Originally from Marcy Houses housing project in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City‚[9] Jay-Z was abandoned by his father Adnes Reeves and shot his brother in the shoulder for stealing his jewelry[10] when he was twelve years old.[11] Jay-Z attended Eli Whitney High School in Brooklyn‚ along with rapper AZ‚ until it was closed down. After that he attended George Westinghouse Information Technology High School in Downtown Brooklyn‚ with fellow rappers The Notorious B.I
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boundaries the artists crossed for free expression caught the attention of the society. Around the early-to-mid nineties artists that are considered the best of all time‚ such as‚ Tupac and Biggie‚ released albums. They were known for their flow‚ their art form‚ and the way a story was told in each song. After the era of Tupac and Biggie‚ the genre of rap has gone to the gutters. Many people may disagree that the entire genre of rap is atrocious‚ because no one hears what does not play on the radio
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relocation of the Viceroy to Rio de la Plata ignited the Tupac Amaru revolution. Scared about the potential loss of profits‚ the Crown moved the Viceroy located at Lima to Rio de la Plata. The drastic differences in location caused many local elites and colonist to begin to question if the Bourbon regime was capable of governing them. The sale of forced goods and caciques greed manufactured tensions between two popular figures to local Andean people‚ Túpac Amaru and Tomás Katari‚ and acted as the foundation
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Is Freedom Free? Political activist‚ radical‚ intellectual‚ communist‚ feminist‚ rebel‚ scholar‚ revolutionary‚ but the story of her life can be defined as justice seeker. Angela Davis has notably become known as a novelist‚ in her narrative essay‚ “Freedom Is A Constant Struggle” that acknowledges discriminatory acts towards African Americans in particular. Davis motivation is to show the historical unequal treatment of African Americans in North America. She embraces a tone that is reflective
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Clifton Smith Business Ethics Nov. 1‚ 2012 Ice-T and Time Warner Case Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Ice T ’s Introduction: "This next record is dedicated to some personal friends
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them. On the journey back‚ the Inca died and his son Tupac took over. Tupac was an old friend of Ollantay and he told him that he would have to go through with the sentence but he would allow him to speak first. Ollantay stated that it was “the gods‚ not men‚ who decide who falls in love with whom.”(Bierlein 150-151) Tupac was so moved by this that he revoked Ollantay’s death sentence because he was convinced that it was the will of the gods. Tupac also brought Cusicoller and their daughter back to
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In the article‚ What Does Black Masculinity Look Like?‚ Crunk Feminist Collective has a picture of Tupac who displays a masculine figure by showing his jewelry and tattoos. Through Tupac’s outer image‚ it demanded respect‚ and power. His appearance asserted his dominance which is Hip Hop was about. In the image he has a tattoo that said “Thug Life‚” which portrayed him a tough. Tupac was not a gang member but because he was associated with the likes of Suge Knight‚ many people categorized
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Hi‚ my name is Cava‚ and I am one of the Incas who survived the Spanish conquest. And this is my story… Life before the arrival of the Spanish was very pleasant. My husband Maita and I‚ plus our two children‚ Tupac (our six year old son) and Urpi (our four year old daughter) all lived happily together in the city of Nazca. Maita was a high priest and I was an Acllyacona otherwise called a chosen woman. Together this made us very high in society. Being an acllyancona I served as a weaver. I
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Jackson‚ Aretha Franklin‚ Public Enemy‚ Bob Marley‚ Tupac‚ and U2. All formed unity throughout the world and impacted many to listen to causes from the civil rights movement‚ to changes in the ghetto‚ to world peace. For example Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” was a big impact for the civil rights movement along with James Brown and Ray Charles. Other artist talked about government and creating changes within our community such as Public Enemy and Tupac. With the power of music hip hop‚ country‚ gospel
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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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