Jay-Z’s “December 4th” was the first song on his Black Album, which was released in 2003, during one of the many peaks in the rapper’s career. The song includes his mother talking about his childhood in-between verses and is a very autobiographical song in the sense that he talks about his life up until he formed the persona that is Jay-Z. Although “December 4th” is thought to have been about the rappers’s presumed retirement, the song does not allude to an end to his rap career, instead,the “December
The poet Rainer Maria Rilke says that "a work of art is good if it has sprung from necessity” (Farley). Hip Hop was born on the poor and dangerous streets of the USA. Minorities such as African-Americans and Hispanics dominated these streets, and they felt the need to address their long-standing common issues. Therefore, a new form of art, hip hop was born, and became the method of self-expression for these minorities. Lyrics have presented what they have been through. While rap has turned from a
“Damn, the ass on her,” Yaz expressed, as she waved down a light skin D cup, with curly hair and a fat ass. “I’m definitely taking her home tonight!” “Ugh!” “Bitch please; you know how I get down!” “Yea, I know that’s why I said ugh.” After swaying from left to right, she finally reached us. “How you doing sexy?” Yaz asked while rubbing her hand down her back. “Fine… what’s up with you? You tryna get a dance?” “You already know!” She turned around with her ass facing Yaz. She bent over and touched
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy boasted an amazing maximalist approach that boarded on a hip hop opera symphony with lyrics that were memorable and verses that can rank as the best hip hop verses of all time. It was an album filled with legendary moments that music fans will remember for ages, and moments Kanye fan boys will yell at his concerts. This reaction by hip hop fans for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was immediate. For Yeezus, it was different. Yeezus’ minimalistic approach threw fans
Hip hop music contains more than just empty meanings; it can educate, motivate and encourage. In addition, it possesses the power to inform one about current technology and urban life. Nevertheless, since the start of the 21st century, hip hop has lost its originality by focusing on topics such as sex, money, and drugs, rather than its original roots which educated on meaningful issues such as racism, police brutality, and segregation. A good example of this would be Tupac Shakur’s song Changes.
Inside Rap Music Music, like mass media and television, has such a powerful influence on our society. People think rap music is very negative towards society, which is not the case. Rappers teach people about possible consequences a person may encounter if they choose the same route. Rappers tell their life experience through their songs. Rap music does not influence violence; it educates people on what is going on in the lives of urban people. When someone mentions rap music, the first
They monitored his performance in a swimming pool in Cheltenham and the sea in Florida and were able to determine soundtracks which produced the best results, after trialing roughly 100 songs. The successful tracks saw Mr. Hooper’s speed, improve by 10 percent as well as fatigue and effort levels improve.” With Dr. Collins’ research proved to be successful, he said “it was songs which had lyrics containing an “emotional resonance” that produced the best results and this was more important than tempo
Although rap music has been around for decades, and to this day people still enjoy listening to it, most people prefer new-school rap over old-school rap because of its ' great quality.Unlike old-school rap, new-school rap is listened to by many different races. In addition, unlike rap when it first started there 's a large variety of rap artists of different culture. To support this, Devos Jan, author of "The Evolution of Hip-Hop Culture", states that, "What initially was a relatively small subculture
My feelings about Jeezy are about as complex as they come for an artist who is eight studio albums deep, signed to a major label (Def Jam) and who I 've reviewed multiple times over the years. You 'd think I 'd have TAFKA Young Jeezy figured out by now, but the very thing that keeps him endlessly fascinating is that I just can 't put my finger on my feelings about him. Here 's the crux of the problem - Jeezy 's got the "it factor" that so many rappers, entertainers, athletes and actors crave but
To an entire segment of the Black religious community, Gospel (Christian) Rap has found its way to the footsteps of the church. The rapid emergence of this music and its subculture has left the church and clergy alike asking the question-- why? Especially since much of what I would call secular Rap is "off the hook" these days. How so, do you ask? There is a surplus of gratuitous violence, and sexually explicit Rap lyrics, that currently ride the airwaves and is uploaded into countless IPODs