Drizzy Drake, I’m sure if you asked anybody from the age of 13 to 30 who are the best rappers in this era this name would come up on their list almost all the time. That’s how impactful Drake music has been for the past 10 years. This guy has become one of the most popular rappers of his time and has even been the conversation of being one of the best hip hop artist ever. But I’m for sure if you knew this guy before the fame, luxury, and all the women surrounding him you would think that he would never be a rapper. Drake was born as Aubrey Drake Graham on October 24, 1986 in Toronto, Canada. Drake at a very young age was exposed to the life of music because his father Dennis Graham was a drummer for the legendary rock’ n’ roll star Jerry Lee Lewis, and his uncle played bass for Sly and Family Stone. Drake grew up in a mix religious culture his father was a African American Catholic, while his mother was a white Canadian Jewish. Drake says he identifies mostly with his black culture but being Jewish is a very cool twist it makes him feel unique. When Drake was five his mother and father got a divorce and Drake ended up being raised by his mother. Drake grew up in Forest Hills, a predominately Jewish neighborhood in Toronto. He attended Jewish day school, had a Bar Mitzvah at age 13 and observed the Jewish High Holy Days …show more content…
Some people would say Drake would play to many slow temp music and would talk about his feelings to much in his music. I always thought this was the best part about listening to Drake he wasn’t like them other rappers that always talked about having lots or women and being rich all the time. He rapped about what he was going through and all the struggles he had to overcome to be where he is at today. I felt like this is what other artist should of done it would of made the fans feel more connected to them when they listened to their
Jay-Z was born Shawn Corey Carter on December 4, 1969. He grew up in the infamous Marcy Projects in Brooklyn with a sister and a brother. You would think that just growing up on the Marcy projects would be hard enough for a kid, but at the age of twelve, Shawn’s parents got a divorce. Shawn then attended the Brooklyn High School with two of today’s better known rappers, Biggie Smalls and Busta Rhymes. Shawn Carter was an intelligent and promising student, but he had behavior problems.
Biggie Smalls is still to this day known as one of the most influential rappers ever to be in the rap game. Biggie before he became
If you check your pockets, how many of you have pennies in them? Not many people I assume, that is because most people don't carry around pennies anymore. Denver Nicks from Time.com says
Tupac Amaru Shakur born in East Harlem section of Manhattan in New York City. His birth name was Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16 1971. His both parents were members of the Black Panther Party. Tupac Shakur was a vocal participant during the East Coast and West Coast hip hop rivalry. He went to High School in California and Maryland. His career brought him back to New York City. Forget about his education and family background, thinking about how he put himself into his career so successfully. To succeed and accomplishment that made him in legacy…..
Drake, some people may call him the legend of rap music. Drake released his first album in 2006, and he has been dropping songs ever since. Drake released his hit “God’s Plan” earlier this year, and it blew up. What he decided to do after the release was simply amazing. Drake is an influential role model of generosity and charity through his actions of donating to schools funds, donating to Women in poverty, and funding for school programs.
Tupac Shakur was born on September 17, 1971, in Brooklyn New York. Tupac got into acting early in his life, landing his first role in an acting ensemble when he was 12 years old. Tupac also began writing many poems and love songs, keeping them in a journal, which has since been published. Soon after however, he and his family moved to Baltimore.
On September 1786, at the Annapolis Convention, delegates from five states called for a Constitutional Convention in order to discuss possible improvements to the Articles of Confederation. The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787. One of the delegates there to represent their state was twenty six year old Jonathan Dayton. He was the delegate for New Jersey and was also the youngest out of all fifty-five men to participate.
