Webster’s defines nostalgia as‚ a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past‚ typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. When you apply the definition to Rap music it will undoubtedly spark debates about who’s the best! However‚ it also evokes found memories about the first time you heard Rock the Bells‚ La Di Da Di‚ and all the classic jams that still cause a rush to the dance floor over 30 years later! Thankfully DJ’s around the world masterfully transport
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Set in the “Booga Basement‚” Praz‚ Wyclef Jean‚ and Lauryn Hill took the 1990s by storm. The group was composed of three multitalented MCs. One in particular‚ Lauryn Hill‚ found major success as an actress in the film Sister Act II and solo prestige in her critically acclaimed “Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” album. I have spent the majority of my life listening to hip-hop‚ so it was hard to narrow down to this song. Nonetheless‚ “Vocab” provides an interesting look at hip-hop. This is 1994 and hip-hop
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When the term "vernacular" comes to mind‚ the immediate synonym associated with it‚ is "language". Furthermore‚ this language is comprised of dialect as well as slang. In regards to the African-American vernacular‚ there is more to it than strictly linguistics. For African-American literature‚ it is not merely about the words‚ but is instead about the moods and motives that drive them. For starters‚ in the category of mood‚ African-American literature is rich. The voices of its authors are not only
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Lerner‚ in his essay‚ establishes himself as a graduate of a high school debate team looking back on his experiences in public speaking. He begins by demonstrating the way that high school debate is an extremely stressful environment that looks almost cultic to the untrained eye. The prime example of this perceived cultic activity would be the spread; a style of debate focused on presenting more arguments in the allotted time than the defense could possibly refute. Lerner‚ while spreading during
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Can you see actor and/or rapper as a hero? Tupac Shakur is my hero. He was born in New York City in 1971. He is also known by the name “2Pac” or Pac”. According to forbes.com he sold more than 75 million albums around the world. This made him one if the best-selling music artist worldwide. Most of his music is about growing up in violence and hardships I ghettos‚ racism‚ and other social conflicts. He had a big influence on society. Tupac became a living symbol of his generation. Tupac’s music
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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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Music is something we hear everyday. Whether it be from our own phones‚ in our cars‚ or background music we hear everyday. There are songs that defines almost every emotion we have. Music has been around forever‚ each sound and every type intertwine together to influence more and more music. Music has the power to recreate memories and define a generation of kids. Throughout out the years there has been many different types of music. Such as Rap and Hip-Hop‚ Country and one of the most popular Rock
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Hip-hop has been the voice of the African Americans for many generations. Therefore‚ It was African Americans voice back then. it helps African Americans express their struggles and problems . Today hip-hop is all about sex‚money and drugs. In addition This has made the generation today brutal. Furthermore Hip-hop is no longer the voice to help the struggles‚ but the key to problems. Because of hip-hop music today teens education is at state because of how artists make the streets seem like a fine
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Music can affect the body in many health-promoting ways‚ which is the basis for a growing field known as music therapy. However‚ you can use music in your daily life and achieve many stress relief benefits on your own. One of the great benefits of music as a stress reliever is that it can be used while you conduct your regular activities so that it really doesn’t take time away from your busy schedule. Music provides a wonderful backdrop for your life so that you can find increased enjoyment from
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Forget OKCupid or Match.com. For Brittany Frankso and her boyfriend Jebriel Teague‚ it was the obsessively prolific Bay-Area rapper known as Lil B-- and his thriving online community of fans-- that brought them true love. What began as a casual online friendship over shared affection for the rapper on Facebook blossomed into a deep romantic bond. Frankso‚ 21‚ recalls a period after a storm last summer when the electricity at her parents’ home in New Jersey went out for days. She endured the dark
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