huge following on social media‚ Skate is one of the most prominent up-and-coming rappers/hip-hop artists in the music industry. Recently‚ at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards‚ he received a nomination for "Choice Music: Next Big Thing‚" and earlier this week‚ he released his first full-length album titled Maloski. Without a doubt‚ I have to admit that I am quite impressed. While I sometimes find that many hip-hop songs sound repetitive and monotonous‚ this is definitely not the case with the tracks on
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troubles in his life and all the hate everyone throws at him to do what he wants to do‚ produce music‚ as he is on pretty much every hip hop radio station and selling millions of albums every week‚ I would have to say he made it to where he wants to be. One reason I chose this song was because I listen to a lot of hip hop music and well pretty much anything‚ but hip hop is up on my list. When talking about music that motivates me I would have to pick between Drake and Eminem‚ because they both can
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How Far is Too Far in Rap Beef? "Beef" has been a vital part of hip-hop since it’s beginning in 1970’s Bronx‚ New York. For a genre that was once fixated on dancing and having a good time‚ the culture quickly shifted once the lyrical aspect of the music became the emphasis. With origins of DJ and breakdancing battles‚ the MC is what altered the image of hip-hop. In its early stages we saw battles like Kool Moe D vs. Busy Bee‚ MC Shan vs. KRS One‚ and Roxanne Shante vs. the genre as a whole. As time
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part of the culture that would only lead him to the graveyard or the prison yard. By doing this and devoting his time to spreading “ the word” he has been very successful and has brought attention to the problems in the world. This is why he has Hip-Hop in the palm of his hand‚ he does not portray the lavish life‚ he speaks about hardship‚ and struggles in life and the pain of life. A prime example of this are the songs from his album To Pimp a Butterfly‚ the songs U and Alright. In the song U he
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not only unique‚ but overflowing with emotion. Specifically‚ "what distinguishes this body of work is its in-group and‚ at times‚ secretive‚ defensive‚ and aggressive character" (3). This aggressive ambiance is especially evident in the forms of hip hop and songs of social change within the vernacular. Although not complaisant in their nature‚ any distress evident in those genres is equitably juxtaposed against the jovial disposition found in other forms of the vernacular. For instance‚ secular rhymes
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The topic that I chose to examine and write about for my final paper is the difference between rap and hip hop on a more technical basis. The reason that I chose this topic in particular‚ is because as I matured from a boy and was allowed my own opinion and preference on what music that I listened to‚ rap and hip hop were the more predominant types of music that I invited. I listened to a fairly wide variety of music other than that‚ of course‚ but what stood out from the rest was the music with
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Rap music‚ likewise often called hip-hop music‚ is a style of popular music believed to have its starting point in African-American urban neighborhood culture. Generally rap music is quite simply to define. When it comes to rap songs‚ emphazes in on rhyrhm and rap artist instead of singing are mostly talk the lyrics in different pace and rhythm. However during time rap music has developed in many specific ways‚ like what is called hip hop with often complex‚ poetry lyrics than by its topic. Also
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Everyone knows by now how off put Rap has been for the blog. Over time‚ seeing it being integrated in a more refreshing manner has begun to turn that around. Steve Young a motivated rapper in the Philadelphia area came together with a few artists wanting to start something great. This seemed to be just part 1 of Lyrical Miracles. In his bull mask‚ Torito and his DJ Yohan Sebastian took lead in the lineup with catchy hooks and danceable beats. Sebastian rolled into track after track seamlessly as
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better known by his stage name Frank Ocean‚ is an American singer-songwriter from New Orleans‚ Louisiana. Ocean’s early career was as a ghostwriter for artists such as Brandy‚ Justin Bieber‚ and John Legend. In 2010‚ he became a member of alternative hip hop collective OFWGKTA‚ and his debut mixtape‚ Nostalgia‚ Ultra‚ was released the following year to critical acclaim. He released two singles: "Novacane" and ’Swim Good"‚ which both achieved chart success. The mixtape gained the interest of recording
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been intertwined with hip hop. In the early 80’s‚ basketball saw a rise in participation because of the economic state of our country. Hip hop artists were very fond of basketball‚ even making songs about the game. Even Michael Jordan who was the game’s biggest star‚ was brought out with Public Enemy on Saturday Night Live in 1991. (p.108) Towards the mid 90’s and early 2000’s another star was born in the NBA and he was very much into the hip hop culture also. However‚ hip hop was a very fun story
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