He was born on January 16, 1980. His family is puerto rican with strong roots to their hispanic heritage. Growing up he would visit Puerto Rico for 1 month each year. This is part of what inspired him to rap. He believed from a young age that “Hip Hop emphasizes on storytelling” (Paulson, Michael) He continued to grow up in a small hispanic New York City neighborhood where his school bus driver would
When Kevin Durant won the MVP award in two thousand fourteen he said this as a part of his speech, “Dear Mom, We weren’t supposed to be here. You made us believe. You kept us off the streets, put clothes on our backs, food on the table. When you didn’t eat you made sure we ate. You went to sleep hungry. You sacrificed for us. You’re the real MVP.” I will write about a man who went through a lot to be the great basketball player that he is today. Kevin Durant was born September twenty ninth in nineteen eighty eight in Washington D.C. The reasons why I chose Kevin Durant for this project is becuase he is extremely humble, he went through a lot, he has done great things for society. In the end you will see why I chose Kevin Durant
As a result from extreme hard work and perseverance followed by an unmatchable drive to succeed, Donald J. Trump has earned the right to be known as a multi-billionaire, real estate icon, and President of the United States of America. Reflecting on his life, he has faced many challenges and overcame them all. To understand how he rose to success and his journey to the top of the kingpin, it is important to recognize how he saw the american dream and pursued it. Today, many recognize him as the president but very few can fully grasp all that he has done in his life. From his start as a real estate mogul, to his impact on media, there are many questions as to how he became so recognizable today.
Kanye Omari West was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June, 8 1977. His mom and him soon relocated to Chicago, Illinois after his parents divorced. Kanye spent all of his youth life in Chicago. He spent his time during the school year with his mother, who was an English professor, and spent summers with his dad, who was an award-winning photographer then turned church counselor. “I was taught to think on my own growing up, that’s what a lot of black kids don’t get” (Newsmakers 2). During his time in high school he became friends with producer No I.D., who was working with the rapper Common prior to him becoming famous. This is where Kanye got his beginnings in the producing industry. Kanye wen...
Hip-Hop/Rap is one of the biggest growing genres of today. From its early stages in the 1970’s to today’s pop culture, it has grown quite a lot. Unfortunately, it has developed a terrible reputation of drugs, violence, abuse, and gangs. When people associate Hip-Hop with things it is usually a negative image that comes to the person’s mind. Which is sad, Hip-Hop/Rap has a great artistic quality to them that gets so easily overlooked. There is true poetry and emotion behind these lyrics and beats, but not everyone is willing to sit down and listen to it. They quickly judge this music genre and the immediately dislike it without giving it a second thought. Rappers pour their emotions and their souls into their songs and it really speaks to people who would stop and listen to them. Hip-Hop/Rap has evolved over time. From the early stages of Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, and others to today’s rap stars like Eminem and Kendrick Lamar. Each decades style is different but each style is still good. What really made Rap huge was the Sugarhill Gang’s own song called “Rapper’s Delight” the entire song is around 15 minutes long with just three emcee’s rapping, Wonder Mike, Big Bank Hank, and Master G. An emcee is another word for a rapper. Most emcees are the head of whatever event is being taken place, kind of like people that do skits in a talent show to introduce the next act. Hip-Hop/Rap today is filled with emcees and rappers. Today we find a more complex and more diverse style than what we would find back in the 70’s. There are different styles to different rappers. Each one unique in its own way and it makes that rapper stand out compared to everybody else. Also, another thing today that is different from the past is the flow of a rapp...
In the culture of Hip, Hop rap began to rap in the streets expressing their thought and opinion through their songs, to get the attention of people. The attention the rappers wanted was to be heard and wanted other people to feel connected. In that time period, rappers became more popular because of what they produce based on their feelings. The rappers used their music to
Tupac Shakur was born Lesane Parish Crooks in Brooklyn, NY, on June 16, 1971. His mother Afen Shakur changed his name when he was a small child to Tupac Amura after an Inca-Indian revolutionary, "Tupac Amura," meaning "Shining Serpant." His last name came from his step father, Jeral Wayne Williams, or Mutula Shakur, which means, "thankful to God" in Arabic.
It is so hard to become a rapper. But it is harder to become a Great Rapper. I believe Tupac is a great rapper. Not only a great rapper, but the greatest rapper. Like Snoop Dogg had said, “Tupac was many different things at once. Hardheaded and intellectual, courageous and afraid, revolutionary and….oh yeah, don’t get it f***ed up, gangsta.” To be a great rapper, you must have impact, commercial success, be good at song writing, a lot of performances and live shows and lastly, hella good rapping. The first song I heard from tupac was “ambitions az a ridah and all eyes on me” and it was real original so I went and listened to ‘Brenda got a baby’ which made me think “dammmmm he good, he good as hell”