It seems that the more crimes a rapper commits, the more he is held up as a true thug which allows him to sell even more CDs(because he has proven his hardness to the streets). But just think of the message this is sending to our society. Not only does it promote vanity, but it sends the message that if you commit illegal crimes, then that proves you are a thug and that you are "hard" just like the rappers. This is a very dangerous way of thinking because it not only puts the person in danger, but it also puts many other innocent people in danger of being murdered, beaten down, robbed, or even rapped. Any music that sends this kind of message should not be allowed, even if it is an expression of "free speech."
Morgan Moss ENC1145 Cocaine Consious Ricky Donnel Ross is a mythical character among the infamous people of our time. He is what some call “The ultimate entrapaneur” regarded as a hero and villain among American culture. His story is one shrouded in mystery, filled with cover-ups and deception on all levels. His nickname “Freeway” is a term he got because of all the properties he came to own in Freeway Harbor. With all the profits he made dealing and selling cocaine in south central L.A., His operation was hardly done with out help.
The drinks weren’t cheap because they had to be transported illegally. While having their drink Rick tells her that he is a gangster and knows Alcapone. She is intrigued and asks what he does. He explains that he is a bootlegger and transports illegal alcohol. He explains how it's a very risky job and was very competitive with other gang leaders.
When Calvin does get locked up, Ace ends up taking his position on the streets after a chance encounter with Lulu, a Dominican drug dealer. With the help of his friend, Mitch and their partner and enforcer, Rico, he creates a huge drug empire in Harlem. In this matter most people would refer that as to being peer pressured which cause them to do things their uncomfortable with doing by interacting with the wrong crowd. Mitch, Ace's best friend, is very popular and an extremely flashy drug dealer. Mitch does not pressure Ace to become a dealer because he thinks that his friend is not the
Drug Trafficking in the United States from Mexico Drug trafficking in the United States and Mexico is a huge problem for the United States because it has a negative impact on other areas in society such as crime rates. The government needs to find a solution to better control drug trafficking because it claims lives and destroys families. Research shows Marijuana and Cocaine are the top two most illegally abused drugs in the United States. James Gray (2001) points out: Not only is this drug-money corruption problem of enormous concern in its own right, but additional lawless behavior often is derived from it as well. For example, the entire southern California area was shocked in September 1999 when a former officer of the Rampart Division
Kanye West from Dr. Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory Perspective Kanye West is a world known rapper, singer, and a record producer. When put in a certain situation Mr. West acts in an outrageous and inappropriate manner. He tends to get into lots of situations due to the fact that he is celebrity living out his life in the media. Kanye West is known to put himself in situations because of his crazy antics that he exemplifies to others. He has a tendency of impacting others that he comes into contact with his words and actions because of the things he says to them in a way that could make them feel as if they don’t measure up to him.
The movie is based around a young rapper called Jimmy B-Rabbit Smith, who is stuck a rut and is struggling to make a success of his life. He has been brought up with racial abuse and is surrounded my violence and drugs everyday of his life. He lives with his mum and her boyfriend in a trailer park due to his dead end job. His family doubt this potential and don’t offer him a great deal of support to achieve his dreams. Life does start to look brighter when he meets an old friend called Wink who has contacts who can get Jimmy deal to record a demo of his music that can possibly lead to a rap career.
They had been involved in numerous illegal activities such as illegal drug dealing, prostitution, gambling, loan sharking as well as murder. They were feared and very powerful men at the time which almost allowed them to get away with anything. Growing up in neighborhoods like the Lower East Side, Brownsville, and Brooklyn meant they were prone to harsh environments which eventually lead to themselves being criminals. It is in these places where Jewish gangsterism was found. In a time where Jews had considered themselves blocked from certain professions, they had to find an alternative to make money.
There has been many cases where steroids, because it is a felony to sell them, has had similar circumstances to other popular drugs such as cocaine. These circumstances are people are being robbed and shot over them. Steroids have made it to the black market and are being sold as if they were other big name drugs such as ecstasy and cocaine. Due to the rising popularity of anabolic steroids, these instances of violence and gang related activity with them will only become worse, until you can find steroids on the streets like other drugs. This is where the problems occur, but if the distribution of steroids was heavily monitored by the government that would prevent this from
Cocaine Kids showed how society views most drug dealer, with stereotyping them as gangsters with big gold rope necklaces, fresh kicks, and nice cars. It was a bigger chance that the Cocaine Kids would get caught because of where they lived, the areas that they stayed in promoted drug use. There was more of a risk of being caught for drug dealing that is why certain extensive procedures were followed in Cocaine Kids. It was to the degree of the market almost having its own “miniature society with institutions, laws, morality, language codes in behaviors of its own.” (Williams, pg.2). A person would think people with money would be looked down upon because they buy these illegal drugs but there is less stigmatizing because they have disposable money.