Synopsis Born in New York City in 1971, Tupac Shakur, known by his stage name 2Pac, was an American rapper. Shakur has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. Most of Tupac's songs are about growing up amid violence and hardship in ghettos, racism, other social problems and conflicts with other rappers during the East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry. Shakur was shot and killed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1996. CONTENTS Synopsis Early Life Debut as 2Pac Controversy Violent Death QUOTES "In my death, people will understand what I was talking about."
Thriller is still among the biggest-selling albums in history, with sales of more than 45 million worldwide. At the 1983 Motown Records 25th Anniversary television special, Michael mesmerized the audience as he performed the hit song "Billie Jean," and debuted his now-famous "moon walk" dance steps. The show was seen by more than 50 million people around the world and was a major turning point in his career. Michael's trademark attire was his glittering costumes and sequined white glove. In 1985, he helped organize the USA For Africa famine relief benefit and co-wrote "We Are The World," on which he was a featured performer.
Tony Bueal Donna P. Chipps English Composition 1 27 September 2008 Lil’ Wayne Since the beginning of rap, there have been many legendary artists to come along and make themselves known to both Americans and worldwide. If the names Tupac, Notorious B.I.G, or Jay-Z were to be mentioned, more than likely a person would know who they are, but recently, a new name has come into the rap world. Lil’ Wayne has become of the most popular rappers of the 21st century, and has made his rise to fame all in the past three years of his life. With the release of his new album, ‘Tha Carter III,’ he has become the most controversial and successful artist of the past year. Wayne hardly left any listeners disappointed with the release of his new album, with
After sitting in a van for 16 hours driving in the summer heat, my crew and I finally made it to Orlando, Florida. As we unload our luggage to enter our bright blue resort room in Disney World, I hear loud music and dancers practicing all over the place. I enter the room with my best friend and a surge of happiness and excitement suddenly rushes through our bodies. This is it, my crew and I have made it to the biggest competition event dance could hold, Worlds 2011. Day 1.
In 2000 Cuban introduced himself to the NBA community when he purchased the Dallas Mavericks for $285 million (“Mark Cuban”). Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has led his social network to new heights, even as some younger users have grown tired of it. Revenue grew 58% in 2014 to $12.5 billion, supported by a jump in mobile ads (Williams 12). Some 1.4 billion people around the globe are on Facebook, and those users are watching 3 billion videos a day on the site. Its Instagram unit has more than 300 million users, while mobile messaging app WhatsApp, which it purchased for $19 billion in cash and stock in 2014, has 700 million users and is growing.
Since that day, Lady Antebellum has become very popular among country music fans. Some of their most popular songs include Need You Now, and I Run to You. They have won many different awards from CMA’s all the way to the Grammy’s. At last year’s Grammy Awards, Rolling Stones reporter Matthew Perpeuta watched as the hit Need You Know won Record of The Year, Song of The Year and Country Performance by a Duo or Group” (Perpeuta). In the last four years, this trio has gone from playing in local bars and grills to walking the red carpet and winning countless awards because of this reason, who knows what will come next for this
It is a style of dance where participants push or slam into each other. As I've been a fan of Joey Badass since he first came on the scene, I knew all of the songs he performed. He performed some songs from his first mixtape, 1999, such as "Funky Ho", "Survival Tactics" and ''Waves". In addition, he performed songs from Summer Knights, such as "Unorthodox'' and "95 Til' Infinity", which is a reference to 90's Golden Era group Souls Of Mischief and their album 93 Til' Infinity. I arrived at the venue in Shepherd's Bush quite early and saw the audience getting gradually more excited as the show approached its start.
He started off by playing at Juke Joints (Godfatha). A year later, James signed with Polydor Records and his records begin to sell in millions (Johnston). As the years progressed, James Brown’s career reached its peak. Disco music became very popular and he became known as “The Original Disco Man” (Unterberger). His career also had its downfalls.
The spectrum of danger is wider than the Pacific Ocean, yet in no way are we doing anything about it - in fact, we are promoting it. Melbourne teenager, Corey Delaney, made news worldwide in 2008 when he threw an enormous house party while his parents were on holiday. More than $20,000 worth of damage was caused by the 500 or so revellers that turned up, and Delaney’s 15 minutes of fame inspired a new era of fame-seeking kids. And thus the objective of ‘biggest and baddest’ was born. The 2012 release of biographical party-movie ‘Project X’ duplicated the events experienced in Victoria and subsequently saw envious teens attempt to match the reckless and unscrupulous behaviours of its characters and their exploits to gain ‘reps’ (or a ‘reputation’ in
His wife Michelle is profiled in next month’s edition of Oprah Winfrey’s magazine, O, and he was the first politician to grace the cover of Vibe, Rolling Stone for the Bet crowd. Even the rapper Common has featured him in one of his songs. On October 5 Obama was the first—and so far onlycandidate to create a profile on BlackPlanet. BlackPlanet crimes ranging from scams to online bullying are on the rise, and they are getting more sophisticated, experts warn.It's no secret that scammers on the social media website rely on carefully crafted baits that often include scandalous and explicit video content or exclusive footage of the latest and hottest events, from celebrity death claims to never-before-seen footage of a natural disaster. Just last week, a "clickjacking" scam that claimed Lady Gaga was found dead in a hotel room spread like wildfire on BlackPlanet thanks to a link that took users to a fake BBC News website.