Suge Knight‚ was born Marion Knight on 19th April 1965‚ to a custodian father and schoolteacher mother. (Suge is short for Sugar Bear‚ so its pronounced as in the first syllable of ‘sugar’). He was born and grew up in Compton‚ Los Angeles. He attended Lynwood High School‚ Lynwood‚ CA‚ before he studied at the university of Nevada in Las Vegas. As a youth‚ he was involved with the Mob Piru Bloods street gang‚ and during his later years was frequently seen wearing their colors. However‚ he remained
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recent years‚ controversy in Hip-hop culture has been in the mix of America media. From the hype of the lyrics and the impact that Hip-hop music has on the youth. It seems that political and media groups have been quick to place all of the blame on rap music for the trend in youth violence from the murders and the gang related problems. However‚ forms of music cannot be understood unless you study the fame of its historical and social context. Hip-hop culture reflects the young‚ urban‚ working-class
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Music in today’s society have a major impact on the people and our culture. There was a rap group called N.W.A that had a major impact on our society as we know of it today. They used words to help them start a movement in being able to speak about anything. The group made a huge impact on the hip hop world with their controversial and explicit
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development in their lives when they listen to a genre called “Rap.” Many rap lyrics have highly inappropriate wordings that can lead to many issues for teens‚ especially gang related activities‚ sex life‚ and drug and alcohol usage. In our generation‚ teens are beginning to join gangs because it seem “cool” and they believe that they can actually
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Bibliography: Canton‚ D. A. (06/2006). The Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ and Cultural Tensions in Gangsta Rap. Reviews in American History‚ 34(2)‚ 244-257 Edwards‚ W Garnes‚ L. J. (09/2010). " Can ’t Knock The Hustle": Hustler Masculinity In African American Culture. ProQuest‚ 71(3)‚ 943 Standford‚ K
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Gangsta Rap vs. Feminism Third-wave feminists Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards state in their book‚ Manifesta: Young Women‚ Feminism and the Future‚ “The presence of feminism in our lives is taken for granted. For our generation‚ feminism is like fluoride. We scarcely notice we have it – it’s simply in the water.” The feminist movement has become a prominent part of today’s society. Ideas and discussions of the movement appear in our daily lives and we are not always aware of it. The current
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"Obviously rap music is too violent. It serves as a musical accompaniment to the entire underclass culture of violence‚" says the author of "See No Evil"‚ David Klinghoffer‚ in an article in the National Review. This extremely narrow minded philosophy has neglected to discover what rap music really is and what it means to its millions of buyers‚ who are mostly of upper-class status. Rap is not only music‚ it is also a black cultural expression that prioritizes black voices from urban America‚ and
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Hip hop is one of the most controversial and beloved genres of music amongst the youth and working class culture of the 20th century (Aldridge et al. 2016). Even though it is popularized as just a form of music‚ some would argue that it is a lifestyle that transcends borders. It is an art form that has been driven through the social‚ economic‚ and cultural realities that individuals face on a daily basis while sampling jazz‚ rock‚ blues‚ and soul to compose a breed of its own (Aldridge et al. 2016
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Queens‚ 50 Cent is currently one of the most well-known and commercially successful rappers of the decade. Because the success of an artist in gangsta rap often depends on street credibility and reputation‚ Interscope Records has sold 50 Cent as the "real deal". His mother was murdered in a drug deal. He has been shot‚ stabbed‚ and he built a large rap empire in New York City before ever signing a major record deal. 50 Cent’s continued success seems guaranteed by his modest underground fanbase
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challenge the stereotypical conventions of women being the weaker sex‚ by portraying the woman as the more dominant and forceful character. Whereas In the 50cent music video‚ it falls under various genres such as: Hip-Hop/Rap‚ Music‚ East Coast Rap‚ Hard-core Rap‚ Gangsta Rap. As a gangster music video It very conventionally shows the women in a less dominant aspect as they are shown as a sex object of the men who attract attention by wearing revealing clothing and behave in manner to please the
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