Music Artists: Chance's Influence On Society

Even though, hip-hop is viewed as primarily of promoting negative message, however, it has reveled the pain behind the lyrics. “Hip hop music, had for over three and half decades, delivered a resounding message of freedom of expression, unity, peace, and protest against social injustices”. (Anderson & Jackson) As hip-hop continues to grow it has continued to remain a strong influential social impact. Hip-hop created a way for many individuals to express themselves on controversial issues seen throughout society.

Art has undoubtedly become a decisive aspect of our culture; embedded in the way we learn and grow on a daily basis. Art forms such as music, television and dance dominate our society as an outlet of freedom of speech for humanity. The evolution of music has rapidly exceeded its original classifications, developing new genres with greater appeal to an audience, hence its influence on society has expedited. In recent times, lyrics (specifically rap lyrics) have been introduced into the court room as a form of documented confessional evidence, evidently challenging law’s authoritative nature. This essay will closely follow the genre of rap and its relationship with law, through cases based in the United States of America (USA). In addition, the trial of Simon Bikindi in Rwanda and Smith v The Queen will be used to form an acute analysis on the influencing factors of relevance, identity, freedom of speech and current constitutional law.

There may be no bigger name in rap music right now than Chicago's own Chance the Rapper. His third mixtape Coloring Book is now available on all major music streaming platforms (Apple Music, Soundcloud, Spotify, Tidal, etc.) and he is also the first artist EVER to break The Billboard Top 10 Albums chart with streams only. He has burst onto the scene as a "lone wolf" of sorts; refusing to sign to a record label, releasing all of his music for free, and combining rap, jazz, and gospel music more beautifully than anyone we've ever seen in the music industry. To celebrate Lil Chano's recent success let's check out his ten best songs.

Hip hop cannot be understood by just examining how the artists might carry themselves or just their lyrics alone. The uniting of hip-hop in to society gave accommodations in an integrated generation of young Americans and it changed the racial dynamics in the United States. Even though you might not be born in the 70’s when hip hop was originated, it has become a part of our generation and has stuck around ever since. This paper is written with the intentions to prove how the evolution of hip-hop or rap music has ultimately made America

You’re standing in a crowd amongst thousands of fans at an Eminem concert, people from all over, shoulder to shoulder in a massive stadium, singing along every word of their favorite song for hours. People from all over are connected to each other through the power of music. When it comes to music, the life experiences, inspiration, and current events play a tremendously significant role. Hip hop is a form of art which can be expressed through rap songs, break-dancing, and graffiti art. The culture has become so popular that it has entered today’s fashion and modern language. Hip hop music is an extremely large part of today’s generation and a global genre, which influences the generation all over the world.

4. Kendrick Lamar is a hip-hop recording artist, and for the African American community he has been a huge social movement. I realized this during a pop culture class I took this semester. His new album, To Pimp A Butterfly specifically, shows his dedication to trying to bring positivity to his listeners. He recognizes that hip-hop has some responsibility for the systematic problems that the black community has faced. And according to, Music.Mic, Hip-hop could have played a huge role in the death of Michael Brown, with a New York Times obituary implying that Brown 's hip-hop aspirations somehow factored into Brown’s death.

I think we need more people in the industry like Rich Homie Quan. I think this because Rich Homie Quan makes good music and doesn’t care about what anyone think or say about him. Rich Homie Quan is known for rapping and singing. Rich Homie Quan mostly raps about his life story and all the things that he been through. Like going to jail and talking about all the things he went through during his childhood.

Hip-hop artists have acquired more and more power through social media. As artist’s popularity grows across the nation so does the audience they have the ability to reach. Even during hip-hop’s origin, it had the power to move a nation. We have seen what a driving impact celebrities can have on bringing forward social changed.

Imagine a mind-changing tour into ghetto life in the United States, the drugs, the violence, the hopelessness. Think about political movements, riots, cries for change. Think of some of the greatest modern artists among us. All these ideas stem from, bring awareness of, and originate in classic hip-hop. The advocacy of societal change, the inspiration its artists got from their songs, and its impact on future artists have cemented Classic hip-hop as the most influential music genre of all time.

