that bind my soul‚ for I am a servant of sound. Blast some music‚ and I can tell a story. I scrutinize songs‚ looking for new ways to interpret their beats. I am a Hip-Hop historian‚ fluent in the repertoire of Big Daddy Kane‚ The Roots‚ and Rakim. My iPod is a melting pot‚ with tracks ranging from 80s funk to the latest pop hits. With or without my diverse collection of music playing in the background‚ a five-second handstand is accolade-worthy to bystanders‚ but not to me. I can disprove
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After watching this video‚ you will know what Ella Baker has in common with the fifth element of hip hop. I use this video to complement the article written by Bettina Love in my literature choice regarding her philosophy for learning. The video starts with a powerful quote from Ella Baker‚ "Be quiet‚ children. Everyone is somebody. Just make sure that when you walk‚ you take deep‚ strong steps‚ so the children behind you know where to go." The student ends his quote by dabbing and receiving cheers
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Rakim Mayers‚ known by his stage name ASAP Rocky‚ has been undoubtedly on the most popular upcoming artists of the recent years. His fame was almost immediate after signing a three million dollar deal with Sony. In his music‚ Rocky often dwells on his exotic lifestyle in close partner to death in many of his songs. However‚ in the song “Phoenix"‚ he addresses the effects of his hip-hop career on himself‚ the mental annihilation of many other artists as a result of increasing criticism‚ as well as
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Hip-Hop Comparison Quinton Frizell ENGL112 March 13‚ 2011 Nelly Aguilar Growing up in the 1980’s and the 90’s I became a huge fan of Hip-Hop music. My friends and I used to sit around for hours listening to our favorite rappers on the radio and watching the videos on television. We would argue for hours about who was a better lyricist and why. Now as I have grown older and the music I have grown to love and still listen to has changed‚ I find myself asking a very good question. What has
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makes. Listening to Run-D.M.C.‚ one of the early pioneers of new school hip hop (It’s Like That‚ - {That’s Just the Way It Is} ) was a bridge to artists‚ beats and rhymes Beah’s childhood rap and dance group enjoyed and performed‚ such as Eric B and Rakim (I Know You Got Soul). This bridge became a link between fond memories of pre-war childhood and being able to increasingly live more fully in the present. After about five months at the center‚ Beah was returning more quickly to his former self. Beah’s
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Since the inception of hip-hop‚ the sound and the feeling of hip-hop has transformed into a whole new sound. Hip-Hop has changed drastically. The feeling and sound of hip-hop has stretched to a whole different sound which makes us question‚ is this hip-hop? Hip Hop evolved in the 1970’s‚ credited to African Bambatta. In the Bronx it was the mainstream to see everyone gathered at the block parties to see all the DJ’s. From that one block party‚ there was more and more giving those DJ’s their name
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I was a lot less stressed out and was writing some of my best work too. I wanted to emulate the styles of 2Pac & J.Cole; being straight forward and to the point while not dumbing it down. The way Rakim & Kendrick write is too complicated for me. For my flow I wanted to perfect Method Man’s. He is in my top 5 and is crazy when it comes to rhyming. He says he considers himself a flower not a rapper. I also wanted to sound like Problem. His flow is
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journey‚ young Kendrick was accompanied by a few of his heroic companions he had trained with throughout his upbringing. His group of companions consisted of the strongest soldiers left in the rebellion. Their names: Scott Mescudi‚ Robert Williams‚ Rakim Mayers‚ Quincy Hanley‚ and Jermaine Cole; or better known amongst the rebellion as: Kid Cudi‚ Meek Mill‚ ASAP Rocky‚ Schoolboy Q‚ and J Cole. This group of young cold killers called themselves the Rhythmakillaz. The Rhythmakillaz faced King Wayne’s
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Punk Rock developed sometime between 1974 and 1976 in the United States‚ United Kingdom‚ and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music‚ punk rock bands were far from your typical mainstream 1970’s rock. Punk bands typically use short or fast-paced songs‚ with tough and sharp melodies and singing styles‚ simple composition‚ and mostly political‚ anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY ethic. Many bands self-produced recordings and distributed them
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1 English 101 Assignment: Comparison/Contrast Music is truly an American artistic creation that all of us should be proud of. Unfortunately‚ we have two music types which in their beginnings were thought as a “Fly by Night” art. Thanks to the strong support‚ given by the loyal individuals who started these art forms; we are still blessed with a creative ingenuity of music called Rap‚ Country & Western. There are
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