attending high school and was actually expected to move on to college level basketball‚ but his involvement with drugs got him expelled from school. After being expelled from school‚ Boosie became serious about his music. Consequently‚ Boosie ’s residency in Baton Rouge‚ which lacked a music scene‚ disadvantaged him from creating a diverse set of contacts and subsequently a lack of exposure. A mutual friend of Boosie and local rapper‚ C-Loc‚ introduced the two and before Boosie knew it‚ he was recording
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THE HIP HOP WARS: Hip Hop Demeans Women ““I said ‘Bitch‚ why you such a stupid hoe?’ You lil’ bitch‚ you never could fuck with this. And every bitch that don’t like it‚ she can suck my dick.” These lyrics were taken from the song “Call her a bitch” by the rapper Too Short. With song lyrics like this one‚ it is very difficult for people both biased and unbiased to hip hop to even try to defend it. Although it is not the only music genre to have lines objectifying women‚ it is once again‚ as with
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For over 25 years‚ American rapper Lil Wayne has grown to be one of the biggest and most influential lyricists in the hip-hop music industry. Wayne started rapping at the age of 12 and since then has discussed gang violence‚ guns‚ women‚ drugs‚ and his abundant wealth. In recent news Lil Wayne has stated that he has never dealt with racism. His defense is that because he is a young rich black man‚ that America must see clearly that black lives do matter. These statements didn’t come by surprise to
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in New Muslim Cool (2009) by Jennifer Maytorena Taylor. Taylor (2009) present Hamza Perez and his family as an example of a positive presentation of Muslim –Americans that have been demonized by the American media in the post-9/11 era. Perez uses hip-hop culture as a means of expression to denounce the stereotypes made about Muslim people in a white American society. In essence‚ a reflection paper will be brought forth to identify the break down
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artist has managed to overcome all obstacles and spread his hope/hate message to a surprisingly receptive audience. Tupac’s music borrowed from the styles of early rap and hip-hop yet its appeal rested in Tupac himself. His persona of "Thug Poet" opened up a portal into the new genre of "Gangsta Rap." This new style of music revolutionized the music industry and allowed several new artists to break through in Tupac’s creation‚ Gangsta Rap. 	Tupac Amaru Shakur was born
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four cateories are all presented in the famoud Jay-Z’s music. These africanisms are all equally important in ones life. They all contribute to the building of a person in many ways. The most used african american core value carried from africa is oral tradition. Oral traditions were used many years ago‚ such as songs. Songs were song amongst African Americans ans passed down to family members and children. Modern oral tradtion today is music. According to Dr. Giddings “conventions include rhyming
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Upon its release‚ Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter received positive reviews from music critics. Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot gave it three out of four stars and stated‚ "Jay-Z’s level of self-awareness is utterly in tune with his generation’s; he’s not an artist so much as a multimedia-savvy product manager‚ in tune with how the game is played".[2] Richard Harrington of The Washington Post commented that the album "is full of reputation-building swagger‚ cataloguing of lyrical skills and
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When thinking of the Hip-Hop industry‚ one of the first names that comes to mind is Tupac Shakur. Shakur was born in the Bronx on June 16‚ 1971. He was reared by his mother Afeni Shakur who was an active member of the Black Panthers. Tupac’s family later relocated to Oakland‚ California‚ where he spent much of his time on the street. As a kid‚ he was always getting himself into trouble‚ and he was very lonely. He started writing songs to keep himself out of trouble. An article from VIBE magazine
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Failure of the American Presidency "Mosh" by Eminem is a protest song that was released in 2004 before the presidential election. The word "Mosh" itself refers the aggressive behavior in which audience members or fans react in a live music performance. The song is taken from the album Encore and was produced by Ian Inaba of GNN TV; Guerrilla News Network‚ a private website and television production company in which its goal is to expose people into global issues. In this paper‚ I will
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With rappers such as Nas and Tupac utilizing Christian iconography such as crosses and bible verses in their songs‚ Josef Sorett suggests male hip hop artists are able to capitalize on their masculine power by characterizing themselves as divine (Sorett 17). On the other hand‚ in Rap and Religion: Understanding the Gangsta’s God‚ Ebony Utley argues female MC’s invoke God in their songs to act as a protectorate who forgives them for their lust and as a lover who is committed to them unconditionally
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