The Notorious B.I.G.

Trentavious White, better known as Bankroll Fresh, was murdered at Street Execs on March 5th, 2016. He was an up and coming rapper out of Atlanta and was 28 at the time. Still, even nine months later his assassination is still argued by many. He was killed by a retaliation shot by rapper No Plug who claims Bankroll shot first. Claims still go around today to justify his murder. On the night Bankroll Fresh was tragically murdered, a lot of tension between him and No Plug had spilled over from…

The essay "Tupac and My Non-thug Life" by Jenee Desmond-Harris starts off with her coming home cheerleading practice. Her mom informed her that her favorite rapper, Tupac, her and her friend loved so much died. He died in a Las Vegas shooting. It was all over the news and a lot of phone calls were made. Her and her best friend, Thea, got together and drank alcohol to help with the pain of losing Tupac. They put tattoos on their stomachs and described what they were wearing and what they looked…

Tupac used a style of rap, the way he dressed and his poetry to change the rap industry and changed the way a lot of people seen life for a better way. Tupac Shakur is a rapper who is best known for his contributions to the industry, his rivalry with Biggie Smalls, and bringing rap into the mainstream. He also is well known for creating what we know today as West Coast rap. Sadly, Tupac was murdered and there is no clear evidence as to who did it. Some conspiracy theorists believe he is still…

The Resurrection of a Legend Not many teens are able to say they were stage dancers and turn into a great rapper, but Tupac Shakur can. Tupac started his career at the age of 17 years old. He was a stage dancer for a well-known rapper and given a chance to rap a verse in a song. After he rapped his verse, many people took notice of his unique rhymes, and he began to make more music on his own. He unfortunately died at the age of 25. I would bring him back from the dead because he accomplished…

represented opposite coasts. They were both God’s of Hip Hop respectively and in there own deserved right. Starting with 2Pac on the West Coast he a staple in what is considered gangsta rap. His lyrics were about gang related violence, what he witnessed and what he was involved in. He was anti-police and hated them. Racism, poverty, police harassment and inequalities about black people weren’t far from his mind and rightfully he spoke out about these social issues in his music. At the time of…

Rags to Riches: How the Rise of Graffiti Has Mimicked its Artists On Saturday Night Live in 1997, then-mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani declared “we’ve gotten [graffiti] off our subways, but there are still idiots out there trying to turn our streets into an eyesore! (McKay)” Now, almost twenty years later, an original piece of iconic street artist Banksy’s work sells for as much as $1.7 million (Randal). Each of Banksy’s most valued pieces was undervalued by hundreds of thousands of…

Friday, when you hear that word most people think of the day before Saturday and the one right after Thursday. It’s the last day of the week before the weekend and for the most part the last day of work or school. But when I think of Friday I think of the movie. Some famous lines from the movie is “Bye Felisha,” “No sugar? Yall aint never got two things that match. Either yall got Kool-Aid no sugar, peanut butter no jelly, ham no burger.” But I’m not here to talk about the movie I’m here to talk…

Tupac Shakur Tupac shakur is a legendary figure in rap and is considered the best. Although some doubt his stance in the rap culture. I’m going to show you why he is a legend. He was one of the most influential rappers of all time and is widely considered the greatest of all time. He faced many obstacles from the rivalry with east coast rapper Biggie Smalls and the police/media. There were obstacles but he was helped by fellow west coast rappers such as, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. He had many…

As I read Michelle Malkin’s article, it got me thinking. Will finding books or poems of interest of the younger generation actually benefit the students in school? Malkin argues that choosing Tupac Shakur’s work instead of the sonnets of Shakespeare is a terrible mistake. She criticizes Tupac giving him a name such as, “the drug-dealing, baseball bat-wielding, cop-hating, Black Panthers-worshiping, convicted sexual abuser who made a fortune extolling the "thug life".” Her opinion is rather harsh…

The death of Tupac Shakur. Many people have questions and their own theories and some are true and some are completely false. In this research paper I’m trying to break down everything I can as simply as I can for anyone to understand. Using information I’ve gathered from trusted online sources, I will give the whole story from start to finish. I will try my best to get the best and truest information so I can break down this mystery. So, leading to all this craziness, it all started in Las…