teased and considered "just another fat kid" he dropped out of high school and couldn’t get a good job. When he was 15 he began selling crack on a street corner. He did this on and off for several years to make a living‚ until one day he discovered "Gangsta Rap" which brought him to quick fame‚ success‚ and money. His first album‚
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Critics of the global media giants claim that global media is increasingly homogenised. Others‚ in contrast‚ argue that global media is thoroughly hybridised. Discuss the evidence for each of these positions with reference to hip-hop. I: Introduction Increasingly over the past twenty years‚ hip-hop has transformed from “marginalised to mainstream” (Motley & Henderson‚ 2008‚ p.243) as more and more of the world’s youth follow the genre. With these growing numbers all over the world there is
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Left Eye of TLC popularized the wearing bright‚ neon colored clothing. They also started a trend of wearing regular articles of clothing in a new and unusual way‚ such as Kris Kross’s method of wearing their clothes backwards. In the 90’s‚ gangsta rap became one of the biggest influences on hip-hop. During this time hip-hop fashion was influenced by the dress styles of street thugs and prison inmates. Wearing baggy pants without a belt originated from prison. Also during the 90’s‚ hooded sweatshirts
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Minstrel Shows and Hip-Hop the Degradation of the African American Culture For the y2k generation‚ Hip-Hop Music has been the center of popularity and interest. In the late 1800’s Minstrel shows served the same purpose. Throughout the various generations music and theatre have had a large impact throughout the community. However this impact is not always positive. What was originated as positive became negative very quickly. The minstrel show‚ which was originally intended to be harmless
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US in the past. It is sung by groups of singers who have powerful voices folk music traditional music from a particular country‚ region‚ or community‚ especially music developed by people who were not professional musicians gangsta rap a type of black US rap music that talks about life in the city‚ especially about guns‚ violence‚ and sex History Of pop Music The term “pop song” is first recorded as being used in 1926‚ in the sense of a piece of music “having popular appeal”. Hatch
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Tupac Shakur "Live by the gun‚ die by the gun." Tupac Shakur was born Tupac Amaru Shakur (Tupac means "shining serpent" in Inca) in New York City in 1971. He went on to have very successful careers as an actor & rapper. Look around the web for his career information‚ you know that’s not our gig. That said…. On September 7‚ 1996‚ Tupac was in Las Vegas to attend a boxing match between Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon. He was staying at the Luxor Hotel-Casino. The fight was being held at
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Defensive localism in white and black: A comparative history of european-american and african-american youth gangs 23(2)‚ 272-301. Retrieved on October 8‚ 2005‚ from EBSCOhost. Armstrong‚ E. G. (2003). Devil music and gangsta rap: A comparison of sexual violence in blues and rap lyrics Bemark‚ F.‚ Chi-Ying‚ R.‚ & Siroskey-Sabdo‚ L. A.‚ (2005). Empowerment groups fpr academic success: An innovative approach to prevent high school failure for at-risk‚ urban afrians Professional School Counseling
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Violent Media: Violent Behavior? Over the past few years we have heard debates on violent media influencing violent behavior in young adults and teens. Some people claim that the violent media such as video games‚ comic books and cartoons are the cause of the outburst in violence such as the recent public school shootings and movie theaters. There is more evidence to support that this type of media is a healthy outlet under proper supervision. I believe that some violent media can help people
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Hip hop can be seen as a cultural movement emerging from the south Bronx‚ Hip hop was Hip-Hop fundamental as both a creative outlet for expressing the struggles of life amidst prevailing crime and violence as well as an enjoyable form of recreation. The music was used as a means to spread the word about oppression and struggles of the black community‚ because of its popularity hip hop music continued its spread through the 2000s‚ it was also increasingly seen in mainstream pop. In this essay I will
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the Music called “corridos”. Back then it became popular to hear songs about drug smuggling and violence. Music from the genre corridos which was about drugs and drug smuggling was called narcocorrido‚ which some would say is “Mexico’s style of gangsta rap”. An excellent example of narcocorrido would be “El Avión de la Muerte” (The Plane of Death) performed by Los Tigres del Norte‚ which is arguably one of the most popular corridos bands in history. Los Tigres del Norte have written and performed
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