Fugees

Unquestionably, hip hop is one of the most influential cultural movements to emerge in the latter part of the 20th century. The profound influence of hip hop can be seen in pop culture can be seen across the globe. But, contrary to popular belief, hip hop isn’t just the music alone. It is a complex culture born in the concrete streets of New York’s South Bronx; bred in the five borough’s housing projects, parks, clubs and community centers, where the sons and daughters of Afro-Caribbean and…

Refugees: debunking the myths of the European Refugee Crisis. In 2015 Europe received as many as 1 Million refugees escaped war-torn nations by sea to reach Europe and this is only those that came across the Mediterranean Sea. Germany took in 1.1 million refugees in 2015, in one year Germanys population increased my 1.1 million people. This means millions more people in need of a home, food, water and access to their basic rights. This means that European countries are trying to accommodate for…

sight and extended a box full of candy through the doorway. Even though the woman was startled at first, she was able to see past the boys differences and treated them how she would any other child. Through this last portion of the book we learn the fugees don’t win the championship cup at the end of the season, but the personal growth the boys develop stretches fair beyond their season Through the efforts made by Luma and her team they created a network to help support the refugees and their…

with two nominations, two NAACP Image Awards, including thirteen nominations, one Emmy Award, with three nominations and an Academy Award nomination. Queen Latifah became an influence to R&B, soul, and hip-hop artists, such as Eve, Da Brat, Lil' Kim, Fugees, Darius Brown-Bey, Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott, Remy Ma, Ivy Queen, Foxy Brown, Ms. Dynamite, and Naughty by…

By the 1990's rap artists like, DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, Curtis Blow and Biz Markie were no longer accepted in the rap music" (Toms, 2006, p1). Those rap artists were considered as roll models, because those rap artists relayed positive messages to their listeners (Toms, 2006, p1). "The majority of today's rap culture involves a lot of explicit material and negativities" (McGarrell). According to McGarrell, This new form of rap music glorifies big money, degrading of women, drugs,…