Gangsta rap

take to create the music he desired. He took a similar approach for clothes and created his own clothing company. He witnessed what a great outcome rap was having on the business of other goods such as Cristal champagne and Iceberg Denim and when he desired to link up with brands to cross-promote, nobody would back him. The same strategy Jay used for rap he used for other ventures, one of them being Roc-a-Wear, an exceedingly popular clothing…

music writer and hip-hop enthusiast Joan Morgan expresses her deep concern of the negative influence lyrics in rap music have on women and people of the African American community, as stated in her essay, "From Fly-Girls to Bitches and Hos". Morgan shares her views on the root causes of the prevalence of misogyny in rap music lyrics. Morgan illuminates the hidden causes of the harsh sexism in rap music lyrics and argues that one needs to look deeper to understand why the misogyny exists and how…

who enjoyed rapping. He would sell drugs at a low price sparking heat amongst competing dealers, for instance. After a few close calls with the law, Jay Z decided he needed to travel along a safer route; this is when he decided to start a career in rap. Walton would go on to create the empire known as Wal-Mart, and Jay Z would go on to become a music executive while launching a music company, his own cologne, and his own Reebok sneaker, among other things. Since Walton and Jay Z both…

Hip hop comprises of music, dancing, art, poetry, language and style or as it’s called now of days Swag. Its creators/ entrepreneurs were from the inner-city hard-not society: frustrated young people who felt subjugated by the system, disqualified from conventional culture, and frantic with emotions waiting to be express. These cultural entrepreneurs did a lot of illegal, condemned, or otherwise disapproved of the music industry in the beginning. In modern time hip hop is now a global…

entertain, but is used to educate about the culture for example some classical music has no words but when people analyse the music itself it is cut in to pieces and the instruments can be seen to show meaning. In this essay the aim will be to look at rap/hip-hop music, in particular I will be looking into whether or not hip-hop is a narrative of “the street’. Music has always been related to a reflection of the way the society is feeling or being ran at the time, for example hip hop, has been…

radio stations I have set on my car radio begin with a Christian rock station, then a punk rock station, then the next two play today's hits, then the fifth station plays mostly hip hop and rap. On my Pandora radio, I have almost 100 radio stations and they are all different. I have classical music stations, rap,…

In the late 90’s and early 2000’s Contemporary R&B music ruled the charts. R&B had a compilation of soul, pop, funk, hip hop and dance. Composer’s such as Teddy Riley influenced the blend of R&B and hip hop which opened doors for a new sound of music. Artists such as Micheal Jackson, Bobby Brown, Jodeci, and Boys II Men applied this style of music to their albums. R&B dominated the charts during the early 2000’s and has gained recognition all over the world. Even so, there are artists with great…

she easily climbed popularity charts as she made cameos in several famous rappers’ songs, such as Trey Song’s “Bottoms Up” and Kanye West’s “Monster”. Since then, much of Nicki’s rap has focused on her many achievements and boasting of success, inadvertently carving out a space for a female rapper in the male-dominated rap industry. Although she is known for making many features in others’ songs, her own media still delivers a powerful and often controversial punch. One of them being her 2014…

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…