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Next Generation in the role of Jimmy Brooks, a wheelchair-bound character he played for seven years.” While still appearing in Degrassi he decided to make the cross over from acting to hip pop he released his first mix-tape in 2006 but he didn’t get that big push until the following year with his song Replacement girl making it as the “the new song of the day” on 106 and park Impact on the music industry Drake’s impact on the music industry is not measurable. Drake has managed to carve out his…

Hip-hop culture developed during the seventies. Throughout its formation, the various elements were at some time or another, deemed unacceptable. Graffiti artists faced jail sentences, break dancing became illegal in some areas, and rap music has been severely criticized for various reasons. These elements were never analyzed in an oppositional manner until recently, however. Hip-hop culture represented the claiming of urban communities by the residents. Writers decorated the empty walls of…

streets being doubted to getting recognized at the Grammy’s to having its own award show, but along the way record companies managed to steer Rap of its intended course and purpose from the voice of the streets to being the voice of corporations What is Hip Hop? It is a name for the 4 elements of the late 70 's New York City renaissance which includes break dancing, emceeing (rapping), graffiti, and turntablism. It was birthed at the end of the Disco era and the first rap was released in 1979,…

Breakdancing marked the beginning of the hip-hop movement in dance. It consisted of unique styles and movements that still exist in breakdancing today. Breakdancing, or “b-boying” rapidly grew since the 1970s and is popular amongst many street dancers today. The history behind breakdancing derived mainly from Puerto Rican and African American dancers in New York. These dancers brought different movements and terminology within breakdancing that are very iconic within this style of dance. This…

Hip-hop as a genre has been used in the past as a means for oppressed peoples to stand up against “racial and socioeconomic injustices, which are deeply embedded within American culture”(Henry, West, & Jackson 238). Although, the hip hop and rap genres were used as a tool they have also been very harmful to the images of the black women. Hip hop culture has embraced misogyny as a norm and a practice that most relevant artists participate in. The lyrics in the songs promote this attitude, and…

According to the American Kennel Club, the German Shepherd is an “all-purpose” service dog. They are generally large in size, swift, intelligent, and powerful. The ancestry of the German Shepherd, much like that of many canines, was originated from “herding and farm dogs.” The association of the German Shepherd to man was comradeship and service. German Shepherds are known for their “loyalty, courage, and ability to assimilate…” The successful training of this canine should yield well-ordered…

wants nothing more than to be an opera singer. And in Louisiana there is a little Black girl who wants to be the girl you see in the music videos. Hip Hop in its entirety is a global phenomenon started by African Americans who revamped a mixture Rock, R&B, Jazz, and spoken word to create music that would rock the world on it’s axis. Today’s image of Hip Hop however does not have that much of a positive impact on the mental well-being of Black women. From Sir Mix-A-Lot’s Baby Got Back to Nelly’s…

Hip-Hop, today, is one of the most influential subcultures in popular culture, and its music is considered to be one of the most popular and powerful genres. In it’s origins, It gave voices to the youth of the 70’s and 80s, and gave them relevance in a world that otherwise wouldn’t through their paintings on New York subways that went “all-city”. Youth and even other, older, individuals with voices that were unheard were eventually heard through all means of Hip-Hop as well. The Hip-Hop movement…

Most writers, consciously or unconsciously, find a way to incorporate other aspects of their lives into their works. This occurs in other forms of art including paintings and music of all genres. When this happens, the reader may find it difficult to make sense of some aspects of the work if there is a lack of background knowledge of the owner of said work. An example of a piece of literary work that requires some background information is a song titled “Fireworks” by Aubrey Drake Graham…

opinion I decided to make him my favorite rapper next to The Game and Eminem. Listening to “Humble” felt like and sounded if Kendrick was making a comeback. In Rolling Stones, Christopher R. Weingarten says about K-Dot: “Kendrick Lamar has already taken hip-hop to the outer galaxies of style,…