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Originally from Marcy Houses housing project in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City,[9] Jay-Z was abandoned by his father Adnes Reeves and shot his brother in the shoulder for stealing his jewelry[10] when he was twelve years old.[11] Jay-Z attended Eli Whitney High School in Brooklyn, along with rapper AZ, until it was closed down. After that he attended George Westinghouse Information Technology High School in Downtown Brooklyn, with fellow rappers The Notorious B.I

At the age of 19, Gaga was originally signed to Def Jam Records after the labels CEO heard her singing in a hallway of its New York Office. There she recorded and produced one song, with producer Red One titled “Boys, Boys, Boys”. After 3 months she was dropped as an artist from the label. After being dropped, Gaga formed an indie rock band titled The Stefani Germanotta Band. She recorded one album with them, and performed in Underground New

“A century after some vaguely referenced world war, all of human society has divided itself into five tribes based on people's personality type—the smart, the brave, the honest, the selfless, the pacifist—and teenagers choose their affiliation in a public coming-of-age ritual. Young Beatrice (Shailene Woodley) throws in with the brave, or "Dauntless," much to the consternation of her selfless parents (Ashley Judd, Tony Goldwin). But there's a catch: in her diagnostic test, which involves a powerful

Fall Out Boy emerged in the 2000s as the biggest band in emo-pop. The Chicago quintet attracted tons of teenagers to their shout-along tunes, which mixed snarky humor and big, deep-feeling choruses. As the decade wore on, Fall Out Boy continued to find new ways to market themselves — as the group began to sell out arenas. Pete Wentz, the band's heavily mascara'd bassist, songwriter and leader, became something of a celebrity and entrepreneur, marrying Ashley Simpson, starting a clothing company,

Rock ‘n Roll and Its Impact On Society Music is ever changing. It moves at such a rapid pace people may not want to catch up to. The one genre that seems to have changed the most is “Rock and Roll”. In a world of classical opuses, big bands, and vocal jazz, rock was a huge shock to the world. It was revolutionary, but sometimes unwanted. No matter, rock and roll has played a substantial part in defining our modern culture, influencing things like individual music taste, political views, and personal

the streets of the Bronx. Young men, usually African Americans, took turns rapping over the beats laid by the deejays. Early artists who hail from New York, including DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, the Sugarhill Gang, Kurtis Blow, Jam Master Jay, and Run-D.M.C., pioneered East Coast style. The style of most East Coast rappers was characterized by simplistic rhyme pattern laid over aggressive beats, and featured the use of metaphors and complex word play. These characteristics were

When looking at the social changes in American culture at the turn of the century, we see extraordinary differences in the accepted behaviours and thoughts of American citizens. The century saw a major shift in the way that people lived, with changes in politics, society, culture, economics, and technology. At the beginning of the century, discrimination based on race and sex was significant, but by the end of the 20th century, women had the same legal rights as men and racism had come to be

Let there be light, and there was light Let there be sound, and there was sound Let there be drums, there was drums Let there be guitar, there was guitar, ah Let there be rock And it came to pass That rock 'n' roll was born All across the land every rockin' band Was blowin' up a storm And the guitar man got famous The business man got rich -Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott (AC/DC) In the early 1950s

9-512-016 REV: OCTOBER 15, 2011 ANITA ELBERSE MICHAEL CHRISTENSEN Lady Gaga (A) “Let’s get everyone in a room to discuss what to do,” said Troy Carter, manager of up-and-coming pop star Lady Gaga, to his assistant as he walked into his Santa Monica office. It was September 2009, a week after the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) ceremony that had seen Gaga win a coveted Best New Artist award and that had featured a spectacular performance of her hit song Paparazzi—ending with the singer-songwriter

Music may be defined romantically as `the food of love ' (Shakespeare) or more prosaically as `sound with particular characteristics ' (Wikipedia), but it is undeniably a `vibrant artform ' (Arts Council England) and one which touches more people, in more ways, than any other art form. In commercial terms, music certainly generates a higher market value than the other arts, although a comprehensive market size for music in all its manifestations is impossible to calculate. Key Note has put a value