Beat It

Many people see rap as just putting words together that rhyme but it's much more than that. There are many things that make a good rapper like having a good flow, having good lyrics and having good beats. All the best rappers have theses in common but some are better than others. Some of the best rappers to ever live all have complex lyrics. Eminem is one good example of a great lyricist. This makes Eminem one of the greatest because he's able to put words together and have them make sense like…

Then, just when Whitman thought his luck had turned and Leaves of Grass started selling well, his publisher went bankrupt and someone stole the printing plates of the third edition. That printer is believed to have pirated 100,000 copies of the book (“Walt Whitman”, 1998). Indeed, Whitman’s poetry did not gain much fame until after his death, but towards the end of his life he gained recognition in Europe (“Walt Whitman”, 2002). Nevertheless, “in the years following Whitman’s death, Leaves of…

“The Open Road,” and the poem “Beat! Beat! Drums!” give two different vibes when you read them. When I read “The Open Road” i got the feeling of freedom which is completely the opposite of the vibe from “Beat! Beat! Drum!” “Beat! Beat! Drum!” made me feel like something bad was to come. The Theme of “Beat! Beat! Drum!” was that war was going to happen, everything is going to change and bad things are rising up. In the first stanza the poem talks about no happiness or piece shall be had through…

Sometimes when we ingest certain substances, we can stimulate foci (nodes that pace the heart at a certain speed) in the heart which can give us the feeling of “skipping a beat.” The feeling of “skipping a beat” is actually another beat that follows the original beat quickly which gives us that feeling. A lot of factors can stimulate other foci such as atrial and junctional in our heart. These factors, according to Dr. Dubin, includes adrenaline (epinephrine) released by adrenal glands,…

These events have caused him to grow in his personality. The relatability to actual life experiences, the beat,…

Founded by record producer Jimmy Iovine and rap performer Dr. Dre, Beats is a music-streaming service that will charge users $10 per month for unlimited music. The company has established partnerships with both retailer Target and wireless-service provider AT&T. Iovine says his company's curating services will help set it apart from rivals such as Pandora Media and Spotify Guzmán, Isaac, and Noah Rayman. "Generation Beats." Time International (South Pacific Edition) 183.3 (2014): 42. Business…

Music is composed of many different elements that together give feeling to what we hear. These elements include rhythm, beat, accent, meter, syncopation, tempo, pitch, dynamics, tone color, overtone, scales, melody, harmony, texture, tonality, and mode. Just like with chemical elements, combining musical elements will create something new and exciting, and different combinations will give something distinct to the music. All sixteen elements mentioned are equally important and together…

Rap: The Story of the Streets Everybody in the house say hey! I have something to say! New school rap versus old “boom bap” find out who is better today! Rap, it began as a form of storytelling, giving an artist a way to voice their lives for others to hear. There resides several different “Era’s” of rap, but the two biggest have always been “new school” and “Golden age. The so called “golden age” was set during the late 1980’s to the early 1990’s and consisted of acts such as, KRS-One, A Tribe…

fast beat around 94 to 86, people feel fast and shop faster, but less sales result at the shopping store. I believe this is the same content, fast beat makes people move faster, but still, this result has missed their scientific result behind. Those are just statistics. Therefore, I believe this theory could be classified as “pseudoscientific”.…

didn't even notice the song had changed. Focusing on my work, I continued. Increasingly, a strong, consistent percussive beat drew my attention from my calculus work to the song. Each tremendous hit was a siren's song, which I ultimately succumbed to. As the song progressed, instruments continued to be added, but that beat was still in the background, faintly. I focused on that faint beat. Suddenly, a tremendous wave of musicality splashed into my ears. The sheer strength…