Jermaine Dupri

Introduction R&B break-up songs have captured the audience’s attention since they have been around. These breakup songs have been able to captive and grasp the attention of their audience. Burn by Usher, End of The Road by Boyz II Men, and Anytime by Brian McKnight are examples of the sub-genre R&B breakup songs. Does the song End of the Road successfully fulfill the characteristics of this genre effectively compared to the two other songs provided? Artifacts Burn – Usher Burn is a breakup song preformed by Usher, who wrote the song along with artists Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox. This song is about a breakup in a relationship. It was rumored to have been written about his personal life, and Usher’s song soon began to top various…

Everybody knows Michael Jackson as the king of pop. His family sung in a group known as the Jackson 5. The Jackson 5 was a group of young boys who sang and danced on stage. Jackson 5 stars 5 brothers who which one of them became a very famous singer with amazing dance moves. He was Michael Jackson. (Pratt, Mary) Michael Jackson had been known as the star of the Jackson 5. He was acknowledged for his beautiful voice and stunning dance moves. He struggled to go solo trying to prove he didn’t need…

Jackson 5 and One Direction are boy bands each with five family members. Jackson 5 were a group in the 70s and were all, in fact, brothers. They were taught their music by their father and the lead vocals were the famous “King of Pop”, Michael Jackson. The names of the members in Jackson 5 were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael Jackson. They formed their band in 1964. On the other hand, One Direction was formed by each of the singers entering a television show called The X Factor UK.…

For this paper I decided to choose a song that is very popular right now called “Closer,” the song is performed by The Chainsmokers and features the up and coming singer Halsey. This song falls under the dance genre and is very popular with the younger crowds right now and held number one on Billboards Hot 100 and many other music top charts around the world. “Closer” also helped the Chainsmokers surpass Calvin Harris’ record by becoming The Chainsmokers fourth number one dance hit on the…

Michael Jackson's career took an even bigger turn when he started working with music producer Quincy Jones. Jones and Jackson met on the set of The Wiz, movie in which Michael started working on because his brothers and himself weren’t as popular as they used to be when they first signed up to Motown (Herbert, 2009). Michael wanted to be in the scene for a long time had no idea how to do it, so he contacted his new friend Quincy Jones for some advice. The Off the Wall Era (1978-1981) began with…

Some people would say that the Bee Gees defined disco. The three Gibb brother had a impact on music in the sixties. The Bee Gees had a big impact on disco genre, they had five platinum albums, and they were inducted in the Rock and Roll hall of fame Making them one of the best bands in the disco genre. This is how the three Gibb brothers got interested in music . The boys performed their first talent show in 1955 . The Bee Gees first performed in a talent show at gaumont British theater .…

He had nine siblings: Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon, Michael, Randy, and Janet. He was the youngest out of the nine. His parents are Katherine and Joseph Jackson, who both dedicated their lives in helping their children in their music career, since they themselves couldn’t fulfill their own. Which started when Jackson was at the age of five when he sang “ Climb Ev’ry Mountain “ at his school pageant, and everyone realized how talented he was (Dailymail.com ). Soon after his…

Michael Jackson began his astonishing career as an adolescent at the age of 13 years old. With his talent Jackson flourished, he has had numerous hit records, and achieved great heights in his career. Michael also became known as the legendary icon, “The King of Pop”. With such great success in his career, one would believe that Jackson was content and fulfilled in life however in reality he could not accept himself as person. Furthermore, another tragic flaw that Jackson possessed was that his…

James Brown was born in May 3, 1933 and died in December 25, 2006. He started his career as a singer in Toccoa, Georgia and later on became a songwriter, record producer, dancer and bandleader. On his dance contribution, Brown was known as a “choppy rhythmic dance machine that worked perfectly with his aggressive, punchy singing style” (Vincent). His styles and movements have inspired many dancers after him. For example, Michael Jackson’s moonwalk was inspired by James Brown’s smooth movements…

Childhood Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August the 29th 1958 in Gary. Micheal was the fifth son of Katherine and Joe Jackson (his beloved parents).He was born in a house that was always full of music, as his mother was influenced by the way of music and taught the subject. Although Jackson’s father was not a musician, he worked at a steel plant, he was very addicted to music. Did you know that Jackson had eight siblings and five of them formed a musical group -The Jackson 5? Career…