because he believed that’s where artists got signed. Cole received his degree in Communications from St. Johns University he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.82-grade point average. After many days outside of rapper Sean Carter’s (also known as Jay-Z) office‚ Carter finally took Cole’s tape he made and a few weeks later Carter gave Cole an offer to join his record label Roc Nation. Through everything Cole has been through and persevered I believe Jermaine Cole is the best rapper of my generation
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with Jay-Z’s urban demographic‚ "with flair".[4] Steve Jones of USA Today wrote that Jay-Z’s "lyrics and sense of timing are as razor-sharp as ever".[9] Miles Marshall Lewis of The Village Voice praised its production quality and lyrics‚ stating "Jay-Z is the best MC in hip hop. Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter [...] is the quintessential 2000-model hip hop album‚ and Shawn Carter is the finest MC the form currently has to offer".[10] In his consumer guide for The Village Voice‚ critic Robert
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Jesus Garcia Period 3 Music Appreciation Assignment No Church in the Wild – Jay-Z and Kanye West http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJt7gNi3Nr4 [Frank Ocean] Human beings in a mob What’s a mob to a king? What’s a king to a god? What’s a god to a non-believer? Who don’t believe in anything? We make it out alive All right‚ all right No church in the wild [Jay-Z] Tears on the mausoleum floor Blood stains the coliseum doors Lies on the lips of a priest Thanksgiving disguised as a
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Aubrey Drake Graham‚ better known as Drake‚ is a rapper‚ actor and r&b singer from Canada‚ he’s known too for playing Jimmy Brooks on the teen drama series called Degrassi High: The Next Generation. In June 2009 rapper Lil’ Wayne made official and public‚ Drake’s joining to his label ‘‘Young Money Entertainment’’. Later that year‚ in November‚ Dwayne Carter A.K.A Lil’ Wayne announced Drake’s first studio album ‘‘Thank Me Later’’ had been completed. The album was supposed to be released on March
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you love a song. There is something fascinating about the way in which a song is simultaneously loved by some listeners and hated by others. Although the song certainly has as many critics as it does fans‚ to this day‚ “Empire State of Mind” by Jay Z featuring Alicia Keys remains one of my favorite songs. Through the ideas of music critics Simon Frith and Carl Wilson‚ I can more clearly articulate why I love “Empire State of Mind” in a nuanced way. My initial reaction to the song was a very surface
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the new technology in your case study. How has it enhanced audience engagement and activity? (32Marks) Robyn Fenty‚ well known for her stage name ‘Rihanna’s a Barbadian recording artist and actress. Signed on to ROC nation record label‚ run by jay-z an ex-musician in the hip-hop world. Rihanna’s music is related to her life and of her womainity‚ which is shown across by her music video and also by song lyrics. The target audience for Rihanna would be from the ages of 18 and onwards and she is
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that ’s growing inside of me‚" hinting to the world the news. She then dropped her microphone and opened her tuxedo to reveal her growing belly after. The revelation led the audience into a triumphant reaction. Since power couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z tied the knot in 2008‚ many chat show hosts and presenters have questioned the power couple on when they would start a family. There have been years of pregnancy rumours. Nevertheless in June 2011‚ an interview with Piers Morgan lead to speculation
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Tim Bourke Javed khan English 101 02/03/2013 The Moment As I was floating in the ocean with my eyes closed a feeling of tranquility came over me. The sun was shining on full power of brightness with a bluest sky on the background. I felt the sun’s rays permeating the skin on my face and it was getting burnt like toast in the oven. The cold water was constantly tickling the burnt inside of my ears. The rest of my body was under the water and I felt like I was dissolving in the ocean becoming
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an eccentric sense of beat construction but also as one of the most commercially proven producers. This unlikely synthesis of eccentricity and commerciality made him a hot commodity by the end of the ’90s as America’s top MCs -- Nas‚ Snoop Dogg‚ Jay-Z -- paid big money for an opportunity to work with him on the occasional track or two. Though his aesthetic was undoubtedly unique‚ it did show a bit of Southern influence‚ characterized by a knack for evoking a bounce feel; in addition‚ other trademark
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attitudes toward sexuality.” OUDaily.com. The Oklahoma Daily. 29 Mar. 2012. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. Hughes‚ Langston. “The Weary Blues.” The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes. Ed. Arnold Rampersad. 1st ed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf‚ Inc‚ 1994. 50. Print Jay-Z. “Excuse Me Miss ft. Pharrell.” The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse. The Neptunes‚ 2002. Music video. Dir. Little X. Feb 2003. Television. Leopold‚ Todd. Etta James. 1961. CNN Entertainment. CNN. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. Morgan‚ Joan. “From Fly-Girls to
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