... rest of the decade, single-handedly clearing the way for later acts such as The Sugarhill Gang, whose song, "Rapper's Delight" is considered to be the very first commercial success with a Rap song. The presence of Hip-Hop's popularity continued only to gain momentum well into the 1980's, with the birth ... of such acts as, RUN-DMC, De La Soul, The Beastie Boys, Ice-T, and LL Cool J. RUN-DMC was among the first rap groups to climb the pop ... of the horrors of cocaine. On Grandmaster Flash's hit "White Lines," he details how the drug can ruin a life, and shouts, "Don't do it!" Rap music, ...

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... charges. Snoop did not pull the trigger, his bodyguard did. The shooting was ruled out of self defense. Snoop received lots of criticism from anti-rap activists and media relating his lyrics as a gangsta rapper to his trial. David Kenner, Snoop's attorney, said, "Snoop was perceived negatively, and we ... It's not what I'm about anymore. This is nothing cool, nothing fun, nothing to laugh about. This is stressful" (Leland). The violent events surrounding gangster rap have little or nothing to do with the lyrics. There have been countless incidents with musicians and the law. Kurt Cobain,...

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... an active member of the Black Panther movement, she was pregnant with Tupac while she was imprisoned for participating in riots ( Edwards " From Poetry to Rap: The Lyrics of Tupac Shakur"). His family had little to no money and his dad was not in his life, but in the end Tupac triumphed. ... his first album All Eyez on Me which featured the infamous diss song "Hit Em' Up" ("Tupac Shakur." The Biography Channel website). "Hit Em' Up" was major for the rap community because Tupac, as one of the pinnacles of rap in the 1990's, was not expected to say and claim most ... (Barber "Top 50 Best...

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... . The assumed leaders were Tupac Shakur representing the west and the Notorious B.I.G. headed the east coast. During the war, the only time that rap was mentioned in the news was to tell about someone getting shot or words that had been exchanged between the two sides. All a person ... Combs was subsequently charged with illegal weapons possession and bribery"(620). Nordlinger states that "A lot of people were interested in the Sean Combs trial: fans of rap music; celebrity-watchers; connoisseurs of popular culture"(619). These are only a couple examples of how the media often hype the vi...

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... and the Freaky Ty shooting in Queens. Some may use the lifestyles of these four individuals as an excuse for their deaths, being that many of today rap artist have come from the streets. Many were drug dealers and "gunslingers." However, what people fail to realize is that these artist had left their " ... and pursued a career in Hip Hop. Ironically, both Big L and Freaky Ty were both killed at places that they were trying to escape when entering the rap game, the streets. Big L was shot in his own neighborhood in Harlem, and Freaky Ty was shoot in his home borough of Queens after a loca...

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... is known as Tupac Amaru Shakur. Tupac is a very influential rapper of the 20th century who voiced his feelings, thoughts, and opinions through the media of Rap music. Tupac Shakur was born on June 16, 1971 in Brooklyn New York. While Tupac was a kid his father was sent to jail, which in turn ... spent his first two years there homeless. Tupac had a love for writing lyrics as well as acting. Soon enough he ended up as a dancer for the rap group known as Digital Underground. After dancing with the group for about a year, Tupac went solo and released his first album called "2Pacalypse Now"....

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... but it was slowly becoming more and more obvious that there was a conflict between rappers. Part of the reason that the war started was that West Coast rap dominated and nobody questioned their supremacy. Ice Cube, Ice T, Dr. Dre and Eazy E were the rappers of the moment. The war slowly worsened when ... Coast rappers were upset that they weren't 100% in the spotlight so they started to slam East rappers in their music proclaiming that East Coast rap was fake and couldn't top the West Coast. Then, East Coast rappers fired back obscenities at West Coast rappers and it kept up like that ....

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... of pathetic and quickly became the butt of all the music related jokes. Look no further than artists such as Carman, who produced a song titled "The Resurrection Rap" in 1993. The beat was horrible and the lyrics, while they may have been trying to send a good message, are made impossible ... to listen to by both their cheesiness and the terrible rapping job. In the early 2000's, perhaps the most popular Christian Hip-Hop was being made by a man called KJ-52. He is most widely remembered for a song ... Lamar or Eminem all day long, but turn their nose up when you try to talk to them ab...

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... What are you to believe, experts who have studied art for several years or your own heart? Tupac Shakur, also known as Lesean Crooks, is a well known rap artist that (the police say) was supposedly gunned down, back in 1996, by former best friend Notorious B.I.G. Yet, the fans know otherwise. He was murdered by ... expresses himself thoroughly and completely, while using a broad vocabulary. His expression in his vocal and the music itself evokes emotion. His emotions are clearly depressing in the song Thugz Mansion, yet, in all of his lyrics a light of hope shines through. This is why he...

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... West Coast, East Coast. Death Row, Bad Boy. To some people these words have little meaning. But to people deeply involved in today's rap music and hip-hop world, these are the reasons why two of the rap worlds biggest influences are dead (Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls), sparking a long stemming feud between Death Row Records and Bad Boy Entertainment. What may ... , this started such a rivalry between both rappers, that it ended their friendship. The two entertainers then took to ridiculing each other in public events and in their songs. In one song entitled "Hit Em Up,"" Shakur bragged...

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... and how it all started one person comes to mind as the man who put it all together. Tupac Shakur was not only a rapper, He took rap music to a whole new level and would talk about issues that reflected off him and his family. He was raised in a home that was involved in the Black Panther which ... what was so influential about him. He never let one of his situations break him police would do something to him it wouldn't make him mad he would just make a song about what happened and continue with his life....

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... of the entire film was the part where it talked about Tupac Shakur because not only is he my topic but I feel that he is by far the most influential rap artist. I found this documentary to be extremely fascinating and well done. It seems to stick with the facts for the most part, instead of reverting to a bunch of conspiracy theories ... documentary. Filled with things we had known all along and things we never knew, this is a documentary worth watching over and over again. You don't even have to be a big rap fan to enjoy it. If you know enough about the record label's history and you a...

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The Death of Notorious B.I.G The death of the Notorious B.I.G in March of 1997, was a tragedy that devastated the rap/ hip-hop industry. Since Biggie was assassinated six months after Tupac Shakur, his death was reported in many newspapers and magazines, each giving its own view on his death. An ... his raps involve sex, drugs and living in the ghetto. He fails to mention that the reason Biggie sold drugs was to support his daughter as he cites in his song "Juicy" off the album Ready to Die. He also refers to negative songs on Biggie's album such as "Who Shot Ya". He does not refer to any of...

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