LL Cool J Essays

  • DMX Biography

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    He was signed to Columbia Records where his first album was brought out called Born Loser. Peepz wasn't feeling him then in 1996..so he had to come out with something rougher and harder. That's when he started appearing on artists songs such as LL cool J, John forte, The Lox , Ma$e and many more. Peepz was feeling him then so he knew he had to come out with something strong to keep him image alive. That's when 98 came around and he brought out It's Dark and Hell is Hot was under Def Jams Records

  • Deep Blue Sea: Don't Waste Your Time

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    for Alzheimer’s. All hell breaks lose when the sharks escape and are out for revenge. Renny Harlin directs, with an all star cast starring LL Cool J as the wise cracking chef, Preacher, who adds much needed humour to this disastrous production. I would class this film as a mixture of genres, thriller, action, and with moments of comedy. Preacher (LL Cool J) adds comedy to Deep Blue Sea with amusing quotes throughout, adding a fine line of humour to the action filled film. Preacher is trapped in

  • Russell Simmons Case Study

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    Minority entrepreneurs have many barriers they have to overcome in order to be successful. Some typical problems they face are limited access to capital, lower equity investments, and less exposure to entrepreneurship. Minority entrepreneurs are twice as likely to be turned down for traditional lending, which can discourage them from even applying for a loan. Not only that but they are less likely to be considered by traditional or angel investors. They also generally live in run down areas, with

  • Rize, By David Lachapelle

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    The movie “Rize” by David LaChapelle involves dancing style called krumping. This movie/ documentary has clowns krumping. Apparently when this documentary was filmed, clowns and krumping was a huge thing at the time. Krumping is a hip hop style that is characterized by aggravation or anger with the movement of arms and legs. When people krump, it may seem like they are hitting each other but that is not true. They pretend to hit each other to give off an angry effect. If a person has never heard

  • LL Cool J: A Unique Style Of Hip-Hop And Rap

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    Jams in the 1980’s, LL Cool J showed the world a unique style of Hip-hop and Rap. A kid just 18 years old when his first song came out, LL showed the world he would he would be different. LL Cool J created an influential long-term career with his starting a new hard-hitting romantic style of rapping, influences with popular clothing lines, and paved the way leading rappers to transform into actors and continue to have a successful career. Signing with Def Jams in 1984, LL Cool J gave hip-hop a new

  • Media Music and Culture

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    media that can be looked into specifically is music. Kembrew addresses this in lecture by stating, “Music and culture flow across racial, socioeconomic, and geographic boundaries” (McLeod Week One). Recently a particular Brad Paisley song featuring LL Cool J has sparked some controversy for acknowledging racism in a country song. The song is titled “Accidental Racist” and is featured on Brad Paisley’s new album Wheelhouse. The song brings up racism in a genre that tends to avoid controversy and typical

  • The Satirical Analysis Of 'The Lion King'

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    idea of how they would talk in a movie was great. The two best hands down were the John Oliver and even though Mary J Blige clip was short it was just as good. Seeing Mikey Day really bring Zazu to life was amazing and just looking at his facial expressions while also doing hand gestures made it even better to watch. Overall, “Everyone from Lin-Manuel Miranda to Kit Harrington to LL Cool J is put on blast trying to sort out their desired part for The Lion King” (‘SNL’). Which the sketch is very successful

  • Afrofuturism: The Dandy Lion

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    Afrofuturism: The Dandy Lion Afrofuturism is “speculative fiction that treats African American themes and addresses African-American concerns in context of twentieth century techno-culture, and more generally, African- American signification that appropriation images of technology and prosthetically enhance future (Denry, 2).” Afrofuturism is a term I struggle with. I don’t think I am able to define it without having troubles. In doing research I found that Afrofuturism is defined in a number of

  • Marshall Mathers III: Fastest Selling Rap Music

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    Run DMC, LL Cool J. (etc). Marshall Mathers was heavily influenced by his uncle Ronnie, who had introduced him to “rap music”. Eminem tells in Eminem Talking, “When I was nine years old, my Uncle Ronnie put me on to the Breakin’ soundtrack. The first rap song I ever heard was Ice-T, ‘Reckless.’ From LL [Cool J] to the Fat Boys, and all that [stuff] I was fascinated. When LL first came out with ‘I’m Bad’ I wanted to do it, to rhyme. Standing in front of the mirror, I wanted to be like LL.” His uncle

  • Georgia Byrd Character Analysis

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    Orleans where she demonstrates and sells cookware. She longs to open her own restaurant but she is very practical and down-to-earth and doesn't seriously consider that as an option. She has a crush on another employee at the store, Sean Williams (LL Cool J), who seems to return the feeling. However, both are too shy to pursue a relationship. One day Georgia has an accident and bumps her head hard on a cabinet. Sean takes her down to the doctor's office inside the store where she is given a CAT scan

