Good afternoon friends‚ family‚ faculty‚ and congratulations to the Class of 2013. I am very grateful to be receiving this prestigious honor today in front of this amazing community at BCIT. For those who do not know‚ you might be thinking to yourself‚ what is a salutatorian? The dictionary defines it as the person who is ranked second in the class. To me‚ a salutatorian is a person who is given an extraordinary honor which merits an extra homework assignment at the end of the year‚ and is then told
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The deal with rappers in society is huge‚ since the days of 2pac‚ Biggy smalls‚ Snoop Dog‚ Ice Cube‚ Dr. Dre to Jay-Z‚ Eminem‚ Lil’ Wayne‚ 50 cent‚ Kanye West and so on. These rappers are best known for their lyrics and rhythms that have made them unique in the war of rap music. Some argue that rappers inculcate the negative life style and behaviors in the young generations such as “Life should be about smoking weed‚ money and sex” yet not all understand that these rappers ain’t all about that
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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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than wasting time here on earth. Jean explains his story by using a type of music that will get to young people without making them feel like they are being scolded. He also relates his verses to famous people such as Kanye West‚ Notorious B.I.G.‚ Tupac‚ Sean Bell‚ Left Eye Lopez‚ and an innocent 16 year old girl; by using this type of song writing style‚ young people will listen to the song and learn from it rather than avoiding the topic. The first verse of the song is allduding to Kanye West having
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his flows and rapping‚ he made it into the big game. He was rapping with Diddy‚ Tupac and all the most famous and legendary people. His songs were going off the charts‚ he was making a living and a great one at that. From going to nothing in a crappy neighborhood to making it big time with the cash‚ to his nice cars to luxurious house and cars. He was living the famous life‚ until his scandal with his best friend Tupac became. He knew that his wasn’t going to be the end of it. They fought the east
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The Role of Protest Music The harmonious song Changes was written by Tupac Shakur. Changes was written during his tenure with Interscope records in 1992. It was produced by Deon Evans‚ who had worked with Shakur on various other songs. After the tragic shooting death of Tupac‚ the song was remixed with the song That’s The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby. Shakur was notorious for rapping on the unjust that was going on in America during the late 1980s and early 1990s. This song had such a great impact
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My portal has been something that I could take anywhere with me‚ and within minutes or even seconds‚ I could be transported back to the world I know. My sleek‚ white earphones were always stashed away in my pocket‚ just in case for whenever I had some free time or felt the need to escape from the daily grind. After unraveling the tangled mess‚ plugging it into my phone‚ and pressing play‚ I was taken to another world through the music of various artists‚ particularly those of rap or R&B. Whether
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Hip-hop is one of the most diverse dance. Much of early hip-hop was unrecorded because hip-hop culture was very experimental and many considered it just messing around.(The origins of hip-hop 26) Hip-hop was invented in the mid-1970’s by many people. It was first seen on the streets of New York. Grandmaster Flash was one of the inventors of hip-hop. (The Break Master) Many people created hip-hop on the streets of New York in the mid-1970’s. Hip-hop was first seen on the streets of New York. “I
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“Going back to Cali‚ Cali‚ Cali; I’m going back to Cali. hmm‚ I don’t think so” are lyrics to a well-known Hip Hop song track that was originally written by LL Cool J in 1987 and then remixed in the late 90s by Notorious B.I.G (TrevzNewPop‚ 2016). According to New Pop archives‚ the remix actually became more infamous than the original song as many fans believe that certain stanzas in this caustic version may have been a prelude to a haughty yet violent end for this artist. With all things being
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Tupac Shakur was not just another ordinary rap artist. His songs hit close to home for so many people‚ and those people could relate to his music. As for myself‚ I have been listening to Tupac since I was a teenager. I remember cruising in my sister’s boyfriend’s Cadillac bumping music in the streets of Chicago. Tupac was his number-one most favorite rapper of all time. So of course‚ he had all his CD’s. Even though some of his rap songs have foul language‚ the song “Changes” has a different vibe
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