In his songs, he would rap about things more important than most others did, such as money, gangs, or drugs. Nas rapped about his family, childhood, or his friends such as this verse: “My intellect prevails from a hangin' cross with nails, I reinforce the frail, with lyrics…
In text A, which is the rap song written by UGK, feat Mr. 3-2: “Stoned Junkee”, are they rapping about a life full of drug addiction and therefore also crime. The addiction they are rapping about ruins the lives of those people who use drugs such as crack cocaine and phencyclidine (PCP), which they are rapping about in the end of the text. Text A is based on the use of slang language. It gives him more reliability, because people from tough environments, such as those, are often talking slang…
I. The music is a diverse mix of modern Broadway music and rap music. A. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the musical and acted as Alexander Hamilton himself, felt that hip-hop and rap worked best for Hamilton’s life. 1. Each founding father has a different rap pattern and abinet meetings are performed through rap battles. 2. Elizabeth Schuyler, Alexander’s wife, sings the love song “Helpless” like a Sara Bareilles song before her sister Angelica performs “Satisfied” like a Beyoncé jam. 3.…
“Let’s just be honest. Let’s just be real. Let’s just be honest. We all know the deal. Let’s just be honest. Let’s just be real” is a popular duo song performed by African American female artist knows as Dej Loaf Ft. Kid Ink. It climbed the charts upon its release in 2015. Many young people enjoyed this fresh new track with its hip sounds and exotic beats. But the common theme in this song is “Honest” but what does honesty mean? Merriam-Webster defines honesty as, “the quality of being fair and…
Tupac Shakur, well know rapper, actor, or activist? Early on in Tupac career he branded himself as a thug raised in the inner streets of Harlem New, York, and later he promoted “Thug Life” one of his many contributions as a hip hop legend. Thug Life revealed the struggle of someone who did not have everything they needed; someone who can still succeed and overcome obstacles to reached their desired goals. As he once stated thug life reflected the struggles African American face every day in this…
The N-Bomb Raquel Cepeda’s “The N-Word Is Flourishing Among Generation Hip-Hop Latinos: Why Should We Care Now?” analyzes the contributions of the N-word and observes its effect in the Latino Hip-Hop culture as well as those who listen to it and the controversy it's attained and continues to cause from the perspective of various sources. This taboo term serves a different notion than that of what it used to 400 years ago. The N-word is now used as a term of solidarity, recognition, and even…
Hip hop is a very popular type of music. The music was so vast that it has developed its own culture! It has developed a lot over the years. The story started on August 11, 1973 on 1520, Sedgwick Avenue. DJ Kool Herc, a building resident, was entertaining at his sister’s back- to- school party. He tried something new on his turntable- he extended the instrumental beat (breaking) to let people dance longer (break dancing) and began rapping during the extended break dancing. This had never been…
rough side of town. This music is often rap. Feeling that the ideas in the song are the only ways to get by, they start to execute these actions. Rap music is harmful to child development especially ones with bad role models because they suggest Illegal things and they convince kids that they are necessary to become famous with school not required. Many rap song have ideas such as sex drugs and steal in them. If children have bad role models they might look to rap artist for advice and think…
Audiophiles are back in the groove, and the ears are once again focused on the beckoning crackle of a needle on freshly spun wax. To quote Robert Wilonsky “ The dead business model lives again.” But more surprisingly, it is not just Rock, Pop or Jazz they are selling but club music as well! Needless to say this sparked my interest in going back to pressing vinyl. Additionally, I also found out that, unbeknownst to me, some peers were still buying vinyl on line and in the stores. This…
LG has come again with great innovative at dominating the market all over. My DJ colleagues have you used the new CM9960? This is sweet and simply the best. When we unpacked the box, we were so amazed with innovations. As a professional DJ of international repute using this system has changed the face of music and honestly this is simply the leader. LG has a clear leader product in town and this is value for money. This new CM9960 X-BOOM PRO has 4800 cranking watts. Just turn up the volume and…