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Throughout history, music has been used to express the feelings of people or groups whom may have no other outlet to express themselves. The best example of this occurrence would be the lower class of America’s use of rap music. Rap music started out as a fun variation of disco with the purpose to make people dance and enjoy themselves, but it later transformed into one of the best outlets to express the struggles of poverty in the United States. The genre gained popularity when the song “Rapper

Male vs. Female rapper through their music Rap music is really popular to us, young people, and sometimes adults, too. In my opinion, I think that rap is a way to allow all of the rappers to express themselves, their voices, their experience, and their feeling from their life. And in some other people opinion, they also describe rap music as the story or the voice of the streets. According to a music articles “The birth of Rap: A Look Back” from NPR.org website, rap music was born and began to develop

The music industry is always growing and trying to solicit new music to get higher ratings. “The music industry’s role in promoting negative music has been a hot topic for many years. What is too often under reported is how young people, including incarcerated youth, are directly impacted by the music.” That quote came from an article called ‘Seb is Hip Hop’. All a person has to do is turn on their radio to a mainstream station and they to can get taste of the carnage. Rap and hip-hop are two of

Despite what it alludes to, Zone 4/Interscope Records rap signee Rich Boy insists his moniker is just a neighborhood nickname ("It doesn't stand for being rich or anything like that.") not a glimpse into his finances. Maybe so, but with the multifaceted talents that 21 year old Marece Richards possesses, his nom de plume will be even more fitting shortly with the release of his debut album, TBD? Born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, Rich Boy grew up in a typical hood upbringing with both positive

Beah’s use of imagery is extremely important for portraying Ishmael’s life as a child soldier. The description Beah uses makes the reader ultimately feel like they are there with him. The imagery shown also describes in great detail how Ishmael’s life went from innocent to an unimaginable life. Ishmael Beah writes a novel, A Long Way Gone, to show the violent images in his journey through Sierra Leone. The author uses imagery to show his innocence and pureness of being a child before his world changed

We all have our opinions on if teens should have tattoos and piercings, some parents do not care but there is some that do. But if you think about it is how society looks at us, we all care about how people look at us we see people with tattoos we want that, all we care about attention. I feel like teens want to be someone they are not Just like when they listen to rap music they want to live the lifestyle they living. They think trying to be someone is being "cool" is trying to be like someone

One of the hottest up and coming hip hop artists out right now is Nyzzy Nyce. Born and raised in small town Fort Wayne, Indiana. He now currently lives in Los Angeles, California. With him becoming one of the first aspiring rappers to make a name for himself outside of the Midwest, Nyzzy uses that to connect with his fans on a more personal level. Nyzzy has worked rigorously hard on improving and progressing not only as a rapper, but as an artist. His solo mixtape debut was entitled, "Nothing Nyce

Nicki Minaj is widely regarded as one of the greatest female rappers of all time. While I myself am not the biggest fan, it’s hard to deny the influence and success she has seen over her career. Though she has one of the most loyal fan bases in music, many fans in hip-hop feel as though she has underachieved in terms of albums released. Nicki managed to become a household name without having a career defining project. “Pink Friday”, “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”, and “The Pinkprint” aren’t making

Tink is slowly becoming one of the most talked about up-and-coming artists in the music industry. Tink got her first taste of stardom when her rendition of Rick Ross' "Movin' Bass" made its rounds on the Internet; thanks in part to Timbaland drooping it online. While the record may have gained Tink a lot of recognition, Ross wasn't too happy about the rapper recreating her song. "I took it for what it was. The song never really got put out the proper way, but at the same time, for people to hear

The life of jay-z/Shawn carter Do know about Shawn Carter's life . Well I’m going to let you know that is very interesting . Although all rappers seem to be the same jay-z is different from other rappers . Because he had a fall out with his brother then he went on to marry Beyonce Knowles and have two kids . The first thing I am going to tell you about JAY-Z is that he was in an argument with his brother . The argument got worse through the night and Jay-Z Went one to shoot his brother