N.W.A

Social inequality deserves a plethora of attention and awareness due to its everlasting effects on America’s teens in modern day society. Writers are one of the most powerful advocates that use writing to use the various genres of literature as a proactive tool. The issue of inequity and persecution have been around since mankind has, yet it doesn’t have enough attention brought to it. These problems affect everyone at some point in their life, with some others being affected more than others,…

Hip hop is an influential part of urban and pop cultures since its exponential rise in popularity since the early 1970s. The rise of hip hop in urban communities effectively reduced the increasing levels of gang related violence and injustice in society, regardless of the stigma of a negative influence imposed by the mainstream media. The absolute positive ideals of hip hop and its positive effects are evident in the history of hip hop culture, seen through Zulu nation, and even in present day…

Music is such a powerful force of nature, so powerful that is can give birth to a culture. I would like to focus on Rap culture, its essence, power, and influence. I have been blessed to be born when Rap was in its infancy, as I grew I got to watch Rap grow as well. From hanging out on the 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…

fans. Some of the most prominent DJ’s, like Jam Master J and DJ Yella, have played vital roles in the history of Hip Hop. Jam Master J was the DJ for the influential group Run-D.M.C. DJ Yella is known for being a member of the Hip Hop group known as N.W.A. MCing is was most people would commonly refer to as rapping. In today’s society, this is the element of Hip Hop that has the most influence. Some of the biggest names in the history of Hip Hop, like Nas and Tupac, have paved the way for…

Imagine growing up with 19 siblings and being the youngest of your entire crazy family. Of course it’s going to be arguing, sisters stealing clothes, or fighting about who gets to use the bathroom first. It’s also when your older sibling hit you too hard and try to bribe you to get you to shut up or stop crying before you can go tell mom. For instance, when I was five, my siblings and I always argued; whether it was from them stealing my fruit snacks or me going into their room when they weren’t…

rivalries against each other, while competing against each other in the music industry. At the time, the "dominant template for the making of rap music in the south was (Outkast, Petey Pable, and others in the wake of Miami's 2 live Crew), the west (N.W.A., Ice T, Ice Cube, Dr.Dre, Snoop Doggy/Dog, and Tupac), and the Northeast (the Notorious B.I.G, Jay-Z, and later 50 cent)"(Hip Hop). The different styles of rap included neo soul (hip-hop/soul music), rap rock, rap metal, and rapcore…

grandparents can remember, the black male relationship with police have been bad. We are the most targeted out of any race or group by police. One factor that contributed to this hatred of police is the music industry. From the popular old school 1988 N.W.A. song “ F*** The police”, or KRS One’s “Sound of the Police” to the recent songs by new artist like Boosie's” F*** Tha Police” and Beyoncé’s “Freedom” The theme is reoccurring and real. People have been recorded playing these songs at protest…

As Kelly Brown Douglas notes in her book Stand Your Ground, one of reasons for perpetuating slavery after the other Western European countries abolished it was due to America’s belief in Manifest Destiny. White Anglo-Saxons assumed they were called by God to rule the “New World”, but also to rule the Africans they had enslaved. In essence, God chose white people over all other races to be the ruling elites who dominate the world. They are the chosen people, in similar ways to Israel, who were…

rage and fighting violence with violent lyrics themselves. Relating to Spence’s article, proving that police violence is not just seen within race but your class as well. The song relates to other course themes discussed in lecture 8, such as with N.W.A. and gang culture. Proven with the lyrics “crooked officer, i wanna put your ass in a coffin, sir, cause you done fucked with n***** like myself for too long, it’s time to grab my motherfucking nine and get it on.” They also touch on themes…

Throughout hip hop music’s history, community members have debated over what constitutes “real hip hop”, yet recent trends have proven that hip hop as a genre is very open and fluid, where an artist with a unique musical flow can blow up overnight and influence the hip hop music of tomorrow. Of course, hip hop music did not spring out of the blue, but rather it was a newly packaged form of musical delivery that ascended from the music that preceded it. Thus, hip hop was not just a music style…