Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz‚ better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa‚ is an American rapper based in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. Khalifa was born on September 8‚ 1987 in Minot‚ North Dakota to a mother and a father serving in the military. His parents divorced when Khalifa was about three years old. His parents’ military service caused him to move on a regular basis. Khalifa lived in Germany‚ England‚ and Japan before settling in Pittsburgh where he attended Taylor Allderdice High School
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Hip-Hop was brought into the U.S by a gathering of Jamaican settlers in the 70’s. One of the Jamaicans‚ Clive Campbell‚ A.K.A Kool Herc started‚ making instrumentals out of two turntables. While another man from the Bronx‚ Theodore Livingstone‚ A.K.A Grand Wizard‚ incidentally found the scratching sound of the turntable. Rap was made as a between social marvel of New York’s poorer segments (Harlem‚ Soho‚ Greenwich Village‚ Bronx‚ Queens‚ and Brooklyn). Rap turned into a developed type of Jamaican
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Rapping can be traced back to its African roots. Centuries before hip hop music existed‚ the griots of West Africa were delivering stories rhythmically‚ over drums and sparse instrumentation. Such connections have been acknowledged by many modern artists‚ modern day "griots"‚ spoken word artists‚ mainstream news sources‚ and academics.[15][16][17][18] Blues music‚ rooted in the work songs and spirituals of slavery and influenced greatly by West African musical traditions‚ was first played by blacks
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Before Public Enemy there weren’t many artists who would address the social standings of black people‚ especially in the manner they had and it was something new that helped guide black people. The hip hop group consists of rappers Chuck D‚ Flavor Flav‚ Professor Griff‚ Khari Wynn‚ DJ Lord‚ and the S1W group‚ while Sister Souljah and Terminator X are past members. They are responsible for many songs that were embraced by African Americans in the harsh times they were experiencing. Public Enemy gave
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Afrika Bambaataa‚ Fab 5 Freddy‚ Frosty Freeze‚ Kool Herc‚ and numerous other relevant hip-hop connoisseurs explore the culture of hip-hop‚ specifically by breaking down how B-Boys and B-Girls pioneered and shaped the hip-hop culture known today. While this documentary‚ interview-styled film had limited information to share about other aspects of hip-hop‚ it gave a wide variety of facts and details of B-Boying‚ or ‘break-dancing’‚ which is considered to be one of the key elements. Overall‚ this film
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early age when he was a kid ‚he didn’t meet his father and his mother has lupus and epilepsy because of that these things inspired and affected him to search for god. Yates really like these Old School rappers like Just-Ice‚ Public Enemy‚ Eric B and Rakim‚ Schooly D and many others & he is really into the Rock music and here some of his favorite artists and band such as: Metallica‚System Of A Down‚Slipknot‚The Doors Pink Floyd‚Linkin Park‚AC/DC &
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Mirriam Webster defines art as “the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects”. It is a broad definition‚ because nothing about art is specific. Art has many different meanings‚ takes many different forms‚ and achieves many different things. Culture‚ including religion‚ greatly influences art. The artistic works of a culture may reflect a lifestyle‚ language‚ religion‚ or belief of said culture. Some would consider the heart of art in our modern
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Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8‚ 1987)‚ better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa‚ is an American rapper. He released his debut album‚ Show and Prove‚ in 2006‚ and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007. His Eurodance-influenced single‚ "Say Yeah"‚ received urban radio airplay‚ charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008.[1] Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second album‚ Deal or No Deal‚ in November 2009. He released the mixtape Kush and Orange Juice
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Hip hop music‚ also called hip-hop‚[1][2] rap music‚[2][3][4] or hip-hop music‚[2][5] is a music genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping‚ a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted.[2] It developed as part of hip hop culture‚ a subculture defined by four key stylistic elements: MCing/rapping‚ DJing/scratching‚ break dancing‚ and graffiti writing.[6][7][8] Other elements include sampling (or synthesis)‚ and beatboxing. While often used to refer to rapping
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Introduction Hip hop music is a style of popular music. It is usually composed of two elements: rapping (also known as emceeing) and DJing. When combined with break dancing and graffiti art‚ these are the four components of hip hop‚ a cultural movement which began in New York City in the 1970s‚ predominantly by African Americans and Latinos.[1] The term rap music is sometimes used synonymously with hip hop music‚ though it is also used to refer specifically to the practice of rapping. Origins
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