Jay-Z

(Nas,2016). He also had a feud with east coast rapper Jay-Z, and they made songs and performed against each other such as the song Ether by Nas. “Perhaps Nas regained some of his edge when he began a feud of words with rapper Jay-Z. Jay-Z's album, The Blueprint, featured the track "Takeover." Here Jay-Z referred to Nas as "garbage," saying, "That's why your--l-a-a-a-me!--career's come to an end." Nas retaliated with an underground parody of the Jay-Z hit "Izzo." The feud was further fueled by…

But in many ways he did change the rap industry. Kanye worked on many different albums with huge artist before his album debut album ‘The College Dropout’ , for example he worked with Jay Z Beyonce and other.Kanye was a producer on Jay Z’s album ‘The Blueprint’ which sold over 2 million copies in the United States and top 1 in charts in 2001 (Seth). Kanye would use old classic R&B melodies into his music and form of introducing his pace of the song but changed…

view on her husband, famous rapper, Jay-Z's affair scandal. Specifically analyzing, Sandcastles, the album's eighth song, the audience is able to comprehend a forgiving theme in the midst of the story. Jay-Z committed adultery and Beyoncé choose to walk out on him, together breaking their marital promises. Proof when Jay-Z's elevator scandal was released to the public, some video footage involving Beyonce's sister, Solange, entering a physical altercation with Jay-Z presumably about him with…

thanks to the single “Gold Digger.” The song features Jamie Foxx, the man who played Ray Charles in Ray, impersonating the late great soul singer. The song was on the radio twenty-four seven during the summer of ’05. The album also featured songs with Jay Z, Adam Levine, and Lupe Fiasco just to name a few. Another song that gained popularity was “Hey Mama” a song dedicated to his mother. The song was introduced to the world on the Oprah Winfrey Show. “Hey Mama” was composed in 2000 but was only…

the attention of Roc-A-Fella artists. After producing for multiple artists within that label, he, much like Eminem, caught the attention of a critically acclaimed hip hop superstar: Jay-Z. And like Dr. Dre did with Eminem, Jay-Z signed Kanye West to his record…

importance of the single being released during that specific year was that Kanye was trying to be recognized as a rapper. Many people wouldn 't recognize him as a rapper mainly because he did not have as much credibility as other rappers, such as Jay-Z and Tupac did. In fact, people wanted him to give up on rapping and focus on beating, which was what he was good at. Kanye didn 't give up in what he believed in. Instead he got his credibility by making a music video that included his nearly…

wouldn't be complete without at least one member from Wu-Tang Clan, and for this list, that member is Ghostface Killah. His rhymes are untouchable and clearly the product of natural talent. Ghostface was born to be the ultimate rap artist. Number Five: Jay…

untitled It 's 2 a.m. on my first Friday morning as a college student. My temples begin to ache, as my eyelids gradually gain weight – a long night has turned into an early morning. A biology lab lurks just past the rising sun. Do I continue to finish my beat or do I use the remaining hours to rest before an overloaded morning? As I try to answer that question, a larger, looming one presents itself: Do I follow my dream of becoming a major music producer or do I take a safer route,…

Throughout musical history, there have been numerous artists who have shaped the sound, direction and aesthetic of their respective genre and pushed it to uncharted territory. These artists are hailed as icons and their impact casts a vast shadow on both future newcomers and the artists that are currently known to hold the crown. Kanye West is an artist whose name deserves to be held to this standard, as an innovator, tastemaker and arguably the most influential artist of his generation. While…

he was two. Voletta worked two jobs to send Christopher to a private school, the Roman Catholic Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School. He transferred to the George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School. 3 other future rappers, DMX, Jay-Z, and Busta Rhymes, attended that school with BIG. He started drug dealing at the age of 12 while his mom was at work for long hours. She had no inkling of the act. He was often a truant, he dropped out in 1989 at the age of 17…