Def Jam Records is one of the most supreme and successful record labels in the music industry to this day. They have artists on their roster that have been on the charts for months at a time‚ such as Kanye West‚ Ludacris‚ Iggy Azalea‚ Jeremih‚ Justin Bieber‚ and a lot more. The founders of this powerhouse are Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons. The idea commenced when Rubin‚ a college student at New York University‚ was sitting in his dorm room in Weinstein Hall. Russell Simmons joined Rubin shortly
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A hard lesson learnt I cannot begin to explain the importance of a mother in the life of a child. A mother’s love is something no one can explain. It is made of deep care‚ sacrifice and enormous strength. She is the kind of person who would slaughter her own dreams for the dreams of her children. She is someone who would stay up all night when her child is unwell. She is someone who scolds you for the petty things but embraces you when you have failed to keep up with life’s lofty expectations. A
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Evolution of Music Genres (Hip-Hop/R&B) Music is truly a gift to humanity that can be used in a multitude of ways. Music is used in ways of conveying emotion and creativity; it can also be used in celebration or setting the mood for a certain event. Whether music fans notice or not‚ the evolution of music is occurring now. Certain music genres have been thrusted into the limelight of the current state of music and also the future of it as well. The first new genre that has emerged from the pack
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Ryan Lewis has been producing music professionally for nearly 10 years. Best known as the production half of the award-winning hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis‚ they have released an EP and two full-length albums together. Unapologetically real with their socially conscious lyrics and catchy beats‚ they hit it big with singles like “Thrift Shop‚” “Can’t Hold Us” and “Same Love.” Read on to find out more about Ryan Lewis and his music career‚ and check back soon for part two of this list‚ coming
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Blake C. Ms. McMahan Speech March 19‚ 2013 No More Rap Music Funny story actually‚ “I was gonna clean my room‚ but then I got high‚ I was gonna find the broom‚ but then I got high‚ my room is still messed up and I know why‚ ‘cause I got high‚ ‘cause I got high‚ ‘cause I got high” (Afroman). This popular hit called “Because I got high” by a guy named Afroman is what kids are listening to these days. I agree with
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Deiveon Duncan English 101-A06 Mrs. Autenzio 11 October 2017 Graffiti Research Paper Graffiti is the term given to letters‚ images or artwork that is painted‚ sketched‚ marked down or drawn in any manner on property. Just like any other piece of art‚ graffiti is an expression. It can easily be argued that graffiti is the biggest art movement we have ever seen‚ especially on a global scale. The use of Graffiti dates back centuries‚ where walls and trees and mountain rock where used as a canvas for
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Over the past few years‚ Omaha native Nate Maloley (a.k.a. Skate) has become a force to be reckoned with. With a huge following on social media‚ Skate is one of the most prominent up-and-coming rappers/hip-hop artists in the music industry. Recently‚ at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards‚ he received a nomination for "Choice Music: Next Big Thing‚" and earlier this week‚ he released his first full-length album titled Maloski. Without a doubt‚ I have to admit that I am quite impressed. While I sometimes
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If you watched season one of HBO’s True Detective last year‚ then you are probably also curious about what season two will bring. One thing the new season will feature is a brand new theme song‚ written and performed by Leonard Cohen. The sparse‚ gravelly crooning of Cohen’s voice will color the television series’ opening credits a haunting shade of grizzly. The choice has been praised as apt and “badass” by Vulture Magazine. The song is called “Nevermind‚” and it first appeared on Cohen’s most
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WIZKID “DEFYING GRAVITY” He is like a virus and his influence has an unconscious effect believe me I didn’t know when I started humming his controversial hit song “holla at your boy” unconsciously. He is a big force to be reckoned with and he could be tagged the heavyweight champion of the new hip-hop generation. He’s a young talent with vocals out of this world. He made his way into the limelight with his hook on M.I’s Fast Money Fast Cars off his(M.I’s) Talk about it album. Ever since he has
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K.i.D Cypher Round 12 (Prince EA) A lot of people call me Urkel and that really makes my day Cuz’ they ain’t know Steve was hittin Laura up in Rachel’s place I’m Rachel Ray the way i cook these rappers up i mix-em in a pot‚ i put these rappers up I check all these ingredients i look these rappers up my Lil brother said it best: "man these stupid rappers suck" yup‚ and i ain’t even got a little brother i just said that line so you can get a little closer to a time when ain’t none
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