Immortal Technique is the greatest rapper of all time. Many will argue against this assertion and many will protest that he couldn’t possibly be the best because they’ve never even heard of him. However‚ the few who have heard him will agree that he has an incredibly unique voice and lyrical ability and that he touches on subjects that most rappers won’t touch with a ten foot pole. Hopefully I can convince you of Immortal Technique’s brilliance and convince some people to listen to his music
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powerful characters. Leigh has characterized his films as “emotional‚ subjective‚ intuitive‚ instinctive‚ vulnerable” (Gordon‚ 1994). His 1996 film Secrets & Lies focuses on a successful black middle class optometrist tracking down her birth mother. Vera Drake (2004) follows a 1950s housekeeper providing illegal abortions to local women. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) centers on Poppy‚ a school teacher with a compassionate nature and cheerful outlook. As a white man in an industry dominated by white male filmmakers
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Embodying the rags-to-riches rap dream‚ Jay-Z pulled himself up by his bootstraps as a youth to eventually become the reigning rapper of New York City and‚ in turn‚ a major-label executive following his short-lived retirement from music-making. In the wake of his 1996 debut‚ Reasonable Doubt‚ Jay-Z’s albums sold millions upon millions with each release‚ and his endless parade of hits made him omnipresent on urban radio and video television. He retained a strongly devoted fan base and challenged whatever
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and artistic awakening. The 41 years old rapper believe that peace and love are better than drugs and guns‚ is hard to believe that one of the greatest and famous rappers in the world would change from one day to other. The dog became a lion‚ those lyrics that used to talk about money and drug dealing now talk about peace‚ love and forgiveness‚ the gangsta rapper that everybody know had change to a Rastafarian. Snoop Dogg is on the top ten best rappers in history‚ well recognized by his hits and
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with teenagers who are exposed to television inside of their homes. They tend to watch music videos that have a lot of sexual content that is being shown for the teens to watch. The youth of America can be easily influence by the activities that rappers are seen doing in music videos. They then rein act the things they see that are glorified by the
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portrayal of black women on reality TV. Before we get too outraged over Nicki Minaj’s guest stint on SNL‚ let’s shift our focus to the portrayal of black women on reality TV. Last weekend’s Saturday Night Live "Bride of Blackenstein" skit‚ featuring rapper Nicki Minaj‚ caught my attention well before criticism surfaced. In the skit‚ Minaj embodies almost every stereotype of a black woman. As a black woman‚ I usually cringe when we are portrayed as the loud‚ sassy‚ unsophisticated‚ immature‚ oversexed
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population got an image that they always wanted to have. It was the greatest political victory in the history of black America. During the 2008 presidential election Senator Barack Obama received support from many hip hop artists like Young Jeezy‚ Jay-Z‚ Drake and Will I am. These artists expressed their support for his election by mentioning Barack Obama´s name and his political affiliations in their lyrics or just spread messages over the daily media which is used today like the Internet. The artists used
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In our society today‚ we need to make a living. Everyone needs money to survive‚ and would be willing to go to great lengths to earn their satisfaction income‚ like sacrificing their happiness. In Daniel Pink’s novel‚ Drive‚ he claims‚ “By offering a reward‚ a principal signals to the agent that the task is undesirable” (Pink 52). When a reward is used as an external reward‚ the person loses intrinsic interest in the job they’re doing. Being a doctor can make a satisfactory income. Doctors dislike
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In the long time when ships were the main way of travel‚ people were going all around the globe. During the Elizabethan Age‚ many interesting events occurred behind the great leadership of Elizabeth I’s fleets. Throughout the whole period of her rule there were new discoveries and inventions of great importance. The discoveries England made included many other distant lands such as Newfoundland. Exploration was prevalent during this time period and there were many brave explorers who went around
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friends there play it too.” Jesus is very active‚ and has participated in many soccer games. My last interview was with Drake Half. He is a 19 year old American high school graduate. He loves American football. He actually wants to play professionally someday. He said he doesn’t stop talking or thinking about football ever. American Football is very popular here in the U.S. Drake says “American Football is the best sport ever!” I dream of playing for the
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