Tupac Shakur

In Jonbenet's murder there are many different resources that me and my group used we mostly used google and the resources that is provided there was good information in all resources. We also used youtube for the videos in the podcast. There were many different news clipping blaming different suspects in the murder like the father, mother , brother and the santa claus. We had some problems finding videos because some were restricted for the research aspect because there were different videos…

The debate of whether rap and hip hop are the same has been around since it became popular. In reference to history, everyone wants to add to the discussion. People tend to obscure history by adding their own ideas to how things really originated. In the case of Rap and Hip hop, many people try to force the two genres into one due to the fact that Rap and Hip hop share some similar features. Many fail to see that hip hop is different from rap. Rap and hip hop, although both genres originate…

In today’s society, survival revolves upon the amount of money in your pocket and how high your debt has stacked up against you. When those two aspects are unbalanced amongst a large amount of citizens, the economy will start slowly eroding into a crisis. The most memorable occurrence of this was when the economy seemed to have completely disintegrated in 1929 during the Great Depression. Most people’s best bet at getting by was to be prepared for the long wait at the soup lines. Although the…

With various personalities, an unbelievable flow, and some of the greatest and most technically impressive songs and verses, it's easy to see why Eminem makes it into the top five of everyone's best rap artists of all time lists. Number Two: Tupac Shakur R.I.P 2pac. Gone too soon, this rapper was a chameleon unlike any other rapper in the list. He bounced back and forth between calling for outright violence and slews of misogynistic lyrics to crooning love poetry, an ode to his mother, and a…

Facts About Hip Hop Dance Hip hop dance has a huge impact on clothing dance and graphic design.(WordPress."HistoryFacts." Hip-Hop History. Word Press, 19 June 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2016.)the beginning of hip hop did not start with dmc or LL Cool J it started with Kool Herc of Africa who was the first to put words to music. ("Interesting Facts About Hip-Hop Music." Interesting Facts About Hip-Hop Music. Learnhowtorap. Web. 09 Feb. 2016.)"Rap was created to reduce all the negativity such as gang…

People will never reach true racial and social equality. “I see no changes, all I see is racist faces misplaced hate makes disgrace to race”-Tupac Shakur (Clever). Segregation has and always will be a big part in U.S. history. I assume you have heard or maybe seen something on television that involves racial segregation. Segregation started in 1896 and “ended” in 1964. In my opinion, I don’t feel as if segregation has ever ended. There will always be a certain hatred because of history that…

“Hey!, somebody stop that thief!”. Yelled Mr. Laden, as the thief got closer and closer to the store doors. “Bring that back or I am calling the police!”. The criminal stopped immediately after Mr. Laden said the word “police”. “Wait!, don't call the police!. I will do anything to not go back to the slammer”. Said the criminal. “What's your name son?”. Asked Mr. Laden “Darius Duckling Junior”.” Sir.”. Darius Duckling Junior was a tall chunky homeless man. He was wearing baggy jeans with many…

Hip hop culture can be traced all the way back to the 1930’s when African American men would retell stories, sometimes of World War I, using rhythm, rhyme and poetry for entertainment. This process was often referred to as “signifying” or “playing the dozens.” These soon were passed on and became what we today know as rapping. Telling a story was still a prevalent part of rapping but improvisation was introduced around the 1970’s. During this time, there were block parties around New York and…

society. Although the Transcendentalist movement has since ended, key characteristics and beliefs of the movement still heavily influence our modern music, culture, and film. Transcendentalist ideas are prevalent in popular culture such as music. In Tupac Shakur’s song, “Keep Ya Head Up”, he says: [...]I think it's time to kill for our women/ Time to heal our women/ be real to…

In Nathan McCall’s article “My Rap Against Rap” published by Reader's Digest he expresses how rap music is influencing young black people in today's society. Comparing his experiences to the film The Godfather and the effects they had upon him. Noting its violent gangsters and gunfights have created a fascination among young black Americans, it was the ruthless code of principles that govern the gangster’s lives that he ties to the rap lyrics. McCall took things into his own hands and shot the…