East Coast hip hop

relationship between both labels.The two popular label companies hosted Tupac Shakur (Death Row) and Biggie Smalls (Bad Boy), both already extremely well-known as one another’s rap rivals (Hendrickson 29-31). Tupac, on the West Coast, made many songs attacking the East Coast, and it made a huge impact on this “gang war” (Chadwick). The tension had not always existed, but as soon as it arose, the record companies fueled the fire between them in an effort to raise record sales. Lance Rivera, a…

talented artists. The genres of music known at the time was hip hop, rap, jazz, classical, and rock and roll. Music at this time broke boundaries and brought people together who bonded over a single genre of music. Great musicians erupted during this time. Music did not belong to a single race/gender of people, but a multitude of people. A lot of artists pursuing music erupted during this time period and contributed to their genre of music. Hip hop in the 1900s was developed by black and Latino…

Biggie went back to get his friends, some who didn't even rhyme. He had several run-ins with the law, on charges that ranged from beatings, to drugs and to weapons, while all claimed that Biggie was a gentle person. He soon met a rapper from the west coast named Tupac Shakur, and the two became friends. Tupac supported Biggie and was often giving him…

banned from mainstream radio station for their explicit content. But it didn 't matter that the stations weren 't playing their songs, because they were already being heard. In the same year Yo! MTV Raps premiered, it was a whole show dedicated to hip hop/rap music. The following year, BET 's Rap City premiered, which showed that TV had started to accept rap music. Many wanna-be-famous rappers came out of the wood works, each feeling like he was the 'next big thing '. One of those struggling…

technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to the album sales or chart position.” Album of the year is easily the most prestigious award category at the Grammy’s and has been since 1959. Kendrick Lamar, a West Coast rapper, was recently nominated for 11 Grammys; almost surpassing the late Michael Jackson’s record of 12 nominations. Kendrick Lamar’s third studio album “To Pimp a Butterfly”, is one of the greatest albums of this decade. Because of it’s…

Andre Romelle Young “Dr.Dre” Was born in Compton, California on February 18th, 1965. He went to Centennial high school where he dropt out his junior year. Dr.Dre early influences were his parents who were both singers and both were in singing groups. After his parents split Dre went on to live with his mother who married several times and moved around a lot eventually ending up living in the Wilmington Arms housing projects. Dr.Dre did not like school so after he dropt out he committed his life…

Tupac was only 25 years old. Tupac said during an interview, “the only thing that can kill me is death, that’s the only thing that’ll ever stop me and even then, my music will live forever” and he was right. In 1996 Shakur was the crown prince of West Coast rap, he emerged as a boldly honest, startlingly prescient voice poised to change the game forever, which he did he just didn’t live to see it. He is one of the top-selling artists of all time with over 75 million albums sold to this date, a…

split up based on the style they would like to perform. Thankfully, no one else lunged at the opportunity for the foxtrot, so we were able to secure a dance style together. While we agreed the foxtrot may not be as outwardly fun as the cha-cha or east coast…

Hip Hop is said to have evolved from R&B ,but history shows that hip hop stems as far back as the 1940’s. However, in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s , Hip Hop made a shift as MC and DJ groups such as RUN-D.M.C and Public Enemy began to form. With the use of turntables and monumental word flow , the lyrical essence of Hip Hop captured hearts. During the rise of Hip Hop, the infectious tunes soon became a source of “good vibes” and freedom of expression through a form of lyrical nourishment as…

and sampling oldies with new never before heard tunes and sounds, he also has a keen eye for rap artist talent, he is responsible for over a dozen successful music artist careers. He created the G-Funk sound most call it the west coast sound, paving the way for west coast artist to be put on the map. Dre also has a clear ability to adapt and excel as most seen he has done with his career. I have noticed a strategy with Dr. Dre, he is a very hard worker and likes to surround himself with like…