumerist America, the America of the 1980s. Published in 1985, it tells the story of Jack Gladney who is a professor at a college in Blacksmith, which stands representative for any United States town, with all its regular institutions, such as malls, churches and single family homes. Jack lectures at the college and an expert on Hitler as a person and political figure whereby he has gained world fame. We are also introduced to Babette, Gladney’s wife who, just as Gladney himself fears death. They have multiple children, all stemming from different previous relationships.
Eminem ever since studied the music and the lyrical work of rappers such as 2Pac, Ice Cube, and Yella. In ‘Rap God’ he confesses, “I am a product of Rakim, Lakim Shabazz, 2Pac, N.W.A, Cube, Doc, Ren, Yella, Eazy.” (Eminem, 2013). In All I Know, Part 1 chapter of his book, Eminem further breaks down how rapping legends inspired the music he crafted. LL Cool J was responsible for teaching Eminem to rap about girls, Rakim was deep and very specific in his wordplay, Boogie Down Productions were an alternative to school as their work was educational and the Emcees being honest and real with their words, inspired Eminem to do the same.
