Mo Vaughn

As he was leaning closer to kiss me, we heard a knock on my front door. “Liz,” I said to him. Leaving his side, I went to open the door. “Hi!” She kissed me on both cheeks and hand me a basket full of wines, crackers and cheeses she was holding. “Welcome home.” She said, in way of greeting. “Darling, I had not seen you forever. I found you a hunk of a man. He is a gorgeous stockbroker with a great personality. He is…” Liz stopped mid sentence when she notice Brian behind me, looking furious

Since its early days Hip Hop has been in the midst of political and racial violence here in America; sometimes not good, but always real. Nocella II et al. (2017) article stated that: Hip Hop was founded as a response to faulty urban policy, poverty, and social rejection. The culture is founded upon the principles of community and resistance to the status quo. The theme of anti-colonial and anti-racist practices connects Hip Hop culture/activism to the work of food justice and environmental justice

Growing up in run-down neighborhood can have various effects on an individual. Getting involved in illegal activities, albeit easy and rewarding at the time, can lead an individual to a jeopardizing ongoing cycle. Illustrated in both Slick Rick and Black Stars “Children’s Story,” a young man has been led down a wrong path, where each of their lives were dominated by illegal acts. This was consuming to the individuals, and ultimately lead to tragic outcomes. Black Stars rendition of “Children’s Story”

“Politically Incorrect ” is a term that describes language, ideas, policies, or behaviors that bring offense to groups of people based on gender, race, culture, age, religion, physical or mental capability, etc. People could argue that rap music fits into this category or others that it should be respected as a form of art. In an article written by Lawrence Downes called “A Word Gone Wrong” he writes, “In cases of discrimination, it’s probably best to let those affected speak for themselves.” When

Over the years rapper Kanye West has made headlines as a result of his larger than life persona just as frequently as for his impressive catalogue of music. His outrageous comments and misdeeds have earned the rapper a reputation that West seemed to embrace and further through additional comments. Now though, the rapper is making moves to change the public’s perception of him. West revealed that he is attempting to ease back on his ego and has recently gone as far as comparing the negative effects

And the Master Troll Award goes to *drum roll*, Kanye West! Kanye West re-appeared on twitter two weeks ago. He shared with followers his journey to happiness, creating art and free thinking. He also announced new music is on the way from himself, Kid Cudi, Pusha T, Teyana Taylor, and Nas. Normal right? Well that excitement was short lived when the iconic rapper tweeted out a series of tweets aligning himself with President donald trump. In several tweets Kanye can be quoted saying "You don't have

The author’s use of language is an important piece for this article. The author used inflammatory language, metaphors, similes targeted towards younger generation. At first, the author described Kanye as a man of erratic shifts and intense, flitting curiosities. As well stating him as “the grounded hip-hop star,” whose petty arrogance masked a deeper set of insecurities. Later the author described Kanye as a narcissist, who doesn’t fully respect his peers and audience, and is a fool. The author admires

I think one day we'll all wake up and understand the inner workings of Kanye West's mind and realize that all of his antics made sense, but today is not that day. Kanye West has transcended from Hip-Hop's most influential to most polarizing. There are several events that attribute to this new title, his twitter rants aligning himself with controversial figures like donald trump and candace owens (I didn't capitalize their names on purpose for all of you grammar heads.), wearing the 'make america

In his Grammy award winning song “Stronger,” voice of our generation Kanye West eloquently raps “I know I got to be right now, ‘cause I can’t get much wronger.” Though his statement in context refers to his longing for love, it can be interpreted in a way that emphasizes a blind assumption of correctness. In his words, West speaks in a contradictory fashion, in that he, as a person, cannot get “much wronger,” so he must be “right.” In doing this, West blurs the line between socially constructed definitions

I disagree with this quote. I disagree because everyone should listen to me. “Why?” you might ask. Well, I am the living, breathing, walking god. Also, I will be the next President. I am also the best rapper there ever was and will be even after I’m dead. Everyone should follow my directions, my words, and my choices-nobody else. Kanye West for your next President! I have multiple reasons why I disagree with this quote. This idiot obviously didn’t know I existed, but who wouldn’t? How would someone