Tupac Shakur the Tragic figure Tupac was born in New York City‚ where he attended a prestigious Baltimore School of the Arts as a teenager that helped him launch his tragic career. Later on moved to Oakland California were the gangster rap started. He started out as a second-string rapper and dancer for Digital Underground‚ joining only after they had already landed their biggest hit. . By 1994‚ 2Pac rivaled Snoop Dogg as the most controversial figure in rap‚ spending as much time in prison
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1990’s Hip Hop experienced a lot of diversity in terms of style‚ dance and rapping. In the east coast nas‚jay z and biggie were popular. In the west coast‚snoop dogg‚ tupac‚ and dr.dre were popular. The group that represented the south was outkast. The introduction to fast rapping was presented by twista. It’s not too noticeable now‚ but in the 90s‚ west coast generally used funk samples while east coast generally used
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Hip-hop is one of the most popular genres of music in the world today. However‚ the hip-hop of today’s world is very different from the hip-hop that started it all. Hip-hop has simply evolved to a different type of music than the hip-hop that started it all. Hip-hop started in Brooklyn in 1973 at a block party with DJ Kool Herc‚ known as the father of hip-hop‚ mixing the beats. However‚ hip-hop has changed. There are the advances in technology to help make different sounds for songs. There
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also had some controversial songs and lyrics. An example is identified in the song “God Save The Queen” by the Sex Pistols. The lyrics are as followed: "God save the Queen She ain’t no human being There is no future In England’s dreaming" Punk Rock is notable for expressing the artists’ true feelings and this is exactly that. That is why there is a huge supporting crowd around the genre because others are afraid to say it‚ but will rally with it. Lyrically‚ the song is very controversial and definitely
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Hip-Hop Pioneers The pioneers of hip-hop started to surface around the mid 70’s. The different components to Hip-Hop were Dance‚ DJs‚ and MC’s. Some say it originated in the Bronx‚ NY‚ with DJ’s like GrandMaster Flash who invented different techniques on the mix board. He later joined up with a group of rappers call Furious Five and created hits like "The Roof is on Fire." Another Influential Hip-Hop Artist includes Joseph Simmons and Darryl McDaniels‚ also known as Run and D.M.C. The combination
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The passion of writing the true message must be written‚ between the lines can be controversial‚ especially with two sides to the author’s persona. The struggle of being a young black male rapper from the “ghetto” to strive and achieve more than what is reality around him‚ and your dream and passion to achieve much more than what you’re born with. Being able to be African American to have a dream during of time of those who are socially oppressed‚ to not live I location that are densely populated
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Immediately he got in the middle of an ongoing conflict between Death Row and the east-coast based Bad Boy record label. His track titled "Hit ’Em Up" was produced as a simple statement from Tupac and Death Row to Bad Boy. Before this release‚ Tupac was shot with five bullets and blamed the shooting on Bad Boy. Lyrics read: “Killing ain’t fair but somebody got to do it...You’d better back the fuck up before you get smacked the fuck up...This is how we do it on our side
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more changed the industry with catchy tunes and lyrics that talked about hard topics like slavery‚ violence‚ and police brutality. These lyrics sometimes caused major conflict‚ whether between races or with civilians and police. Hip Hop was very controversial in the 80s. “Gangsta rap” has caused a lot of controversy‚ many people protested this music in the late 80s and 90s due to the message within its lyrics and what those lyrics conveyed. Many accused “Gangsta Rap” for promoting things such as crime
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Rap in recent and past years made some controversial songs and introduced many controversial topics to songs such as many of the lyrics‚ music and sound as well as the references in the song makes rap so controversial. Rap was introduced around 1970 and became a big sensation in the 1990s. Rap hasn’t really changed from its form of controversial ancestors of the 1900s. Artist such as the Notorious B.I.G.‚ Snoop Dogg oh sorry it’s Snoop Lion now‚ and Tupac ruled rap for a while. Whats wrong with
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In its early stages we saw battles like Kool Moe D vs. Busy Bee‚ MC Shan vs. KRS One‚ and Roxanne Shante vs. the genre as a whole. As time moved forward‚ we saw the streets get involved with 50 Cent vs. Ja Rule‚ Jeezy vs. Gucci Mane‚ and the tragic Tupac vs. Biggie. Once the street life entered into the industry‚ the lines began to get blurry for what’s entertainment‚ and what’s real.
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