Bobby Z.

Considered by many to be the, “Most talented Rapper of his Generation,” Kendrick Lamar has become extremely influential and popular since the release of his hit album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (Stone). It is this great influence around which his second and most recent album, To Pimp A Butterfly, is based. Throughout the album Lamar struggles in dealing with his wealth and influence: each song is a slow progression from an abusive, wealthy consumer to a wiser man who understands the good he can do…

In the international competition for talent, emigration of skilled workforces - brain drain - can result in an extremely malicious drag on the talent pools of source country. Likewise, industries and companies are battling for Millennials, or Gen Y, or Echo Boomers, whatever we choose to call them. In today’s economy, the best way to protect and attract these assets is adjusting organizational culture. Cultural change and engagement are no longer the exclusive topics for Human Resource to…

When you look at fans of professional wrestling, it can become pretty obvious who their favorite wrestler is, by the clothing, or merchandise, they wear. For fans of Kanye West, there’s a different similarity between pro wrestling fans and themselves. Kanye West fans do not have a definitive name, or way of defining themselves. There is no form for the group for some reason. However, they are still able to celebrate their icon and promote their icon in a positive way amid negative press he is…

For this assignment I will be reviewing the book The App Generation: How Today’s Youth Navigate Identity, Intimacy, and Imagination in a Digital World written by Howard Gardner and Katie Davis. The idea for this book evolved from a conversation between Gardner and his colleagues of Harvard Project Zero regarding technology and how it influences the “ethical compass of young users.” This topic became of particular interest to Davis thus, she began her doctoral study on the subject at hand…

Millennials, Gen Xers, Baby Boomers, the Silent Generation, and the Greatest Generation; groups of people divided not only by the time period in which they were born, but the cultural, social, political, and economic standpoints by which they live. The so-called “Greatest Generation” is made up of those born between 1901 and 1924, followed by the Silent Generation, born from 1925 to 1945. The second largest generation is the Baby Boomer Generation, who were born between 1946 and 1964, and became…

At fifteen years old a young girl is in Target texting away on her phone, to most a teenage girl having a phone is completely normal to the left of her is her little sister who is nine years old and has a phone texting this would get a second look who could a nine year old possibly be texting? The two girls are not alone there is a mom and father with them who are on their phones too. In most everyday culture this is very normal these group of people are the Generation Y also known as The…

Many artists stick to a certain genre/style of music for their entire careers. They do this because it is what appeals to their fans and what keeps sales up. Being a musician usually leads to the artist having to compromise their vision and creativity in order to make their music more sellable. Mainstream sells and if one chooses to pursue a direction that is not mainstream they risk alienating their audience and potentially losing a lot of revenue. Kanye West’s sudden change in musical style…

Jay-Z: The American Dream While Jay-Z is known for his incredible abilities as a lyricist, few recognize his remarkable abilities as a business tycoon. Shawn Corey Carter has changed the business industry forever. He has made a top-of-the-line brand for himself, and created opportunities to churn out more and more revenue at each and every turn of his career. While rappers are known to blow money as quickly as they make it, Jay-Z has certainly distanced himself from that stereotype.…

Sometimes, the music industry can be very tricky and very playful, relative to the highs and lows of fame that an artist can harness from the course of his or her career. We have seen one-hit wonders succumbed to the concept of oblivion and there are the fortunate ones who still managed to survive with their incessant names being on the hot stuff list. When an act died out of exhaustion or an artist’s spotlight dimmed, we thought that they may never come back, leaving us forlorn and dismayed by…

In the July 4th, 2016 New York Post article “I’m millennial and my generation sucks” by Johnny Oleksinski, he introduces himself as a member of the millennials and at the same time, describes that generation as the worst one. The author claims in his article that this generation is characterized as procrastinators, irresponsibility, and self-concern. He concludes with a list of some actions which can be useful to break the stereotype about millennials. Oleksinski begins his post by describing…