Rap is talking in rhyme to the rhythm of a beat. It is a form of music that stemmed from hip-hop culture; it began in the Bronx in the 1970’s. It evolved from storytelling through songs that express the essence of African American street culture. Rappers tend to make references of love‚ sex‚ violence‚ socio-political issues‚ crime‚ race‚ and anything that depicts their street life. For example‚ in an interview from Kronick Magazine‚ rap artist Eminem states‚ “…when I talk about shit‚ it ain’t as bad
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Nortenos gang music‚ it rapped about their life events and teens would go through in this world to fit in‚ and I could actually relate to it. But one of the most fun experiences I had was when I went to a house party Lil Coner‚ one of the nortenos gang rappers‚ came to my friend Yarissa’s house to rap about his life experiences. The night ended with a better outcome because I got three CDs signed by Lil Coner‚ and I got to take some pictures with him‚ yet the unforgettable night had to break with some offers
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Anson Wong WRI 1200 Prof. Patrice Wilson May 14‚ 2010 Hip-hop as a Cultural Movement What first comes to mind nowadays when you hear the word ‘hip-hop’? Most people think of a gangster embellished in large diamonds‚ sporting baggy clothes‚ huge cars‚ all with a general disregard for the welfare of humanity. It wasn’t always like this: hip-hop was originally born as a recreational activity‚ used as an outlet to cope with poverty. The notion of hip-hop has clearly changed in a big way since
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Hip-Hop vs. America By: Phairron Price Angel Jenkins There is a huge controversy going on right now between the Hip-Hop Culture and America. When we say America we really we The U.S. Even though hip-hop is worldwide. Hip Hop means the whole culture of the movement. When you talk about rap. Rap is of the hip-hop culture. The emceeing. The d-jaying is part of the hip-hop culture. The dressing the languages are all part of the hip-hop culture. The break-dancing‚ the b-boys‚ and
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Respectable Rapper or Torturous Tupac? On September 7‚ 1996‚ Tupac Shakur was shot dead in a drive-by shooting as he was headed to a suite Suge Knight‚ a member of Death Row Records‚ rented for the night after the Mike Tyson vs. Bruce Seldon boxing match. The fight was held at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas‚ Nevada‚ where Knight had spotted a crips gang member. As the black BMW Shakur and Knight were riding in halted at a red light‚ an unknown white Cadillac pulled up to the right of them. One
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After my mom washed this dog‚ she told me that we needed to take help Drake out by taking him on walks‚ so we did. Every day I was at school excited to take him out to the park and run around and play. I had been a couple months when we came to the conclusion to start taking him home here and there. He grew happier and more
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LECTURE 9 – First house hold name in rap is RUN DMC – Significant because they changed it for a lot of artists – RUN DMC picture on the far right is Jam master Jay (belated DJ for run DMC)‚ person on the far left is Joseph Simmons aka RUN of RUN DMC‚ MIDDLE is Darryl mcdaniels aka DMC – 1ST few songs were 12 inch singles before they were on albums – Sometimes 2 singles on 1 album – Later on you put it on the LP – Greatest group in the history of hip hop based
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away‚ but he still managed grow into success and fame. Rap and Hip-Hop music has advanced a great deal since Run-DMC. Run-DMC created the first of hip-hop music beats. Since Run-DMC‚ the world has produced many brilliant old-school rappers. Some famous old-school rappers include 2Pac (Tupac Shakur) Busta Rhymes‚ Notorious B.I.G.
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Argumental Paper (Sagging Pants) The definition of sagging pants is pants that are worn below the waist. This style has become popular to this generation. Sagging pants became a style to this generation by rappers. Some of this generation thinks it is cool to wear sagging pants. I beg to differ; I think it shows how immature and a lack of carrying yourself in a proper and appropriate way. What they don’t know is that sagging pants originally came from prison and in prison it showed to other males
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removing children from their Aboriginal families made the threat of racism all the more real and devastating to not just a community but successive generations as well. These themes are portrayed through an account of Gladys‚ Daisy‚ Sally and the Drake-Brockmans. Family was very important to members of Sally’s family especially to Daisy and Galdys. At the beginning of Gladys’ story‚ she constantly says things like “I often prayed to God to give me a family. I used to pretend I had a mother‚ and
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