Devin A. Brewer ENWR 1506-008 2/1/2013 First Day of black history Month “Sinful Dreaming” The song “So Appalled by Kanye West seems to be one of many songs on Kanye’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy‚ album that takes a straight forward attack on the life that Kanye lives but at the same time likes. It seems that the album itself makes many claims about the lifestyle and things that people in the high society do. Beyond that Kanye West is well known for his music being strictly more or less
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On June 30th‚ 2017 JAY-Z released the music video for his song The Story of O.J. on Tidal as a of teaser trailer for his latest album 4:44. In lieu of shooting a traditional music video‚ JAY-Z opted instead to create an animated video that employs a cartoonish style that calls back to flagrantly racist portrayals of African Americans in classic animated short films such as All This and Rabbit Stew and Hittin’ the Trail for Hallelujah Land (Maxwell). After its release‚ the music video was met with
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his way to make it to the top‚ Jay-Z came from an area a low-income area with not much to his name. He used the tools he had to make his dream come true‚ eventually dominating music charts. Jay-Z had predominantly made an impact in black culture‚ he has stood up for blacks the recent issues of police brutality. As a rap and hip-hop artist Jay-Z uses his outlet to be a figure that will stand up for the black community and voice his opinions. Like the bad man‚ Jay-Z is “amoral‚ tough‚ unafraid of authority”
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like Puff Daddy‚ who is already “up there”. Puff started as a businessman early on‚ with his clothing line Sean Jean and cologne‚ to now owning part of Ciroc liquor. One night‚ he showed up to Puff’s birthday bash to mingle with hip hop superstars Jay Z‚ Missy Elliot‚ Busta Rhymes and even boxer Muhammad Ali. “I think these hip hop guys are smart‚ and they’re fun”‚ he says. Trumps daughter mentions how shocked she was‚ when‚ as they were getting ready for the Grammys‚ the phone rings‚ and her dad
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success ladder via his music‚ movies‚ food‚ clothing and other ventures. In 2013‚ Forbes magazine estimated Combs’ net worth at an astonishing $580 million‚ making him one of the richest figures in the hip-hop entertainment business alongside Beyonce‚ Jay Z‚ and many others. Combs attended Howard University where he majored in business administration. He later dropped out of college to pursue an internship at Uptown Records‚ which led him to a talent director position. After working with the company
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Exploratory Paper Mrs. Dickens RHT 160-052 15 February 2008 Is Hip Hop Dead??? I can still recall the first hip hop album I listened to. It was Reasonable Doubt by Jay Z. I remember how I instantly fell in love with the lyrics. I hadn’t heard anything like it before‚ primarily because I only listened to R&B and some watered down rap music. The lyrics were hard hitting. They meant something. I could his hunger through the speakers as he rapped his song entitled “Can I Live” which said “Well
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storytelling ability‚ which was not fully realized until his second album. During his hiatus he had developed his wordplay and structure‚ honing the technical side to his verses. Notorious B.I.G.’s lyrics have been sampled by many of today’s rappers‚ such as Jay-Z‚ Fat Joe‚ 50 Cent‚ Fabolous‚ Foxy Brown and Busta Rhymes. In 2001‚ hip hop magazine The Source crowned The Notorious B.I.G. as the greatest MC (Master of Ceremony) of all time. In the song “Sky’s The Limit” it gives the message of following your dreams
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famous is what every songwriter wants. Seeing bright lights flash from cameras‚ having sold out shows and people buying your music seems like a dream. But this soon became a reality for a guy named Kanye West. Being noticed by a famous rapper named Jay-Z made Kanye West’s dreams come true. He has won tons of awards such as “MTV and Grammy awards.” “Kanye West’‚ biography.com‚ and was even on “Times Magazines 100 Most Influential People.” Time.com. Although Kanye West may not be the most influential
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too good‚ it didn’t matter because we sung as a group. When 7th grade came‚ I remember this day as a very special day. I met a student named Kenny‚ me and him talked and got to know each other‚ and he asked me if I listened to Eminem‚ Tupac‚ or Jay Z. I told him I had no idea what he was talking about. He was shocked at how I have never heard of these rappers. That day when school was over‚ Kenny asked me to come over to his house to hangout. I went over and we played some video games‚ then he
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Editors). Kanye is not only the best hip-hop artist ever‚ but he is the best solo musician of all time. For instance‚ "in the span of three short years‚ Kanye West went from hip-hop beat maker to worldwide hit maker‚ as his stellar production work for Jay-Z led to a major-label recording contract and‚ ultimately‚ a wildly successful solo career" (Birchmeier). Kanye is having the best career in the music industry and there’s evidence to prove that he is the best musician of
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