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It was all a dream, until it wasn’t: Tupac vs Biggie

March 16, 2023March 8, 2023 Kaylin B

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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Protect Black Women

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 Jaquilos

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

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Travis Scott Takes Branding Too Far

December 3, 2021November 30, 2021 jgrande

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

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Hip-Hop Artists Are Targeted

October 4, 2021September 30, 2021 Jake Brubaker

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,

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Eminem’s Fight Against Censorship

November 8, 2020April 2, 2021 Garrett Keller

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

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The ‘Thug Life’ Persona

February 24, 2020February 14, 2021 John Bigelow

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

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Let’s Talk About Bad Bunny’s Internet Breaking Acrylic Nails

May 14, 2019February 14, 2021 Renee Gamez

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

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Dance with the Devil, and You’ll Sing About Rape

September 19, 2017February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

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

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Reclaiming the word “Nigga”

December 2, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

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

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Music’s Healing Power

December 2, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

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

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