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and personas. Miles Davis and Kanye West, despite having so much between them, contain many parallels when observing what made them into icons. Miles Davis is one of the greatest, if not the greatest jazz musician ever. His album, “Kind of Blue”, is the best selling jazz album of all time, going platinum four times. That is nearly four times the sales of the runner up. The second best,…

currently. It was founded by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn (co-creator of Tank Girl). They created four fictional cartoon characters based on avatars. Each cartoon has a distinct personality. The two have created music videos, cartoons, multi-platinum albums, multi-media franchise of books and stage shows based around the virtual band. There is plenty of stuff you did not know about them. Despite the various items you may have known about this band, and music legends, there are some intriguing…

increasingly used that platform and her art to address racial inequality, especially in the wake of police-involved deaths of black men that have dominated headlines in recent years” (Peterson, 2016). During the 2016 Super Bowl 50 halftime performance Beyoncé paid homage to the Black Panther Party, them, celebrating 50 years after their “formation” in 1966. The Super Bowl brings in over 100 million viewers and for Beyoncé to perform such a racially stemmed performance, given this country’s…

for three albums right after her thirteenth birthday. It sounds amazing that a thirteen year old could accomplish the types of dreams every girl would fantasize about. But, she made her dreams real. Her first two albums did not turn out as well as Shakira hoped for. She claimed that they were poorly produced and designed out of her own creative power. She then released an album in 1996, called Pies Descalzos, which translates to"bare feet”. It sold more than 3 million copies. The album…

because Melbourne five piece The Paper Kites literally crafted their sophomore album twelvefour when the rest of the world was asleep. “The album is a concept record, based around a theory that an artist's creative peak is between the hours of midnight and 4am,” says frontman Sam Bentley. The result is a collection of 10 tracks, mixing the introspection of the night with smooth guitar rifts. “If I could sum up the album, it’s about what happens when selfishness and love collide.” Describing…

“I’m not on the white man’s side, or the black man’s side. I’m on God’s side.” Bob Marley was an extraordinary man that will always be remembered in many ways. He grew up in the ghetto and instead of staying, he emerged from it and made a man of himself. Even though he was not always accepted because of his drug use, Bob Marley went on to become a legendary reggae musician. Born on February 6, 1945 in St. Ann Parish, Jamaica, Bob Marley didn’t have much. He grew up in rural village known as…

The Mystery of the slaying of The Notorious B.I.G “Every hustler knows you can’t hustle forever”. Christopher Wallace, or The Notorious B.I.G, was a Brooklyn based rapper who made Sean “Puffy” Combs and Bad Boy records a success. He was described as ‘“A mountain of a man , 6ft 3in, 280 lb, black as tar, with a W.C. Fields scowl and a lazy eye”’ (History). But Wallace’s life was short lived. He was shot at a red light in Los Angeles by an unknown shooter. Many people place the blame on the blood…

known in America and around the world, that is why Frank Sinatra deserves a commemorative stamp for being an artist that defined an era both on the big screen and through the radio waves. In 1939 Frank Sinatra worked at clubs around NYC, later that year he was approached by a trumpeter named Harry James who was looking for a singer asked if he would join him, he later left the band after seven months to join Tommy Dorsey's orchestra. When he joined Dorsey’s band his success flourished, in 1941…

successful actress, her prime in the acting business being in the 1950s and 60s. She is very well known for her film Breakfast at Tiffany’s and her Broadway performance of Gigi, and is one of only 13 people who have received an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony award. She was also active in helping children in need through the organization UNICEF. Despite the fact that Audrey had to manage numerous hardships throughout her life, including a near death experience as an infant, the battle to…

Universal and begin transforming her debut demo Baduizm. Baduizm exploded onto the music scene in 1997 with soulful hits such as "On & On", "Next Lifetime", and "Appletree". The album marked a shift in the music of its time and began on what was the neo-soul movement. Baduizm won critical acclaim and won Badu two Grammy Awards , for best female R&B vocal performance and best R&B…