West Coast hip hop

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth often references the experience of sitting on his father’s shoulders at the age of 8, watching West coast hip-hop legends Dr. Dre and Tupac film the music video for their anthem to the Golden State, “California Love” as the spark that ignited his creative bonfire. Born on June 17, 1987 to couple who moved from Chicago to Compton with only $500 to their names in order to escape the gang lifestyle, Lamar was exposed to guns, drugs, and violence at a young age. “I 'm 6 years

To many Kendrick Lamar is just another west coast rapper; and to a diehard group of fans he is the king of west coast rap. But on the night of the 2016 Grammy awards, as he limped on stage, chained to his backup dancers, Kendrick suddenly became more than just a rapper. His six minute performance of “The Blacker the Berry” and “Alright” from his hit album To Pimp a Butterfly was captivating, electrifying and so powerful it had him trending on Twitter for days to follow. This reaction was the result

In less than forty years, the city of Compton went from a shielded suburb near the confines of Los Angeles, to a terrorizing image of American culture. The results of this transformation and creation of “gangsta rap” is still well renowned today. Through de jure segregation, Reagan economics, undermining of black prosperity, N.W.A., and “Boyz n the Hood”, the city of Compton told its story and became a global image. This paper will analyze the shift of culture in Compton and the transcendent cultural

Who some call the call the godfather of rap, Eazy E, once said, “Who gave it that title, gangsta rap? It 's reality rap. It 's about what 's really going on.” There has been a great injustice done to the form of expression called rap. In essence rap is just lyrics over a basic beat or rhythm. Many members of society today assume that rap is a dangerous and violent influence, however what they seem to be ignorant of is the fact that rap music is actually beneficial. The majority of the world we live

Gangster/Gangsta Rap is a hip-hop music that it has a theme and has lyrics on the lifestyle of a gangster. Gangster music is more than the “Gangster lifestyle” it is about the artists getting people see the reality of society and through gangster rap that is how they got their point across. Gangsta rap started in the late 1980s and early 1990’s, it became a dominant lifestyle in the genre. ​​Ice-T ​​was​​ the ​​first ​​to​​ release​​ a ​​gangsta ​​rap ​​song​​ which​​ was ​​​6 in​​ the​​ mornin’

The song I chose for this comparison is “Gin and Juice”. This song was originally released by Snoop Dogg in 1993 and is performed with the traditional “West Coast Rap” sounds of the time. One successful cover of this song was released by The Gourds in 1998, who performed the song in a bluegrass/Alt. country style. One of the major differences between the two performances is the timbre of the pieces. With his use of electronic, midi based instrumentation and his “laid back” vocals, Snoop Dogg

This stirred up a coast to coast war which leads to the death of two of the greatest rap musicians considered in history Notorious B.I.G and Tupac Shakur. Rap groups such as BDK and 3hunna are prime examples of such violence, showing guns and weapons in their videos warning

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dispute during the mid 90’s between the West coast and East coast rap stars Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. (Jordan, 2011). Taking over the West coast Tupac dominated his side of the map. While the Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie was representing the East coast with a new style of Rap that streamed thought the city of New York. Fans from coast to coast have recognized the up coming new rap stars and the talent that they have brought to Hip-Hop. Each side of the coast supported either Biggie or Tupac.

In the 1980s, hip hop spread to the rest of the world, not just urban cities in the United States. Recording studios became more widely available to artists. In 1979, “Rapper’s Delight” from The Sugarhill Gang was released, and is considered to be the first hip hop song to be recorded and released to the public. New York City’s radio station WKTU began playing hip hop songs in commercials in an attempt to promote artists. After WKTU’s promotion, hip hop songs were played on the radio in other cities