Biography Of Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur is a well renowned rapper and has had hit singles all over the world. What most people dont know is that he didnt only write rap songs, he wrote poetry as well. Maybe rap songs are just poems with a beat, but his poems are nothing like his rap songs, his poems say a lot more. Tup....
Can We Really Point the Finger at Rap?
Think of violence in music today. What came to your mind first? For most people its rap, but if you really listen to what some rock groups sing about, you would be appalled. They scream of killing, suicide, and harming other people. Rap music is always taking the shots when it comes to influencing t....
Dreams
*DREAMS*
What dignifies a dreamer? What dignifies a dream? What is it that gives humans the
drive to achieve what at some points in our lives seem to be the impossible? Dreams are the
hopes that we have for life, the ability to believe in your dreams and make them happen is th....
ethno-racial stereotype in Hip hop culture
Without an understanding of stereotype within sub-cultural context, we are perpetually looking for media images to model ourselves after because we are insatiable consumers of the prepackaged Cool. I am not an expert in Hip hop, but I found myself disposed to share its cultural-bias point of vie....
Gangsta Rap and Violence Go Hand in Hand
Mr. Officer, I want to see you layin' in a coffin, sir, from The Chronic and F--- the police, from N.W.A., are few lyrics from the music genre gangsta rap. This kind of music is being sold to young children without any thought of concern. When many children listen to this kind of music they think ....
hip hop, effects on youth
Arthur Baker said, "I remember being told `Someone's gonna make a fortune out of this rap thing' and thinking `no way',". Arthur Baker was one of the most noticeable and widely-emulated of the first hip-hop producers. Little did he know what the negative effect that this form of music would have on ....
History Of Hip-Hop
Hip-hop. Probably the most evolved of all musical genres. The whole rap culture has increased dramatically within the past six to eight years. However, the music has been around for many. Decades as a matter of fact. The first recorded hip-hop music was produced in the early 1970s. Yet, there ....
Is Hip-Hop Killing our Youth?
Today we speak, dress and drive what the stars do. Where we shop and eat even the types of homes we buy is dictated by what we "hear" the celebrities are doing. That is a powerful influence over an individual adult but only imagine what type of influence this has over an impressionable pre-teen. Due....
Lisa Left Eye Lopes
May 27, 1971-April 25, 2002
Whenever the anniversary of the death of a pop icon comes around, it is hard to believe they
have been gone for so long. It has been a decade since Tupac Shakur passed away and six years
since Aaliyah death. On Apr....
Tupac
Tupac Shakur, in my thoughts, is the best rapper there is. Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16, 1971. He was born in New York. Tupac Amaru are Inca words. Tupac Amaru means a "shining serpent." Shakur means "thankful to God," and that came from the Arabic language.
When Tupac was 12 years old,....
Tupac Biography
For many years, Rap music has bestowed many infamous artists. Brooklyn Bread Tupac Amaru Shakur stood out from the rest. With his poetic rhymes ad thug life attitude, he was indeed the most revolutionary artist rap has ever known. But before he was dubbed Tupac Amaru Shakur he was born Lesane Parish....
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur, in my thoughts, is the best rapper there is. Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16, 1971. He was born in New York. Tupac Amaru are Inca words. Tupac Amaru means a "shining serpent." Shakur means "thankful to God," and that came from the Arabic language.When Tupac was 12 years old, his....
tupac shakur
"Only God can judge me/ Nobody else/ Nobody else/ All you other mutha *censored*as/ get
out of my business," said by Tupac Shakur at the beginning of his song, "Only God Can
Judge Me." Tupac was a gangster rap artist who practiced what he preached. Because of his
profanity and lyrics, people say ....
Tupac Shakurs Influence
Tupac Shakur was a very influential person in 20th century USA. He was born on June 16, 1971 in Brooklyn New York, and died on September 13, 1996 in Las Vegas Nevada. But his family moved around a lot while he was a kid. He eventually ended up in the Bay Area California alone and spent his first ....