This year‚ North Carolina rapper J.Cole released his latest album ‘4 Your Eyez Only’. Amongst an incredible line up of songs lies the hidden gem ‘Neighbors’. The song showcases Cole’s experience with the police and the unjust stereotypes that are often placed on black men that are seen in white neighborhoods. The story behind the song begins with Cole’s purchase of a North Carolina home in a predominately white neighborhood. The house‚ nicknamed the “Sheltuh” was a place for Cole and other Dreamville
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“Cleaning Out My Closet” By Marshall Mathers a.k.a. “Eminem” The song “Cleaning Out My Closet” is Marshal Mathers pouring his heart out. He is getting everything off of his chest and is settling everything he can with his mom. Eminem’s mother abused him and used him in more ways than one and so much so that he can’t forgive her because he’s tired of having to deal with her problems. He loves his brother so much and he is waiting for when he actually discovers what their mom is all about drugs
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African American Female Rappers American culture‚ being traditionally perceived as quite liberal and democratic‚ is in fact paralyzed by the overwhelming power of stereotypes which shape the current image of culture at large and its industries‚ including music‚ in particular. Even the most innovative and advanced movement’s turn to be submitted to the canons of the ideology that dominates in American culture. Unfortunately‚ such a situation does not contribute to the development of really free
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1 English 101 Assignment: Comparison/Contrast Music is truly an American artistic creation that all of us should be proud of. Unfortunately‚ we have two music types which in their beginnings were thought as a “Fly by Night” art. Thanks to the strong support‚ given by the loyal individuals who started these art forms; we are still blessed with a creative ingenuity of music called Rap‚ Country & Western. There are
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A Q-Methodological Study of Attitudes towards Rap Music Abstract The aim of this research is to investigate attitudes towards rap music using Q-Methodology. Previous research shows varied findings‚ some suggesting that rap music can cause deviant behaviour and some suggesting that rap music can be beneficial. The method to investigate attitudes in this research involved asking participants to mark their level of agreement on different statements about rap music on a scale from -4 to 4. The data
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Pamela Speed Alison Teichgraeber English 1301 October 10‚ 2010 A Look into the Life of Hip-Hop The misunderstood subculture of music that many have come to know as “hip-hop” is given a critical examination by James McBride in his essay Hip-Hop Planet. McBride provides the reader with direct insight into the influence that hip-hop music has played in his life‚ as well as the lives of the American society. From the capitalist freedom that hip-hop music embodies to the disjointed families that
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Maya Hayes Professor Stephany Spaulding West 2030-001 19 February 2013 Finding Meaning Behind the Paper Trail By merely glancing at T.I.’s Paper Trail album cover‚ one may just see a portrait of the rapper and find themselves completely blind of the cultural ideologies and messages being conveyed through the art. Upon taking a first look of the album‚ the collage of papers depicting the artist seems simplistic‚ but in reality‚ a deeper look at the art reveals the portrayal of cultural ideologies
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“Runaway Love” Ludacris does a remarkable job of portraying his message about the struggles that some adolescents are faced with. “Runaway Love”‚ by Ludacris‚ featuring Mary J. Blige (2007)‚ represents the theme of struggle through hip-hop and rap music. It is about little girls who are “stuck up in the world on their own.” They have to take care of themselves because the people they are around do not care about them. They range from nine to eleven years in age‚ and their goal in life‚ at such a
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50 Cent (born Curtis James Jackson on July 6‚ 1975[1] in Queens‚ New York) is a popular African-American rapper‚ also known as Fitty or Fifty‚ who rose to fame following the success of his 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’. Biography Once almost unknown outside his hometown of Southside Jamaica‚ Queens‚ 50 Cent is currently one of the most well-known and commercially successful rappers of the decade. Because the success of an artist in gangsta rap often depends on street credibility and
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New Age Development: Music-Based Advertising Since the early 80’s‚ the sneaker industry has become one of the most competitive industries on the planet. Tennis shoes went from sporty function to high fashion and became icons among pop culture demographic. Professional athletes‚ rappers‚ break dancers‚ and the general youth were the main reasons for the outbreak of sneakers in the fashion industry. Sneakers became one of the most sought after accessories not only in America‚ but all around the
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