Imani. The Venus Hip Hop and the Pink Ghetto. 1st ed. New Jersey: Pearson Education‚ 2008. 134-135. Print. Public Enemy. “Fear of a Black Planet.” Motown Records‚ 1989. CD. Odd Future. “We Got Bitches.” The O.T.F Tape Vol. 2. Odd Future‚ 2012.CD. Tupac Shakur. “Keep Ya Head Up.” Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. Interscope Records‚ 1993. CD. Yin Yang Twins. “Wait (The Whisper Song).” United State of Atlanta. TVT Records‚ 2005. CD. 2Live Crew. As Nasty As They Wanna Be. Global Satellite‚ 1989. CD. "Kimora
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ethnic group or culture (“Dictionary.com”‚ 2013). I think that ethnocentrism can be detrimental to society because it causes division among people. For example east coast verses west coast. Tupac verses Biggie Smalls. They both thought that they were better than the other because of where they were from‚ Tupac from the west coast and Biggie from the east coast. Because of how they viewed each other because of what coast they were from it caused division amongst the music community. They’re views ultimately
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Many rappers rap about things that are very important to them emotionally. One example of how a rapper can be very inspiring is the rapper Tupac Shakur. Tupac is a very famous and inspired many people. He was the first person to combat social injustice and did not focus his songs on drugs alone. Rappers tend to rap to combat troubles that they are going through. Because rap is a way of expressing
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RESEARCH PAPER ILLUMINATI "Remember one thing‚ through every dark night‚ there’s a bright day after that so no matter how hard it gets‚ stick your chest out‚ keep your head up‚ and handle it" -Tupac The Illuminati is a secret organization that was created on May 1‚ 1776 by Adam Weishaupt (1748-1830) and originally contained 5 members and was called the Bavarian Illuminati. The group was made up of Freethinkers (modeled after Freemasons) they were against certain things such as superstition
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money in their head‚ but not in their heart.” When people gain a lot of wealth most of the time the start to look down on people but in the end it doesn’t matter because we all end up the same. Dead. “We all gonna die‚ we bleed from similar veins.” Tupac Shakur explains this perfectly‚ no matter who we are we’re going to die because we are the same‚ human beings. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald shows how wealth creates social class which can ruin relationships. Wealth corrupts if you don’t
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Social issues were touched upon making the story extremely controversial and yet somehow important for all teenagers to see. It touches mainly on racial discrimination and how at that school‚ African-American‚ Mexican and Asian students in gangs do not get a voice. As Mrs. Gruwell develops relationships with each and
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Due to the internet and technology‚ music connoisseurs are currently being exposed to more music than ever before. More people are able to make‚ share‚ and obtain music‚ the result being people hearing many different styles of music that previously he or she may have never discovered. Out of the millions of artists and thousands of different genres of music‚ my personal favorite type is rap. While many people may not be attracted to this genre of music‚ I believe that it has many different styles
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The Illuminati Whether the Illuminati exists has been a controversial topic for hundreds of years. Are they really conspiring for new world order? Do the members of this alleged secret society have to sell their souls to Satan to gain admission? I have recently discovered that a distant family member of mine is a member of the Illuminati‚ so this peaked my interest on the subject even more. Since its commencement‚ many groups claim to be involved with The Illuminati Order‚ and solid facts about
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Cited: Jacobs‚ James. "Tupac Amaru‚ The Life‚ Times‚ and Execution of the Last Inca ." Andes Web Ring (2010): n. pag. Web. 4 May 2010. . "Quechua Culture." N.p.‚ 8/24/2002. Web. 4 May 2010. . Portocarrero‚ Gonzalo. "Jose Arguedas." 10/4/2010: n. pag. Web. 4 May 2010. . Seligmann
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Lost With Translation: Anna Deavere Smith’s Art Having been aware of police brutality growing up‚ many of us saw what was occurring on television. We also heard politically charged music that opened our minds and ears. I remember when I was a teen listening to Rage Against The Machine. This type of music gave me a voice. At the time when the Rodney King beating occurred‚ the city of Los Angeles became a literal war zone. We were introduced to Twilight: Los Angeles‚ 1992 by Anna Deavere Smith. When
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