Changes in rap music over the years

relationship. And we both admire each other. I think entertainers admire sports figures because you see them at the game and you see them supporting every way you can think of.” It is also important to mention that during the pinnacle of Ice Cube’s rap career, which was in the early 90s, black and white police interactions were extremely hostile. A prime example of this adverse relationship was the unruly, inhumane beatings of Rodney King by the hands of Los Angeles Police Department…

Introduction In our modern age of mass communication, the keys of culture and social values have been handed over to personalities in the media. Historically, the American media industry has significantly been criticised for its underrepresentation of minorities and even recently has this aspect been everso highlighted with the many debates about instances of issues relating to whitewashing in films, portrayal of stereotypes and lack of recognition for minority talent. In certain pockets of the…

purpose of this research report is to find out: how can music be used as a motivational tool for emotionally disturbed students. In a fifth grade ICT classroom, there are students who have special needs and students who are generalized as “normal”. In the classroom, there are six students who are on the special education spectrum. One of the students stands out because he is classified as “emotionally disturbed”. In the beginning of the school year, the student would refuse to come to school and…

A Review of Kaleido’s first concert Kaleido: Music of the Future It is not easy setting up a show two days before the date. Nor provides a promising turnout, but with the DJs of Kaleido: Duskus, Otang, and Klahrk, it is not hard to pack a venue – even the Undercroft. With over 500,000 plays and 9,000 followers on Soundcloud, the collective have made movements in the Internet waters. Thursday March 10th marks a significant night in Kaleido history. It would be the first time the collective…

me rollin ' and they mood change---- Talkin ' filets with the truffle butter”(Nicki Minaj Truffle Butter). When you think about the word “nigga” and how it has been controversial since the early 1900s, not only are African Americans using the word “nigga,” it is getting said by within all of the different races. Even the rap artist are expressing the word “nigga”when they consecutively use it in every stanza in their rap or song. I can still remember my freshmen year when I was trying to get…

has been publicized now, more than ever. In fact, the gay rights movement is so popular that it has even reached the heights of the hip-hop industry. Ben Haggerty, better known by his rap name, Macklemore, released the song “Same Love” in 2012. It underlines a powerful message of equal rights for humans. Inside the music video and lyrics of “Same Love”, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis emphasize the everyday struggle of being gay in a straight world in order to raise LGBTQ awareness and formalize…

past to sway, bob and jive through popular music of the 50s, 60s and 70s. These decades were periods of drastic social change, triggered by the rebellious teen demographic and expressed through popular music. Music shaped popular culture in these changing decades, in turn shaping Australian identity. In fact, popular culture is integral in allowing Australians to challenge and rewrite societal ideologies. Stay tuned, as we examine how Australian popular music has changed between the 50s and 70s,…

festival will change the way you look at everything in a whole? How would you feel about the situation and would you write a paper about it? I can say that I have, and it is something that did change the way I look at music and culture in general. Within three days everything that I thought I knew about Lollapalooza and concerts in general would change forever. In case you are not sure what Lollapalooza is I will describe it for you. It is a concert that brings rock, metal, country, rap, hip…

roughly two-thirds nationwide. Gang violence in Chicago has gotten worse and worse over the years and still continues to grow today. More and more gangs are increasing their numbers and resorting to deadlier…

In the early 1970s a movement swept across the United States, United Kingdom(“The Art of”). This movement influenced and gave music, fashion, and attitude a new name. So what is this movement I’ve been talking so highly of? The Punk Movement. This movement was had a major effect on the younger generation, and was not just a music genre. It was much larger than that; a statement, an attitude, a fashion, and a lifestyle. It started in the early to mid 1970s around 1974. “Punk was created by youths…