N.W.A

Two days prior to heading out for his freshman year of college, 18 year old Michael Brown Jr. was an unarmed teenager who was gunned down by a local police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. As of September 24th, 2014, the offending police officer, Darren Wilson, is on paid vacation leave and has yet to be arrested for this over-authoritative crime. In the United States we have seen too many unjust murders of unarmed black youth at the hands white individuals in a position of authority. Add this…

Hip hop culture can be traced all the way back to the 1930’s when African American men would retell stories, sometimes of World War I, using rhythm, rhyme and poetry for entertainment. This process was often referred to as “signifying” or “playing the dozens.” These soon were passed on and became what we today know as rapping. Telling a story was still a prevalent part of rapping but improvisation was introduced around the 1970’s. During this time, there were block parties around New York and…

One of the most praised American hip hop groups N.W.A success stemmed from the basis of rape culture, Sikivu Hutchinson argues in her article “Straight Outta Rape Culture”. In the most famous 1988 song “Straight Outta Compton”, they murmur the story of neighborhood girl raped and murdered (“So what about…

Imagine a world where your worst fears are your reality. Sadly, this is what believed to be depicted through hip hop and rap. Ever since hip hop's big uprising within the early eighties, Hip hop has negative influence youth. Although some people believe that the language of Hip Hop is too violent or vulgar for teenagers, it's nearly forty-year tradition has positively empowered African American communities to unify and rebel against oppressive forces; therefore, Hip Hop should be recognized as a…

their beats from g-funk samples. These g-funk samples had a laid-back, relaxed, type of beat. West Coast rap consisted of lyrics focused on “Gangbanging” and everyday struggles. Famous rappers of the West and East coast included: Tupac, Snoop Dogg, N.W.A, Biggie and…

Music’s Forbidden Fruit “I know my God, I know my God seen His breaks and His edges are jagged for giving that pain to His city in gold,” says Noname in Chance the Rapper’s song “Finish Line/Drown.” Religion has been one of the most popular conversations since the beginning of time; whether you are religious or not, the question of how we came to be has crossed your mind. What is religion? It is defined as the belief in a god or gods, but does it mean something different to you? If you think…

In the past 30 years or so, hip hop has tried politics and it has tried gansterism. But in the end it settled for capitalism, which energized it and brought it to a position of global dominance (Steve Yates Rap lyrics encourage positive capitalist views). The topic of Rap and its effects has a deep history to consider, and there will always be both supporters and critics who continue to debate this topic. There is data that proves both sides right and wrong. Some people think it promotes sexism…

Unfortunately this groundbreaking achievement didn 't last long, since N.W.A was soon after banned from mainstream radio station for their explicit content. But it didn 't matter that the stations weren 't playing their songs, because they were already being heard. In the same year Yo! MTV Raps premiered, it was a whole show…

Rap is becoming an increasingly popular genre of music specially with today’s youth as it is somehow considered a part of the youth culture. Today, it is featured increasingly among popular advertisements, radio and even on television shows. Rap is genre wherein you can express challenges and experiences in life in a form of a story. Although that is sometimes the case, rude and inappropriate themes are also expressed in rap. The question that I will be answering in this essay is How has the…

unhealthy relationships and how bad things can be at home. The mood in both of this song and the book is desperate. They are both desperate for love and will do anything to stay by their family/man. This is in chapter 17. • “F*** Tha Police” by the N.W.A. is the eighth and final song on this soundtrack. This song talks about how the group is racially profiled. Similar to the book where Tom Robinson is used as the fall guy for a crime. Tom Robinson is used as the fall guy because he is black.…