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    Freestyle History

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    History of freestyle History:Freestyle started when disco music was dying in the early 1980’s. It is a type of electronic music. It began to have popularity in the state of New Jersey. It rose thanks to hispanic and Italian teenagers. Radio station played an important role in freestyle.In 1983 one great song was “let the music play” by Shannon. Clubs started to pick on freestyle music as disco clubs were closing. Some freestyle clubs were the Underground‚ Roseland

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    Meek Mill Analysis

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    STORY NO. 1 The rapper Robert Rahmeek Williams‚ better known by his stage name Meek Mill‚ he’s a rapper from Philadelphia. He has been signed to Rick Ross Maybach music group and previously Ti Grand Hustle Records. The canadian rapper‚ singer‚ songwriter‚ and actor Aubrey Drake Graham who was born in Toronto‚ Ontario records under the mononym. There’s a beef that starts between these two as I’m going to explain. It all starts when Meek Mill throws shade at Drake because he felt Drake failed to support

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    “You’re a faggot.” “Ew‚ that’s so gay.” Take a minute and think about how many times you hear these phrases on a daily basis. Slanderous terms like these are some among many other homophobic sayings that are used daily by people all over the world. Why is this? How have the terms ‘faggot’ and ‘gay’ become part of our daily vocabulary? How have these terms become synonymous with the terms ‘lame’ or ‘stupid’? With the youth of our world bred into constant hateful thoughts‚ the possibility for a positive

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    Sir-Mix-a–Lot net worth Antony Ray was born on 12th August 1963 in Seattle‚ Washington USA. He is better known under the name of Sir-Mix-a-Lot‚ American rapper and record producer‚ which struck the world with his major debut record deal in 1992‚ with the album “Mack Daddy” and the single “Baby Got Back” that‚ topped the charts‚ and was #1 on Billboards 100 for five weeks. That album has been the main source of his net worth‚ as this single went platinum. Sir-Mix-a-Lot has been active since 1986‚

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    With the help of technology hip-hop has become a global movement. This newfound globalization has connected different people by one love of the hip-hop culture. Some ways in which people connect through hip-hop include international organizations and competitions. A prime example is Hip Hop International (HHI)‚ the creators of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew. HHI puts on a world competition each year for dance crews to compete for a world title in Las Vegas. While it is a competition‚ it is also

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    Throughout the 80’s‚ 90’s and 2000’s‚ MTV has not only changed the music industry but influenced society in many ways. MTV changed the way people viewed music on August 1‚ 1981 when the channel made it first appearance. From the moment‚ the colorful‚ fast paced network was aired people from all over the world were affected. However‚ MTVs influence over the past few years has altered in a drastic way as well as the look and feel of it. The music‚ shows aired and style of MTV all play a part in its

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    Since the 1960’s when it first became popular ‚ Rap has always caught the attention of people. Rap itself is a form of expression and was first formed as a way of communication descending from African American culture; to rap was to speak. Since then Rap has evolved into a highly criticized type of music which can be positive or negative. Rap first originated more than a century before it was actually introduced into the music scene in America. It had already came about in Jamaica when people would

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    THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS To begin‚ imagine that you have a child. You notice that he/she is rapping about “These h*** ain’t loyal.” Now they have a younger sibling and they are learning the same explicit lyrics. Next thing you know they are both disrespecting women. This is what hip hop teaches consumers in society. There are many citizens that believe hip hop has a negative and positive impact on communities. Some say it makes youths violent and negative. Others say it connects to the public and

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    Gangster Rap

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    In the mid 1980’s‚ the music industry was shaken up with the birth of gangster rap. Artists such as Schoolly D and N.W.A produced hits such as "PSK What Does It Mean" and "F**k Tha Police." This new music genre portrayed images of gangs‚ guns‚ violence‚ and sexism‚ yet it was well received and became very popular in the span of just a few years. By the early 1990’s‚ gangster rap had a home at the top of the charts. Some of the artists responsible for this were Dr. Dre and Eazy-E‚ both former members

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    Def Jam Records is one of the most supreme and successful record labels in the music industry to this day. They have artists on their roster that have been on the charts for months at a time‚ such as Kanye West‚ Ludacris‚ Iggy Azalea‚ Jeremih‚ Justin Bieber‚ and a lot more. The founders of this powerhouse are Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons. The idea commenced when Rubin‚ a college student at New York University‚ was sitting in his dorm room in Weinstein Hall. Russell Simmons joined Rubin shortly

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