Many rappers and musicians use parts of other artist music to rap over. In Hip Hop this is a very common practice and with some artist it is more noticeable than with others. However, this practice raises many legal questions. Should artist be allowed to sample others work in their own pieces? In short the answer is yes.…
The small group from Houston dominated the charts, and later being the creditability or logos Beyoncé needed for her first album. What everyone really remembers from the cover is that she wore. Beyoncé lets the top to the talking in next to nothing on her very first album. Employing pathos displaying confidence, sexuality, feminism, etc., if a top can display all of that combine that with a powerful pose.…
CM spoke to Michelle, LCSW at Green Brook Academy this afternon. Michelle reports that Beyonce was not able to attend the rewads trip today. She reports that due to Beyonce behaviors (i.e. wrestling with a male peer, refusing to go to class, out of uschool uniform) in school she was not able to attend the trip to the beach. Michelle states to CM that Beyonce was writting up due to her school behaviors. Michelle reports that Beyonce still exhibits little behaviors but she is nothing like her past school behaviors (i.e. hanging out the window).…
They were in a group with three other girls and the group was called “Girls Tyme”. The R&B producer Arne Frager Brought the girls to his Northern California studio and placed them in the largest talent show at the time, “Star Search”. However they lost and beyonce said that they had made a poor song choice. Beyonce’s dad quit his job in 1995 to manage the group. They auditioned for a lot of different record labels and were finally signed to Elektra Records, they then moved to Atlanta Records and were finally cut by the company.…
What would America look like today if we were all truly equal? If prejudices based off skin color wasn’t ongoing, or if police brutality didn’t exist. Assata Shakur, a former Black Panther and member of the Black Liberation Army, wrote her speech in the 70’s and it continues to apply to our modern day minorities. In To My People, Shakur criticizes the unjust actions and prejudices held against black people in their society at the time. To begin, Shakur applies the device of diction in order to ignite anger on the topic for her black audience, as well and contributing to a revolutionary undertone.…
Omari Kanye Omari West is one of the greatest rappers ever. To many, Kanye West is just a performer who is a self-centered, egotistic jerk. Just because he is egotistical, does not mean you should not give his music a chance. After reading this, I hope the reader goes out of their way and listen to his music, and give West a chance. When it comes down to it, he is a rap god, a fashion pioneer, and an incredibly brilliant human being.…
Beyonce and her singing group were discovered by Whitney Houston. This was in the 1990’s. The original members Beyonce & LaTavia Roberson were just 19 years old; the two of them met at an audition and soon became friends. Eventually Beyonce ended up going solo.…
The Black Power Mixtape is a historical documentary that shows footage shot by Swedish journalists who were examining the evolution of the Black Power Movement in America from 1967 to 1975. Their mission was to “[show] the country as it really is.” The documentary examines the movement year by year, highlighting important black leaders and historic events that have shaped our nation into what it is today. The footage they showed was very insightful. Interviews with black people living at the time showed their point of view in a way that textbooks cannot.…
For over a half a century, this group has been making amazing records. The 1950’s was full of many amazing vocalist. With these amazing vocalist means results in popular…
Nelly ran from her hiding spot. " Father! He's an innocent man. It was wrong of me to accuse Noyes of being an outlaw!", exclaimed Nelly as she ran up to the crowd of people. "Nelly get back, you have no business being in here!"…
The album 1994 was their most famous one yet. Their best single, "Jump", became a worldwide hit and their only single to go number one on the Billboard 100. The songs "Panama" and "I'll Wait", both were on top number 13 on the United States charts. So back to what I stated in the beginning, in 1985, the band replaced lead singer David Lee Roth with now lead vocalist Sammy Hagar.…
In her first and only solo album, “The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill” represented how she had evolved as a now twenty –three year old at the time of its release. As you listen to the album track by track the listener also evolves, as we are onboard for this personal…
The group came about from Knowles’ parents, Matthew and Tina Knowles and went through many bumps along the way before becoming successful (Norment, Lynn. “The…” 1). At the young age of sixteen, Knowles released her first album, alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Destiny’s Child was more than your average hip-hop group. The group was all about spreading self-knowledge and power, such as in the album My Time Has Come (Als 1).…
The group lead great performances and songs until Michael Jackson left the group for a while, a few months later their label dropped them in 1989. Michael Jackson though was on his way to becoming the King of Pop. He got his big break when…
The song that I have decided to analyze is Formation, by Beyonce. Beyonce is a worldwide sensation in the pop music industry as well as in feminist culture. Beyonce originally started out in a singing group called Destiny’s Child, where she first became well known; once the group split, Beyonce started her own musical career and has not looked back since. In 2008, eleven years after dating, Beyonce and rapper and music producer Jay-Z married. Three years later, Beyonce became pregnant with their daughter, Blue Ivy.…