turned on the TV and Drake and Josh is on. It is 6:15, so I quickly eat my scrambled eggs and head for my bathroom. I wash my face again and brush my teeth. I put on a blue crop shirt and a white skirt that is up to my knee. I put on Our Moment by One Direction perfume. I put on blush glass liplicious lipgloss from Bath and Body Works. My stepdad came in. "Wow you look fantastic darling." "Thank you." "Last night I bought you a pink bike with a basket, it's size 24." "Thank you." "It's in the garage
anyway, probably because of the lack of snow. Besides, being away from your friends and family made it hard to feel anything this season but homesick. Even though you were terribly lonely, you didn’t say anything. While you were homesick, you weren’t one of the most wanted people in the world. You might miss your home, but Wanda didn’t have a home to go back to. Scott and Clint were missing their children, something you couldn’t even imagine having to do at Christmas. Steve’s best friend was literally
words. The counselors weren’t helping they pretended to care and know my pain but they don’t. This one girl had pride to giving me a hard time. Every day it was the same thing. Get to school, hang with friends have a good time, get teased and bullied, leave school almost in tears with my hood up. She always told what was wrong, what she didn’t think a girl shouldn’t do. She did this everyday every single chance she got to make sure I wasn’t happy. She always thought high of herself and her ‘posy’. They
calm demeanor, I decided to write them down. Lack of Friends: I was never one to have many meaningful friendships. I enjoy talking with friends, but not so much hanging out and partying. I have always only had a handful of friends. Currently the people in my circle of friends are Marcela, Karen, and Terri. Honestly, I am happy with just those because once again I am not one to go out much. Gina is no longer my friend… one day when I was on the way to our apartment, from moms house, I called her
” Dad called outside my room. “Coming!” I groaned. I scrambled out of bed and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower. The last thing I wanted was Dad pulling me out of my own bed. I sighed. Dressed in my school uniform, my backpack slung on one shoulder, I padded down the stairs, feeling indifferent. Dad was on the kitchen, his forehead sticking out from the newspaper he’s reading. He was wearing his usual suit. My family owned a well-known company. The SME Group of Companies. Ever since mom
Anastasia's POV: "How about we go back to my place?" Christian speaks and I nod needing to be gone from this place. He brings the car to life and we head out of this secret society. I gaze out the window endeavoring to forget the whole night, perhaps all of this was a mistake? I shake my head dismissively. This had to happened, I needed to witness this to understand Christian. I just wish he would of have given me a warning of what was inside. I remain quiet and close my eyes for a minute, my sanity
1942 to 1951, Jordan scored an astonishing 57 R&B chart hits , beginning with the blues entertaining "I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town" and finishing with "Weak Minded Blues." Louis Jordan started all just to make a way for someone like Ray Charles. Ray Charles dominated the 1950s, he was a man who went blind at the age of seven. He was born and raised in Albany Ga, he has won 17 Grammys and many more awards. He's music style wasn't just r&b but also jazz and blues. In 1960 The temptations
debuted at top 5 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on Soundscan. It sold 378,000 copies. His singles had 4 million digital downloads. He made $4 million from album sales, endorsements, and tours in 2011. The album produced 3 hit singles, "Marvin & Chardonnay", "Dance (A$$)", and "My Last". He released his second album, "Hall of Fame" in 2013. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard. It sold 72,000 copies in the first week. A single from the album, "Beware", was #11 on Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop Songs. Sean released his
Bruno Mars is a Grammy-winning singer and song-writer. He was born on October 8th, 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He wrote the well-known song “Wavin’ Flag” for artist Knaan, that became the song for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. In 2010 he made his major career breakthrough when his first single “Nothin’ on you” was released. He released the Grammy-winning hit “Uptown Funk!” in 2015. Bruno Mars began his career in the early 2000s, the era of legendary artists such as Usher, Eminem, Beyonce, Britany
Music, a genre of R&B that includes rhythmic poetry put over a musical background. The background consists of beats combined with digitally isolated sound bites from other recordings. The first recording of rap was made in 1979 and the genre began to take notice in the U.S. in the mid-1980s. Though the name rap is often used back and forth with hip hop. The name hip-hop comes from one of the earliest phrases used in rap on the song “Rapper’s Delight” by Sugarhill Gang. “I said a hip hop, hippie to the
