East Coast hip hop

still belonged to a violent world. Tupac Amaru Shakur, or Lesane Parish Crooks, was born in East Harlem NYC June 16, 1971. His mother Afeni Skakur, and his father Billy Garland were active members in the Black Panther Party. Tupac was named after the South American Revolutionary Tupac Amaru. Before he started his music career, Tupac began his career as a roadie back-up dancer for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground, eventually branching off as a solo artist. Most of the themes in Shakur’s

Are you a Christian that loves Hip-Hop Music? Well, I do. From about the age of 5 years old till today I have always been fascinated by just how men and women were able to put rhythm and rime together. It has far surpassed the expectations of many that has not only those that have created the art form. From expressing political and social views of modern society to know becoming multi-million and billionaires with endorsements, advertisements, TV and movie spots, who knew that a craft such as this

The history of Hip-Hop and Rap started in the 1970`s in the Bronx of New York City. Rap shares its roots with other forms of traditionally African-American music, such as jazz, blues, and soul. Rap may also be closely linked to reggae music, a genre that also developed from the combination of traditional African drumming. The development of rap and reggae has been an intertwined path of two different styles, which have grown from and have thrived, in similar circumstances. Finally, just as reggae

is largely based and contributed by one of the most famous, controversial rappers of the 90’s. Tupac Amaru Shakur,whose life was cut short at the age of 25 on September 13,1996 in a tragic unsolved murder that remains ambiguous to this day. Born on East Harlem New York City, Tupac was the son of two active members of the black panther party, a black socialist organization. As a teenager Tupac moved to North of San Francisco, California where his music spiraled towards great success and popularity

Hip hop is a musical style and a subculture with almost a 30 year history. The hip hop culture started between the late 70s and early 80s in New York City. This was an era when block parties became increasingly popular among Black Americans and Latinos that resided in the Bronx. Hip hop music began to emerge when disk jockey is played percussive breaks of popular songs and music genres such as funk and soul using two turntables to extend the breaks. By looping breaks on two turntables, the DJs created

alternative to the streets, hip hop positively uplifts the cultural barriers within the society and educates the youth. This paper argues this important topic, because in contrast to the common belief that rap is harmful to the society, it has many benefits to our youth, and its benefits socially and educationally improves our society. Since the beginning of the 1990s, when East Coast-West Coast rivalry was becoming intense and ended up with the death of two of the greatest hip hop artists, Tupac Shakur

Over the past few years, hip-hop culture and rap music has stirred up controversy throughout America and it’s media. Whether it is Dr. Dre’s 1992 hit single “A Nigga Witta Gun” or Bobby Shmurda’s 2014 hit single “Hot Nigga” that boasts about shooting other African-Americans, it seems that the media has denounced the hip-hop culture and criticized them for the continuous increase on inner-city youth violence. If people would just listen closer to hip-hop’s message instead of assuming it has negative

“I said the hip hop, Hippie to the hippie, the hip, hip hop, and you don’t stop, a rock it to the bang, bang boogie, say you jump the boogie, to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat.” “Rapper’s Delight” is a song recorded in 1979 by American hip hop trio The Sugarhill Gang. It was the original 12-inch single was 15 minutes of undeniable urban-playboy bragging. While it was not the first single to feature rapping, it is generally considered to be the song that first popularized hip hop in the United

most people when they hear the term Hip-hop they think of ghetto music that only thugs like. I’m hear to show you that is not the case. Ever since the 1970’s it has been molded in a unique way each decade by various artist. Hip-Hop is new compared to most genres of music and that’s also one of the reasons I think it is still resented by the older generation. In this essay I will be dividing Hip-hop or “Rap” into three categories, past, present, and the future. Hip-hop has a rich history, but what it

“I said the hip hop, Hippie to the hippie, the hip, hip hop, and you don’t stop, a rock it to the bang, bang boogie, say you jump the boogie, to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat.” “Rapper’s Delight” is a song recorded in 1979 by American hip hop trio The Sugarhill Gang. It was the original 12-inch single was 15 minutes of incontestable urban-playboy bragging. “Rapper’s Delight” was not the first single but, it is generally considered to be the song that made hip hop in the United States popular