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    Can you think of famous people who kept trying and never gave up? Song Minho, a kpop rapper, has failed being a singer for two times but the third time, didn’t fail. I am going to introduce you to Song Minho starting off with his childhood, then his journey of becoming a singer, and last the current Minho. First of all, Song Minho was born on March 30, 1993 in South Korea, Yongin. He has a younger sister who debuted as a singer before Minho. Minho loved drawing and singing. But he was a bit…

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    I. The music is a diverse mix of modern Broadway music and rap music. A. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the musical and acted as Alexander Hamilton himself, felt that hip-hop and rap worked best for Hamilton’s life. 1. Each founding father has a different rap pattern and abinet meetings are performed through rap battles. 2. Elizabeth Schuyler, Alexander’s wife, sings the love song “Helpless” like a Sara Bareilles song before her sister Angelica performs “Satisfied” like a Beyoncé jam. 3.…

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    Rap music argues for the values and importance of culture representation and freedom of speech. Scholars debate Rap’s represents; violence, demeans women, and destroys America’s values. Despite many aspects of the stated themes maybe true and contribute to the negative stereotype; however, there is another side to rap music that needs to be uncovered. Rap artist may often have explicitly vulgar lyrics; however, they are intending to grasp listener’s attention, and bring awareness to the…

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    Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, vocalist, lyricist, record maker, mold architect, and business person. Conceived in Atlanta and brought up in Chicago, West quickly went to workmanship school before getting to be noticeably known as a maker for Roc-A-Fella Records in the mid 2000s, delivering hit singles for specialists, for example, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. Expectation on seeking after a performance vocation as a rapper, West discharged his presentation collection The College Dropout in…

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    Regardless of what anyone tells you, most rappers are "conscious" rappers. To be conscious simply means to be aware of your existence, thoughts, & surroundings & that is exactly what a majority of hip hop artist do in their music. Hip hop gives young rappers the platform to show the world their point of view by combining their ability to write poetry & flow steadily to a beat. Whether you like or don't what they're saying, most hip hop artist are conscious because their music is their…

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    Jay Z Vs. Big Pimpin

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    Jay Z is currently in court for a lawsuit filed against his 1999 hit, "Big Pimpin'." He is scheduled to testify on Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed by Osama Ahmed Fahmy, the nephew of late Egyptian songwriter Baligh Hamdi; Fahmy accused Jay Z, née Shawn Carter, of using part of Hamdi's composition in "Big Pimpin'." The composition Jay Z is being accused of violating is titled "Khosara Khosara." Defending alongside Jay Z is Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, who helped produce the track. According to…

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    A lot of artist use pathos, logos, and ethos in their music everyday to explain a argument. The “Other Side” by Macklemore has a lot of logos in his lyrics as he described how his friend Pimp C was killed by over dose of the purple drank a.k.a lean when he says, “ thinking he might of sipped just a little bit too much of the cough syrup.” He also argues that this drink is very addictive and is influencing our youth. Lean is a addictive cough syrup(promethazine) mixed with sprite that most…

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    For many decades, there has been the connotation that “rappers want to be athletes, athletes want to be rappers” (Stoute 150). We’ve seen the intermingling of the two professions from the early 90s when Shaquille O’Neal started rapping (Joseph, Revisiting Shaquille). Others, like Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson, also hopped on the bandwagon early. Now, there are much more serious attempts by those of Louis Williams and Damian Lillard. On the other side, we have seen numerous hip-hop artists…

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    Public Speaking Analysis In 2015 Scott Mescudi, or commonly known by his rapper-name, Kid Cudi, traveled back to his hometown of Cleveland Ohio to visit his old high school and deliver a TEDx Talk. In the talk, Scott talks about his younger days spent in the same school of Shaker Heights. He then tells his story of how he moved to New York at young age to pursue his dream of becoming a professional rapper. After many trials and tribulations, he reached his dream. Currently Scott is a Grammy…

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    The Weeknd Analysis

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    A trend with The Weeknd’s work seems that with every project of his the tone is set by its introductory song. His cover of Michael Jackson’s ‘Dirty Diana’ capitalized on the ominous sound throughout Echoes of Silence while the mundaneness of ‘Real Life’ was carried throughout his Grammy nominated Beauty Behind the Madness. Disappointingly, that's not the case with his newest album, Starboy. The album kicks off with the Daft Punk produced 'Starboy', a marvelous ode to his luxurious lifestyle,…

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