Will.i.am Essays

Awards in 2009. On November 19, 2010, Bryan Pringle filed a First Amended Complaint against the Black-Eyed Peas, EMI April Muisc Inc., Interscope Records, and several co-defendants (including David Guetta). This started the case of William Adams (Will.I.Am) and Bryan Pringle. In 1998, Pringle wrote a song called “Take a Dive”. He submitted the album to the United States Copyright office, and issued a certificate of registration on April 28th, 1998. Pringle

company as well as oversee the product development. Jay-Z is one of the most financially successful artists. 4. Will.I.Am – He started his own signature clothing line in 2001 called, i.am. and officially debuted in 2005. Later on, he collaborated with Blue Holdings to create a denim clothing line in 2007. However, he is currently being sued for not completing the project. Will.I.Am is a singer, rapper, songwriter, DJ, actor, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder

The Great Gatsby, is easily identified throughout the film. However, each have significant lyrics that foreshadows the storyline. For example “Bang Bang,” “I love her, can't leave her / Forever I'll always need her / She lie, but I believe her” ( will.i.am 1-3). This song was played during the extravagant parties Gatsby threw. From the beginning, it’s easily noticeable that it’s from Gatsby’s perspective. He always has a desire to rekindle the relationship Daisy and him once had. Gatsby can’t bare

As evidenced in Of Mice and Men, The Great Gatsby, and “American Dream” by Will.I.Am, the American dream is achievable based on how one faces their goals and strives to make them a reality. In Of mice and men,two friends George and Lenny travel the country working towards owning their own land to live free from job jumping and hard labor. Right when their dreams of owning land start coming into possibility with their friend Candy willing to help out on the money, Lenny kills Curley’s wife, which

“SPHERES’’ was initially made to test spacecraft rendezvous points, spacecraft maneuvering, and space dock exercises, but now can be operated by smart phones to do anything NASA wants it to do for them ("NASA and Star Wars”). “SPHERES” was also used on “May the Fourth Be with You” to show people what it looks like and what it is capable of doing currently ("NASA and Star Wars”). NASA was even able to discover a moon that looks like the “Death Star” ("NASA and Star Wars”). This moon is called Mimas;

"Hall Of Fame" by The Script (feat. Will.I.Am) and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck share the same motif of dreaming. “Hall of Fame” by the Script is a song that tells about how to never give up, always chasing your dreams and dedicating yourself to get there. “Dedicate yourself and you can find yourself standing in the hall of fame” (The Script). The Script is stating that if you dedicate yourself and chase your dreams, you will achieve them and find yourself where you want to be (hall of fame)

A key part of being Australian is taking ownership of the world’s idea of us. Whether a tourist needs to know about Vegemite, or we are trying to convince a Taxi driver in NYC that we do, in fact, ride our pet kangaroo to work (true story), we are obsessed with taking ownership of every good thing our far and away continent has to offer. Naturally when it comes to music, we take this up a notch. Let’s be real: Keith Urban is our chief musical export. Once, I even ‘had’ to argue with an American about

singers and modern music types are introduced. This creates a flowing combination of jazz, hip hop, alternative rock, and electronic beats all in one song. The basis of Jazz Age music along with collaborations with artists like Fergie, Jay Z, and Will.i.am mirrors the diversity of the different types of people who attend Gatsby’s parties. The 2013 Baz Luhrmann film easily trumps the Jack Clayton’s 1974 version of The Great Gatsby in terms of the soundtrack during Gatsby’s party. The detail put into

While Pop is an older style of music that is said to talk about love songs, and music styles such as Jazz, Rock, Classical, etc. While Hip Hop, is taking us back to the 1990’s and is interchanged with freestyles and beats and DJ’s. Hip Hop is very much similar, as they are also very much different in their own style of Influence. Each is very driven to different people in the generation. Some of these people are stuck in the Era where Pop music is what they listen to always with artists such as Beyoncé

