“He’ll always live forever‚ not only 50 years from now but a thousand years from now. His name will always be in people’s hearts because he gave people the opportunity and the voice to say what they want and how they feel‚” stated Kendrick Lamar. Eazy-E grew up in Compton‚ California with a pretty rough life. As a highschool dropout‚ he founded Ruthless Records with Jerry Heller. Eazy and Heller would go on to form the N.W.A.‚ and through the N.W.A. Eazy made an enormous influence on America.
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In his music and performances‚ Kendrick Lamar addresses social issues that affect the African-American community while paying homage to African-American history by incorporating various elements of Black music culture into his art. Kendrick shies away from traditional subjects that commercial rap focuses on and instead writes about the the realities of living in an underserved community plagued by gang violence and drug use. Kendrick Lamar advocates for change and for members of the
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expresses a state of meaning that’s difficult for words‚ even a language to comprehend (Copeland). For music to influence the listener‚ it should be heard on a Sheerly musical plane because once it’s appealing to the ears everything else will come. Kendrick Lamar’s “Sing About Me‚ I’m Dying of Thirst” is a 12 minute narrative from his major label debut album Good Kid‚ M.A.A.D City. It’s broken into 2 skits and two songs “Sing about me” which speaks on issues with L.A.’s gang culture and secondly “I’m
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[Intro]Every second‚ every minute‚ man I swear that she can get itSay if you a bad bitch put your hands up high‚ hands up high‚ hands up highTell ’em dim the lights down right now‚ put me in the moodI’m talking ’bout dark room‚ perfumeGo‚ go! [Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar]I recognize your fragrance (hol’ up! )You ain’t never gotta say shit (woo! )And I know your taste isA little bit (mmm) high maintenance (ooh)Everybody else basicYou live life on an everyday basisWith poetic justice‚ poetic justiceIf I told you
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“Hip-Hop‚ The Renaissance” By Christopher Bowman Christopher Bowman “Hip-Hop‚ The Renaissance” They say "they never really miss you til you dead or you gone" So on that note I’m leaving after the song. A wise MC by the name of Shawn Corey Carter told me this as his Black Album gave me identical eclectic vibes I felt listening to the likes of Digable Planets‚ Big L‚ Big Daddy Kane‚ Big Pun‚ Common‚ Mos Def and others artists born of “The Renaissance”. I have come to inform you all
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Mr. McBride‚ you established that “...despite all attempts to exploit it‚ belittle it‚ numb it‚ classify it‚ and analyze it‚ hip-hop remains...” (McBride 8). Numerous artists artists are using this voice you described like J.Cole and Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick Lamar says in his 2010 song‚ “Ignorance is Bliss”‚“No sympathy‚ ain’t no love when you in these streets just get something/Protect ya neck cause they coming for sets”. He is not performing this song based on
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internal conflict Notorious B.I.G. raps a verse about terrible things he could do then backtracks due to their immorality with the refrain‚ “Big‚ you’re dead wrong”. Scene (Bloody Hands) “U” by Kendrick Lamar- After Macbeth has killed duncan he is filled with regret and self hatred. In “U”‚ Kendrick Lamar criticizes his own shortcomings from a third person point of view‚ and drowns in the regrets of his own misdoing.
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creative‚ visually appealing‚ and symbolic. A symbolic shot is a split screen of Kendrick and a woman looking elegant with her hair slicked back into a bun‚ wearing a diamond necklace and makeup. Her and Kendrick switch sides and as she walks from the right side to the left of the screen. As she changes sides her makeup‚ clothes‚ and hair change into a bare face‚ natural hair and a plain white tank top but Kendrick remains looking the same. He raps‚ “I’m so fuckin’ sick and tired of the Photoshop”
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Kendrick Lamar’s February 2015 hit “The Blacker the Berry” was released in the wake of a slur of racial killings acted upon the black community. Most notable of these killings was the death of Trayvon Martin at the hands of George Zimmerman. This murder is seen as the catalyst for a number of movements aimed at that the goal of achieving justice and equality for the black community such as the social movement “Black Lives Matter.” In “The Blacker the Berry”‚ Lamar tackles topics such as racial hatred
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Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked - Cage The Elephant. Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked is a good song choice for this book for may reasons. The song parallels the struggle people in the reservation go through to get money. I think the song message about how poverty affects people gives a nod to poverty and lack of resources in the Spokane Reservation and how Junior sees that affects people’s mindset. Also‚ the light situational humor of the song matches up with the humor found in Sherman’s book Rose
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