anyone tell me what the connection is between the Grammy Award winner for the Best Rap Song in 2009‚ “Lollipop”; Lamont in “Hurricane Season”; and the One Family Foundation Organization? The answer my friends‚ is Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne is a popular hip-hop artist around the world today and is an inspiration to youth to engage in opportunities presented to them. He is a prime example of someone who took advantage of the opportunities given to him. He went above and beyond his expectations and is
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A week ago me and my friends decided to go the infamous Dr. John’s Blackberry Jam in Atlanta we’ve been going for a couple years now mainly for the hip hop jazz and classical. But the last time we went something strange happened while my friends Daquan‚ Jessica‚ and Justin went to get some cokes. We had arrived late because of traffic and parking and the hot summer day made us feel very drained. As we walked into the gate we saw about six hundred thousand people of all ethnicities and religions it
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put it on the LP – Greatest group in the history of hip hop based on historians – They’re the 1st rap group to get a gold plaque – Whodini (escape) was platinum album because it was the first time a RAP album sold a million copies – This title however‚ is shared because RUN DMC shares this title
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Hip hop‚ is an art form created‚ popularized‚ maintained and honed by black people. Macklemore argues that the success they have is worth nothing is they don’t acknowledge that their place in the hip hop industry was cultivated by black people. Macklemore wrote this song from his perspective and his personal experience when it comes to the matter. He’s singing about his internal struggle with tying his identity to a culture he wasn’t born in and the black culture in which he found his success. His
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0 - FW 2014 - 2015 Location: ACE 001 By: Alexander Ebrahimzadeh Student Number: 211460326 Professor: Ron Nelson February 10‚ 2015 If LL Cool J is not the greatest rap artist of all time‚ then who else is? LL Cool J is widely known amongst the hip-hop community as the grandfather and originator of many different styles and types of rap‚ but in my opinion the greatest rap artist of all time definitely goes to Tupac Amaru Shakur. Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on was born June 16‚ 1971 in New York City
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Cause and Effect Essay BY: Natheesh The music industry is one of the biggest industries in the world today. With millions of people listening to some of the best singers; music has become a need for people today. There are many genres of music with floods of artists filling them. You have Justin Bieber who leads all singers in the pop category‚ in fan support. There is also country music‚ which is led by Taylor Swift. Rap is another big genre‚ which has many great rappers. Some include Lil Wayne
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The documentary film Colour me directed by sherien Barsoum‚ starting Anthony McLean who emphasizes on three main themes identity‚ race and stereotyping. Motivational speaker / rapper Anthony McLean who empowers five teens from a Brampton high school by involving them in a mentorship program after informing us on his past life growing up in a white area of Aurora as a black child with a white mother. His biggest struggle was that even as an adult he has yet to discover his true identity‚ throughout
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Although no single individual can claim credit for the founding of rap music or the hip hop culture‚ New York DJ (disc-jockey) Kool Herc is generally considered the most important figure in the early years of the genre. As a DJ Kool Herc would sample the danceable parts of jazz and funk records‚ typically the parts featuring drums and a
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Cole’s audience represents the hip-hop culture of today‚ his style of dress also represented the hip-hop culture. Dressed in a black t-shirt‚ black shorts‚ and red/black/white Nike’s on‚ he modeled the same urban style as majority of the audience did. I believe that artists should connect with their audience on a level beyond their lyrics. With J. Cole‚ he wanted to portray that the hip-hop culture is just as important to him as it is for us. In several of his
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S. Mirzaei English 102 11/30/13 Gangsta Rap Gangsta Rap is a genre of hip-hop that came around in the 1980’s. In these songs rappers express the hardships and times they have been through. It is used to describe harsh realities of life for a modern black male living in poor areas. A gangsta is defined as “a member of an urban street gang.” (Merriam-Webster) The definition of gangsta rap is‚ “a type of rap music with lyrics about the violence and drug use of street gang” (Merriam-Webster). “The
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