T.I. Essays

The 23 year-old wilding rager Travis $cott highly anticipated freshman album “Rodeo” takes you on a trip of highs and lows. Travis gave his fans the long wait with teasing fans with artwork and friends giving possible release dates and sayings of not releasing the album until he gets a kid cudi cosign that he's dreamed of since forever. after a long wait with a mixtape release of “Days before rodeo” coming with a list of tracks like “Drugs you should try” “Mamacita” “Don’t play” featuring big sean

Growing up many teens may remember the famed album “Tha Carter III”, in which Lil Wayne’s career may have been positively impacted, leading more people to be exposed to the young rapper, Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. Just like that, Lil Wayne diversified the rap culture, when he had introduced auto-tune, which gave fans that enjoy hip-hop a new hope to a growing fan base. Furthermore, people desired to become what Lil Wayne has created, a part of the rap culture, thus having a lot of influence on the

Christopher Jefferson R. Woodson Music Appreciation 11 December 2015 Final Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Michael Carter, Jr. was born September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, LA. He was born in a city known for its jazz, swing, and blues music. He began rapping at 8. Dwayne was signed to a record label Cash Money. Since being signed Dwayne has not only made a stamp on hip hop but has also made music of other genres to include but not limited to, R&B rock and pop. His music has influenced other artists of today.

1. Missy Elliott - In addition to her multi-platinum selling albums and hit songs, Missy Elliott has won five Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She is known for her innovative music videos and performances, which often incorporate dance and visual effects. 2. Lil' Kim - Lil' Kim was the first female rapper to have three consecutive platinum albums, and she has sold over 15 million records worldwide. She has been nominated for multiple Grammy Awards and has won

is truly benefiting, in T.I’s lyrics to “What you know about that?” he perpetuates the new mentality of society all in a few words. T.I raps, “Riding in shiny cars/Walk in designer malls/Buy everything we saw,” (T.I, What you know about that?) glorifying the wealthy style he lives. He directly flaunts it which causes society to obsess over having this experience. T.I has endorsed it, so it must be the ideal way to live. The fixed mindset, that goes along with unhealthy and unrealistic aspirations

Introduction I. Attention Getter Pop, rock, country, opera, classical; did you know that your heartbeat mimics the beat of the music you're listening to. A. How many of you listen to music on a daily basis? B. Whether to or from school, or just whenever you get the chance. II. Reason to listen: I think it’s safe to say that all of you have listened to or heard music at one point of your life, but did you know music influences and manipulates us more than we know? III. Thesis Statement: Today I am

Chancelor Bennett, better known as Chance the Rapper, has made a sudden appearance in the world of rap since 2012 when he released his first album “10 Day”. Since then, Chance the Rapper has gained popularity with his albums “Acid Rap” in 2013, and most recently “Coloring Book” in 2016. Chance the Rapper is known for his quirky and free-flowing raps about things that are important to him, like his native city of Chicago, freedom, or even his faith. His creative process to make genius raps sometimes

Deuce Money Wayne is a Rap/R&B writer and performer whose sound, lyrics, and routines collide together to grippingly infuse the nostalgic undertones of late 90’s rap with the digital and choreographed styling’s of current commercial artist. Please keep in mind that 1 paragraph is a minimum of 4 sentences. IMAGE Please describe Artist’s image and current reputation (1-3 paragraphs). With your description, I should be able to pick your artist out of a crowded room: This is not a bio. Deuce

Grammy Award for best rap album and he also had three more honors at the February 2009 awards ceremony. Wayne also won a Grammy for best solo rap performance for his song “A Milli” and another one for best rap performance by a duo or group with Jay-Z, T.I. and Kanye West for “Swagga Like Us”. During the summer of 2009 Wayne spent most of his time on the road with Young Money Presents: America’s Most Wanted Music Festival. In the same summer of 2009 Wayne signed Bow Wow to his label and also performed

