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Parker-Pope writes in an article in the New York Times called, “Under the Influence of …Music?” she states, “Only 9 percent of pop songs had lyrics relating to drugs or alcohol. The number jumped to 14 percent for rock songs, 20 percent for R&B and hip-hop songs, 36 percent for country songs and 77 percent for rap songs.” I cannot believe some of the superstars that will record lyrics equivalent to this. Whatever happened to the morals Americans found acceptable to have in this country? That is what

Tupac When thinking of the Hip-Hop industry, one of the first names that comes to mind is Tupac Shakur. Shakur was born in the Bronx on June 16, 1971. He was reared by his mother Afeni Shakur who was an active member of the Black Panthers. Tupac's family later relocated to Oakland, California, where he spent much of his time on the street. As a kid, he was always getting himself into trouble, and he was very lonely. He started writing songs to keep himself out of trouble. An article from

My childhood was a great with hip-hop style of music because being surrounded with older brothers; let me to learn and adapt to what they listened to. As a child I listened to many greats like Biggie, Mobb Deep, Mary J Blige And even Aliyah. But, as a family we listen to likes of Naz, Tupac and Jay-z. My brothers and I always be together listening and helped me get through whatever we was going through. My brother and I don’t usually play instrument we did had a little band with instruments like

Social Dance Social Dancing is partner dancing which is informal, relaxed and danced for the enjoyment, not for an audience or event. It is danced for enjoyment, socialisation and health. To prove that social dancing is a success, you need to look at the enjoyment the partners have from the dance, not how much correct they had danced in the eye of others. Social Dancing has no general teaching and learning curriculum. It depends on the teacher who is teaching the style he had chosen to his students

Biography on Tupac Shakur In much the same fashion that Kurt Cobain defined the alternative rock music scene, Tupac Shakur defined the hip-hop scene as we know it today. What made Tupac (also known as 2pac) so special was his enormous talent, his on-screen friendly looks, and the sense that he was 'real' and talked the talk, while walking the walk. Since his death, there's been a deluge of speculation on who and why, and even if, but unfortunately still no concrete answers exist for any of these

and the Gang, ABBA, BeeGee’s were very popular among many others. Each person or band took the music a little harder and stronger creating many more different styles of music. The 1980’s still went even harder with heavy metal music, new wave and hip hop. We gained bands like Poison, Metallica, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Madonna and Cyndi Lauper. Each put their own style towards the ever changing world of music. The styles changed with the music. Music helped play a part in what people were wearing and

"If I Die Tonight" on Me against the World (1995) BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY With his tattoo-splattered physique, piercing deep-set eyes, and shaved head, Tupac Amaru Shakur came across as middle America's worst nightmare, the darkest strain of hip-hop. To fans, Shakur was only "thuggin' against society, thuggin' against the system that made me," as he once rapped.

Christopher Columbus came upon a large island while he was sailing the western region by the Atlantic Ocean that was later known as the Caribbean which was December 5, 1492. Columbus eventually settled on this island and claimed it for the Spanish Crown. In 1625, the French took control of what was called Saint-Domingue (Lawless,2018), then what we know today to be called Haiti was started in 1660. Once upon a time Haiti was one of the most wealthiest French colonies, they became so wealthy from

Music does have an Effect on Peoples Moods, Emotions & Actions Music has an exceptional way of transcending feelings, emotions, and information across the world. It is a beautiful, yet powerful force is composed of feeling, abundance, and raw emotion and influences our way of dress, our dialect and even our own moral fiber. It can be as simple as the beat created by walking on the planks of a deck, or as intricate as a twelve part symphony. This thesis will examine how music as a whole, effects

scratching, mixing, and beat juggling to go with these breaks that created a base to be rapped over. The first recording of rap was The Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” in 1979. In the 80’s, according to the rapworld.com, 7” The lyrical content of hip hop evolved as well. The early styles presented in the 1970s soon were replaced with metaphorical lyrics over more complex, multi-layered instrumentals.” Rap music also spread its popularity into other countries in this decade as well. In 1986, the