Lil Wayne: The Urban Poet Recently I attended a Lil Wayne concert and his music and performance captured my attention and gave me a greater appreciation for poetry. At the concert I noticed an overwhelming amount of marks on his body that did not seem to be cuts or bruises. Once I took a closer look I noticed his body was like a canvas with tons of artistic tattoos that expressed his emotions and struggles almost as well as his lyrics. The first tattoo I noticed was the newest addition to his
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urban youth culture‚ closely associated with rap music and with the style and fashions of African-American inner-city residents. 2. Rap music. As a culture Hip-Hop includes four main categories of expression; Mixing‚ Dancing‚ Graffiti Art and Rapping‚ known as MC ’ing. Hip-Hop was first recognised in New York around the mid 1970s‚ considered as a reaction to social movements of the time. In America the 70s and 80s were subject to negative behaviour towards black communities which consisted of
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exist. The Wu-Tang are pioneers in their own right‚ and in this essay I intend to discuss the emergence of hip hop into modern mainstream culture using the Wu-Tang as a case study. Hip hop is a cultural way of life divided into four main parts; rapping‚ deejaying‚ breakdancing and graffiti. It usually features two elements‚ the producer’s backtrack which encompasses all instrumentation within the piece‚ and the rapper’s lyrics. The backtrack usually consists of a simple rhythmic pattern and melody
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hop music in the 1970s and 80s has caused people to be more angry and depressed. This change in mood in America resulted in more crime during the peak years. Hip hop music was revolutionary; there had been nothing with similar percussive sounds‚ rapping‚ and distinctive (fairly simplistic) bass lines. Many of the sounds used in hip hop music are harsher and more electronic. In 1979 hip hop music was recorded and played on public radio for the first time. In the 1980s hip hop was diversified as its
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the harvest. After the harvest the farmers would celebrate the long months of hard work with bhangra which meant dancing to drum beats and even singing. The song itself has a very special sound to it‚ the track starts off in English with Jay Z rapping and then Panjabi MC’s lyrics‚ which are sung in Punjabi the words mean Translated‚ are a warning to a 16-year-old girl to be leery of guys who are trying to take her innocence. "Be careful of the boys/ You’ve only just grown up./ It’s not your fault
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cities are blocked off just for writing. For example‚ in Duluth‚ MN there is a portion of the city which is singled out just for writers to express themselves known as the “graffiti graveyard”. III. MCing‚ a world where thrashing another MC and rapping about women‚ partying‚ drugs and alcohol is how you get to the top. g. Once synthetic drugs such as cocaine ravaged urban America it became a microphone for the rage and despair of the inner cities. In turn‚ that rage became influence for the
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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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young female listener‚ and they hear a male speaking ill of black women‚ the listener might develop an opinion that men have bad attitudes towards women and therefor have no respect for them. However‚ if a young female listener hears another female rapping lyrics also
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For over 25 years‚ American rapper Lil Wayne has grown to be one of the biggest and most influential lyricists in the hip-hop music industry. Wayne started rapping at the age of 12 and since then has discussed gang violence‚ guns‚ women‚ drugs‚ and his abundant wealth. In recent news Lil Wayne has stated that he has never dealt with racism. His defense is that because he is a young rich black man‚ that America must see clearly that black lives do matter. These statements didn’t come by surprise to
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Dolla “Make a Toast” Roderick Anthony Burton II‚ better known by his rap name “Dolla” was born on November 25‚ 1987 in Chicago Illinois. He was born as a twin but his brother ended up dying during birth‚ leaving him the only boy with two sisters. In 1991 his father moved their family to Los Angeles‚ California for a new life but noticed that times were tougher here than in Chicago. When Dolla was five a big tragedy occurred in his life when his father committed suicide by shooting himself in
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