The Eminem Show

Beautiful Looking at me, you may not believe that I went through an Eminem phase. It all started when I was babysitting one night and 8 mile, a movie loosely based on the life of Marshal Mather’s better known as Eminem, came on (don’t worry, the kids were already sound asleep). I loved the movie and the music in it so much that I started researching Eminem’s life. I mean the man is a lyrical genius how can you not become slightly obsessed with him at some point in your life. I started listening…

Is Hip-Hop terrible nowadays or am I getting old? Time makes fools of all of us. I’m not the same stallion that I used to be. The days of me drinking until four in the morning are far behind me. I mean I can still do it but instead of a cheeseburger to recover, I need three days of rest and IV bag. Just like my drinking tolerance my music tolerance has changed. This is something that will happen to all of us. We get older and our bodies change and our music palate also changes. This leads to…

that affect them. Despite all of the commercialization, controversy, and consciousness, the hip hop community still finds a way to radiate sexism and forget about the contributions that women have made to build hip hop. The content in The Source shows how women have a presence in hip hop but are not thought…

A genius in the rap world, to say the least, Tupac Shakur has always been one of the most talked about artists of all times. In fact, you don’t need to be a fan of rap to feel overwhelming emotions triggered by Tupac’s songs. Born as Lesane Parish Crooks, Tupac left the world way too soon. He was shot and killed in September of 1996. There is a reason Tupac still holds a place in everyone’s heart. He was the epitome of perfection when it came to passing on a message through songs. Not only was…

personality of Eminem who is a well-known American rap singer who is perceived as an aggressive by people all around the world. By focusing on his childhood development I aimed to achieve that his personality was greatly influenced and consisted by his childhood conflicts, and traumatic life events. Even if he was raised by a neglected parenting style by his mother and felt bullied among his peers; however, Eminem rose above them. Then he became the best-selling artist of the world. Eminem is…

Just Like Hip-Hop Does anyone remember the feeling that hip-hop gave to make things feel better? Music by Erick Sermon does a good job for me. Sermon, along with the help of Marvin Gaye’s smooth vocals blended the true meaning of hip-hop. So to define hip-hop is difficult, but the message is very clear no matter what the culture is. Hip-hop is togetherness, happiness, and success . One important part of Hip-Hop is togetherness. Hip-Hop was started in the housing projects. Violence was a way…

Joseph Saddler, who has an alias as Grandmaster Flash, is an American hip hop recording artist and one of the pioneers of hip-hop, Djing, cutting, and mixing. His family migrated to the United States from Barbados, in the Caribbean. He grew up in The Bronx, New York where he attended Samuel Gompers High School, a public vocational school. There he learned how to repair electronic equipment. His parents played an important role in his interest in music as he was fascinated by his father’s music…

Lesane Parish Crooks was born June 16 1971 then later renamed to Tupac Shakur. This rapper, actor, poet was also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. Growing up he attended the Baltimore School for the Arts, while there he took acting classes and dancing classes. He grew up the son of Black panther activists and was raised by his mother Afeni Shakur. As she was pregnant with Tupac, she was in jail for multiple charges including bombing charges. He started his career as a backup dancer for the hip hop…

Stevie Wonder is one of the most critically- acclaimed musicians of today who expertly manages to keep the Motown spirit alive in today’s ever changing pop culture generation. His feats include using his obvious impairments to better his music and stage presence, his ability to master the piano, drums and harmonica at a young age, and the legacy he leaves behind that makes him one of the most prominent artists still known today. His music is a fusion of soul and R&B with pop accents and jazz…

My love and appreciation for Hip Hop/ Rap has been a pretty recent attraction. It was something I grew up around, but wasn’t interested in. Most of the people that listened to rap in high school were the more popular kids, so I didn’t think there would be anything I could relate to and stayed away. All I consumed was the stuff on the radio. College changed my rap consumption though. When I was on campus, I found that I was having more and more free time, so I wanted to try out this thing so many…