Hip Hop is more than music, it's more of a culture. Hip Hop has socially affected America especially the African American community. Hip Hop has influenced Americans over the past three decades, giving people a voice to speak out against and for things throughout the generations. Hip Hop has allowed

He wants the city to change and shows how it’s making the change, but in a fun matter. Front flips and a place to play is a fun children matter, that makes his work enjoyable. Chance also uses religious diction in his music. In “Blessings,” Chance sings, “Im gon’ praise him praise him til im gone, when the praises go up, the blessings come down.” This shows how Chance really believes in doing the right things with God, and changes will happen for you as an

A lot of people who listen to hip-hop know that most artist come from poor rough communities, the person who I’m about to introduce you to is an artist by which hip-hop had change his life from a negative place in life to a positive place in life. The rap artist is The Game, if you’re not familiar with him he is also from Compton. The Game was involved in a lot of gang violence growing up, in his A and E Documentary “The Streets of Compton” it talked about how hip-hop changed The Game’s life. The Game was a well-known gangster who ran with the Bloods a notorious gang in Los Angeles. The Game had no other choice but to join the gang because he needed money and had nothing else to do. The Bloods were always feuding with the Crips which is another violent gang in LA. But one day when The Game was in a hotel some Crips came and shot him in the chest multiple times, he was later rushed to a hospital and he was in a coma for a couple of months. When he woke up he soon realized that he needed to change his ways or he would die for real. So, The Game had decided that he wanted to become a rapper and express his feelings about how he felt about his life. The Game had believed that him being alive today was a message from god. The Game had begun to teach himself how to rap and eventually he turned it into a career and laughed his first album “The Documentary” in 2005. This album had changed his life and made him realize that being a gang member can affect your life. The Game had mentioned that if he never would have done rap he would have probably gone the wrong path and probably would have ended up dead. The Game is one of many rappers that hip-hop had a positive impact on him. I personally believe that if he didn’t choose to become a rapper he would have ended up in a casket. This is one good example on how hip-hop had a positive impact on him. Not

557).” Although Chance is not a poet in rigid terms, rap music is a direct extension of poetic traditions; a craft that he mastered while attending art programs, which educated him on the power of the written word. This training helped him to become a respected lyricist, proven by the request for him to eulogize the late boxing legend, Muhammad Ali; an invite that most rappers will never receive (Austen). He has also been hailed as the most celebrated rapper of 2016 and “heir to Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar (Austen).” This confirms the care and preparation (he spent five hours recording a verse) that goes into Chance’s lyrical contributions and the high level he operates on(Austen). More importantly, his nonprofit, SocialWorks, which “empowers youth through arts, education and civic engagement” uses the OpenMike imitative, to offer an opportunity for youth to craft their lyrical skills (SocialWorks). Named in memory of his mentor, Mike Hawkins, this resource conjures up the “emotional wealth” that DuBois speaks of because it allows for minority youth, who come from the most blighted neighborhoods in Chicago, to express their experiences openly. These young people have suffered through the death of friends, racism, sexual trauma and various other challenges that youth in harsh inner cities face. Therefore, Chance uses his career to recognize the strength within his narrative, but his young supporters, allowing them to share their stories through music, bringing forth a louder voice to the most vulnerably

One of the many greatest game changers to hip-hop music is Run-DMC, from artistic fashion senses, to the sound of their tunes, and being so popular amongst million of listeners. They also received a gold and platinum album in the early 1980s. The way Run DMC rapped was nothing but factual life stories of they witness growing up. Also being proactive with very powerful messages. From believing

Singers often get asked how they feel about their songs, when they respond with a “well it’s a selling hit” they tended to forget that all of those people are youth members and we need to teach them to love and not to rebel. Most hip hop singers make millions of dollars on there albums and don’t really care on what the words say or how it makes people feel. This can make a minor insurgent against older and more responsible people. Since the 1980’s, hip-hop has changed the way people think, but not always in a positive manner. Hip-hop has been a trend setter and has guided our culture over the last couple of decades. Unfortunately, corporate sales have taken over the content of hip hop music, motivating artists to take different approaches to