Let me be clear -- I'm on the front lines of any effort to get the men in hip-hop to rethink their pornographic uses of women's bodies and performance of lyrics that more often than not express, at best, a deep ambivalence about and fear of women (perfectly captured 14 years ago with the Bell Biv Devoe quip "never trust a big butt and a smile") and, at worst, outright hatred. But as we make demands of these artists, it's important that we understand the demands of the peculiar space they occupy within pop culture. Without doubt, the performance of black masculinity continues to be hip-hop's dominant creative force. Yet over the last decade or so sales figures have consistently shown that young white men are the primary consumers of the various performances of black masculinity and the pornographic images
Thus, this section will only discussed two noteworthy songs on the album. “King’s Dead” with Future, James Blake, and Jay Rock is a song that Kendrick utilized to portray the perspective of the supervillain antagonist Killmonger. This is the peak of the album because not only does it correlate to the movie through perspectivism but it also correlates to the real world through numerous references. Kendrick Lamar in “King’s Dead” challenges Killmonger through his lyrics which say “Yea, miss me with that [explicit]. You ain’t really wild, you a tourist (a tourist)” and “I was absent.
Almost two weeks ago on the MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West took the microphone away from Taylor Swift. He then proceeded to tell her that Beyonce had the greatest video of all time. Next thing you know, everyone jumped on the “I hate Kanye West,” bandwagon. I am going to defend Mr. West to a certain extent. It is not what he said, because his First Amendment Right guarantees him freedom of speech.
Once back in the United States, Benson and Motown songwriter Al Cleveland prepared an initial rough version of the song, and invited Marvin Gaye as a third collaborator on the song. Marvin Gaye depressed from the death of singing partner Tammi Terrell and strongly considering a retirement from performing, planned to produce "What's Going On" as a single for The Originals, but Benson and Cleveland convinced Gaye to record it himself. On the finished track, Gaye musically ponders on the state of the world and the Vietnam War. The song is notable for its heavy use of major seventh and minor seventh chords, a fairly uncommon occurrence in popular music of that era. Also, notably for this record, Marvin Gaye sings both lead and background vocals himself.
Gangsta rap and American Culture Should censorship come at a price of complete social exile. In “Gangsta Rap and American Culture” Micheal Eric Dyson a baptist minister, father, and prestigious writer and educator explains his views on Gangsta rap both good and bad. Micheal Eric Dyson background allows him to understand how rap came to be. However Dyson doesn't agree with how the government accuses gangsta rap for the downfall of black youth. All in all Dyson's main points to his argument is understanding how rap came to be, the negative and positive images that gangsta rap portrays to the black community, and acknowledging that rap music shows true beliefs about growing up in bad black neighborhoods.
'We are going to have another 1970s style office building sitting mostly empty. Given we are defending our members from losing their jobs while there is a double dip recession, striking is the appropriate response if not the only response.'. Team of Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg, who specialize in genre satire like "Shawn of the Dead" (zombie movies) and "Hot Fuzz" (buddy cop movies). "The World's End" begins as a comedy about five friends returning to their hometown for one final pub crawl. But then it takes a hard left turn into science fiction and, beneath the gags, barbed social satire concerning extended adolescence and cultural homogenization.. Large insurers and employers are watching with interest and skepticism to see what happens as demand grows.
Nyiakki Height February 10, 2013 Ms. Santiago English 101 Journal #1 “Go Get It” by the hip-hop rap artist, Clifford Harris (Also known as T.I. ), relates to the overcoming of past troubles that the author experienced. The author talks about his high priced life style and recent problems - which refers to his previous arrests. The goal of his song lyrics is to get the audience to recognize that no matter what the obstacle is, nothing should be able to keep one from his or her goal if that is something they truly desire. T.I.
Pamela Kipe Mr. Harris AP Language & Composition November 21, 2014 Rhetorical Analysis Portfolio Project - Frank Rich 9/11 Reflection Year after year when 9/11 comes around, Americans demonstrate their love for their country in patriotic lengths. Flags at half-staff, hundreds flocking to the symbiotic Ground Zero, where just thirteen years ago stood the roaring World Trade Towers, the monetary heart of New York City. Frank Rich proclaims his proposition, in an essay in New York Magazine, on how the attacks on 9/11 did not unify our country, despite the fact that that was supposedly former President George Bush’s objective, but rather ripped us apart. Rich’s use of a formal yet sarcastic tone accompanied with his diction and verifiable facts he gathered demonstrates just how 9/11 did not bring us together as a nation. “National unity proved to be short-lived,” is right.
Real name- Rebecca Kiosha Bloomswood Know aliases- Black Star Identity- unknown Occupation-financial adviser at the Inc. magazine Citizenship- American Place of birth- Los Angeles Marital status- single Relatives- father (owner of Inc. magazine) mother (died when Rebecca was seven years old from fighting crime), aunt and uncle (are also superheroes, but are retired with exception of covering for Rebecca) Group affiliations- works alone Education- graduated from Ivy League university Princeton with a Masters in Finance (MFin) degree In order to save my father’s life, the only choice I have is to sacrifice mine. That’s also the only choice that the Evil’s cape has left me with. I looked at my father’s face one last time before I close my eyes forever. He was struggling; a pearl like tear is slowly rolling down his face. With the obnoxious high laugh of the Evil’s Cape, my whole life is flashing before me.
For generations parents have told their children about the luxuries of the American dream, building a lifestyle based on the principles of what this great country was founded upon. According to Bob Herbert a New York Times columnist it no longer exists. Cal Thomas author of this essay writes in response to Herbert stating that the dream is still alive. Herbert’s main argument is that we are in denial about the state of the economy and that the American Dream is for the most part dead. He lists many examples of “a country in sad shape”: unemployment, nonstop wars, reduced services, and failing schools.