Tupac Shakur

During a time in which gang activity and hip-hop music were at their peak, one hip-hop artist stood out amongst the crowd. Christopher Wallace, otherwise known as his stage names, Biggie Smalls & Notorious B.I.G., was one of hip-hop’s elite performers during the 1990s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Christopher George Latore Wallace grew up surrounded by drugs, violence, and rap music. These influences helped inspire Smalls to record hit songs that would appeal to a vast majority of the hip-hop…

in the United States. In addition to African Americans, many other ethnic groups have adopted the term as part of their dialect, spreading from white, Hispanics and so on. One of the greatest musical artists of all time, Tupac Shakur, is recognized for making the word famous. Shakur would call himself this word, but would use it in a positive, and ego-boosting way. However, this caused a major uproar throughout the entire black community. It is understood that the attempt was to yield the word…

In, ¨Markheim¨ by Robert Louis Stevenson this supernatural story takes place on Christmas day when Markheim wants to acquire a gift for a woman he is courting, but along the way he plans to murder the dealer at the pawnshop and steal money. Markheim ends up stabbing him with a dagger on the dealer´s back. This then leads to Markheim going crazy and leads to him start talking to this alter ego of his. It is this alter ego that represents the dark side or evil of Markheim. It is this phenomenon…

Imagine having something that meant something significant. Something that meant something to a large group of people. Something that has been a longstanding part of a culture. Then that thing was given a negative connotation seemingly out of nowhere. This thing could have helped someone through hard times, something that spoke to them or something that has significance in their lives. This is something that people who are fans of rap and hip-hop have to face on a regular basis. In somewhat…

There has been controversy surrounding rap music has been in the forefront of the American media. From the hype of the East Coast-West Coast rivalry that shadowed the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. to the demonization of modem music in the wake of your modern day crime it seems that political and media groups have been quick to place blame on rap for a seeming trend in this so called “youth violence”. however, though critics are quick to point out the violent lyrics of…

is sitting in a car seat right behind my brother and Rohan is sitting behind me. Aditi is sitting in the middle. My brother, my cousins, and I really want some ice cream. Sasha is playing his loud rap music like Chance the Rapper, Big Sean, and Tupac Shakur. The Toyota Camry is as old as me so there are paint scrapes everywhere, dents near the Massachusetts license plate, and the seatbelt in the back doesn’t really work anymore. We make Rohan sit there because he is the oldest. I didn’t want to…

I had a great time in MUS 1014 listening to the variety of songs that Peter Mercer-Taylor provided. If there was one song that I wish he could have discussed, it would be “Juicy” by Christopher Wallace a.k.a. Biggie Smalls. The reason was that during the rap unit, Taylor offered a variety of rap songs to us during the 1980s and the new millennium. However, I only recalled him playing only one rap song from the 1990s: Snoop Doggy Dog’s “Serial Killa”. I think it would have been nice if he…

racism and money creates classes where the bottom is forgotten. It is our duty as global citizens to destroy the corrupt system that has killed, institutionalized, and enslaved our own kind. But many are scared to take that step because of death. Tupac Shakur who many consider the greatest hip hop artist once said, “I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world and that is our job”. There any many selfish individuals who are cowards that do not pay it forward and decide to…

Compare and contrast There are a lot of similarities and differences between the different styles of music. The two styles of music that I am going to compare and contrast are rap and country. They are both very popular and common in todays society. They started off as cultural and traditional music, but has evolved into a new genre. Rap and country come from different eras. They have evolved differently, but have many similarities. People say that they are too different to compare, but the…

Kendrick Lamar is a very respected, powerful rapper in the rap game right now. He has a lot of influence on the rap community and to the listeners of his music. He has a lot of different songs that focus around the idea of racism, police brutality, and equality. One of his most well known songs and one of the songs that focuses on racism is his song “Alright” of the album “To Pimp A Butterfly”. The music video to this song is what really tells the story to this song along with the very powerful…