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The N-Bomb Raquel Cepeda’s “The N-Word Is Flourishing Among Generation Hip-Hop Latinos: Why Should We Care Now?” analyzes the contributions of the N-word and observes its effect in the Latino Hip-Hop culture as well as those who listen to it and the controversy it's attained and continues to cause from the perspective of various sources. This taboo term serves a different notion than that of what it used to 400 years ago. The N-word is now used as a term of solidarity, recognition, and even…

In the “All My Life” description by John Freyer, he used a combination of both objective and subjective description. Freyer chose an out of the box writing style using minimal objective details and subjective details to create short stories for his listings. Freyer lists simple facts about the items for example the Sugar Hill Gang album, “Chic's Good Times was on still on the Charts in 1979”. The simple fact describes how popular the album had been even after its creation. On the other hand,…

For this paper I decided to choose a song that is very popular right now called “Closer,” the song is performed by The Chainsmokers and features the up and coming singer Halsey. This song falls under the dance genre and is very popular with the younger crowds right now and held number one on Billboards Hot 100 and many other music top charts around the world. “Closer” also helped the Chainsmokers surpass Calvin Harris’ record by becoming The Chainsmokers fourth number one dance hit on the…

Jay Z is currently in court for a lawsuit filed against his 1999 hit, "Big Pimpin'." He is scheduled to testify on Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed by Osama Ahmed Fahmy, the nephew of late Egyptian songwriter Baligh Hamdi; Fahmy accused Jay Z, née Shawn Carter, of using part of Hamdi's composition in "Big Pimpin'." The composition Jay Z is being accused of violating is titled "Khosara Khosara." Defending alongside Jay Z is Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, who helped produce the track. According to…

There are many upcoming music producers interested in audio production in hip-hop. This urban genre of music appeals more to the youth which you must be aware of with your techniques. This means you have to be different and unique, and these qualities are what most of the hip-hop production houses and artists are looking for. With the right knowledge in music production, the next thing is to find your way into the list of notable hip-hop music producers in the industry. Since your interests are…

Dear Allyson, this mix tape is for you to expose you to the beauty of rap music. Your disgust for rap music is repulsive, but your unwillingness to at least try to listen and experience the rap culture is far more aggravating for me. I understand why you are opposed to rap music because it has had a long reputation of being a form of music that represents gang violence, drugs, alcohol, sex exploitation, and any other negative connotations that the stereotypical rap music has to offer. However,…

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…

The influence of gangsta rap has proven to be extremely negative on the youth that have come in contact with it. The second point of view on this styling of music is that of a portrayal of inner city life (Blanchard). Throughout the years of the commercial music industry there have been multiple kinds of music that served to express the point of view of a demographic. Of all the different genres of music gangsta rap is one of the most violent and misogynist form produced. The cruel and…

Lil Dicky’s Emotional Rap Ballad Lil Dicky, real name David Andrew Burd, is a comedic rapper. He’s risen to fame by a reaching out to a group that generally doesn’t relate to more traditional rappers, upper-middle class white men. His first complete album, Professional Rapper, reached no.1 on the Billboard comedy and rap albums chart and no.7 on the Billboard top 200. Standing out from the rest of the comedic album is Molly, a song that follows him through the pain of attending the wedding of…

Kanye West, President in 2020 I watched the VMA’s the other night, which stands for the Video Music Awards on MTV. If you do not know who Kanye is, he is a rapper. He gave a speech after his performance saying he was going to run for president in 2020. I have a lot to disagree about this. If Kanye were to run for president, with this generation he would get majority of the votes because of his music. He is a very good rapper I think personally. The things he raps about are very intelligent…