Sociology 241 Course Paper Question #1: Using Hagedorn’s analysis of the Hamburgs‚ and the Conservative Vice Lords in Chicago‚ and the Crips and Bloods video’s analysis of gangs in LA‚ discuss how Hagedorn’s concept of demoralization‚ and Cornell West’s concept of nihilism‚ have an objective basis in the historical structure of Chicago’s and LA’s racism. In John M. Hagedorn’s book A World of Gangs he states‚ “An increasingly frustrated and demoralized population will reluctantly turn to
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Is Hip-Hop/Rap Poetry? Over the past several years‚ hip-hop’s/music standing has been tumbling. Criticizers of the genre often arguably point at the extreme cursing‚ degradation of women‚ and adoration of the "gangsta" lifestyle as major flaw in rap songwriting. However‚ it is important that these characteristics only describe a small section of hip-hop. Most rap songs are actually very poetic‚ as they feature the rhythms and verses‚ poetic devices‚ and themes that are crucial elements of traditional
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Tupac (Two-pahk) Amur Shakur‚ commonly known as 2pac‚ led a violent life. He died on September 13‚ 1996. He was a gangsta rapper/Aspiring actor. Tupac was a big figure in the rap community‚ always doing what he wanted and not caring what others thought of him. His life symbolized what a lot of people have gone through‚ through his music and movies he showed us how hard life can be. Tupac was born in Brooklyn‚ NY in 1971. His family and he moved to Baltimore‚ Maryland early in his life. He took Performing
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conglomerate of artistic forms that originated as a specific street subculture within South Bronx communities during the 1970s in New York City. It is characterized by four distinct elements‚ all of which represent the different manifestations of the culture: rap music (aural)‚ turntablism or "DJing" (aural)‚ breaking (physical) and graffiti art (visual). Despite their contrasting methods of execution‚ they find unity in their common association to the poverty and violence underlying the historical context that
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classic rap reflects the trendy music that youths of our
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(“The Famous…”1) In the streets if you weren’t an athlete‚ playa‚ thug‚ gangsta‚ or a dope man you were a victim. So eazy made the only choice he could make to be a gangsta‚ since he was only 5’3” too small to be an athlete. He had no choice otherwise he would have been a victim in the streets. Eventually he quit selling drugs and all the gang activity because his cousin
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School for the Arts‚ where he studied acting‚ poetry‚ and jazz. He performed in Shakespeare plays and in the role of the Mouse King in The Nutcracker.[9] Tupac‚ accompanied by one of his friends‚ Dana "Mouse" Smith‚ as his beat box‚ won most of the many rap competitions that he participated in and was considered to be the best rapper in his school.[10] Although he lacked trendy clothing‚ he was one of the most popular kids in his school because of his sense of humour‚ superior rapping skills‚ and ability
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not what I had been expecting. “The Complete Works…” took thirty-seven of Shakespeare’s best sonnets and tragedies such as “Hamlet” and “Othello”‚ and transformed them into a wonderful show that takes on aspects of a cooking show‚ a football game‚ a rap concert‚ and several other genres that Shakespeare himself probably never considered. The satirical play performed by my own schoolmates began with a parody of “Romeo and Juliet”. A Montague and a Capulet went onstage ranting about how much they hate
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Lil Wayne (born Da’Wayne Carter September 27‚ 1982 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana) was one of the Hot Boys‚ an American rap group associated with Cash Money Records. His debut solo album was‚ Tha Block Is Hot was released in 1999. The title track was a huge hit. His second album was 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
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Cent has had a hard childhood and a difficult family life‚ but he managed to have a decent and successful career. Jackson has had many people give him an excellent opportunity and swiftly take it 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
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