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His unique musical sound and style has influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop, and rock artists (“Biography”). “The incomparable Michael Jackson has made a bigger impact on music than any other artist in the history of music. He was magic. He was what we all strive to be. He will always be the king of pop... For anyone who has ever seen, felt, or heard his art, we are all honored to have been alive in this generation to experience the magic of Michael Jackson,” grieved Beyoncé, a famous American singer after hearing the about the tragic death of Michael Jackson.

To this day it remains the best-selling album of all time with 65 million copies sold around the world and earning 8 Grammy awards. Music video for the song “Thriller” is the best music video ever made skyrocketing the popularity of music videos. During a TV special that honored Motown, Michael performed “Billy Jean” and debuted his signature dance move known as “The Moonwalk”. This dance will become one of the key elements of his early success. His next album “Bad” was also met with critical acclaim with five singles reaching number 1 spot.

The History of Michael Jackson Michael Jackson can easily be called one of the greatest musicians the world has ever seen. He had his hand in music, dance, movies, fashion, directing, writing, and many other aspects of entertainment. His influence on modern day arts has reached every corner of the world. Michael’s talents were original and brought a new look to music, dance, and directing. He has won over 730 awards, including 13 Grammys and 100 RIAA awards.

On November 5th, 2013 Eminem released his 8th and final studio album titled Marshall Mathers LP 2. This album has been highly influential since its release and will continue to be discussed for years to come. Eminem is regarded as one of the best rappers ever and he redefined the genre as one of the first white rappers to be successful. Because of his success, Eminem’s final album is bound to be studied and listened to for decades. The reasons for this stem from the artist himself, the album art and title, and the album’s unique style and lyrics.

The “Thriller” is one of his most viewed music videos and top song hit. It included everything from his from his signature red leather jacket to his catchy choreography moves and high pitched shrieks. Making it easier to understand how the Thriller was able to be a best seller. This change the music videos a lot, just looking at some of the most recent with Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk” and Taylor Swift “Bad Blood”. They both had this that could be tied back to Michael Jackson with the storyline, the vocals, choreography, and

It has become one of the most popular genres of music since it emerged in 1960s. It has become common even to the non-Latin countries like Japan and even Sweden. In terms of dance move and styles, it is a modernization of Cuban dance moves. Today Salsa music is popular almost in all parts of the world. Origin There is contradicting

The prodigy himself tells... ... middle of paper ... ...”. Eminem may very well not be the most favorite celebrity for parents worldwide, but his fans seem connected to him and his mind and they simply love him. In summary, Eminem is one of the best hip-hop/rap artists of all time. He stands next to the infamous N. W. A. and the well-known Tupac in the ranks. Mathers’ albums and singles land him with skyrocketing sales and numerous Grammies and other music awards.

In 2003, he released a platinum-selling remix album, Da Derrty Versions (The Reinvention). As a member of the St. Lunatics, comprised of Nelly, Ali, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan and Slo Down, he released the platinum-selling Free City in 2001. And last year, he picked up another Grammy for his collaboration with Murphy Lee and P. Diddy for "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (Best Rap Performance By A Duo or Group). Cumulatively, Nelly has sold close to 30 million singles/albums worldwide establishing him as one of the top-selling artists of our time. On the music front, Nelly has expanded his role beyond that of just an artist.

Amor Prohibido was one the top selling Latin album of the year. It was also called Tejano Music Awards’, Album of the

Since that party forty-one years ago, both hip-hop music and hip-hop culture in general have grown tremendously. From record labels, clothing brands, television channels, and beyond, hip-hop has become an international favorite crossing gender, race, and language boundaries. From beginning its rise more than four decades ago, hip-hop has become one of the world’s greatest cultural phenomena encompassing the corners of the globe with its sometimes brutal honesty and its raw flavor but what is hip-hop and what does it exactly represent? According to Dr. Cornel West, “Hip-hop music was created by talented black urban youth in the United States that fused New World African musical forms and rhetorical styles with new postmodern technologies. Like the spirituals, blues, and jazz—the greatest art forms to emerge from the U.S.A.—hip-hop music expressed and enacted Socratic parrhesia (bold, frank, and plain speech in the face of conventional morality and entrenched power).” Based on the beliefs of the community-proclaimed “Godfather of Hip-Hop”, Universal Zulu Nati... ... middle of paper ... ...n Hill, released to universally rave reviews.