Hip hop music

popularity is that a child’s exposure to rap music at a young age and into their adolescence is to blame for the violent acts he or she commits as a teen. What’s behind rap’s bad rap? Its correlation to teen violence is a complex social issue that has quite polarizing stances taken on it. Sid Kirchheimer of WebMD Health News points out that traditionally cutting edge and trendy popular music has been blamed for society 's negatives. From Elvis and his shaking hips to Nirvana, songs and artists…

controversial person in the world of Hip Hop and at the same time, he was the first critically accepted white MC1. His real name is Marshall Mathers III – growing up in Detroit he was in a very difficult position because the local rap scene was totally dominated by black people2. Nevertheless, he managed to do something impossible and get incredible fame – his album The Eminem Show won the Grammy Award and Without Me, which is the single from this production, won the best music video award.…

What music do you like listening to? Does it affect the way you act? Does it affect the way your friends act? If it does then something needs to be done. All songs have a message to convey. The influence of music on our children is becoming higher and higher each day.The influence of music can be positive and negative. The influence of music does not only affect children but also adults. There is an influence of music lyrics on children because 1/3 of songs have references to negative…

use the remaining hours to rest before an overloaded morning? As I try to answer that question, a larger, looming one presents itself: Do I follow my dream of becoming a major music producer or do I take a safer route, earning a degree and finding a steady paying day job? As I have grown, so has the presence of music in my life. Starting in 3rd grade, I began taking trombone lessons, which developed into a 4 year run at band. It was as my middle school career as…

Chief Keef and Famous Dex: An in Depth Comparison Chief Keef and Famous Dex are both popular, hip-hop recording artists who share many of the same qualities in music and style. The two musicians also share similar backgrounds, but have differences in music style. Keith Cozart, otherwise known as Chief Keef, is a famous dread-headed recording artist and rapper. In fact, he blew up from his hit song “Don’t Like”, and also gained his stardom at only the age of fifteen. On the other hand, being…

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (Lupe Fiasco) and Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. are one of the best influential hip moguls of our generation. Both artists are from Chicago, Illinois and share similar back-stories in their lives, which was able to propel them from the stereotypical rappers that only talk about drugs money and sex. Common who made his debut in the 90’s talks about keeping Hip Hop from falling into the loop that mainstream rapping is turning into and with that his song “Dooinit” Which talks about a…

"I was your first music, I used to make beats and say Go Tata, Get Busy, Go Tata..I did that for all of my children, everyone got the Get Busy"- Abu I was born in 1988 Hip-Hop's golden year. My parents were teenagers, 17 and 18 years old at the time and just like most kids in the 80's my Abu was engulfed in everything Hip-Hop. Even right now while writing this article he's texting me a plethora of artists that he listened to. For example, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, Public Enemy, Big Daddy Kane,…

Puerto Rico music grows as a lively product of different cultural resources. West Africa and Spain are the prominent musical sources of Puerto Rico. During 19th century, Puerto Rican settlers fortunes increased and they become more ambitions because their social aspirations grew. Those children who show passion, devotion and interest in music were sent abroad to learn and practice music so that they could be able to enhance and boost their talents. Manuel Tavares was a composer of one of the…

his songs, it gave him a unique perspective of his life that many of his fans appreciated. His songs address race and class from a perspective that isn’t usually shown in rap or hip hop. He likes to find ways to differentiate himself and dedicate to his music and his people. It doesn't take too long listening to his music to see how his personal touch is everywhere from his personal insights to his self-produced beats. Donald McKinley Glover, Jr., also known as Childish Gambino is an actor,…

the billboard hot one hundred. He also acquired a grammy in 2005 for his work. Even though the song was popular in the early 2000’s it still prosecutes much relevance to this day. Anyone could listen to this song, but the lyrics are written for hip hop music listeners who struggle to keep up with the materialist American dream our society has manifested. Consequently, this standard has caused a wide spread of people feeling self-conscious with themselves. Kanye relates to his audience…