Wiz Khalifa

violent lifestyles of inner-city youth (Adaso Henry).” A few well known artist from the Gangsta Rap epidemic are Tupac, Too Short, Snoop Dogg, Eazy E, Biggie Smalls and Ice Cube. Today we have “Gangsta Rappers” by the name of Lil Durk, Chief Keef, Wiz Khalifa, Monsta, Jay Rock, and Gucci Mane. Although, “Gangsta Rap” has survived an astounding 35 years are the lyrics like Ice Cube’s “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It” still a cause of violence due to these explicit…

Another area that the media often associates with hip hop music is its relation to drugs and violence. Violent and explicit themes are what makes rap music often subject to controversy. Looking at Eminem, a notorious artist known for his provocative and explicit songs, is very often criticized for the vulgar themes and aggressive behavior. His “The Marshall Mathers LP” album details his rage with drugs, his relationship with his estranged wife Kim and his mother, and his price for fame. Despite…

The trend in popular music is to glamorize drugs and alcohol. This music encourages young adolescents to “have fun” while minimizing the risk and dangers of the substance. Through music, deviant behaviors magnify the illusion of a carefree, unfettered life. Popular music encourages recreational drug use among adolescents by removing barriers for illicit drug use and endangering the lives of those who take part in the drug fueled culture. Music is present almost anywhere and easily accessible…

Introduction In this essay I want to explore the impact that rappers’ lyrics, views, and life styles have on subsequent generations, and how people that listen to their music are affected in their everyday lives by these rappers messages in rap music and its associated media. This essay aims to examine a variety of artistic forms such as lyrics, music videos and associated art work. Additionally, it will reflect on the social, cultural and historical background of rap music. Historical…

In order to organise a large event such as the Rhythm & Vines Music festival, the event coordinators have to carefully construct a plan which ensures that they have enough resources to accommodate and supervise the influx of people at their festival. To have a successful event, one must create the perfect plan to ensure that the festival returns annually and does not go out of business. The most crucial process of the event is the process of planning and decision making, particularly because if…

Soundtrack of My Life My life has taken so many turns, from excelling in football, to being so well know in the hospitals that even other patents know me. Since I was little, I have had a profound love for the game of football. I played all the way up to my sophomore year in high school. In that time I was not proud of who I was becoming and living in a small town everybody knows what you do. I would go out every weekend and ignore my true friends. I made myself believe that my real…

lyrics have recently showed more of a negative impact than any other genre because of these things associated within the songs. Drug usage is a big thing with a lot of rappers encouraging the use of marijuana. The top 2 common is Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa (who has his own strain of weed). Both of these artist are proud Smokers and even made a sound dedicated to it called “Young Wild and Free” there is also Afroman who did the song “Because I got high”. The topic of weed is already controversial…

Sound and deaf may appear at first sight to work in completely different worlds, but this is not the case. In this paper, I guide regard on how sound is construed in deaf, how rethinking sound can overturn deaf hearing, and how signing and other non-spoken communicative practices may fix music for the deaf community. Mi aim is to relate the journey of a musical interpreter and how she translates and practices music in concerts and festivals to hearing-impaired audiences. To add to the above, I…

For years, people have developed certain stereotypes for different groups, depending on the group at hand. Although the stereotype may apply to some of the group, the majority usually do not match up. Most people use stereotypes because this is the only knowledge they have about a group or even a certain individual. Sometimes, a truth about a group of people can be exaggerated. This means a certain characteristic on a group can be falsely stated, or stated with over-exaggerated meaning. This…

I was born on a very special day. November 25 of 1996 was the day I entered the earth on my own. I was born at the Chesapeake hospital in Virginia, all the way across the country. My Dad was the only other person present through because all my family lives in Washington. I got my name from my dad. He is the third and i 'm the fourth in the family and it 's a big family tradition that will keep on going down through generations. I have not been in Rochester my whole life. I went to Elementary…