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for any Hip Hop fans across the country, describing his life at such a high level that not many could top. The book went through his entire life before his music career all the way to his death, and was 122 pages well spent. This nonfiction book was created by Holly Lang, a freelance writer and editor who started off her career as a reporter for the Birmingham Post-Herald and the Associated Press. She is the founding editor of Pine Magazine as well. Although this book is suited for Hip Hop fans

NWA and Straight Outta Compton Bio Brings Back Old Rivalries N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit Attitudes) defined gangsta rap in the 1980s and put West Coast hip hop on the map. During their time in the limelight, they were constantly put down for their lyrics which glorified drugs and crime, were disrespectful to women, showed hatred to the police, and were heavily laced with profanity. Their music was banned from mainstream radio stations for years, but the group still sold tens of millions of records. The

Drake, jay z, Kendrick Lamar, j Cole are all famous famous rappers. They are the new hip hop rappers changing the world with their talent. Some rappers start from the bottom, they start from nothing, then they work their way up to be prosperous. They bring new style of rap to the world, telling stories about their struggle in their lyrics, but the more famous they get, the more they start to modify. Rap and hip-hop music, as we know it today, actually began thousands of years ago in Africa. You would

York. Hip Hop started as an underground, unknown genre to a popular, multi-million-dollar genre and lifestyle. The transformation of Hip Hop has shaped or American Culture and is now geared to more than just the African American and Latino groups it was once developed for. There are also misconceptions about what Hip Hop means. Most people believe Hip Hop is synonymous with rap. However, Hip Hop is more than just a music style it is also a culture within the music. To understand how Hip Hop has evolved

1995 and fell in love with West Coast Swing Dance. Competed in the GPSDC Jack & Jill contests 1996 and began formal dance teachers training under Atlas Griffith Phoenix, AZ. Entered the Novice couple's division competition's in United Country Western Dance Council (UCWDC) doing all the ballroom dances during 1997. Winner of the 1997 “Marlboro Country Nights Dance Showdown” Phoenix, AZ, dancing the Waltz, West Coast Swing and 2-Step. Placed 2nd in Novice division West Coast Swing Jack & Jill “World

music career, Tupac began his career as a roadie back-up dancer for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground, eventually branching off as a solo artist. Most of the themes in Shakur’s songs revolved around the violence and hardship in the inner cities, racism, and other issues that involved social things. During the latter part of his career, Shakur was a vocal participant during the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry, becoming involved in conflicts with other rappers, producers, and record-label

and Hip-Hop Jazz and hip-hop, two forms of music born out of the historical and social struggles of the African-American culture. Jazz finds its origins in New Orleans, Louisiana, uniting military music with ragtime, Creole and European traditions, and finally the blues, with its painful history of slavery and racial abuse. Hip Hop however born out of the streets of New York City, reflecting on the treacherous gang violence and social inequalities for inner black kids. Most would say that hip-hip

business If it got where it started So we all gather here for the dearly departed” (NAS, Hip hop is dead), Since the 1920s, America has been the setting for a progressive "Black Arts Movement." This African-American cultural movement has taken shape in various genres, gaining mass appeal, this cultural arts movement has stayed set upon its original purpose and direction, by aiding in cultural identity awareness. Hip Hop is a genre of music that has really grown the last couple of decades. Its increased

This paper is missing several charts. For many people, the only form of African American Vernacular English that reaches their world comes solely from the media, specifically popular Hip Hop music. On the other hand, there are those who have lived completely immersed in it. Hip Hop music is a genre whose medium was originally derived from African American Vernacular English. There are many popular musical artists in the United States and other countries today who are involved in this cultural

Connecting Masculinity to Hip Hop as an entire movement Hip Hop originated in the 1970’s, and during that period the genre was known as a means through which African Americans could speak their minds and state their opinions and concerns about important issues in their communities and society. However hip hop has immensely changed since its creation to what it is now, as a result of its profit-oriented nature. Even though a few aspects of the original old school hip hop are still recognized and practiced