Mos Def

the hip-hop world as Mos Def. He is known for being a superb lyricist, poet, and actor. We are doing two of his works named “Hip-Hop” from off his album Black on Both Sides and a poem he wrote regards to the Barclays Center named “On center.stadium.status”. Before I talk about these two works of art, let me give a brief background on Mos Def. Mos Def parents named him Dante Terrell Smith on the 11th of December in 1973. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Mos def is one of 12 siblings

While Bob Dylan and Mos Def’s music often differs greatly, Dylan’s “Hurricane” and Mos Def’s “Mathematics,” as shown at the end of this paper, have at least as much in common as not. Both artists continue to have impressive careers despite differing backgrounds. Mos Def was born in Brooklyn in 1973 and has had successful careers in both acting and music (Frick). His awards include Black Reel Award for best actor in The Woodsman, Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for his role in Something the Lord

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

The Undeniable Influence of Kanye West Kanye Omari West, an icon of hip-hop, pop culture, fashion and music in general. Kanye Omari West, a person belittled against and a person subjected to a life of racism and hate. Born on June 8th, 1977, Donda West, West’s mother, always knew he was destined for greatness, but did she know her son would turn out to be the Kanye West, a man lacking the respect he deserves for transforming a big part of the music we listen to on this very day? West came onto

It’s been almost twelve years since “The College Dropout” hit the airwaves. An album that would go on and mold so many artists of today’s rap scene. Since then we have seen Chicago’s beloved Kanye West, the “I miss the sweet Kanye, chop up the beats Kanye” slowly transform into the egocentric Yezus persona that we have amongst us today. Not to say that Kanye has stopped making his all-world beats and delivering Grammy worthy albums. He has just evolved. And with his evolution, a void was left in

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

I think one day we will all wake up and understand the inner workings of Kanye West and realize that all of his antics made sense, but today is not that day. Kanye West as a influential leader in Hip-Hop has transcended into a polarizing figure in Hip-Hop. There are many moments that attribute to this It could be his recent twitter rants  after not having a presence on the platform for 11 months. Aligning himself with controversial figures like donald trump and candace owens or even wearing the make

Music is a path of relaxation and happiness. Rap music has an interesting and exciting effect. Rap music has an amazing talent of narrating a life story, thought or emotions to a rhythm of sound. Rap artists create music that is not only great, but also meaningful. Yes, rap songs may contain violent and insulting lyrics, and rap artists living violent s lives. Rap music could be considered a negative influence on teenagers and young adults. However, unlike most rappers today J Cole isn’t your typical

“Runaway Kanye West” A year before this song was released Kanye West had his famous moment when he interrupted Taylor Swifts VMA acceptance speech. After that moment he was tortured by the media and hated by many. The following year he performed this song “Runaway” at the next VMA’s. I believe it was an apology to women he had hurt and disrespected, Taylor being one of them, and showed how lonely and vulnerable Kanye is. I think it impacted the way people view Kanye, and affected a culture of men

In 2008, Kanye West released his album 808 & Heartbreak, which included the song “Heartless”. The song is a story about a woman who has left West after a mistake, and is left him distraught over their relationship. The song evokes a tone of loneliness,coming as a result of his heartbreak. In the song “Heartless”, Kanye West uses metaphors and hyperboles to describe the agony of love and the heartbreak and loneliness that can result from it. The speaker is a lonely and distressed character going