Bankrupt Rapper Not Really Broke After All Curtis James Jackson III‚ better known as 50 Cent‚ has been in the news a lot over the last year because of is bankruptcy. When 50 Cent filed his Chapter 11 last June he claimed that he owed nearly $50 million‚ just enough to offset his assets but not enough to pay the $7 million judgment against him in favor of rival Rick Ross’s ex‚ Lastonia Leviston. He said he certainly could not afford the $17 million award to his ex-business partners who sued him
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Music and Society have always been intimately related. Throughout the years‚ music has had the power to influence the behavior of individuals and societies. Music has been thought of as a very powerful medium within social groups because it can facilitate communication beyond strictly words. Music has multiple meanings which can promote the development of individual‚ cultural and national identities. Today‚ music has been criticized for corrupting youth. For example‚ Rap music has been blamed for
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What’s new?: Music in the 90’s Hip-Hop: Hip hop as a whole started emerging as a powerful force in the late 80s‚ and by 1990‚ there were many artists that had either already laid the foundation or were looming on the horizon. Among the artists that have already made an impact were ’Public Enemy’‚ ’Boogie Down Productions’‚ ’Run-DMC’‚ and ’LL Cool J’. Artists such as ’A Tribe Called Quest’‚ ’De La Soul’‚ and ’Gangstarr’ were establishing their positions in the game to complement the group of existing
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Alicia Conquering Bear Dr. Miller ENG 135.01 Composition 1 June 2011 The Music Essay When we hear‚ music what do we normally think about? Do we hear the beat of it‚ the guitar‚ the drums? Or do we simply get lost in the lyrics? To be honest‚ I love listening to music just so it can fill the silence. I know that sometimes silence is good‚ but then again it can be deafening. Listening to silence can go either way because we can either like it or hate it. Silence is golden even I know that but
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Music There is nothing better in life to me than music. Since the 5th grade I have loved music; playing it‚ making it and listening to it. Over the past few years I have learned to make repairs to band instruments. Music has become my passion and I plan to make it a part of my future. One day I plan to work with music through its ever expanding technology. I also plan to continue playing perhaps in a jazz band or the symphony. In jazz I can play fun pieces of music‚ and in a symphony I could play
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possession using music mostly from the hand-held mbira. British rule highly disapproved of this‚ and in turn left many Zimbabweans alienated form their ancient culture.[1] There are several different types of traditional Shona musics‚ including mbira‚ singing‚ and drumming. Very often‚ this music is accompanied by dancing and participation by the audience.[2] In Shona music‚ there is little distinction between the performer and the audience; both are actively involved in the music making‚ and both
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Anthony Stockton Dr. Hayes CED 2020 21 Oct. 2012 Toward a Philosophy of Christian Education Christian education is one of the most important things an individual can participate in throughout their lifetime. It is a lifelong process‚ beginning when we reach an age of awareness and ability to learn‚ and does not end until we reach our physical deaths. This is an ever-evolving progression that changes over the course of a person’s life. People have the capability to constantly grow in spiritual
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Should Music be Censored? Once people hear about the United States they automatically relate the country to the word "freedom." Little do they know that this country has many similarities to countries where censorship plays a major role in their daily lives‚ due to their government. One of the major issues that involve censorship within the United States is the question whether or not music should be censored; and how will parents or the government decide at what age it is appropriate to allow
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Often times when people hear about Hip Hop/Rap music‚ they’ll paint a picture in their heads of black men cussing‚ guns‚ marijuana‚ lots of gold‚ and girls looking like prostitutes. Parents and teachers put an image in their kid’s head that Rap music is “bad”‚ and they don’t want their kids to be influenced by something that is negative. With the way Rap music is advertised in the US‚ I would have to agree with that looking at it from an average parent’s point of view. But what people don’t
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Christian Worldview and Culture David Morales GENE 100 The Making of the Christian Mind Professor Laura Latora 18 February 2012 Introduction Today’s cultural landscape has been shaped by the likes of MTV (entertainment)‚ Steve Jobs (technology)‚ and Mark Zuckerberg (social networking). Society often prefers accepting the “worldviews” of these and other influential people‚ rather than hearing the message of the Good News of Jesus Christ which offers redemption to a “fallen” world. We cannot ignore
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