Preview

Kendrick Lamar

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
1054 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Kendrick Lamar
Best Rapper
The words of another person can be very influential and persuasive and by me saying that I am going to enlighten you on why I think the best rapper of this time is Kendrick Lamar. With me being born in 1994 while there was the notorious Tupac, who died in the year of 1994 also, and were famous for his raps and statements he put in his lyrics. So therefor I never go to listen to the so called heir of rap with my own expectations. In result of that I have a keen sense to balance Kendrick Lamar’s raps and statements to Tupac’s because I consider him the Tupac of my generations. The way he puts raps together makes you trigger your deep thinking skills. In my personal opinion I escalate him to being the most intellectual non degree having person I have heard rap in my time. He can inform you on life struggles, government issues and also peer problems.
Kendrick Lamar is the best rapper at putting imagery and describing his life issues; which can relate to other people problems as well. “The hardest thing for me to do is to get you to know me within 16 bars,” the rapper says on a track in which he relates a story of being shot at by a gang, even though he’s not affiliated. The problem is not that Kendrick Lamar cannot reveal himself. It’s that there’s too much he wants to reveal. His thoughts tumble furiously; words swarm so frantically that in one song he eventually chokes on them. Being from a town with limited opportunities, Compton California, Kendrick Lamar tends to be a different rapper than most from that city. But the most perceptive, the one that best proves that the Compton rapper stands apart from forebears like NWA and Snoop Dogg who started the fascinating rhymes and rhythm of that town is a song called money trees where he states that “Everybody gone respect the shooter but the one in front of the gun lives forever" saying that where he is from everyone has a fear of being shot by a thug or killed from a nonsense situation. But those that

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Jay-Z builds his argument by employing a logical flow of ideas. He begins with a hook, generally summarizing what has happened to such a popular star. This strategy catches the reader’s attention, luring the reader to read more. Jay-Z explains how even though on the surface it, “may look like the story of yet another criminal rapper who didn’t smarten up” (2). The author states that there is much more to the story. Jay-Z explains that Meek Mill, who has been on probation for the majority of his adult life, has been stalked by the criminal justice system for unnecessary reasons. He provides information on how unnecessary jailing leads to the entire taxpaying community of Philadelphia having to pay more in order to keep Meek locked up. Then…

    • 674 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    In an exclusive interview with a Chicago rapper known as Lil Herb, the teenager from the City of Chicago reflects on his experiences of living right in the center of the city’s brutality. He talks about losing around 20 friends over the course of his short life of 18 years. Most of Lil Herb’s songs illustrate his feelings and thoughts on growing up in the city and the struggle to stay alive. The message is clear to the Chicago’s youth that they must adjust to the street’s cruel ways. He gives personal insight on what it’s really like living in the City’s cold and harsh streets and sheds light on how most people live if born in Chicago.…

    • 118 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    In the article, “Tupac and My Non –Thug Life the author of this article Jenee Desmonc-Harris writes about how a young California girl was so affected by Tupac’s death. She remembers rushing home from school crying about Tupac’s death. She was so influence by him she really loved him and was a huge fan. She knew him on a personal level which may have been way she was influenced. Listening to Tupac made the girl so proud of African American culture. She and her friend were valued Tupac’s music so much, after his death they tattooed a song lyric of his. They mourned Tupac’s death. She felt strongly grateful about his music, as she even mentioned, “his music represents the years when I was both forced and privileged to confront what it meant to be black.”…

    • 427 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Drake the Rapper

    • 679 Words
    • 3 Pages

    According to Rosie to Lucy the author indicate Women in the 1950s sought out to be nothing more than House wives who cooked and clean and took care of the kids while their husbands where off to work, there were woman with careers but that was considered abnormal. Unlike today, having to work for a living and look after a home and family was not considered a particularly desirable option by most women. Most women who could afford it gave up work when they married. The prospect y of 'juggling' a job and a family wasn't terribly appealing. Women who were serious about pursuing a career generally stayed single. In that particular generation society imbued within the women to be that by portraying it in television shows such as The honeymooners where the wives of the series stayed home cooked and clean and watch after the home while the husbands were off working hard brining in the money.…

    • 679 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Ll Cool J

    • 1063 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Thesis: From the song “I Can’t Live Without my Radio” to the world of NCIS: Los Angeles, the rapper LL Cool J is one of the best and most inspirational rappers in the games history.…

