Rapping

“I spoke to the devil in Miami, he said everything would be fine”. Good morning/ Afternoon members of the Poetry Road Show. Jahseh Onfroy, better known by his stage name XXXTentacion, is an American rapper from Lauderhill, Florida. Despite best been known for his breakthrough track, “look at me”, containing, vile, explicit language, he has been misrepresented. Throughout his career, Jahseh has expressed his feelings of depression and grief. This is evident in his track, “I Spoke to The Devil in…

Across the country, it seemed a “new Trayvon Martin” would appear on America’s television screen daily. As these high profile cases developed with a rise of Black and Brown women and men dying, Hip-Hop artists took to conscious lyrics and activism to express their dismay of America’s justice system and support for the Black Lives Matter movement. After Michael Brown’s death in 2014, J. Cole penned an open letter demanding an end to injustice stating before flying out to Ferguson’s protests: "I…

Shawn Corey Carter, known professionally as JAY-Z, is an American rapper and businessman. He stated that "Identity is a prison you can never escape, but the way to redeem your past is not to run from it but to try to understand it and to use it as a foundation to grow." In the novels, A Complicated Kindness and The Kite Runner, the protagonist Nomi and Amir, have to overcome challenging situations to develop their identity. Neither protagonists fully realise or accept themselves until they are…

The UK’s Lady Leshurr’s song “Queen Speech” ultimately celebrates black womanhood and independence, just like Beyonce and Nicki Minaj’s “Feeling Myself,” that also celebrates feminine dominance, resisting the typical white patriarchy. Female rappers have always been existent, however, are less successful and known than their male counterparts in this industry merely because hip hop culture is stereotypically masculinized due to its powerful and tough messages its music sends, qualities that…

"Sung Joon (Bang Sung Joon) is a South Korean actor and model born on July 10, 1990. He is best known for his role in Shut Up Flower Boy Band a television series in 2012. Sung Joon was born in Seoul South Korea. He began as a model but turned into acting and made his debut in 2011. " "Madame Antoine 2016 Role: Sung Joon as Choi Soo Hyun Is a story about a fortune teller called Madame Antoine who claims to be connected spiritually to Maria Antoinette which is not true. She used cold reading…

The fan group that I have chosen to study belongs to the celebrity Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber is a Canadian singer and songwriter who was discovered by his now manager Scooter Braun, after his mother, Patricia Mallette, posted videos of Justin singing onto Youtube in early 2007. He rose to stardom after the release of his first single, One Time, in 2009. Justin’s fans are known as Beliebers, “believers of Justin Bieber”. They consist mostly of teenage girls. The fan that I have chosen to…

Austin Southers Madam Bertand English 12 31 March, 2016 Rap Culture How has rap affected the music industry and life? The music genre called rap, has changed the music industry in many significant ways. Rap music has become widely popular across America, bringing out rap stars from different places across the country. The rapid growth of popularity for this genre of music could come from its original ways of using a turntables and DJs. Also coming from the rapid growth of popularity for this…

“I got my 12-gauge sawed off, I got my headlights turned off, I’m ‘bout to bust some shots off, I’m ‘bout to dust some cops off, Die, Die, Die Pig, Die!,” a quote from Ice-T most controversial song “Cop Killer” had everyone in rage. With words like these being said and being published without modifying the lyrics should say something about the artist and producer. From the society point of view, they would see this as hatred words being said as literal words towards cops and the artist intending…

Within recent years, people have been quick to blame hip-hop music for a trend in youth violence and the bad habits they have inherited over the years. As a massive hip-hop head myself, that is nothing but ignorance to me. It’s never been about the music and the music has never been the problem… if anything, hip-hop has been the most important outlet for our youth. From the ever too common East Coast – West Coast rivalry, to the death of Tupac & Biggie, to even the notion of past rappers who…

Shawn Corey Carter, also better known as Jay Z, is a rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. Jay Z was born on December four, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York, being at the age of forty-five today. I believe Jay Z is a charismatic leader because of everything he went through and achieved for it. Jay Z grew up in a drug-infested area called the Marcy Projects, where he ended up associating his life with gun-violence and drugs. Jay Z's father, Adnes Reeves, left the family when Jay Z was at the age…