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From Music to Big Screen By: Tameka J Most people in Hollywood are triple threats, acting, singing/rapping, and dancing. There is a number of music artist that have crossed over into acting. There are very few that can do both successfully. Some artist has been a hit in movies and others who have failed miserably at acting. Here is a list of 10 artists turned actors who showed us their new skills and we were fascinated with them. 10. Bow Wow Bow Wow is a rapper turned actor, with his…

From being a successful hip hop musical artist to engaging in the most controversial arguments and activities of all time Kanye West has been listed one of the most controversial person. Most of society can’t see past his outrage, outburst in the media. Some may say once he married the controversial well known Kim Kardashian was when things took a shift for the worse. He is constantly being judged and scrutinized by most. There have been times when he had to consult professional help because it…

Imagine going from selling drugs to selling millions of records and becoming a huge name in the music industry. Snoop Dogg is a huge name in the music industry today. You can ask anyone on the street who Snoop Dogg is and they will know who he is. Now you must be wondering how you can go from nothing to something from selling drugs to selling records. Snoop Dogg went through some tough times when he was younger. Snoop and his family lived on the eastern part of long beach. The eastern part of…

Growing up in a household that shared a love for music, created a massive impact into Bruno Mars’ life as an artist. Ever since he was young, he’s been exposed to 80’s R&B music which he ended up loving til this day. Bruno Mars’ recent work, 24K Magic, illustrates how he was able to execute an 80’s R&B style album with the use of different components. These components consist of combining various instruments, choice of lyrics, and emotions. He also kept a similar theme to his previous albums,…

A “gadfly” is a metaphor that both Socrates and Martin Luther King Jr. used to describe themselves. They chose this term because the idea can be broken down as such: The enemies of social change are comfort and complacency because when a person is comfortable, he or she has no motivation to change the way things are at that point in time. For there to be a social change, one must be uncomfortable and replace complacency with action. There are some major gadflies of the 21th century, such as,…

Considered by many to be the, “Most talented Rapper of his Generation,” Kendrick Lamar has become extremely influential and popular since the release of his hit album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (Stone). It is this great influence around which his second and most recent album, To Pimp A Butterfly, is based. Throughout the album Lamar struggles in dealing with his wealth and influence: each song is a slow progression from an abusive, wealthy consumer to a wiser man who understands the good he can do…

Sometimes, the music industry can be very tricky and very playful, relative to the highs and lows of fame that an artist can harness from the course of his or her career. We have seen one-hit wonders succumbed to the concept of oblivion and there are the fortunate ones who still managed to survive with their incessant names being on the hot stuff list. When an act died out of exhaustion or an artist’s spotlight dimmed, we thought that they may never come back, leaving us forlorn and dismayed by…

PRESS RELEASE Kanye West for President Kanye West Announces Formation of Presidential Exploratory Committee (Miami, Florida) October 12th, 2015: Today, Kanye Omari West, the internationally acclaimed music producer, business magnate and world renounced fashion designer, officially declared he is compiling an exploratory committee to ensure if his plan of running for the Presidency of the United States of America as an attainable course of action. Mr. West stated, “If my grandfather was here…

Hardworking, energetic, and gifted with talent, Jaquae is the new hip-hop artist to hit the scene. Uniquely-equipped with a distinctive sound, Jaquae’s exceptional ability to make music come alive with storytelling has crowned him the “Hook King.” With just a few years on the music scene, Jaquae has laid down hooks for big name such as Pappose, Rick Ross, Jim Jones, Maino, among others. Born in Harlem, New York and raised in South Carolina, Jaquae began his profession in the entertainment…

“We all self-conscious I’m just the first to admit it” is what Kanye West wrote as his last verse to wrap up his song All Falls Down featuring Syleena Johnson. It was released in 2003 on his mix tape Freshmen Adjustment (cite). The song accomplished to be number seven on 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…