Freestyle rap

1980’s, is N.W.A. The group started in 1986 with Easy-E, Ice Cube, and Dr. Dre; they went on to include Mc Ren and DJ Yella. They were famous for their songs “Straight Outta Compton”, “Fuck tha Police”, and “Express Yourself”. N.W.A brought gangsta rap into the mainstream of music at the time and as a result influenced thousands of people. They also brought to light issues of the time, such as police prejudice against blacks and the stereotyping of all young blacks as drug dealers or criminals…

Today, I will be discussing my opinion on how rap has influenced many kids’ lives in society. From a good and bad point of view on how it miss lead and help guide kids in life. Rap is a unique god given talent that he has blessed many in this world too do. Expressing about their feelings, struggles, and up bringing in their lives. Having a strong voice too rap about the society hardships, their success, and their situations in the world. Spreading positivity and knowledge to all views, majority…

several things. The one that I would like to touch on is music. Demographics is used for advertisement to grab the potential buyer’s attention. It is meant to reel in more customers to attract more fans. A typical demographic for someone that listens to rap music is normally a young male between the ages of 15-30 years old. A rapper like Future…

Abe, Daudi J. 6 'n the Morning: West Coast Hip-hop Music, 1987-1992 & the Transformation of Mainstream Culture. United States: Over the Edge, 2013. Print. Daudi Abe is a Seattle-based professor, writer, and historian who has taught courses on culture, race, gender, communication, education, hip-hop, and sports for over 20 years. In his article, he discusses how west coast hip-hop during the late ‘80s and early ‘90s heavily impacted societal views on hip-hop and music entirely. In addition, he…

Rock n’ Roll is better than Hip-hop for many different reason. Rock n’ Roll is a type of music dating back to the 50s and defined by simple melodies and heavy beats. While Hip-hop is defined as rapping with an electronic backing. In fact, Rock n’ Roll is rated second best music genres and is only beat by heavy metal therefore better than hip-hop. Rock n’ Roll is better than Hip-hop because it has diverse meanings for different viewers, in addition it is more pleasing to hear, and bring people…

Of the several amazing performers showed in the film, I choose to watch and describe DJ Shadow’s performance. One of the first times DJ Shadow shows up in the video is during the jam session with DJ Q-Bert, DJ Relm, and DJ Flare. When it was not his turn to show off his style and moves, DJ Shadow listened to the others around him, and even bopped his head to the beat and groove of the other turntablists. When it was DJ Shadow’s turn, he used a style of very fast-paced scratching and fader…

How does rap influence us today? Rap has come along way from when it first started and now. It has a different meaning in it then when it first started. Now rap is more about like drugs, sex, and money. Back then it was more about problems or about you. So here are some reasons why rap influences us. Rap influences us by the way we talk, the way we act around others, and the way we look at the world. We is referring to teens people by the way. One of the obvious ways rap influences is by the…

1. The music culture I chose is rap. More than a century before rap gained its popularity in America, West African musicians also known as griots, were telling stories rhythmically with just the beat of a drum. When slaves were brought over to America, this style of storytelling continued and evolved to eventually be known as the rap we know today. Rapping essentially involves the speaking or chanting of rhyming lyrics, often set to a beat. These rhymes often address provocative subjects such…

Hip-hop is another name for rap and it originally started as a means of bringing the youth together in the inner cities, but as its popularity began to grow so did the purpose behind it. There is six elements to hip hop and they include: a B-boy and B-girl, DJing, MCing, beat boxing, graffiti, and knowledge. With the rise of the hip-hop era, DJ’s are initially the most important because they play the music at events and keep the crowd dancing. Later on, MC’s gain popularity as they resemble the…

Kendrick Lamar has captured the heart of many people with his courageous was of standing up for “Black Lives Matter,’ with his song “Alright.” This gallant young man age 28 was know as Kendrick Lamar or K-Dot. His real name is Kendrick Lamar Duckworth he was born in Compton, California, on June 17,1987. His parents moved from Chicago to Campton in hope of escaping city’s gangs. Kendricks father had been a part of the notorious Gangster Disciples gang. In the 1980s the West Coast gang presence…