Nerdcore hip hop

“Dear America, we accept the fact that we’re different and live with certain labels not necessarily willfully obtained by our own accord. But we think you’re crazy for making us live them, telling us who you think we are. You see us as you want to see us - in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that in each and every one of us is a brain. And a jock, and a loser, a rich girl, and a nerd. Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club.” That's not necessarily how John Hughes chose to end his 1985 blockbuster The Breakfast Club (Hughes), but a 2016-2017 rewrite might follow suit in the same way. In each and every high school, subcultures and stereotypes are perpetuated unto students that seem to fit according to their peers, but are they necessarily fair? Judd Nelson’s character in The Breakfast Club didn’t seem to have much of a choice in the title of “criminal” and the same is today for the very different title of “nerd.” Merriam-Webster defines nerd as “a person who behaves awkwardly around other people and usually has unstylish clothes, hair, etc” (“Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary”). To the naked eye, this might be someone seen as rather smart and maybe a social pariah to the outgoing and popular. In this essay, I will discuss how in today’s culture, this stereotype is perpetuated unfairly due to the anti-intellectualism movement, social status, and portrayal in the media, often leading to ostracizing the…

You find yourself surrounded by a horde of flesh-eating zombies. You only have time to save one of two people, one a snob, the other a nerd. You know that each have their strengths and weaknesses. So who do you pick and trust with your life? Both snobs and nerds are generally chastised by society. Snobs are hated for their ‘’I think I am better than you attitude’’, and nerds are hated for their inability to relate with ‘’normal people’’. I am of the persuasion that being a nerd is a better…

Hamilton has caused a scene since the moment it hit Broadway. Many people were skeptical about a musical about a founding father, especially one based on hip-hop rap. When critics came out of the theater for the first time, however, they couldn’t give it higher praises. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, though. Being a play about a founding father, politics, and breaking molds people also denounced it. One such person was Alex Nichols’ in his article, “You Should Be Terrified That…

aspire to become different things in life. The little Asian girl down the street wants to be a Veterinarian. There is a little Caucasian girl in California who wants to be an Olympic volleyball player. There is a little girl in Ireland who 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,…

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…

life in order to understand the artist’s purpose in the work and to reveal certain emotions and modes of thought linked with the author. To start off, the first verse basically describes Drake’s social status and his rise to fame. He emphasizes the hardships he had to fight through to become the successful person that he is - “From the concrete who knew that a flower would grow.” Additionally, this quote bears a further allusion to a poem by famous hip hop artist Tupac Shakur titled “The Rose…

Ian Villarmarzo English 109, Mr. Kane Song analysis Final draft April 20, 2017 Stay Humble Kendrick Lamar is by far the greatest rapper of today’s generation. K-dot (which is a nick name for Kendrick) has been working hard to become the greatest rapper of today’s generation from Pimp a Butterfly Lamar has become huge and has been nominated at the Grammys the same amount of times as the great Michael Jackson. Once I heard Lamar’s new song “Humble” in my opinion I decided to make him my…

trust in others due to a challenging past. You might know him from his most recent song God's Plan and that's not all. He has sold over 10 million albums only in the US. Drake's early life has been just the start of his career. Born October 24, 1986, his childhood was split between two avenues of midtown Toronto. He grew up with his mother being Jewish and his father being African American. He had a lot of time on his hands because his parents divorced when he was at the age of four so he didn't…

Hip hop and rap has swallowed the entertainment industry and is in charge when it comes to new music. Rapping has turned into its own culture and with any movement there will more than likely be a leader. Kendrick Lamar is the biggest name in hip hop. Storytelling has been Lamar’s greatest skill and most primary mission. He articulates in human terms, the intimate specifics of daily self defense from surroundings. The king of rap grew up in Compton California and has consistently registered top…

All rappers degrade black women and the people who support these corrupt rappers hate black women also. Jennifer Mclune’s “Hip-Hop’s Betrayal of Black Women” creates this biased inference within its readers after reading the text. Mclune is a writer, activist, and librarian that lives in Washington D.C. Her article, “Hip-Hop’s Betrayal of Black Women,” first appeared in an online magazine called Z Magazine in 2006. The story discusses how rappers feel that they have a privilege over women and…