  • Mindbug Essay

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    Paper 1 (Draft) Mindbugs. It’s a catch-all term touched on in Chapter 1 by the authors of Blindspot, Banaji and Greenwald. It is defined as: “Ingrained habits of thought that lead to errors in how we perceive, remember, reason and make decisions” (4). They readily supply mistaken ideas about different of human (social) groups. The authors argue that prejudicial thinking is often hidden from our conscious brains. The human brain contains a huge storage space full of associations between individuals

  • Evolving Dynamics: Hip Hop Music Through the Decades

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    Hip hop music has gone through many changes since the 1980’s and continues to change today with new artists, styles, and sounds. Over the past forty years hip hop music has been a way for fans to relate to artist through their songs because many hip hop artist lived and experience the same things that their fans did. Hip hop has changed over the years because of changes and improvement of the average American. Hip hop music reflects on the current situation in American life and over the past forty

  • Def Jam Record Analysis

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    underground genre into the mainstream.Def Jam Record’s first release under the label was Jazzy Jay and T La Rock's "It's Yours." This was the initial fuel that launched the label to fame in 1984. Singles produced by Def Jam such as ‘I Need a Beat’ by LL Cool J in 1985 closely followed by ‘Rock Hard’ by the Beastie boys allowed Def Jam to gain a distribution deal with CBS records which boosted the popularity of the record label dramatically. Def Jam Records embraced controversy and signed controversial

  • Alma Beers In Anne Proulx's Film Brokeback Mountain

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    LL Cool J, a talented rapper of American descent, once said, “When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.” (Brainy Quotes) Though Cool J came up with this quote from his own personal experiences, his powerful statement can be applied to an empowered character, Alma Beers, in the short story “Brokeback Mountain.” Alma, who is Ennis’s beloved spouse, plays a different role in both Anne Proulx’s short story “Brokeback

  • Hip Hop, Street Fashion Influenced By The Hip-Hop Culture

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    houses then followed. This era remains praised for its contribution to fashion and it’s still celebrated today. The 2000s Fashion designers like Gosha Rubchinsky, Marjan Pejoski at KTZ (Kokon to Zai), Raf Simons, Liam Hodges, Astrid Andersen, Juun J. and Shayne Oliver at Hood By Air continue to drive this genre in new directions over the past few years. Fashion houses remain to produce street garments, and brands like Stussy, Supreme, North Face, and Polo Ralph Lauren have stood strong through tough

  • Stop Censoring Music !

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    Learning Tool Furthermore, it can be argued that all rap and some pop music is profanic and has no meaning, but this is not true. Since rap first made its debut in New York it has been used with poet lines and a powerful message. “...artists like LL Cool J and Public Enemy, who released the political entreaty, "Fight the Power," in 1989”says Mary Ellen Flannery Senior writer and editor at the National Education Association (Flannery). This song was a huge stand up against “the man” and empowered

  • Tupac Research Paper

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    During the early 1970s the music gave out a positive message and the music was very optimistic. Run DMC, Heavy D, LL Cool J, Public Enemy and many others would rap about promoting political awareness about topics from racial inequality, gender inequality, police abuse, voting, education, family and more. Other rappers also presented a positive influence with their rapping

  • Hip Hop Thesis

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    and violence” (6). Despite the issues they experienced hip-hop music made a mark on the work and is constantly expanding today (4).The first three male artist to release records from New York who made the mainstream charts during that time were LL Cool J, Kurtis Blow and Run DMC (6). Overtime hip-hop has turned into a serious investment and business (7). New York rapper “50 Cent is one the many savvy businessmen in hip-hop who fully grasped this potential” (7). He allowed Coca- Cola to use his

  • Personal Expectations Essay

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    “Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving towards your goals,” by LL Cool J. This quote could not be more true because in order to accomplish your goals you have to stay focused and really work hard to achieve them. There are a lot of goals I hope to not only accomplish in life, but in high school. As an incoming freshman, I am not sure what to expect in high school, but as long as I have goals and I work hard to achieve them, I am sure I will stay on the right path and have a successful

  • Rap Vs Rock Research Paper

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    Rap Vs Rock which is worse? By~ Dazoray Pettigrew Honestly I don't believe rock is all that bad. I have a lot of reasons rock is not as bad as it seems. What people fail to realize is that rock actually helps some people. With me for example I’m a “emo”, “goth”, “punk”, “scene”, “grudge” kind of person and rock helps me with my Depression/ Anxiety. Not all rock music sends a bad message. Now rap sends off a bad message. It depends which bands/ artist you listen to. For example when you're