Lil Wayne (born Da’Wayne Carter September 27‚ 1982 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana) was one of the Hot Boys‚ an American rap group associated with Cash Money Records. His debut solo album was‚ Tha Block Is Hot was released in 1999. The title track was a huge hit. His second album was 2000’s Lights Out‚ followed by 500 Degreez in 2002. In 2004 he released his latest solo album titled " Tha Carter". ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A native of New Orleans‚ Lil Wayne grew up in the Hollygrove section of
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Introduction Hip hop has been around since the early 70s. Some may say it was originated in New York and others may disagree (History of Hip Hop style‚ 2012). However‚ we can all come to one conclusion that hip hop is influential. Hip hop ’s largest fan base is the teenager population. It has changed over time from Run-DMC to now Lil Wayne and Drake. Hip hop will always be hip hop but it has changed overtime. It is different because of the message it sends . Teenagers are heavily influenced
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Influence of Rap Music Today‚ Rap has become the most popular type of music in the US. Many people listen to music while they drive their cars‚ are at work‚ do housework‚ and study‚ etc. Music as we know it today is the voice of a generation. It gives us entertainment‚ and speaks out for a community of people in many ways. Most people listen to at least some sort of music‚ and serve a purpose. Just about any expression can be shared through music. Rap is one type of fastest growing music in
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The Effects of Hip-Hop in Our Culture There are many differing opinions on whether or not Hip-Hop has a detrimental effect on our culture and youth today. The question I ask is whether it is life portraying art‚ or art portraying life? Anytime there is an increase in crime‚ and a decrease in the number of high school graduates there must be something left to blame. Although it may seem easy to say that the media has an effect on the way we see things around us‚ to what extent is that true
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How Does Hip Hop Effects Teenagers! Hip hop started back in the late 1960s. Hip hop is many things such as music‚ style‚ dancing‚ and an overall swagga. They say hip hop started back in the 60s and back then people were doing break dancing and b-boying. The music culture also started up in New York in the early 1970s among the African Americans and Latino Americans. Since hip hop started in the Bronx‚ the lifestyle of hip hop culture has spread around the world. Other form of hip hop is beatboxing
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Falicia English Manipulation of Black Art According to the Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary‚ gangsta rap is defined as “rap music with lyrics explicitly portraying the violence and drug use of urban gang life and typically expressing hostility toward whites‚ women‚ and civil authority” This definition could disturb many that attempt to find a clear understanding of a culture wrongfully portrayed. Gangsta rap was originally a form of expressing inequalities in society and has changed the
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CONTEMPORARY BLACK URBAN MUSIC (Sections A) Faculty of Fine Arts - Department of Music FA MUSIC 2520 6.0 - 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
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Mass Comm. Research November 11‚ 2013 Mini-Research Assignment 4 For my content analysis and quantitative research I will analyze the popular television show Love and Hip Hop: New York. I chose this show because I feel that it encompasses all things contribute to the representation of women in the media. This show is reality TV docu-drama that follows the lives of five celebrity women on their journey through life‚ love and their respective careers. Along with the women there are a few men that
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Chance is the Greatest Rapper Alive “Depending on the story that you’re tellin’‚ you can be relatable to everybody or nobody. I try and tell everybody’s story.”- Chance the Rapper. Chance was born as Chancelor Johnathon Bennett on April 16‚ 1993. Chance became known for his song “Windows” that he released in 2011. Chance has a young daughter‚ and a girlfriend of 4 years. Chance is unlike most rappers. He refers to Christ in his most of his songs‚ he’s a major promoter for the #SaveChicago campaign
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This article examines the adoption and adaptation of rap by white listeners‚ whose only experience with African American culture is through their music. Hayes draws upon evidence from his interviews of white people in a rural town in Ontario to ascertain whether or not this trend of fascination with rap music can help to promote racial relations through informing audiences on rap culture. Hayes notes that those who aligned themselves with rap music tended to see themselves as more experienced than
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