Rapping

These new rappers and sports stars are being traded and controlled for profit off their black culture for big money in the white man's pocket the same way they were used physically for money and labor. Obviously, this is not as bad as real slavery but it still shows how they can be trapped in racism by letting white men profit off their culture because its “hip”. A lot of rappers make comparisons to the chains they wear being as withholding as slave chains because they realize they are being…

Kendrick Lamar is well known hip hop/ rap artist from Compton, California. He is also one of the most talked about artist in the music industry. He is signed with a small individual record label named Top Dawg Entertainment also known as TDE. He first joined the record label in 2010 with his formal rival Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q. His latest album, “To Pimp A Butterfly” surprisingly, doesn’t include any artist from TDE. Every song on the album only include him, which is not necessarily a bad…

Rap music have been a part of society since the 1990s.Rap was the foundation and escape from the struggles, survival in the poor, and conquering harsh obstacles people faced. They shared and expressed their feelings, using rhymes or poetry, and personal experiences to implement them into music. Artists such as Ice-T, Wu-Tang Clan, 2Pac, and Biggie Smalls have all made an impacted and changed certain people’s lives. These artists express and used life lessons and people who were facing these…

Throughout time, all genres of music have changed drastically. As music changes, the audience does as well. In a modern society, music is heavily influential and can mold the listeners’ perspective. This can be an issue when the content of the music is morally questionable. Rap music mainly talks about violence and the struggles of being from the “hood”. Rap music has become violent, controversial, unoriginal and possibly a negative influence on adolescents. Artist like Biggie Smalls, Tupac,…

Net Worth Drake is a multi-talented American singer, comedian, musician, and actor whose current net worth is estimated to be $3.5 million. He came into lime light when he acted in Drake & Josh which was aired for three years. Apart from acting, his source of income is generated through singing as well. People admire him both as an actor and singer, he will sure earn recognition and fortune in the days to come. It has been revealed that there isn’t any car listed on his name, this made him…

What Makes A Top Hip Hop in 2018? Hip Hop is a style of popular music of US black and Hispanic origin, featuring rap with an electronic backing. Hip Hop is the most listened to music in the world according to Spotify’s analysis. While analyzing the top hip hop songs of 2018, I found that all of them have three things in common that may make them a hit, songs singing about gang-related actions, love or some type of romantic relationship, and having catchy repeating phrases make the charts, such…

The final type of music, as seen through the rise of youth culture, that has made a significant impact on society is hip hop music in Israel/Palestine. The rise of hip hop music can only be understood in the context as emerging the Israeli-Palestinian issue. After the formation of the Israeli state, only fifteen percent of Palestinians remained in the new formed state, obviously comprising the minority of the population. Since they were the minority, they were often discriminated again not just…

When you think of a leader, chances are you do not think about a rapper. Nevertheless, one that can be expected to be sporting overalls on stage one day, and is meeting with the President on another. Even more confusing, he has not released a studio album, but has won three Grammy awards. He was the first artist to perform on Saturday Night Live without a studio record deal and even participated in a recent Kit-Kat advertising campaign. I am describing one of the most influential and inspiring…

By the 1990's rap artists like, DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, Curtis Blow and Biz Markie were no longer accepted in the rap music" (Toms, 2006, p1). Those rap artists were considered as roll models, because those rap artists relayed positive messages to their listeners (Toms, 2006, p1). "The majority of today's rap culture involves a lot of explicit material and negativities" (McGarrell). According to McGarrell, This new form of rap music glorifies big money, degrading of women, drugs,…

William Blake Taylor Ms. McGrath English 4, Period 4 4/6/16 Reading Between The Lines of Rhymes: a Hip-Hop Analysis Ever since Hip-hop was introduced in the 1970’s, it has evolved into a life-changing, multi-million making business. Its popularity has become an influential significance throughout the nation, persuading economical, political, and behavioral revolution. Recent rappers are encompassing a “thug-life” that surrounds drugs, gangs, misogyny and violence. Through the evolution of…