Rap/Hip-Hop: The Effects on Today’s Youth Brenda L. Williams-Capers Columbia Southern University English Composition II Professor Dana Taylor December 11‚ 2011 Abstract Rap/Hip-Hop first became popular among African American and Latinos among youth in the streets of New York during the 1970’s. It was their way of expressing themselves in a friendly manner in the form of speech‚ fashion‚ and personal style. Rap/Hip-Hop music was a way for them to get their message out‚ by telling stories
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2000’s Lights Out‚ followed by 500 Degreez in 2002. In 2004 he released his latest solo album titled " Tha Carter". ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A native of New Orleans‚ Lil Wayne grew up in the Hollygrove section of town. As an aspiring young rapper‚ Wayne rapped at neighbour parties and it was at one of these parties that he was overheard by members of U.N.L.V.‚ a group signed to Cash Money Records. Wayne was given contact information and followed up on them in a autograph signing session where
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discovered early on in their time. Today most young people think that if a person is rich and famous‚ they can get away with anything. They see rappers get charged with felonies and then they see that the charges get dropped. They’ve heard of celebrities running over children while drunk and get away with it without doing any time. However‚ not all rappers have run-ins with the law‚
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Abundant amounts people deem the bards as the original "rappers "‚ and that their performance contributed to today’s Hip-hop. Like early bards‚ the rappers held on to the customs of scrutinizing and depicting society as they saw it. The issues described in their music were social issues such as drug problems‚ corruption‚ teen problems‚ and poverty. Since the rap was commercialized as it grew more popular‚ the rappers began to portray the life of urban African Americans through the new
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the hip-hop culture. Hip-hop and rap differ in three main features; musical attributes‚ culture and community message. Rap is a mix of poetry or poetic lyric‚ beats and their rhyming. The subject of rap can vary from relationships to mainstream media. Rappers like to make references to love‚ sex‚ violence‚ socio-political issues‚ crime‚ race and anything that depicts their street life. Rap can have a very positive message‚ but other times it can have a really negative message. Fortunately the only negative
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Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6‚ 1975)‚[1] better known by his stage name 50 Cent‚ is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2003) and The Massacre (2005). Both albums achieved multi-platinum success‚ selling over twenty-one million records worldwide.[2] Born in South Jamaica‚ Queens‚ 50 Cent began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s’ crack epidemic.[3] After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career‚ he was shot nine times
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Christopher Wallace‚ AKA Biggie Smalls‚ and Lamont Coleman‚ AKA Big L‚ were both famous rappers in the late 90s and early 2000s‚ until they were both tragically gunned down in a drive-by shooting. Not only had both of these rappers come to the same end‚ but they had both predicted their own deaths in their albums. Biggie Smalls‚ as he liked to be called around his neighborhood‚ was an aspiring rapper who was picked up after his mixtape got into the hands of a famous DJ at the time. As his rise to
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Analyzing in a Marxist lens The song I chose to analyze is the song “Successful” by Drake and Trey Songz. The chorus is “I want the money‚ Money and the cars‚ Cars and the clothes‚ The ****‚ I suppose‚ I just wanna be‚ I just wanna be‚ Successful.” To mean this should be seen through a marxist lens. The first line talks about having money to contribute to a sense of successfulness. Money in this sense creates a high status amongst society. The next line ties in having money and what it can buy
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According to Drake & Wallach‚ (1989) patients who are dually diagnosed with substance abuse and mental illness differed; from those with mental illness alone. However‚ reports have indicated young and often males; are unable to manage their lives in the community‚ had insufficient finances‚ unstable housing‚ no regular activities‚ showed vast hostility‚ suicidal ideation‚ and speech ineffectiveness and had poorer medication compliance. (Drake & Wallach‚ 1989 p. 1041) They are
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someone‚ like Jared. He dashed to the next-door cottage‚ broke the door down‚ and charged in. It was silent‚ deathly silent‚ and blacker than the night. Back in the boys’ room they wondered what the confusion was all about. The youngest of the boys‚ Drake‚ was too confused and tired what to think. While the older brother‚ Siris‚ was pacing back and forth in front of the window. “Aren’t you worried about dad?” said
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