After seeing Lil'Wayne dressed in gang affiliated colors, his mommy stopped him from being with Cash Money. Mad at his mommy, Lil Wayne ran away from home with his stepfather‘s…
Lil Wayne (born Da'Wayne Carter September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana) was one of the Hot Boys, an American rap group associated with Cash Money Records. His debut solo album was, Tha Block Is Hot was released in 1999. The title track was a huge hit. His second album was 2000's Lights Out, followed by 500 Degreez in 2002. In 2004 he released his latest solo album titled " Tha Carter".…
A game-changing artist and an impervious celebrity, Lil Wayne began as his career as a near-novelty — a preteen delivering hardcore hip-hop — but through years of maturation and reinventing the mixtape game, he developed into a million-selling rapper with a massive body of work, one so inventive and cunning that it makes his famous claim of being the “best rapper alive” worth considering. Born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. and raised in the infamous New Orleans neighborhood of Hollygrove, he was a straight-A student but never felt his true intelligence was expressed through any kind of report card. He found music was the best way to express himself, and after taking the name Gangsta D he began writing rhymes. Combining a strong work ethic with aggressive…
Can anyone tell me what the connection is between the Grammy Award winner for the Best Rap Song in 2009, “Lollipop”; Lamont in “Hurricane Season”; and the One Family Foundation Organization? The answer my friends, is Lil Wayne.…
Most people don’t do not know what to think when they hear the name Malcolm X. The…
When Bruce was a child he watched his parents get murdered. Thomas and Martha Wayne were walking home from the one night with Bruce, when a mugger held them up at gunpoint.…
“Waiting for Superman” isn’t about a hero coming to the rescue and saving everybody. Throughout this documentary, made by Davis Guggenheim, there were interviews with little kids that would soon capture your own hearts. Dropout factories cover the whole entire country, but are Charter Schools the way to go? Public Education is incapable of meeting the challenge to educate everybody.…
Born to a blacksmith, educated by wild animals, trained as a killer, and derided by rivals as a mystical fanatic, Chuck Norris is easily cast as the personification of everything there is to fear about a man. But he may be worse than that- not because of how he looks on the outside, but because of how unstable he is emotionally and mentally.…
Aaron McGruder is an African American cartoonist. At only twenty-six years of age, he is best known as the creator of Boondocks, the popular comic strip that is currently featured in over two hundred and fifty newspapers throughout the United States. Boondocks, which "stars two amusingly surly African American kids who live with their grandfather in a white middle-class suburb" is known for mocking issues that range from entertainment news (such as Whitney Houston), to political news (like the Bush administration). His most recent subject, however, may prove to be too controversial even for this strip, which is famous for it's satirical attitude.…
Malcolm X was a man of strong words and beliefs and was a major contributor to the black societies across the world. He fought for what he believed was right and would give equal rights to his community. Never the less he also educated the young. Though his early life was difficult, he had to overcome the death of his father and his mother mental breakdown which caused her to get hospitalized for twenty-six years. Along his tragedies was denied the opportunity to grow up with his siblings who were all separated and placed in different foster homes. “With his father still father still urging the African American race to take control of their live, he was murdered in 1931”(Pendergast). Malcolm’s father…
Peter Parker the man who plays the role of Spiderman was introduced as an orphaned science genius teenager living with his aunt and uncle in a place called Forrest Hills which is a section of New York.…
There's only one way to stop that from happening. Batman takes the blame for Harvey's crimes. That leaves Harvey's prosecution intact and the people of Gotham safe, but at the cost of the reputation of the one man who made it all possible. Yeah, we know, it's kind of a downer. If you want something happier, stick around for The Dark Knight Rises, which brings Nolan's Batman trilogy to a somewhat more upbeat…
Caitlyn Jenner AKA Bruce Jenner “People look at me differently. They see me as this macho male, but my heart and my soul and everything that I do in my life—it is part of me. That female side is part of me. That’s who I am.” – Caitlyn Jenner Caitlyn Jenner is born on October 28, 1949 and is 65 years old. She was born in Mount Kisco, New York. Caitlyn Jenner’s real name is, William Bruce Jenner or most known by Bruce Jenner. Bruce is a transgender, which means he is now a female. Caitlyn Jenner is also a Reality Television Star, Track and Field Athlete. He went to Graceland College for school. Caitlyn Jenner, “Bruce”, is a gold medal-winning track star who set a world record in the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Jenner scored 8,634 points in the decathlon.…
Marvel and DC comics, two enterprises created a fantasy world of super humans with powers. These iconic industries created an idea of what it takes to be a hero. The concepts implanted in people’s minds to become an idol is either to go through a torturous experience or to be lucky and not have a tragic story. Although, all great heroes went through a painful experience to gain their powers.…
Of all the powerful super villains, The Joker seems to be the perfect super villain that first comes to mind. The Joker "appears to be the most evil, deranged, and flat out psychotic killer of all comic book villains". He is one of the many antagonists who could pose as a threat to Batman. "Joker is typically a man of average height or even taller possessing a skinny frame"; although he may not be as strong or have any special powers, he is still able to cause some damage through trickery, sheer will and desire for destruction. The Joker is the complete opposite of Batman; he wears bright purple and orange clothes, has green hair, white makeup, and that big red "smile". On the other hand, Batman wears grey or black to promote fear into criminals and hide in the dark.…