rescued over 150 child soldiers including Jal. Sadly‚ shortly after adopting Jal‚ she died in a car crash. That left Jal “orphaned” once again. In Kenya is when Jal first heard hip-hop music. Some of the artists that affected him early on were Tupac Shakur‚ Public Enemy‚ and Biggie Smalls‚ though he gets his inspiration from contemporary hip-hop artist like Kayne West and Nas. He considers music his therapy to what he has gone through. He finds that he survived for a reason‚ to tell his story to
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skills. Take Tupac Shakur for instance‚ his rap music has such meaningful metaphors which should be used in the classroom because they can truly help teenagers understand the meaning of a metaphor and students will actually be interested in the topic. Music is such a complex language that even incorporates mathematics‚ science‚ history‚ physical education‚ coordination‚ and even mental ability. Most teenagers find hip hop artist like Tupac interesting because they can relate to Tupac ’s music about
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MEDIA 103 ASSIGNMENT 3 RESEARCH ESSAY Band: Wu-Tang Clan The Wu-Tang Clan is one of the most influential hip hop groups of all time. With its unique production style‚ intense and vivid lyrics and mainstream consumer appeal‚ Wu-Tang was one of the artists that revolutionalised soul and transformed it into the modern rap that we hear today. Without their influence a significant part of both African American culture‚ and American music would simply not exist. The Wu-Tang are pioneers in their own
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poison sword. Although Hamlet was already poisoned and knew he was going to die‚ he wanted to make sure that Claudius went down with him. Although Rap disses and killing someone’s father are dissimilar‚ the concept of revenge are alike between the Tupac/Biggie animosity and the Hamlet/Claudius
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took people out of the rough streets and gave them hope. Malcolm showed strength by being able to control an angry mob with just the raise of a hand. I look up to Malcolm; he is a great leader and had a great story to bad his life was cut short. Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest heroes in the world of hip hop. He spread messages in his music. He
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differences between East Coast style and West Coast style‚ so much that the murder rates were skyrocketing in major cities…and nobody saw an end in sight. The media brought the two most prominent figures into question; Christopher Wallace and Tupac Shakur. Now‚ there is a theory of a ‘beef’ between these two rappers that happened one night but it will take much too long to explain. In the end‚ Christopher Wallace was shot while visiting California‚ doing a tour on the West Coast. From there
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from pieces to weight book summary The book I read is called From pieces to weight by Curtis Jackson also known as 50 cent and Kris Ex. This book is about Curtis Jackson’s life and the struggles he went through to make it out the " ghetto." Curtis Jackson shows how he went from a boy who’s mom was a drug dealer‚ then made a living through drug dealing‚ and finally becomes a rap artist. Curtis Jackson lived in the south side of Queens‚ New York. His mother was a small time drug dealer in order
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Its distinct sound‚ images‚ and attitude are notorious to people of all areas‚ races‚ and cultures. Rap artists like Grandmaster Flash‚ Run DMC‚ Public Enemy‚ Ice-T‚ N.W.A.‚ Ice Cube‚ Salt ’n’ Pepa‚ Queen Latifah‚ Wu-Tang Clan‚ Snoop Doggy Dogg‚ Tupac Shakur‚ the Fugees‚ P-Funk‚ and many others produced a unique music genre of the urban underclass. Given the relatively low expenses in producing and distributing popular music‚ black artists and producers themselves have often controlled this mode of
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Sociology of Hip Hop Hip hop itself is a hustle and rappers have used it as a legitimate mean to make money and to establish a Black economic power in a mainstream society (Garnes‚ 2009). This being said‚ hustling was rooted in the poor urban communities of the United States and was a viable alternative for those reprimanded by the oppression exerted from the White America. Hip Hop was their voice‚ and through this art each artists has engaged the image of the black hustler into their music
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Music has changed so much over the years and this generation is full of rap/hip hop music. Rap and hip hop music does not always have a negative effect on a teen’s behaviour/language. However‚ some of the effects can turn out to be negative but that’s how life is a lot of people do get into the habit of drinking or smoking. Some lyrics are actually meaningful‚ they talk about the word “loyal” doesn’t mean anything. They also talk about how one’s behaviour has changed due to certain circumstances
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