Hip-Hop Artists: Role Models in the Music Industry Introduction: -Ice Breaker: Name and what is your favorite music artist? (preferably hip hop artist) -When you hear the term hip hop‚ what comes to mind? What is hip-hop? A culture and form of ground breaking music and self expression with elements that consisted of the elements of graffiti art‚ DJing‚ MCing‚ and breaking. It began in the 1970s as an underground movement in the South Bronx area of New York City. Hip hop is used as an
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Best Rapper The words of another person can be very influential and persuasive and by me saying that I am going to enlighten you on why I think the best rapper of this time is Kendrick Lamar. With me being born in 1994 while there was the notorious Tupac‚ who died in the year of 1994 also‚ and were famous for his raps and statements he put in his lyrics. So therefor I never go to listen to the so called heir of rap with my own expectations. In result of that I have a keen sense to balance Kendrick
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Hip Hop has had an inundating influence on the black community in America‚ as well as society holistically. Hip Hop is more than music‚ Hip Hop is a culture. Over the past three decades‚ Hip Hop has influenced and uplifted America‚ verbalizing up for generations and providing a voice to a group of people endeavoring to distribute a message. However Hip Hop does have some major imperfections. The relationship between rap music and women has always been a tricky one to digest. Although misogyny and
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Marshall Bruce Mathers III‚ better known by his stage name “Eminem” (Eminem)‚ is an American hip hop artist whose controversial lyrics and outlandish music style brought him great fame beginning in the late 1990’s and into the mid-2000’s. He is widely considered 4one of the greatest rappers of all-time based both on his lyrical and musical ability as well as his ability to create very popular‚ commercially successful songs and albums. In fact‚ he is the most recognized hip hop artist in history in
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Hip-Hop has been a substantial part of African American society since it emerged in the 70’s. Hip-Hop was created as a musical expression of the low and middle working class of African Americans. Social‚ economic‚ political views along with the condition of African American lives are expressed through hip-hop. The cultural aspect of hip-hop contains various different aspects of its significance on society. The historical aspect of hip-hop contains information about how hip-hop was created and how
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In the article Rap and Moral Character by Susan Dwyer‚ the subject of concern is the consequences of listening to rap music and the effect it has on moral character. The author argues that rap music contribute to the corruption of moral character‚ it is misogynistic‚ promotes violence and street crime. In this paper I will examine the author’s claims‚ use of key concepts‚ and her reasoning. By doing so‚ I will be able to demonstrate that Dwyer’s thesis is unjust and unsupported. In what follows‚
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The main point of the article “Rap Takes a Bum Rap” is to convey the positive message of rap songs in this society. As Herschend mentioned‚ this music has been the blame for almost every problem that’s been happening around us throughout the years. However‚ like any other form of entertainment‚ this is an art of expressing of oneself. Guru‚ a rapper‚ says “Rap is musical‚ cultural‚ expression based on reality.” For people who creates this type of music‚ it’s something they draw from within and their
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Tim Bourke Javed khan English 101 02/03/2013 The Moment As I was floating in the ocean with my eyes closed a feeling of tranquility came over me. The sun was shining on full power of brightness with a bluest sky on the background. I felt the sun’s rays permeating the skin on my face and it was getting burnt like toast in the oven. The cold water was constantly tickling the burnt inside of my ears. The rest of my body was under the water and I felt like I was dissolving in the ocean becoming
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http://www.theroot.com/views/bride-blackenstein-not-offensive-our-favorite-shows Favorite Shows Before we get too outraged over Nicki Minaj’s guest stint on SNL‚ let’s shift our focus to the portrayal of black women on reality TV. By: Jacque Reid | Posted: December 31‚ 1969 at 7:00 PM Tweet EmailPrintText Size Nicki Minaj’s ’Bride of Blackenstein’: Less Offensive Than Our Favorite Shows Before we get too outraged over Nicki Minaj’s guest stint on SNL‚ let’s shift our focus to
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Is Hip-Hop Feminism Alive in 2011? Joan Morgan coined the phrase back in 1999‚ but what does hip-hop feminism look like today? Is it Queen Latifah? Nicki Minaj? Or the 10-year-old girl calling out Lil Wayne? • By: Akoto Ofori-Atta | Posted: March 21‚ 2011 at 12:52 AM [pic] Queen Latifah; Nicki Minaj In 1992 Dr. Dre released his single "Bitches Ain’t Sh--‚" complete with a chorus that emphatically reduces women to nothing but "hoes and tricks." In 1996 Akinyele famously sang "Put It In
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