The Eminem Show

"You 're either an idiot or you 're purposely choosing to use the law to punish people because you 've already assumed that the person is guilty" (Killer Mike). People today are becoming prejudice against the genre, rap. They don 't understand it. The earliest type of music classified as rap began many years ago in Africa, with the griots, storytellers who tell tales of their experiences or those of the village. It started when one of these griots started telling his story with music playing;…

in their life might have come across. Things that happen in life whether it is good or bad somehow become attached to a person. Ian the moment when someone feel that the world is going against them, the bad experience and memories comes to visit. Eminem is just another regular person who wants nothing but to take care of his family. His talent as a rapper is helping him to go by daily, but the pressure of his producers is taking control of his life. “The Way I Am” begins with, “You rap about…

and she expresses it through her lyrics. Although it shows her thirst of being loved by a man and wanting something more thrilling, I find her poetic lyrics very passionate. In her song “Born to Die” her lyrics “Come take a walk on the wild side,”she states her rebellious action of taking a risk. In her music video of that song she is sitting on a throne with her long white gown, a flower crown and two tigers, one on each side of her. This shows her role of…

There are many that congratulate me and compliment my work, work ethic, and accomplishments once they hear where I am going to college and my plans when I get there. I do normally go along with the compliment and take credit for my successes, in part because compliments make me recoil, and explaining the extent to your influence would be too expository and frankly unnecessary in some situations. Your effect on my life goes beyond what I could ever expect, or even consciously like, and your…

Kanye West is an artist whose works can never be replicated. If you start with his first studio album, The College Dropout, West brings an entire new style of rap to the genre of hip hop. This album focused on topics such as consumerism, religion, and family instead of ordinary rap subjects like drugs or crimes. In his song “All Falls Down,” West scrutinizes the problems with college using lyrics like this: “She has no idea what she doin' in college/That major that she majored in don't make no…

Green Day launched American Idiot in September 2004. Soon after it’s launch the album became a massive hit – one of the most revered and critically acclaimed albums of Green Day. This Album is a story about an “idiot American” teenage boy – Jesus of Suburbia (JoS). JoS is a representation of everything the typical American outcasted youth is. He does drugs and drinks ("to fall in love and fall in debt, to alcohol and cigarettes") He's depressed, unloved and hates his Mom (and his step-dad,…

He is one of the underground rappers who have been illuminated by the TV show, Show me the Money. In this program, he showed his music and musical characteristics. And that were not completely abnormal and moral. Even if those are the biggest elements that he has become famous and popular, that need to be changed. Two of his notable…

Last week, Nas joined Charlie Rose for PBS' tribute to Maya Angelou where the Queens native also took the time to discuss his influences and impact on the game, hip hop culture, and more. During the interview, Nas discussed the current state of Hip Hop in comparison to when his career first began over two decades ago. "Today it's a lot easier to get into the rap game but, back then in '94, it was a lot harder," Nas says when describing his journey to success which began with his first feature on…

Do you listen to rap or hip-hop? If so, do you think that rap or hip-hop have any negative effect on teen behavior or language? Rap and hip-hop lyrics do have a negative effect. Hip-hop and rap weren’t always negative. It had some positivity (Ruiz). It was a way to express your emotions (Haugh). It consisted of lyrics that rhymed (Haugh). The 1970s, hip-hop was a cultural society (Haugh). The 1980s and 1990s, rap was developed and getting popular very fast (Haugh). It consisted a group full of…

Do Yall know Jacquees? Well if you dont listen up, I’m going to tell you about his life and career. Jacquees Rodriques was born on april 15,1994 he is now 21 years old. He developed a passion for song and dance when he was just 9 years old. He was influnces from the jackson’s : An american dream and the temptations movies. Jacquees style is reminiscent of a rapper’s swagger but when he hits the stage his uncanny voice mesmerizes audiences leavaving them with an unforgettable performance .In…