On That Other Level in 1989, the Rick Rubin produced The Geto Boys in 1990, and We Can't Be Stopped in 1991. The Houston area also produced other artists that pioneered the early southern rap sound such as UGK and the solo career of Scarface. Though white rappers like the Beastie Boys, House of Pain and 3rd Bass had had some popular success or critical acceptance from the hip hop community, Eminem's success, beginning in 1999 with the platinum The Slim Shady LP, surprised many. Rap in foreign countries during the 90's: In the Netherlands, important nineties rappers include The Osdorp Posse, a crew from Amsterdam, Extince, from Oosterhout, and Postmen. Italy
<BR> You can barely read a magazine or flip on the television without hearing about one of these new hip-hop/rock groups. Media such as Rolling Stone and MTV treat these bands like miraculously they created this "new" genre of music. Bands such as Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, and Sugar Ray are treated as creative geniuses when they are only doing things that have already been done before. Some of these new bands are very talented, but bands such Run DMC, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Rage Against the Machine, blended the seemingly mismatched flavors of rap and rock with brilliant results long before any of these bands had ever even seen a turntable. <br> The earliest example of this mix of hip-hop and hard rock, came in 1985 with the release of Run DMC's "Rock Box".
It is considered by many critics as the very first gangsta rap song. The LA gangsta rap scene exploded afterward. A young drug dealer named Eric Wright saw the potential profits and fame of the hip hop lifestyle, so he began recording songs in his parents' garage. Wright, going by the name Eazy-E, befriended two local artists named Dr. Dre and Ice Cube. Along with locals DJ Yella and Arabian Prince, the group became N.W.A (Niggaz Wit Attitude).
The term “selling out” plays a big role in the dichotomy of underground and mainstream music across all genres and I will explain more about this term further on in the essay. Consumption and commerce interface with rebellion and expression in many ways according to Wahl (1999). Historically, hip hop didn’t gain much commercial success in the mainstream until the influential act ‘Run-DMC’ made their way onto the scene. Their album ‘Raising Hell’ in 1986 was the first hip hop product to go gold in the US. As Wahl (1999) points out, this was largely due to their hit single and cover of Aerosmith’s 1975 song, ‘Walk This Way’.
(Mickey Hess) “2Pac”’s officially started his entertainment career when he recorded a verse for Digital Undergrounds “Same Song”. After less than two years, he would release his debut album “2Pacalypse Now”. The album was highly acclaimed by the hip hop community but was denounced by former Vice President Dan Quayle by saying “It has no place in our society." Nonetheless, Tupac would go on to release many albums during his short life and posthumously including “Me against the World” and his famous Greatest Hits CD. (Armond White) After releasing his critically acclaimed fourth album, “All Eyez On Me” in 1996, Tupac, his label CEO; Marion “Suge” Knight, and a large entourage attended a Mike
This was a time when rap was ‘a genre dominated by African Americans’ (Eminem.net 2004), and as such it was quite provocative to see a ‘white’ boy performing within this category. Eminem’s music and lyrics background the film. Even more effective than this backing is a scene where he is actually writing lyrics thus supporting his role as central character, ‘8 Mile’ is a brave film that is culturally and intellectually rigorous and an aggressive film that is emotionally intense. The film is very much informed and guided by the experiences of Eminem and his early career as a rapper in blue-collar and no-collar Detroit. (Wikipedia 2014) As a result of Eminem’s actual ‘telling’ of his story (life), realism is characterized through gritty undertones and allusions to both physical and emotional battles (and battle ‘scars’).
Originally rap has dissented from Jamaican tribal chants and slave chants. It also comes from blue, the improvisation part of it. Most people across America and the world would just be a quick fad but it has last over 30 years and today is the biggest selling solo genre around the world. After a couple year people especially African Americans had really bought into rap as a genre All of America and new york had embraced this new style it quickly spread around the world. The founding rappers were all new millionaire and no were near the ghetto living.
This technique was common in Jamaica and spread to New York through communities of Jamaican immigrants. DJ Cool Herc, one of the most popular DJ’s of the 70’s, tried something new on the turntables. He switched from using reggae records to using other genres of music because reggae was not popular in New York. After realizing the percussion breaks of songs were short, Herc and other DJ’s began extending the percussion breaks by using an audio mixer and two different records. This caused mixing and scratching techniques to develop.
I’m not like the poster boy for Islam… I still got flaws and stuff like that, so I don’t really wear that on my sleeve… I don’t go to clubs, I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, you know like my whole – the whole groupie situation is shut down.” Born and raised on the Westside of Chicago Lupe is the fifth child on nine brothers and sisters. He has been rapping since the eighth grade, but was put off by the vulgarity and violent imagery of his father’s N.W.A. records. Lupe Fiasco is a rising star but with the albums that have been released and the one’s that haven’t been released yet by him shouldn’t be a surprise to the public to see him as an established icon within a couple of years. In a recent interview with Lupe I asked him what was an interesting project or project that he has done in the past and he said, “An interesting project that I have worked on in the past would be when my very first solo album Food & Liquor was released on September 19, 2006.” The main effect it had on his career was that when the album got released and a lot of people kept on buying it because they liked it and it made me want to create more music because my music is different than other rappers.
The predominance of drug experimentation and regular use among young adults in college and high school is quite remarkable. Consistency in hip-hop leads its audience to constantly absorb its material which results in an extremely large impact on this particular demographic. Hip-Hop ultimately accounts for the largest and most notable influence on drug abuse among America’s youth because of its vast scope and powerful, impressive messages. High Times is a magazine published monthly which advocates the use and legalization of marijuana. The magazine often publishes articles pertaining to the rap music industry including promotion of musical events and artist reviews.