Police Brutality And Ugliness In His Music Form

Think of a poet. Who came to mind? Was it Shakespeare, Langston Hughes, Ralph Waldo Emerson? What about Eminem or Jay-Z? They are both poets too, but in a different way. They go by the title “rapper”, basically a synonym for poet, and Hip-Hop is their form of poetry is. Kevin Coval amusingly says that rap “dusted poetry off, took it out the closet, put Js on its feet, and told it to speak to the people, all the people,” and that hip-hop saved poetry from becoming “classical music,” meaning that rap prevented poetry from becoming an old, out-dated art form and renovated it for the next generation (20). Coval’s book, The BreakBeat Poets, says the creation of hip-hop music was by “latchkey kids in the crack era, left to their own devices to experiment wildly and make language and art new and meaningful,” and goes on to say its purpose is to, “move the crowd, relate to the crowd, and save the crowd,” and Kendrick Lamar does these things perfectly (18). Through the use of clever wordplay and rhyming skills mixed with great story telling, Kendrick is bringing rap music back to its “roots” while introducing a “style” of his own, which is why one can argue that Kendrick Lamar is the “savior” of the rap game and its listeners.

You may know him from his Lisa Simpson haircut or his mouth full of 24-karat gold teeth; he is the 19-year-old rapper that is taking the music industry by storm. In the past, two years his music has gained national recognition and appealed to all types of fan bases. He is a force not to be reckoned with and his name is Kodak Black. He is the self-proclaimed “Project-Baby” from South Florida that is giving rapper a run for their money. Jon Caramanica, from the New York Times, described Black as “an unlikely savior for a hip-hop industry that has lately been preoccupied with melodic-minded Drake clones. Instead, he’s an old-fashioned literalist and represents the perennial power of grit even in a time that’s squeaky clean.” Kodak Black is an

He does not limit himself to any specific style and because of this his work does not fall under any specific category. An unusual characteristic of his songs that makes his music even more eclectic is the fact that they are poetry based, which leads to a unique combination of rapping and singing (and sometimes even yelling) that allows him to express his emotions through vocals.

When you think Hip Hop what do you think? Do you automatically associate it with positive and uplifting words or more along the lines of degrading behavior? Most likely you think the latter of these two choices. The media depicts Hip Hop as such a negative thing when in reality it isn’t. It’s music constantly being blamed for violence and outrage within the community. Rappers themselves accused of being nothing more than ignorant “thugs” not only creating but supporting chaos when that is not the case. In Nasir Jones’ (a.k.a Nas) song “It ain’t hard to tell”, he uses a very selective word choice, tone and speaker to show there is more to a rapper than just the “thuggish or gangster” label they are given.

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

Many artists can not say they do that because they are to afraid. Regardless of how much they try to front that they are the toughest, only because they rap about sex, drugs, and girls. He is a very vocal in songs like Love Yourz, Fire Squad and No Role Modelz. He is an example to many teens because he is not afraid to say anything and he will not hold back from anything. In many of his songs not only does he expose the police violence but he also speaks about his life but in specifics his father leaving him and his family.

Lamar’s specialty has always been narrating and rapping about racism, and the problems black people have to face in their everyday lives just to stay alive while being treated unethically, but his compositions have never explored themes outside this dilemma. This album gives a different feel from his previous albums due to this. ‘Damn’ illustrates Kendrick’s frustrations throughout the years that can only be described as a deep depression. Contradicting and complicated feelings that can never be expressed through words alone, which is ironic considering Lamar has been constantly cited as one of the greatest lyricists of his generation. These feelings have been built up as a result of his rising fame. In one song, Kendrick feels that nobody is looking out for him and his well-being and that his fans only care about his music and their perceived image or persona of him that they only see in the media, despite not being his true personality. He then mentions that he desires self-isolation because of this, and later contradicts himself in another song, expressing that he wants more attention and stating

Born in Compton, Kendrick Lamar delivered a performance at the 2016 Grammy’s in February. Performing racially charged songs like “Blacker the Berry” and “Alright” was Kendrick’s attempt to bring more awareness towards police brutality among black

While his music makes it very clear that race is on his mind, he still says that in interviews the topic pops up , but he is never the first to bring it up. He doesn’t make his music just off of the top of his head , he puts his entire childhood into it. After struggling with homelessness , working multiple jobs and supporting himself or years, he seems to only want a career in the industry.

One challenge Kendrick Lamar faced was when his family was directly touched by the violence of the streets, He handled it by remaining thoughtful and safe, also he was a strong observer, even as a child. In 2015, Kendrick released his next album, To Pimp a Butterfly, including and featuring artists like Bilal, Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams, and others.

In my opinion, Kendrick Lamar, an award-winning rapper and songwriter, has one of the best abilities to describe his distressed and abused lifestyle in Compton, California. He is not your original cliché artist who does not speak about anything meaningful. Kendrick, also known as K. Dot, is one of the most well known and most respected rappers in this era. Not only does he speak about his gloomy past, but he also speaks about his fortunate future. His ability to give detailed representations of his struggles and his story telling allows me to, metaphorically, enter the mind of Kendrick Lamar.

He state that he lives a better. life than what they are thing of,, and that hip hop is not the one to blame for the damage caused to young African Americans  Most of D.N.A's  lyrics are brutal and harsh, but  perfectly align with the beat and music  in the bakground. Lamar recorded his first verse with the beat Mike WiLL Made It produced. Then the second verse, Lamar sung it accapella and told his producer to build  beat around the rap that sounded like “Chaos.”  Why did Kendrick Lamar wanted his seond verse  to sound like chaos?

Some of Kendrick Lamar’s music portrays that there is hope and to love yourself. His music is an inspiration to many people. Kendrick grew up in rough area known as Compton. People stereotype about African Americans that are born in areas like this, but these stereotypes are incorrect. Kendrick was harmed by the violence that surrounded him, in his songs he expresses about how there is hope for people that struggle in gang areas such as his birthplace.

This rapper proves to me that I shouldn't give up if people don't like what I do. I should never give up on a dream because dreams do come true. I can do anything as long as I desire to do it for the rest of my life without just worrying about the money because the money doesn't mean anything when I'm not happy. The color of a person's skin shouldn't be judged but if anything people should be at least happy that I gave my all to be the person who I am today. From now on I thank logic for inspiring me and keeping me motivated and making me understand peace love and

Kendrick Lamar is famous for his unique West Coast style and dynamic rhymes that unapologetically discuss “political issues”. In his song, “The Blacker The Berry”, Lamar uses a striking amount of end rhyme and metaphors to deliver his message to listeners. As Lamar begins to tell how others view him, or the black body, he maintains a flow using multiple lines with end rhyme. Areas in the song, such as lines 13 and 14, provide an example of keeping the flow throughout the song by using