Charles West

On June 18, 2013, music fans argued over if J. Cole, Mac Miller, or Kanye West had the best hip album released that day. Nearly universally, music fans declared Kanye West’s Yeezus as the least favorable of the 3 albums. Fast forward a month later, critics universally acclaimed the experimental album, calling it "noisy, gripping, maddening, potent” according to Alexis Petridis of The Guardian. This review, along with other positive acclimations of the album, seemed to be driven by the well…

1. Describe your overall impressions of the play. My overall impression of the play was good. But it was a little boring because we knew what would happen word for word. I think I would have enjoyed the play a little more if we just read the synopsis. The play talks about a lot of issues that are still here today. I would rate this play 7.5/10. 2. What part of the play stood out to you the most? Choose a quote from that part to support your answer. “MAMA: Oh—So now it’s life. Money is…

Music is the ultimate source of entertain for everybody. It's a part of human life nowadays. In fact, music is the medicine for soul. The love for musicians and singers among people is beyond limitless which clearly reflects the popularity of them and their prominence. There are several music genres. Whenever people talk about rap, a name comes in everybody's mind. That's none other than Drake. Yes, Aubrey Drake Graham is among the leading name in rap music. Who can forget hits like "Thank me…

This first crisis surrounding the control of Berlin was the beginning of a sharp divide between the eastern and western way of life in the city. This divide came into full view with the forming of West Germany into one country, which became Federal Republic of Germany. Along with the melding of the western allies’ territory, the Deutsche Mark became the new Republic’s currency. With the introduction of the new currency, it became apparent that Britain, France, and the United States planned on…

Tim Bowness, one of the most expressive voices in contemporary music returns with the second chapter of his brand new, solo sonic experiments. Released roughly a year after Abandoned Dancehall Dreams, Stupid Things That Mean The World can be seen as a direct follow-up that not only manages to consolidate his strengths, but also seek to further explore new territories. I was anxious to hear the results as the man never fails to create something interesting and gripping. Although a sequel, STTMTW…

Kanye West (a.k.a Ye, a.k.a Yeezy, a.k.a Louis Vuitton Don) is a name that hasn’t left the media for the past decade. Perhaps due to his antics, his ever-evolving hairstyle, or his wildly (subjectively) overpriced fashion line, Kanye has had a visceral grip on the public. I’ve been entranced by him, but not because of his cool clothes or trendy music. He is my favourite artist because his ambition is unparalleled. He has worked for years to achieve the perfect sound, proving his musical caliber…

Is Eminem Indeed a “Rap God”? Since being thrown into the spotlight Eminem has thrived producing countless top tracks and albums becoming a household name. In his Grammy award winning album The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Slim Shady enhances his old persona in the song “Rap God”. Starting his career off as a battle rapper shows in this song as it is bursting with quick witted rhymes but in they way he wove them together shows how he has evolved as a lyricist. Marshall will no doubt go down in…

the same shoes as them and they continue to wear that brand. Even rapper Meek Mill started wearing New Balances and kids instantly followed the trend. Rapper Kanye West has made a major impact with his brand of shoe “Yeezy”. Kanye has been known for his…

Ghana was the very first west African empire to have trading systems going all throughout Africa. Ghana was the very first in the whole wide world to make and use iron weapons making that invention a gold mine in trading. Speaking of gold mines, Ghana had too many of them! They had so much gold they didn’t know what to do with it. They used it in women’s makeup so it would grab women’s attention in Ghana’s trading system also. They put their gold on weapons such as shields just because they…

“A physical manifestation of the struggle between Soviet Communism and American capitalism that stood for nearly thirty years, the Berlin Wall was the high-risk fault line between East and West on which rested the fate of all humanity.” (Taylor, vii) “I hope that those who live in more fortunate communities elsewhere in the world will summon up the imagination to conceive what it might have been like for Berliners to have such a barbarous fracture inflicted on their cities, their neighborhoods,…