Changes in rap music over the years

rhythm and style of music that is being played.” Throughout history it has evolved to fit the ever changing world around us. From Native Americans to Miley Cyrus, dance has remained a popular activity, whether for religious aspects or entertainment purposes. It seems no matter the style of dance, regarding the past century, there is always disapproval somewhere. Usually this disapproval comes from older generations who are unwilling to surcum to new trends. Over the past hundred years, dance has…

First Impressions: An Extremely Early "More Life" Review "More Life" was one of the most anticipated albums of the year, and is one that is surely to gather a load of reviews and opinions. When Drake announced a March 18th release date, he had the world gathered around the radio like it was 1950. Equipped with 22 songs that highlight the versatility of the "6 God", the album will take many through a roller coaster of love and hate moments. With major albums like this, we always listen to the…

Someone’s rise to stardom can take a day or many years to reach, but at the same time all of that hard work can be washed away by one wrong mistake. An artist that has had experience with this is Snoop Dogg whether it be internal problems in a record label or run-ins with the law that left him on the run Snoop has faced problems that threatened his career and forced him to make some tough choices to save his career from falling apart. Back in 1992 when Snoop Dogg first signed to Death Row…

Held on the first Friday of every month, Just Bust is an all ages open mic held in downtown Madison. Individuals can dance, rap, sing, or perform poetry. It is free and open to anyone who is willing to listen or perform. Just Bust is led by the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives(OMAI), whose mission is to provide innovative, culturally relevant hip-hop art programs to inspire engagement, learning, and activism for diverse communities. It is a safe environment to make yourself heard, since…

provides the structure of the movie. It begins with an extremely noticeable motif of Adonis Johnson at a juvenile detention, back when he was a child. This motif was placed within the introductory, before fast forwarding the whole plot line a few years later to Adonis being in adulthood. This motif was however super relevant to the rest of the movie, as there are multiple references…

Everyday people all over the world listen to music and music videos. Whether it is on their way to class or work, while their doing homework, or even just driving around. There are so many different genres of music people listen to, from hip hop, rap, country, etc. With all of these categories of music, each song has its own purpose. Each song has its own story and meaning behind the words and/or music video. A lot of the time people will listen to a song because it is catchy and they do not…

to humiliate and oppress African Americans. The conflict theory suggests that “tensions and conflicts arise when resources, status, and power are unevenly distributed between groups in society and that these conflicts become the engine for social change.” In America, power is often used as a way to maintain social, political, and economic inequality. Conflict theorists do not believe equality exists, but rather the justice system is in favor of powerful groups. The BLM movement has proven many…

destiny. The story of 50 Cent begins on July 6, 1975 in New York City when he was born to a young single mother. “As a kid, 50 lived in a rough neighborhood in Queens, part of New York City. His mother was a drug dealer who was murdered when he was 8 years old” (Brian 17). After his mother’s death he was raised by his grandparents. Although…

Music has been used as a form of protest for centuries. Protest music is a media made to bring attention to social and political issues and call for changes to fix them. This is a phenomenon seen throughout American history and is still seen in today’s day and age. The diversity within the category of protest music is mind blowing, with many of the pieces under its classification coming from a plethora of different genres. Many of the pieces included in the category are also from multiple eras…

They rap about telling the youth that partying, drinking, and doing drugs are living the dream, but anyone can go out and get high or drunk. The 'so called' happiness does not last forever, it fades very quickly. Picking a role model such as rapper or a hip…