    • 1063 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Kendrick Lamar’s beginnings in his troubled youth in Compton, full of gang violence and poverty, would eventually lead to his monumental success as a hip-hop recording artist, and voice of a generation. These series of obstacles and trials within Kendrick Lamar Duckworth’s life have crafted him into who he is as a music icon and a human being. From witnessing a murder at the young age of 5, to winning five Grammys in a single night, Kendrick’s life journey has progressed steadily into unforeseen success. However, all journeys, full of obstacles and failures, begin somehow. Kendrick’s begins in the concrete jungle of Compton, California, littered with intense gang activity, police brutality, and injustice, all aspects swirling into the byproduct…

    • 362 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Sean Combs

    • 520 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Maybe you haven’t heard of Sean Combs but you certainly did hear of his alter ego Puff Daddy/P. Diddy. Combs isn’t just one of those rappers. Business, music, charity, politics,… Nothing is unknown territory to him.…

    • 520 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Biggie in my opinion is the best rapper to walk on the face of this earth. He was an original, he was a gangster, and all around dope person. Biggie is going to be remembered till the end of the world he made such a inspiration on this planet that no one can live up to the one and only, Notorious B.I.G. For all we know he is probably making great songs up in heaven, Forever and always rest in…

    • 298 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Life of Biggie Smalls

    • 396 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Looking back to the early 1990’s, pop culture in particular, one can’t help but to start recollecting the catchy yet inspirational lyrics of the once famed Biggie Smalls. Biggie, A.K.A Christopher Wallace, lived the unfortunate life of a hard knock, of course, eventually rising to the top of the American dream; nevertheless some says it was because of biggie’s struggle through life that caused him to create such inspiring lyrics. Biggie’s fame, riches, and youth were prematurely ended by the hands of a drive-by shooter, ironically enough his killer has yet to make himself notorious and is still on the loose, however biggie’s lyrical messages stay strong and still empower some to this day.…

    • 396 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Kubrin, Charis. "Gangstas, Thugs, and Hustlas: Identity and the Code of the Street in Rap Music." George Washington University 360-78. Web. 16 May 2010.…

    • 2646 Words
    • 11 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    As we continue to see the Sapphire in popular culture, we notice that she is more inclined to violence. This acceptance and willingness for violence comes from another stereotype where African Americans are believed to be more violent and more often criminals. This relation between African Americans and crime has been around since slavery, as it was used as a justification for the slavery system. By implying that African Americans were more likely to be violent and dangerous, slavery became more accepted. After slavery was abolished, the stereotype continued to be enforced through segregation and Jim Crow laws.…

    • 685 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    In the early days of hip hop, rappers primarily speak of their struggles in life. Several factors lead to the popularity and wide spread of hip hop, primarily the fact that many people could relate to the lyrics. Being brought up in a community where it’s generation after generation of poverty, lyricists rap about their drug use, troubles with police, and their inability to leave the vicious cycle. A prime example would be "2pac Shakurs changes".…

    • 379 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    (Alvarez, 2012). Feeling trapped in a poor neighborhood and possessing a dream to become successful and create a life of their own is often a theme in Hip Hop that not only resonates with the younger urban generation, but often acts as inspiration for them to aspire to become greater than where they come from (Alvarez, 2012 & Levy, 2012). Though lyrics may contain violent aspects and misogynistic undertones, urban adolescents are un-phased because it is something that they may see everyday, and it is important for them to know that they are not alone (Levy, 2012 & Travis, 2013). When they engage with this music, youth from low income neighborhoods or of ethnic/minority backgrounds, often form a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them which inherently provides them with a more positive outlook on their future and in turn, an increase in their self esteem (Kobin & Tyson, 2006). They will be able to manifest the lyrics and their dreams into something tangible, on the road to interpersonal development (Levy,…

    • 1044 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    He once stated, “People are used to music that justifies street culture but something that's not touched on is why these kids act the way they act, live the way they live.” (Lamar [2]) His message being that the rap that glorifies parties and drugs is what cause kids to act in the way that they do, following the poor examples laid out by some of these rappers. Kendrick has made it clear that he wants a better future for our youth and uses his songs to spread awareness and educate people about our legal systems the problems many face because of…

    • 1021 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Drake

    • 4000 Words
    • 16 Pages

    Aubrey Drake Graham[1] (born October 24, 1986), who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing character Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.…

    • 4000 Words
    • 16 Pages
    Powerful Essays