West Coast Trail

styles in the late 80s and early 90s were East Coast rap and West Coast rap. Throughout this paper I will compare the lyrical side of both styles as well as the beat side. In the late 80s to early 90s, rap was looked at as a culture. The culture was usually about being a gangster and having a lot of money. However, others looked at rap as a way out of the reality of their life. The rap game is very diverse in race, style, and culture. West Coast and East Coast rap are very different and some people do

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

a day, eventually going double platinum, reaching number four on Billboard’s pop singles chart and number forty-six on R&B chart” (Reeves,2008). Their success was international and lead to rap becoming mainstream and the spread of hip hop from coast to coast. Once hip hop gained a larger audience and

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

“ When words fail, music speaks”-Shakespeare- Music is something we hear every day. It can soothe us or it can make us very emotional. We hear music in our cars, at home, on our phones, at school, even at the gym. Music is a part of our culture, it makes us who we are. Music can either have a positive or negative impact on your life. One of the more popular forms of music that has been made much more recently is Rap/Hip Hop. There are many components of rythmes strung together over musical beats

The Chinese Exclusion act banned all Chinese people moving to America. Chinese people emigrated to California in 1848 during the California Gold Rush. Massive amounts of Chinese people moved to the west Coast to make money and return home to the Qing Empire. They were mainly drawn to the west coast as a way to prosper economically. Many were discriminated against and given low wages, and had poor

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’

discuss about the industry experts/forecasters prediction about its impact on east and west coast of U.S. followed by the detailed analysis to evaluate the accuracy of the prediction. Furthermore, based on the analysis, I will present my opinion for rejecting or agreeing with the forecaster’s prediction of the panama canal’s positive impact on intermodal traffic market share of east coast ports and west coast ports, western railroad of U.S. Overview: The Panama Canal expansion is one of the biggest

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

Gangsta rap originated in the late 1980’s. “Ice Cube (O 'Shea Jackson) of the rap group NWA (Niggaz with Attitude) wrote the song "Gangsta Gangsta," and it shocked America with its violent, sexist, and obscene lyrics. "Gangsta Gangsta" ushered in a new genre of hip-hop music called gangsta rap, which became identified with Compton, a predominately black and Latino working-class and working poor neighborhood in Los Angeles”. Many people did not agree with the sexist and indecent lyrics in gangsta