Finding Fish is a memoir written by Antwone Quenton Fisher in 2001. Fisher is an American director, screenwriter, author and film producer born on August 3, 1959, in a Cleveland, Ohio prison. Fish’s autobiographical book, Finding Fish, was briefly a New York Times Best Seller. Fish wrote Finding Fish to inform people of his own unfortunate, abusive childhood, but also how he was able to make a life for himself later on in life. He also wrote Finding Fish to give troubled children hope that no matter

The Art of Song vs The Art of Poetry “Set your goals high and don’t stop until you get there” (Bo Jackson). Goal setting is the first thing in becoming successful in life. The song “Forever” by Drake, Eminem, Lil Wayne, and Kanye West is about how these rappers came from nothing and build up their careers by setting goals for themselves and never giving up on those goals until they were achieved. The poem “A Goal In Life” has a very similar message. This poem is about a man who made a goal for himself

A living legend, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., known as “Lil Wayne”, was born on September 27, 1982, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Wayne grew up in a town called Hollygrove, one of the poorest neighborhoods in New Orleans(Wikipedia.com). Wayne has been creating music since he was a child, he started rapping at the age of eight and he joined Cash Money Records at just nine years old. Wayne met Bryan and Slim Williams, founders of Cash Money Records, who gave him their business card and Wayne left voicemails

Lil' Wayne, a Grammy-winning rapper, has been open about his struggle with epilepsy. The neurological disorder, which causes recurrent seizures, has had a significant impact on his life physically, mentally, and emotionally. Physically, seizures are the hallmark symptom of epilepsy. According to the Epilepsy Foundation, seizures can cause a wide range of physical symptoms, including muscle spasms, loss of consciousness, and falls. Lil' Wayne has experienced several seizures publicly, with one notable

Launch meetings generally went and what to expect. Soon I was a regular at all of the meetings and events that had to do with Launch. At the beginning of the next year it was time to begin preparing for the annual T.I. Camp, which everyone, including me, was excited about! After attending T.I. Camp as a participant for two years I decided to send in an application for youth staff, which

“The lady doth protest too much me thinks” In the play put on by the traveling actors, requested by Hamlet, the Queen makes it clear to the king that if he died she would never be able to love anyone else. So, Queen Gertrude says: “The lady doth protest too much me thinks” because she did the exact thing to her husband, and even married his brother. Women are heavily judged in today’s society. Every little thing they do is picked at and thrown apart. Women aren’t able to make choices without the

Many people contemplate on the fact that celebrities profoundly influence teens. “If T.I., Wiz Khalifa, and Lil Wayne can rap about drugs, then drugs are okay to do.” This is what parents and others think is going on in teenager’s heads. Even though a few of our actions may show it, is this truly what we’re thinking? Maybe. Maybe not. In the view of this, let’s see what is happening. In Bobby Shmurda’s song “Hot Boy,” one of his lyrics are “I been sellin’ crack since like the

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 The CEO of Cash Money Records. Baby took note that Weezy was rapping since he was eight and took him under his wing and then signed him to Cash

marginalization of women. While rap has a big positive impact on black likes, it also has many negatives. From promoting violence that affects how we are seen as a community to misogyny. In the hip-hop/rap industry, there are many examples of misogyny, from T.I. to Future,

Mariah Carey and it always sounds amazing. His vocals are amazing and sometimes make you want to shed a tear. He sang songs called “Blame it”, “Hot Wings”, “Love Changes”, “Gold Digger”, and many more. He’s worked with big celebrities like Kanye West, T.I., Ne-Yo, and T-Pain. A lot of his music was produced in the early 2000s, around 2003 and 2005. But, still to this day, he’s making music. His genres of music include R&B, Heart and Soul, Pop, and a little Gospel and

PPL 101- Sexuality in the Media- Song Analysis Song Title: Blurred Lines Artist: Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams 1.Is sex mentioned directly in the song? Give an example There is mention of sex in the song. Some examples are “I know you want it I know you want it”, “The way you grab me. Must wanna get nasty” 2.Does the song promote or suggest pre-marital sex? Explain This song promotes pre-martial sex because in the hook Robin Thicke says “ Talkin