The group of songs that I have chosen represents various genres; some of the notable genres are Blues, Southern Rock, R &B, Hip Hop and other genres. The choice of the discography that I have made conveys the sense of a place. Most of them represent major cities by explaining about the live in those cities and its residents. Songs have profound meanings to many listeners, and convey different meaning to the listeners. It also enlightens people and explains the history of a place or conveys different
Elvis impersonator always encouraged young Bruno to perform on stage. He was always around musical instruments, so he never got taught to play instruments, he just knew how to. Mars was exposed to many styles of music including reggae, rock, hip hop and R and B. As he got older he started impersonating Michael Jackson and other artists. The older he got he just became more attached to music. As he grew older, Bruno started to acknowledge his Hawaiian root and agreed that “growing up in Hawaii made
born April 29, 1958 to a working class family in Gary, Indiana. His parents, Joe and Katherine had ten children and Michael Jackson was the eighth child. The Jackson family was very musically inclined. Michael’s father played guitar in a small R&B band, his mother sang frequently, and his brothers often sand and played with their father’s guitar (Biography on Michael Jackson, 2002). Michael Jackson was no exception to his family’s musical ability. At the age of four Joe Jackson pushed his children
the lead single for Take Care. The song became his tenth single to reach the top spot of the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart. This milestone led him to be the rap artist with the most number 1 hits on the chart, a record which he still successfully holds with 12 number one hit singles. "The Motto" was released on November 29, 2011 as the album’s third single, and features American rapper Lil Wayne. It became one of Drake's most successful singles to date, topping the Rap and R&B/Hip-Hop songs charts
the infectious, sensuous harmonies of Aaliyah's smooth R & B, I wonder why it had to happen. Why did someone so young with such amazing talent, strength and the potential to carry on rising higher and higher, have to be taken from us? The lyrics swirl around in my head, saying more about the real Aaliyah than any media report could ever attempt. Her tragically shortened life followed the message from within one of her most famous songs, "If at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and
music, and how closely related country is to blues, bluegrass and honky tonk music, an examination of what happened to all the black musicians seems warranted, no? This paper examines the dearth of black artists in country music and the careers of one of the few black artists who has had commercial success in this genre of music. As long as we’re examining race, how is the success of a white rapper such as Eminem different? Plus, Eminem didn’t have a successful career in rock, for example as Darius
The Voice. Following the show, she[a] was signed to Atlantic Records and released her debut single "Dollhouse", followed by her debut extended play of the same name (2014). [ 2] Martinez later released her debut studio album, Cry Baby (2015), which went on to be certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [3] The album amassed numerous commercially successful singles including "Pity Party", "Soap" and "Mrs. Potato Head. [4][5][6] Martinez released two
her the title of one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Beyoncé’s music is described as R&B, pop, and hip-hop. Her latest album, Lemonade, debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, her sixth studio album listed on the chart, as well as all twelve tracks of Lemonade featured on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Lemonade has sold over 1.5 millions copies in the United States. On the
Miley Cyrus songs as her proclamation to the world Since the famous singer and actress appeared on the scene, just 7 years ago, it is more than obvious that her music has undergone a drastic change and evolved in a more mature sound. From sweet to sexy, from Hannah Montana to Bangerz, Miley crashed her teen-princess image like a wrecking ball and revealed herself as one of the most controversial singers of today. Whether you hate them or love them, Miley Cyrus songs are ruling the music scene and
the definition of definition” (Wayne, “Shoot Me Down”). Lil Wayne is a prominent force in the rap world. His debut Album in 1999, Tha Block is Hot went double platinum upon its release and even his lowest selling album is still certified as gold according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Rollingstone Magazine declares “Lil Wayne is one of the most popular — and prolific — recording artists in the world” (Kreps). Top this with eight Grammy nominations and four Grammy wins and