He juggles being an artist, actor, businessman, father and husband so perfectly it’s so easy to understand why he would be a possible choice of a role model for the up and coming youth and artist. LL is truly a legend and surely deserves the respect of our culture. Whether it's music, movies, or voice-over, he has been Hip Hop all the way and has stayed true to that…
Keith Cozart Keith Cozart also known as Chief Keef is very known around the world mostly Chicago. Chief Keef is a music artist , he raps about his life and how it was like growing up on the SouthSide of Chicago. On the southside of chicago it was very dangerous for teenagers to walk around and he started at the age of 15 rapping. Chief Keef was rapping at the age of 15 and dropped out of high school as well , he only wanted to focus on the music. As he was becoming bigger in Chicago more people started to dislike him even more.…
Chief Keef and Famous Dex: An in Depth Comparison Chief Keef and Famous Dex are both popular, hip-hop recording artists who share many of the same qualities in music and style. The two musicians also share similar backgrounds, but have differences in music style. Keith Cozart, otherwise known as Chief Keef, is a famous dread-headed recording artist and rapper. In fact, he blew up from his hit song “Don’t Like”, and also gained his stardom at only the age of fifteen. On the other hand, being the young age Keef was, he surprisingly talked about some awfully sinful acts.…
He is very famous to the upcoming ages and is putting high thoughts to the public, and is not promoting violence. I like his music cause it gives you a good vibe and has many different flows which is another thing I like about him. I’m also writing about him because I am into rap music and I like the culture behind it and the people who are making it. He raps about how he has grown up in poverty the struggles that came with. Going through different schools.…
Growing up he was the only child and his parents really showed there support of his passion to rap his dad even helped him make beats. He didn’t always have it easy though there were some points that he wanted to give up and leave the career behind. It was hard for him to get noticed he was southern and no one even noticed people from the south back then musical wise. Not only did he have some problems musical wise he had problems with ex’s in his life he had to fight in court for his children.…
During a time in which gang activity and hip-hop music were at their peak, one hip-hop artist stood out amongst the crowd. Christopher Wallace, otherwise known as his stage names, Biggie Smalls & Notorious B.I.G., was one of hip-hop’s elite performers during the 1990s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Christopher George Latore Wallace grew up surrounded by drugs, violence, and rap music. These influences helped inspire Smalls to record hit songs that would appeal to a vast majority of the hip-hop community. Biggie Smalls started out as a young teen who spent most of his adolescence on the streets selling drugs and committing robberies.…
Chance’s full name is “Chancellor Jonathan Bennett” from Chicago, Illinois. Growing up in Chicago, he was exposed to hip hop regularly but never started to listen to the genre until he bought Kanye West’s Debut album The College Dropout. Before, he was a fan of Michael Jackson and his parents various jazz and gospel artists. He was born…
Why is unplanned pregnancy a thing? Why is abortion so wrong in this world or country today? These are unexplainable questions, split on the issue of abortion, some believe in abortion and see nothing wrong with it ,but others hate abortion and see it as taking away from God’s power and basing their campaigns against it as an “act of God” to bring life within you and give you the chance to be a mother but what if they aren’t financially stable enough? Or it just isn’t the right time for a child or another mouth to feed? There are many pros and cons that support both sides.…
The History of Hip Hop Today, Hip Hop is a worldwide genre that has swept the globe with passion and soul. What started out as a generally “black culture genre,” is now accepted and done by every race and culture, and even in different languages. Rappers such as Run DMC, Doug E Fresh, Grandmaster Flash, and Kurtis Blow put a stamp on the Hip Hop world and gave it its popularity and momentum. The history of Hip Hop and how people used Hip Hop as a voice for African-Americans, shows how the evolution of Hip Hop is a great thing for the world. What is Hip Hop, and what is the history of it?…
Chicago’s rapper Chancelor Bennett or Chance the Rapper is trying to help out Chicago’s Children Public Schools (CPS). He wants the low income children to succeed in life and do best in school. Chance the Rapper is Inspirational to children and Chicago’s public schools. Chance the Rapper will be giving $1 million to the CPS on Monday. He will also announce that he will be giving 10 other public schools $10 thousand.…
Dr. Dre and the marks he will leave on hip hop It’s hard to miss a song or two from the living emblem of hip hop known as Dr. Dre. The classic figure of the said music genre has not only set a new pace when it comes to hip hop music, but also nurtured and supported upcoming artists leading them to the same path he had traversed during the course of his active music career. There is no denying that the prominence of his persona in the music industry is eminent as he was able to flexibly switch roles from being a rapper, composer, and then music producer. His footsteps are a dream for many and his success is the envy of those who are trying to win a spot in an industry that can be both kind and cruel at the same time. Born Andre Romelle Young in 1965, the Compton born artist…
He has publicly bashed presidents, fought paparazzi, and made drunken tirades on the Internet. These negative moments all pale in comparison to his talent and his influence on culture. He has change the how hip-hop sound and how fashion is worn. He belief in himself has pushed him through all the negativity around him and made him one of the greatest musicians to ever lived. “Masterpieces make us forget the artists, and instead direct our attention to the artist’s works.…
On the night of January 28, in 1985 in the 97th General Hospital at a United States Army base in Frankfurt, West Germany, is the birthplace of a man that would soon change the music world forever with his powerful array of lyrical meaning and word play. Also known as Jermaine Lamar Cole, J. Cole’s arguably most popular song, “Love Yourz” not only demonstrates palpable humility in which Cole compares the two types of lives he has lived, but also distress to a belief that this nation has built itself around, the American Dream. Rapping at the age of twelve, Cole’s love and passion for creating music has spurred him to become the harbinger of rap music in today’s society. Living with only his older brother, Zachary, his mother, and only the image…
20101037 PSY216/A Theories of Personality Study on Personality In this study I will examine the personality of Eminem who is a well-known American rap singer who is perceived as an aggressive by people all around the world. By focusing on his childhood development I aimed to achieve that his personality was greatly influenced and consisted by his childhood conflicts, and traumatic life events. Even if he was raised by a neglected parenting style by his mother and felt bullied among his peers; however, Eminem rose above them. Then he became the best-selling artist of the world.…
Kanye West is a fashion designer, entrepreneur, and most notably one of the most successful musicians as of today. Despite his inspirational achievements, Mr. West was once a college dropout with a dead-end job and a dream of pursuing music; however, many record labels denied his requests to publish his solo work. Not only being denied at first as a solo musician, West also dropped out of college at the age of 20 to pursue his dream to be a musician. His debut album, “The College Dropout” meticulously described his struggle to get his foot in the door as well as telling his listeners a story of carving their own path. In the album, Kanye takes his listeners on his journey to rock bottom as a dropout in his early 20’s all the way to him starting…