Electronic Dance Music has been around for almost 15 years now , it has been getting bigger since the 1980’s till now. EDM has more than 15 genres just to name some like House , Electro , Deep House , Dubstep , Trap and Future House , ect. It had first been growing in cities Detroit , NewYork and London. The music in general keeps changing throughout the years , one of the biggest EDM labels that released the top hits of EDM was definitely ‘Spinnin Records’. I think EDM has a positive and a negative

the feeling of the original song. Many people familiar with the old movie could associate this new song with the old classic from the 80’s. According to Billboard, “The song as continuing the group's evolution from hip-pop to dance heavyweights as will.i.am and Fergie sing and rap over a beat tailored to global dance floors”(Herrera). Billboard acknowledges the group’s effort in creating new music, although a song like this makes us realize how easy a new song can’t be

From the dark ghetto of Compton, LA to a constant spotlight in the mainstream media. We sat down with one of the most authentic rappers of our time to discuss why the Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar’s, “To pimp a butterfly” has been dubbed as the album that saved Hip-hop and how shows such as the X Factor have changed the raw original underground sound and meaning of Hip-hop into a softer more commercial sound. Born out of the Bronx, New York, Hip-hop with its rhythmic music accompanies by rap has

Baz Luhrmanns contribution to the art of film, brings about a flamboyant and revitalizing side to the industry. Through the use of cinematic language, his story telling techniques and belief in the theatrical cinema come to life. Baz Luhrmann has a very distinctive directing approach with particular techniques that define his style. He presents his films as if he were telling a story, which he invites you into. His stories are simple and he tends to give away the ending at the beginning of the film

would listen to when you want to dance, going out with friends, more of an expression of your feelings in the moment. Pop comes with beats and melodies to modern day music to build your positivity. You have artists like Madonna, Michael Jackson, Will.I.Am, etc. It was originated in the 30’s through the 50’s and 60’s. Pop music made that slight merge to the modern form originating from Rock and Roll. Pop music speaks to more of trying to keep you out of negative thought and want to get up and dance

The great American novel, The Great Gatsby by Scott F. Fitzgerald was brought to a big screen by director Baz Luhrmann, famous for Moulin Rouge and several other movies. The Great Gatsby perfectly portrays Fitzgerald’s critique of the American society in the 1920’s and also brings us the story of Jay Gatsby, who is putting in all of his effort to retrieve the memory of his love from the past. It follows Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) who left Mid West and came to New York City in 1922. This was an

The Great Gatsby took place around the 1920s where life was a party for some and tiring for others. Not many people had it as abundantly as Jay Gatsby. The Great Gatsby was directed by Baz Luhrmann. The year the movie was released was on May 1, 2013 and the length of the movie is 2 hours and 13 minutes long. The genre of the film is drama and also a romance film. The theme of this movie is the American dream, loyalty and love, and the emptiness of materialism money. The purpose of this film is to

Introduction Since the early nineties, the way users consume music has become almost completely digitized. This has greatly changed how the industry learns what music is popular in order to create new music, make sales, and guess the next big songs for radio. The music industry is now able to use big data taken from software that extracts music and listener data based on very small details involving mp3 downloads, streaming services, and social media. This can lead to a lower cost in the production

of his lover, allows us to feel sympathy for him. By omitting this sequence, Tom’s depth or complexity of character can be seen as diminished. Lastly Nick’s character is distorted in the film. In the text we learn that Nick is careless and self-interested through his brief relationship with Jordan Baker – which is purposefully omitted from the film. He treats her as an experiement- a means of entertainment - and gives Jordan the false illusion that her affinity is reciprocated. This is carelessness

The novel “THE GREAT GATSBY” was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the year 1925. This text was adapted as a film in 2013, co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann. The film’s production initiated in 2011 and took place in Australia and was released on May 10th 2013. The main characters are Jay Gatsby played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Daisy Buchanan played by Carey Mulligan, Nick Carraway played by Tobey Maguire, Tom Buchanan played by Joel Edgerton and Jordan Baker played by Elizabeth Debicki. Other

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" This is a question we have all been asked. A simple question that puzzled me for a time. In fact, the answer did not become clear to me until I took the opportunity to attend a STEM camp. Nor would have the answer have come if I had not challenged myself with the most rigorous classes available. By taking advantage of opportunities and tackling challenges around me, I have helped myself by paving the way to my future as a Computer Scientist. I mentioned