In the shady streets of Compton, California, a teen receives his first Music Mixer. Little does he know, this gift will shape out the rest of his life and of many others worldwide. Andre Romelle Young, also known as “Dr. Dre” is a renowned Hip-Hop artist and highly successful business entrepreneur. He has influenced the course of Rap/Hip-Hop music and those who took part in it. Dr. Dre showed leadership in his early years, aftermath of the N.W.A., and entrepreneurship of his own business. Andre Romelle Young was born on February 18, 1965 in Compton, California. He was the first born from the 17 year old Verna Young and Theodore Young. Andre’s parents were both singers for different bands. His parents separated when he was 7 years old and …show more content…
Dre used music as an escape from the tensions and problems of life. He went to house parties and clubs to work the turntables with The World Class Wreckin’ Cru around Los Angeles. In 1986, the young beat maker found Ice Cube and wrote many songs for Ruthless Records, a music label started by a drug dealer known as Eazy-E. This allowed Eazy-E to form the N.W.A. an acronym for N*ggaz With Attitude, with Dre and Cube, releasing their first album in 1987, Boyz N The Hood. A year later with new management under Jerry Heller and Priority Records, N.W.A. delivered Straight Outta Compton, which became a major hit due to its hardcore lyrics and reflection on street life, especially those of "F*ck tha Police," which resulted in the FBI sending a warning note to the NWA suggesting that the group should not promote violence. Dr. Dre’s role in this famous rap group was to produce the music and work as the DJ at the future N.W.A. concerts. They toured all over the U.S. becoming a major hit with the people but not with the police and federal government. To add to these problems,
Missy Elliot, Eve, and MC Lyte all have one thing in common they all have impeccable delivery and amazing storytelling skills (Bobbitt). From MC Lyte’s song titled “Cappuccino” to Eve’s song titled “Love is Blind” they both exemplify the artists amazing storytelling skills while showcasing prominent issues the African American community such as drug abuse and domestic violence. MC Lyte impacted the music industry significantly more than just these two artists it is widespread. Many male and female artists respect what MC Lyte has done musically for Hip
Lil Wayne was born on September 27, 1982 in a small city called Hollygrove in the state of New Orleans. His real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. but he is also known as Weezy F. Baby and recently as Lil Tunechi. His father left him at a young age and Lil Wayne took to the streets to fill that void which eventually led him to meet Bryan Williams aka Baby
Rapper Lil Wayne was born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. on September 27, 1982, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Lil Wayne has been creating music since he was a child, and is considered among today's most talented rappers. He grew up in Hollygrove, one of New Orleans' poorest neighborhoods. fasa Lil Wayne started rapping at the age of 8.
Throughout history there has been many serial killers that have a defining characteristic that makes their crime career unique to them. Rory Conde is notorious for having killed six known prostitutes in a single year. It all started when Rory’s wife, Carla Conde, found a tape of Rory having an affair with a prostitute. She was furious and filed for divorce.
The case of Eric Smith can be very intriguing, as a matter of fact some people deem Eric Smith innocent, while others say he deserved his sentence for what he did. But, what did he do? In the case of Eric M. Smith, who was 13 at the time. Was convicted of killing 4 year old Derrick Joseph Robie, and was charged with 2nd degree murder as an adult. He faces 9 years up to life in prison.
In the article “Hip-Hop Planet” by James McBride he explains first about the nightmare he has of his daughter coming home with a young reckless rapper guy with tattoos and golden teeth and McBride for a moment is taken back to the past when he was young and it comes to thought that he was in this young wanna be rappers shoes. As he goes on with life he contemplates of how his rap days are over but in time he comes to realize that he himself will still be surrounded with the cool beat sound of one rapper explaining his everyday hard life. James first time hearing hip-hop was at a party, and it escalated when one of James friend slapped a big guy who crashed the party followed by two other friends and what was strange was these guys differed
Robert Smalls is one of those African Americans who tried everything they can just to get freedom during the Civil War. He, however, is still unknown to this day. Smalls was born in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina. His mother, Lydia, was a slave while his father, John McKee, was a slave owner. Because of this advantage, Smalls was different from other slaves.
I went to listen to Dr. Alfred Andrea speak about Murder, Mayhem and Massacre by Madmen. Throughout Dr. Andrea presentation, there were many key points that were made about the myths of the crusade. One point was, that the Europeans were not quite sure on what to call the crusade, because it was an ever-evolving phenomenon. Some of the typical names for the crusades were, Crozada/ Cruzada (early 13th century). Peregrinatio, Pascagoula Generale, Iter Crusis and lastly the Negotium Jesus Business.
As Can’t Stop Won't Stop continues to progress to the 1970’s, Jeff Chang addresses the developments, changes and increasing influence of hip-hop. Hip-hop’s influence and popularity seemingly spread globally overnight. Hip-hop culture took on new aspects and the motives for expressing the art continued to grow and change for artists. Throughout the chapters, Chang highlights the evolutions of hip-hop, hip-hop’s new audiences and the increase in drugs and violence in hip-hop during a rebellion ear. In the late 1970s, many citizens in the Bronx began to see a dramatic change in hip-
Richard Angelo How can a good person become a serial killer? What makes them change their way of thinking? The desire of power, attention, and recognition are big factors that can make you change or transform into a bad person. These were the reasons that made good citizen Richard Angelo become a dangerous serial killer. Richard Angelo had a huge desire of becoming a hero and being a person to look up to.
This study addresses how self-made artists in the music industry uses marketing skills to help promote their music compared to the artists that are signed to a record label. Throughout this essay, I’m to going to analyze and compare Chance the Rapper’s sales to that of a well-known Hip/Hop artist J. Cole and the marketing schemes deployed by the upcoming artists in the music industry. Artists must learn to adapt to change constantly. They have to incorporate or amalgamate several marketing and promoting schemes to grow their audience organically.
Louis Riel (1844-1885) On November 16, 1885, 41 year old Louis David Riel was executed. Riel was born on October 22nd , 1844 in Saint-Boniface, Red river settlement. Louis Riel was the oldest child out of the eleven children his parents, Louis Riel Sr and Julie Lagimodière had. Growing up Louis Riel was a smart student.
He sang and played piano in a church choir prior to when he started rapping in the sixth grade. After graduating from high school, Snoop Dogg was arrested for drug possession and spent time in prison. He was also associated with a gang, the Rollin’ 20 Crips Gang. He used music as a way out of his troubles, and recorded demo songs with his friend, Warren G, and cousin, Nate Dogg, as the group 213. His tracks caught attention from Dr. Dre, who then reached out to collaborate with him.
Peterson Dorelus Enc1101 9:30 Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru shaker was born in New York 1971; known by his stage name 2pac was an American rapper. ‘’Shakur received an education in radical politics from his mother, but he also saw some of life's hardships through her struggles with substance abuse’ ‘Tupac was like an Elvis to hip hop in my eyes. Tupac was known for his rapping, his many talents like acting, Also his beef between the East coast and the West coast. To begin, ’‘I hear Brenda's got a baby
Since the beginning of its creation in 1970 rap music has always been judged. People think of rap in a negative way because of the subjects it normally references. In some cases this is understandable but in most cases it is not. Rap just like any other form of music is a way to express thoughts and feelings that not everyone can relate to but this doesn’t mean individuals should be able to criticize the music and its listeners based off the lyrical content. Rap music has always been an intriguing topic in society.