... against him. Soon after his first album Snoop was charged with first degree murder in the state of California. He was later acquitted but his music has been selling like hot cakes ever since. Some people claim that the media and the artists are just giving the people what they want. In "Violence Never Solved Anything but It's Entertaining- by Holman ... they want (Jenkins 625). In my opinion the quality of music has really declined over the last several years. Most rapper now days are supplementing their lack of a talent and song writing ability with a huge amount of violence. The artis...

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... opinions and thoughts on today's society. One of his most talked about and thought about songs that I would like to analyze is Tupac's song titled "Changes". This song was released roughly 2 years after his death and is found on the album titled "2Pac's Greatest Hits". I feel that Tupac's real message throughout ... noticed that things such as racism, stereotyping and oppression have not changed since he could remember. I think that by him writing and singing this song, he is trying to make people realize that things need to change or else problems with these issues just may get worse. I...

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... their emotions. He 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 is and always will be known as a Messiah of the music industry, in ... a 19 year old female Canadian R&B singer from Edmonton Alberta. This girl writes her own songs, but needless to say, has nothing to write about. Her hit song, "No Means No- is a pathetic excuse for a song. This song has absol...

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... was then that Death Row Records contacted Tupac about a record deal. Tupac accepted and in 1995 he released 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 ... 50 Best Diss Songs" (Barber "Top 50 Best Diss Songs"). Also the album on which it was featured got (Simon & Schuster "Tupac Shakur Biography").This song did so well mainly because of its honesty. Tupac's fans admired how real and up front he was about the situati...

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... ; of Hip-Hop. It was the epitome 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 ... 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 about his Mtn. Dew addiction. At that point in time, popular Christian artist TobyMac...

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... defend women on welfare"Keep Ya Head Up" after he knew that nearly 2,000 women were arrested during the LA Rebellion. In this song he defends women in the face of abandonment, beating, rape, and government neglect. He makes a song with the same name as Maya's poem (Still I Rise). In it he describes himself from when he was still a seed of semen ... then raised a question "Now, what was I to be?" He went on answering his own question on how he survived the harsh living by turning to an illegal lifestyle. In another song he was talking about the changes that should be made in order to des...

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... throne of rap, and of course, his lyrics are highly controversial. "97 Bonnie and Clyde" appeared on the Slim Shady LP, and was about Eminem killing his wife Kim. The song was recorded when they were separated, and it was a way for Eminem to express himself through music and not actions. He said, "The pain that I felt at that time was ... so real that I really actually wanted to do that. That's why I just don't listen to the song anymore" (Croal). Rap is an art form that reflects life. Rap lyrics and violence are overvalued by today's society. The real problems are in the urban American...

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... Herc became increasingly popular throughout the 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 ... ...

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... 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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... all started when Tupac was shot and robbed in the lobby of a music studio in New York City. He was at the studio to meet with Biggie to work on a song together. After the robbery, Tupac blamed Biggie for conspiring to rob him. This brought on a heated dispute between the two artist's record companies. Death Row Records, which is headed by ... ...

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... 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 the positive ... ...

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... were a couple of the people that attened the funeral. After the ceremony Biggie's hearse rode through his old neighborhood were people were out on the streets paying their respects. His song "Hypnotize" was heard playing while the hearse rode down the rode. Biggie will be loved and missed forever. Rest In Peace Biggie. We will always love you! ...

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... feuds however. West rapper Tupac Shakur had a personal problem with East rap mogul The Notorious B.I.G aka Christopher Wallace. They often rapped about each other and were very personal. In one song Tupac claimed to have slept with Biggie's wife and the Notorious B.I.G. retaliated in his music by snapping back, offering threats on the lives of people that call him out. Then ... ...

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... , 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 about having sex with Small's wife, and vowed to kill him (Ibid.). The threats made between both rappers and their labels, lead to a series ... ...

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... film. Tupac Shakur had a little time of the DVD but I felt he should have gotten more exposure because in my opinion he was the biggest star on Deathrow. In the song Keep Ya Head Up, Tupac is saying that no matter how bad the situation we must always keep out head up and don't let things keep us down. And the ... ...

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... debuted his album 2Pacalypse Now and emerged as a solo artist using the name 2Pac. The album was very popular as "Brenda's Got a Baby" reached number 3 on the Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart. His second album "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., crossed over to the pop charts with hits "I Get Around" and "Keep Ya Head Up". The album ... ...

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... in the middle of Texas or some other rural area. This is seen through many people's eyes, because many popular country artists sung about countryside's, cowboys, and living on farms. Hot stars such as Kenney Chesney, the Dixie Chicks, Shania Twain, and many other singers have transformed country music into a more inventive form. Varying in many different styles, country songs are ... ...

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