Public rivalry: The ultimate art crime. Christopher Wallace and Tupac Shakur, popularly known as The Notorious B.I.G and Tupac respectively, changed the genre of hip-hop forever and for the best. Only born a year apart, both rappers made music that spoke on the struggles many African American faced in the
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Yet another victim of gun violence, the female rapper Megan Thee Stallion was shot in the foot by Canadian Rapper Tory Lanez. In July of 2020, after an argument broke out, Megan Thee Stallion decided to get out of the car and walk away. After she got out of the
On Friday November 5th, Travis Scott hosted the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas. At this event 9 people died and over 300 were injured. Among the deceased was a 14 year old boy. This was considered a mass casualty event by the authorities and yet for 30 minutes, Travis Scott
It is not a surprise that hip-hop has been the voice of rebellion and revolution. It is often used by those who feel the attitudes towards them are unfair and unjust. Hip-hop is a medium suited to promote change. Although, many times, those who rebel do it in numerous forms,
Eminem could easily be considered one of the most controversial musical artists since the beginning of music. His songs are full of profanities, sociopathic rants, murder, rape, and a lot of hate laden fantasies. When his first music was released, nothing like it had ever been made before and on
Tupac Shakur – arguably one of the most famous musical artists of all time who was no stranger to controversy – personified a mentality he dubbed ‘Thug Life.’ According to Tupac, to the outsider – namely white Americans – ‘Thug Life’ could never be understood. In the 1990s and even
Puerto Rican Rapper, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known as Bad Bunny in the hip-hop and reggaeton industry is breaking the machismo stigma. Introducing a more androgynous style to his music and his nails. Ocasio recently appeared in this year’s Billboard Latin Music Awards sporting long yellow acrylic nails that shortly
In September 2001, Felipe Coronel of Harlem, New York, debuted as rapper Immortal Technique with his album Revolutionary Vol 1. For the last 16 years, Tech has established himself as a talented songwriter, musician, and social activist. On the surface, Tech appears like another successful pursuant of the American dream
A word is more than just a combination of letters. Words are loaded with strongly positive or negative connotative meanings. Depending on the context, a word can even possess both positive and negative connotations, or have its meaning evolve into something entirely different. According to April Schneider in “Reclaiming the
When listening to hip-hop I never think of where it came from, how it formed, what its influences are. In fact I never think about the historical significance of most music I listen to but that is one of the most interesting aspect of music. It is odd that once