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When i was a kid " about 12 years old" i discevered music, not really good music but still music, it was back in 2008 ,crazy, it was 9 years ago so you could say i have about 9 years of listening intensely to music, i first started listening what i thought was "cool" at the time , wich in todays world is litteraly and i mean extremely bad. It was called hiphop back in the day and what it was, basically you take a mixing board and smash it with a hammer , get someone to sing the same thing, and…

Hip-hop is not an art form but instead it should be considered a culture. Hip-hop is a culture that divides into 4 art forms Rap, breakdancing, graffiti, and deejaying. Each one of these art forms has their own call to fame from the slick metaphors that rap offers to the rhythmic body motions of a break dancer the tasteful images on buildings and billboards from graffiti artist all the way down to the cool hip sounds from the dj dash board. Now even though these 4 branches support the Hip-hop…

My hero is Kendrick Lamar who is a rap artist. Kendrick Lamar first hit it big in 2010 after the release of the album “Overly Dedicated”. In the following year he released the album “Section.80”. By that time he had a lot of Internet followers and he used that platform to get his message across about how he feels about the world. He also made music with several famous artists in hip-hop including Busta Rhymes and Snoop Dogg. Kendrick Lamar made one of his biggest chart topping albums in 2012…

For my Zine I wanted to stay in the music area, but take a focus into a specific subgenre in the music industry called “Trap Rap” and research more for myself and its growing audience. The term "trap" is used to refer to the place where all types of drug deals are made and they incorporate their trap lifestyle into their music career. This topic is nothing new to me I’ve been listening to music, and specifically this type since I was still in the car seat. My first introduction to trap rap was…

Jay-Z’s Current and Previous Positions and Career Highlights Shawn Corey Carter better known as his stage name Jay Z is one of the most successful music artist and business man today. Born on December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, Jay Z wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth nor did he have a trust fund for him. He lived with his mother in the Marcy housing complex. Marcy is a drug infested housing complex. Jay Z escape from his bad environment was through music. When Jay Z got older…

Jay-z grew up in Brooklyn's drug-infested Marcy Projects. During a rough childhood detailed in many of his life songs. Jay-z dealt cocaine and messing with gun violence. So he used his music to escape all the drugs and violence. As Jay-Z later he said in one of his songs "I went to school, got good grades, could behave when I wanted But I had demons deep inside that would raise when confronted." He went to many schools such as George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School in…

Jermaine Lamarr Cole, Is arguably one of the greatest rappers of the 2000s. His music involving real life experiences and real emotion make him one of the unique music artists around today. “He isn't underrated, but one of those artists that are well known but discredited for their work(Ajello).” What makes J Cole Great isn’t the beats but the words and purpose for his music. “When I actually listen hard enough, most of what I hear is honor-student try-hardisms, and it occasionally veers into…

J. Cole is an American hip-hop recording artist and record producer. He signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation imprint in 2009, then went onto creating his debut studio album, Cole World: The Sideline Story, in 2011. This album went on to be number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA). His music has succeeded due to his brutally honest brand of storytelling, and his themes of pain, angst, and irony. The topics of his storytelling…

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Everybody is a rap album made by Logic. When Logic was creating this album he slowly found out that his goal was to be the people’s champ and to express that he’s biracial to show that everyone is equal. Plus to shine light on to mental health in the rap community. All these things are important to logic because he named his album everybody cause everyone is equal. Another thing is that he’s biracial and everyone treats him like he’s white but truly white and black. Lastly he’s has dealt with…