The New York City skyline seemed to rise from the distance with the backdrop of a fiery star illuminating the sky. Shawn Carter gazed out his bedroom window, mesmerized by the possibilities that lay ahead of his Marcy's Housing project building; built for people who were in the face of disparity, too poor to live on their own. A constant thought he hated himself for that he was stuck at the bottom of the barrel. Yet the walls of a structure could not contain the dreams and ambitions of the young boy. Shawn knew he had a date with destiny, he just needed a spark to ignite the flame. Shawn was in his room, listening to the everyday sounds of the streets outside, trying to discern the different things happening throughout Brooklyn. The drug
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Throughout his neighborhood, crackheads wandered aimlessly, having no idea what was going on, while drug dealers sat on street corners waiting for who they would bring in next. Not to mention the amount of cash flow that swamped the povertous area of Brooklyn. The profit that was so easily accessible out his front door attracted Shawn in like a fish following a lure. He became immersed in a gargantuan wave of violence, coming to the point where he was selling crack cocaine to his mother. In over his head, the only thing that brought him back down from the fake world was the simple rhymes with his mentor Jaz-O. The bond that engendered hope between the two revealed the possibilities that lie ahead of just drugs, gangs, and dying young. Rather the dreams that he had as a mere youngster that were once obscure were at last in reach. The match had been dropped, and the flames had just taken …show more content…
Long behold, formed “The Originators”. It was the first brick needed to build an empire. The rhyming stanzas caught attention and before he knew it the lyrics were on Yo! MTV Raps. The rapper had a quiet start, yet the record label, Roc-a-fella Records, that was created with two of his friends set his popularity over the edge. Jay-Z was selling albums like a dam opening its floodgates. He had reached his dream, doing what he loved in the best city in the United States of America. The little sacrifices were all bricks, stacking on top of one another to build a magnificent legacy that everyone would
Throughout his neighborhood, crackheads wandered aimlessly, having no idea what was going on, while drug dealers sat on street corners waiting for who they would bring in next. Not to mention the amount of cash flow that swamped the povertous area of Brooklyn. The profit that was so easily accessible out his front door attracted Shawn in like a fish following a lure. He became immersed in a gargantuan wave of violence, coming to the point where he was selling crack cocaine to his mother. In over his head, the only thing that brought him back down from the fake world was the simple rhymes with his mentor Jaz-O. The bond that engendered hope between the two revealed the possibilities that lie ahead of just drugs, gangs, and dying young. Rather the dreams that he had as a mere youngster that were once obscure were at last in reach. The match had been dropped, and the flames had just taken …show more content…
Long behold, formed “The Originators”. It was the first brick needed to build an empire. The rhyming stanzas caught attention and before he knew it the lyrics were on Yo! MTV Raps. The rapper had a quiet start, yet the record label, Roc-a-fella Records, that was created with two of his friends set his popularity over the edge. Jay-Z was selling albums like a dam opening its floodgates. He had reached his dream, doing what he loved in the best city in the United States of America. The little sacrifices were all bricks, stacking on top of one another to build a magnificent legacy that everyone would