Kanye West was honoured with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. The 38-year-old star’s highest recognition was presented by Taylor Swift, who he once slammed in the same event in 2009. It was already six years ago when the American rapper went up onstage and interrupted the 25-year-old crooner’s acceptance speech. To recall, he wasn’t happy to know that she won over Beyonce. The songwriter took a full 12 minutes on the platform to deliver his dialogue. He started to bang “media” by using the feuds between artists to earn ranking, even called out the Music Television network. He revealed that the station announced that the girlfriend of Calvin Harris will be the one to hand him his trophy a lot of
Good evening Yucaipa high school graduates, friends, family, staff, school board members, and administration. I'm honored to be the class speaker of the Yucaipa high school graduating class of 2017! Tonight I will be sharing different events from my life that have impacted me the most and that inspire me, as I hope they will inspire you. Although before I start I want to give a huge shout out to my best friend/sister Haley Hillrich because without her I don’t think I would be up here tonight. Now lets get started so we can officially graduate.
he have said the rapper was target of two shooting since 2014 that left innocent bystander William lewis 28 and a friend Markeyo Carr 17 dead.
Chris Brown is a world-renowned music artist. He has been around since the mid-2000s, so by the time of his apology he was well known and respected by his fans and this builds on his
As consumers in today’s entertainment business, we don’t really think and evaluate about how a person or item captures our attention. Critics use media literacy to effectively evaluate how a celebrity can take hold of a consumer's time and energy. PartyNextDoor is one of many celebrities who manage to take some of the music business’ audience for himself. In order for a consumer to understand how he has done this, they must use the five tools of media literacy which is description, analysis, interpretation, evaluation, and engagement.
Utilizing this firm statement, he reinforces his message of the media’s purpose to divide and destabilize America. As the social climate in America continues to grow more hostile, the musicians use this underlying aggression and injustice to help bring life and energy to the
Another figure that appears on this music video is the country singer Taylor Swift, who was the eye of controversy when Kanye West interrupted her after she won best female video award (MTV 2009). First question that needs to be asked after Kanye crashed the stage of the awards is WHY?. What made him feel that way, in which he takes those minutes of fame away from younger Taylor Swift. We could think all he wants is attention but it is more than that. Mr. West feels that he has the right to tell others what is good and bad since he “clearly” know the answers.
I am an active member of my school and community. At school I feel that i've gained the respect of my peers being elected as Student Council representative for the past four years. I have also been elected the treasurer of the choir, and secretary of the band. I am part of the Ross Middle School bucket drumming group and have been casted as part of the school theatre’s annual play. After school on Wednesdays I assist Ms. Rullman in helping students with homework and enhancing study methods. I am currently participating in science olympiad and have in the past. I am also an anchor on the popular Good Morning Ross Middle School weekly news show. In addition, I have been a part of National Junior Honor Society which takes part in service projects
He was gave with the Bob Marley Award Entertainer of the Year 2007, in 2008 for his captivating performances. He also won the Best Calypso/Soca entertainer 2007 along with many others to follow. On May 2, 2010 he made history as the only two-time recipient (2008) of The Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year at Martins International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) held in Queens, New York.
After years of criticism, hatred, and chaos, Brown has had to have clearly wished at some times he could just simply live life, without people hanging onto his past. As Chris Brown raps in his verses (In Lil Dickys Body) he explains his situation, in the five dramatistic terms. Chris Brown is the Agent in this scenario. As he wanders down the road of curiosity of what it's like not to be famous, he learns to love, and be thankful for the blessings he has, even though he deals with constant criticism. Next, we have the Act; This being the realization of the true happiness, and change he has made in the past few years, hopefully disregarding all of his past mishaps. It is easy to believe he is trying to gain some of his old fans’ respect back, and by admitting to his faults, and literally asking for people to take a step back, he is succeeding. After the act, we have the scene. This scene is fun, and easy to analyze. Both Chris Brown, and Lil Dicky had opposite “famous” lives, in which Lil Dicky is minorly famous, yet not scrutinized or noticed in public. This is heaven for Chris Brown,
This situation happened so fast and even faster when fans of both Chris Brown and Rihanna found out what the real story was. Not only were fans devastated, but they were furious. Although the fans were the leading audience in this situation, secondary
“Yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you…I’ll let you finish. But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time!” (West). Most people if they don’t know anything about Kanye West, they know this quote. When anybody hears his name everybody always has an opinion. Some people love him, while a lot of other people hate him, each for a variety of reasons. Though most people only see the arrogant and egotistic side of Kanye, the more important side that people don’t always see is the hardworking musician. In order to fully understand Kanye’s motives and to fully appreciate him, people have to know how he got to the point he is now today.
Throughout my life, I feel as though I have had many encounters with special education. Growing up, my grandmothers close friend had a daughter that had down syndrome. She was extremely sweet and loved company. Her parents had six other children who were grown and lived on their own. However, she lived at home with her parents her whole life. In elementary school, I do not remember many encounters with special education students. I do remember some kids being taken out of my class for part of the day, but that was my only experience during that time.
DJ Khaled dropped hit latest single, “I Got the Keys,” featuring the biggest names in the music industry, Jay Z and Future, after the 2016 BET Awards on Sunday. The 40-year-old American record producer revealed the music video of his song “I Got the Keys” from his about to-be-released album, “Major Key,” according to Time. The music clip was made dramatically in black and white settings featuring DJ Khaled, Jay Z and Future sporting formal attires.
The poem Acceptance Speech by Lynn Powell is about a housewife who feels undervalued by her family and by society. The title of the poem suggests that the character has received an award for achieving something brilliant, but in fact she is being sarcastic and conducting an imaginary award ceremony for herself in her kitchen, since no one else is willing to appreciate her hard work. The poet uses irony and personification of kitchen utensils and ingredients to add humour to the play. She uses the In this poem, the character deals with her desire to be appreciated by propelling herself into an imaginary scenario in her kitchen where she is in the spotlight and humorously personifies ingredients in food who are just as under appreciated as
After Brown’s 2011 album “F.A.M.E.” debuted, it won a Grammy for best R&B album, and after he won, he signed into Twitter and wrote “‘HATE ALL YOU WANT BECUZ I GOT A GRAMMY Now!’ His tweets were quickly deleted, but he had made his point.” (Richards). Even though Brown was the clear culprit in the situation with Rihanna, he still chose to respond in an immature and unprofessional manner.