Madlib Essays

The argument of cultural appropriation has always been a huge topic, particularly with the rise of social media. The debate is strongly portrayed in pop culture such as animations, games, movies, fashion and art. The portrayal of cultural appropriation in these different platforms usually happen through language, music, clothing, and appearance. Given an example of a animated Disney movie “Moana” released in 2016, it tells the story of adventurous pacific islander which is the chief’s daughter, who

Here’s a startling statistic: “HUMBLE.,” a song by Kendrick Lamar, has recently hit #1 on the Billboard Charts. This hasn’t been done before since 2010, when Eminem released a song called “Love The Way You Lie,” featuring Rihanna. It was also the first time Kendrick Lamar got #1 with a song by him on the Billboard Charts. This feat demonstrates how far rap has grown, from its conception in the late ‘70’s to early 80’s, to the (somewhat) mainstream appeal of today’s music. Rap has lots of different