Police brutality is hilarious. At least, that’s what the internet thinks. In early May of 2018, Childish Gambino released a single called “This is America,” which highlights the struggles black people in America face, including police brutality and gun violence. Above all of this though, Gambino pushes the fact that
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The rap industry, in general, is notorious for demeaning and sexualizing women in the most derogatory fashion. Slurs such as b*tch and whore are among the regular verbiage used to depict women. Women are objectified lyrically and in the majority of the music videos promoted by rappers. Moreover, women in
Young rapper XXXTentacion was reportedly murdered after being shot in Miami while shopping for motorcycles recently this past June. After pictures and videos flooded social media, many believed that Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy had faked his own death in a publicity stunt to promote a future album rumored to be called
There has been a long history of society thinking that Rap music is hurting society and corrupting the youth with the messages in the lyrics. Seeing the media attack and criticize rap music has been happening since before N.W.A over two decades ago. However, recently in the Hip Hop community
Rapper xxtentacion is facing a lot of criticism over his released video in collaboration with Kodak Black. In the video you see two kids, one is African American and the other is Caucasian, walking with rapper xxtentacion up to a knotted rope. The Rapper then is recorded putting the rope
I do believe it is natural to protect the ones we love. It is also pretty natural to believe that we as people do not want our loved ones arrested. Is that the case here? Rapper NBA (Never Broke Again) Youngboy has been apparently caught on camera tackling and violently
Controversy has surrounded the recent incarceration Meek Mill. Over the last decade, Mill has become a popular rapper and recording artist, most known for songs such as “Ima Boss” and “All Eyes on You”. He grew up in the projects of North Philadelphia, and began freestyle rapping at age 12.
The girls are gliding makeup onto their faces, spinning around in their dresses. The boys throw on their best collared shirts and spray just a little too much cologne on. Drinks are being passed round with the bong, and the music is pounding through the speakers: “I told you ni*as
There is a preconceived notion of many, that the hip hop and rap produced the current era has decreased in inherent value and has turned towards a less meaningful avenue. There is an implication that this type of music is not the art that it used to be, and therefore