Freestyle rap

uncertainty. Yet, as this violence was being portrayed and reflected through a variety of artists, it began to formulate “gangsta rap”. This form of rap made artists feel powerful through expressing their masculinity in a physical and dominate manner. Through hyper-masculation of members in the Hip-Hop community, competition and violence began to arise again. In a sense, this form of rap music did not just bring awareness to the troubles of the cities, but glorified the violence occurring in…

Don’t you think it would be relieving to actually listen to your favorite rap artist in front of your parents without you having to be worried that he may say something vulgar? The solution to that problem is to censor music lyrics. Music is like the medicine to our souls. Everyone loves music to be honest, but sometimes certain lyrics in the song can just make you skip to the next song or even turn it off. Uncensored music is getting out of control now. For example, now you can hear it on the…

In Nathan McCall’s article “My Rap Against Rap” published by Reader's Digest he expresses how rap music is influencing young black people in today's society. Comparing his experiences to the film The Godfather and the effects they had upon him. Noting its violent gangsters and gunfights have created a fascination among young black Americans, it was the ruthless code of principles that govern the gangster’s lives that he ties to the rap lyrics. McCall took things into his own hands and shot the…

Music has evolved for many years and it has always been the key element of culture. When music first started evolving, people would design their own beats and styles to represent them as a group; however, when the world started evolving there was more equipment to use, such as drums, guitars, computers, pianos, bass player, and etc. Music helps construct self-images of people and express emotions within a group of people. Hip hop and rock and roll are two types of music genres that are capable…

The beastie boys influenced american culture by igniting the explosion of hip-hop. They did this by actually getting their sound into the mainstream of culture. They did this by having completely new and original content(other than the mixing of other artists beats into theirs), and had no problems with acceptance. After hip-hop became recognized, it matured, and a lot more groups starting making hip-hop. . By 1989 Public Enemy was working with The Bomb Squad, N.W.A. released “straight outta…

The song Wings is a song of the alternative hip hop genre produced by famous American Rap artist Macklemore. Macklemore has written and produced many songs that talk of real world issues that are facing society today. These songs discuss problems facing America in its youth and young adult age group. Macklemore uses many appeals from ethos, pathos and logos to tell his stories through his music. The song Wings in particular uses many rhetorical situations to tell the story of a young boy and his…

Tupac Shakur, also known by his stage name, 2PAC, is a rapper from the 90’s. His songs sold more than 75 million copies.He was a very influential artist. He changed the face of rap forever. He is mostly known for his violence lyrics, and his violence actions. His songs are mostly about drugs, alcohol, gang violence, sex, and other problems he faced growing up. He started his career as a backup dancer with Digital Underground. He then went solo and came out with “2pacalypse” He has many awards…

Including deejaying, or “turntabling”; rapping, also known as “MCing” or “rhyming”; graffiti painting, also known as “graf” or “writing”; and “B-boying,” which is a dance style that encompasses the attitude and style that is Hip-Hop. The early stages of rap…

The ongoing war on rap lyrics continue as the problem now seeps into the courtroom. The question at hand is whether rap lyrics should be allowed as evidence against the artist in order to pin him to a crime. The hotly debated subject gives way to many opinions, but as it stands right now; courtrooms have used raps lyrics plenty of times as evidence. Is it moral? Is it right? What people fail to realize is that music is an expression of art and is open to interpretation. Therefore, my stance…

Kendrick Lamar is a rapper from Compton, who has made a big impact in Hip Hop, by having two of the greatest albums this decade GOOD KID, M.A.A.D City and To Pimp a Butterfly. He is known for his innovative take on social issues. Kendrick Lamar’s performance whether it’s the Grammys or the BET awards has received praised and backlash. The Grammy performance which is the most recent occurring on Monday February 15,2016. He used the Grammy performance as a platform to showcase his views on what is…