Freestyle rap

rapper. Eminem started his music career in 1996 when he released his independent album, Infinite. He made the decision to pursue music full time after the birth of his little girl, Hallie Jade Scott. In 1997, he traveled to LA to attend the Rap Olympics Rap Battle and finished 2nd overall. However, despite not winning, he impressed many people and his demo tape made its rounds across several different record companies eventually landing in the arms of Interscope Records CEO, Jimmy Iovine.…

My favorite era of Rap was the 90’s because that is when my favorite rapper was born the one and only B.I.G, a.k.a biggie, his real name being Christopher Wallace. Many people think Biggie and Tupac were the ones to start the art of rap, But really they only made it better in their era. Plenty of people had talent and when it came to rapping we had Beatboxers, singers, lyricists…

They filmed a music video together called “Bonnie and Clyde” in Mexico for one of Jay-Z’s top songs. Jay-Z returned the favor and was featured in one of Beyonce's music videos “Crazy In Love”. They both won the best R&B song and best Rap/Sung collaboration awards in 2004, at the Grammy Awards. It was so obvious that Beyonce and Jay-Z had something going on for the longest time and the paparazzi was on their tail. The second that Beyonce revealed that she and Jay-Z were together on the…

In this performance he focuses more on his community by stating his independent stance, advocacy and compassion as a performing artist, presenting his work in such a way, and sampling jazz, rap, and a little funk to diversify the sound while spreading awareness to police brutality towards the African American community. For this reason, I would consider this a breakthrough performance for not only Kendrick Lamar but for the African American…

failing career or to promote new acts. The five original VJ’s Mark Goodman, JJ Jackson, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter and Martha Quinn were a powerhouse of personality’s that drew in almost as many viewers as the videos with their quick wit and easy freestyles. MTV’S style of hand held quick cuts and whipsaw cameras had a big impact on 80’s culture and was quickly adopted by many television shows including Miami Vice. MTV became the center of the music business by helping bands like Men at Work…

“The poverty line, we not above /So out come the mask and glove cause we ain’t feelin’ the love/ We ain’t doing crime for the sake of doing crime/ We movin’ dimes cause we ain’t doin’ fine” - Jay Z, Say Hello. These four lines are the embodiment of the relationship between hip hop and what happens in the less glamorous parts of the nation’s star city, New York. For decades New York has been the hip hop headquarters, to a point where the goal was and is still to be named “King of New York.” Hip…

Starting Out and the Basics If you’re thinking about learning how to ride a skateboard there are some things you’ll need before you join the skater world. You’ll need a skateboard of course, but what kind you get is all up to you. Also, you should get knee, elbow, and wrist pads. Anyone who is going to start skateboard should get a helmet and a pair if durable shoes. I personally, being the one prone to accidents, decided to start with a long board. Of course I have good shoes and a helmet. You…

The style is different, the artists are different and what the artist sing about is way different. Nowadays in 2016 hip hop and rap are the most common and most listened to genres of music with famous artist as Drake, Fetty wap, Rhianna and many more. Once declining in popularity R&B and hip-hop climbed its way to the top again in 2013 and has remained the most popular form of…

Hip Hop in society is anything but a word. It is a living thing that grows, changes, and expresses itself as it goes through this. No matter how it may change though, it has always had one single meaning for its existence: peace; and with this meaning for existence, there must always be nine elements that are presence in order for Hip Hop to fulfill its purpose. The first element of Hip Hop, is dancing. Usually those who dance in Hip Hop are considered either the B-boy or the B-girl, and they…

Hands’ where he raps: “Long hair she don 't care, when she walks, she gets stares.” The last two words of the lines, care and stare, rhyme. This method is used a lot in rapping, or in hip-hop in…