Eminem

On The Run was the last tour Beyoncé performed with husband and rapper Jay-Z. The average cost per ticket was $342.67. (Source 32). The cost for this specific tour was priced “51.39% higher than Eminem and Rhianna tickers for their… Monster Tour.” (Source 32). There is a reason to why ticket prices for Beyoncé’s performances are so high and why the shows will still sell out. Beyoncé doesn’t just perform, she puts on a grand show. All her performances…

The music video for “Love the Way You Lie” portrays a toxic relationship were both partners of a relationship continually abuse each other, but neither have the courage to leave the relationship because they enjoy the abuse. In a way, the abuse keeps them together. The video also shows scenes were after the physically abuse has been done by both individuals, they use sex to show their love/affection to each other in means to dismiss the abuse that occurred. Sex seems to be a solution for their…

visionary as the black artists who popularized the genre. It is becoming more widespread opinion that hip-hop music is evolving to incorporate all types of people. Dr. Dre, a very distinguished rap artist, responded to a question regarding the race of Eminem, an extremely successful white rap artist. He said “I don’t care if he’s purple, as long as he can rap.” (Hahn, The Politics of Race in Rap) This is an example of how rap music is blurring the lines of race and background. More and more…

that this is their only option. Also in popular rap songs artists commonly talk about using drugs as a way out of their anxiety attacks. For example, in Eminem 's song “I’m Having a Relapse” he says “ and I get these panic attacks pop a Xanax relax. Xanax is a commonly overused prescription medication for anxiety attacks. Artists such as Eminem are swaying teens to self medicate, and use drugs that are not prescribed for them, rather than seeking a doctor and receiving help for their various…

The American Dream for many people was to bring out freedom and equality for everyone. In the 1950s and earlier it was hard for African Americans to do what they wanted. If they tried they’d be executed or ignored by many. Back then, all around the world was quite racist. In the 1950s and earlier African Americans were slaves and were used as basically a back bone for a lot of white people. Life in the 1900s and earlier for the African Americans was not what…

Module 2 Discussion 4: Skepticism in social media poetry Social Media has been giving artists more variable ways to connect to the audiences. Many of them had become social media celebrities overnight. Young Poet, Rupi Kaur, who gained her fame by posting verses and simple illustrations on Instagram and became to New York Times Bestseller. Social Media is not the privilege for young poets, many veteran poets like Billy Collins are also using Social Media, like Twitter and Facebook to publish…

children are going to be exposed to it one way or another. Many rappers and artist may not care what the youth hears but, they are expressing their truths about society. Most songs have a deeper meaning than their surface appearance. Music artist like Eminem uses numerous amounts of profanity in his music and there are great deals of controversy about him.But his music deals about things going on in the world and many forms of the government wants to censor his music because it expresses what's…

It is sad to say that today racism still exists. It appears that many times when my mother and I go into stores the employees ignore us or even treat us impolitely. For example, when we walk into a store nothing is said to us, no greeting, nothing. However, when a Caucasian or white person walks through the door, they receive a friendly greeting along with great customer service. This occurs because some Caucasians still have hatred towards African-Americans. In some instances, it is not just…

Everything happens for a reason. All causes have effects. While the relationship between causes and effects is obvious, there is no correlation between the connotations of those causes and effects; by this I mean a positive cause does not necessarily mean a positive effect. One of the most eye catching examples of this is slavery. Slavery is looked at by most people as one of the most embarrassing, filthy, and disappointing times in American history. It brought forth immense amounts of pain,…

Do you enjoy music, movies, books, or even poems, etc. If you answered yes, did you know shakespeare has a lot to do with it today? Yes, shakespeare. Who even is Shakespeare and what did he do? Shakespeare was an actor, playwright, and a poet, he is even known as the English national poet. Shakespeare is known all over the world mostly for his poems and plays. Shakespeare has created many works that are still popular today and many people use it for inspiration and are influenced based on…