Billy Gaffney, was a 4 year old boy. Billy and his friend Billy Beaton that 3 years old and his 12 year old brother, were playing in the apartment hallway in Brooklyn. Fish took Gaffney and Beaton but Beaton was found later that night on the roof of the apartments. Gaffney was not found anywhere around the apartments. When they asked Beaton who took Gaffney, he told them that “The Bogeyman took him” (Infohio page 2). They thought the serial killer Peter Kudzinowski took Gaffney and Beaton
While some people can share common values and hold different beliefs, they are still important for some. They give people a reason on why something is important to them. People’s values and beliefs also define what kind of person you are. Values are a person’s principles or standards of behavior, it is ones judgment of what is important in life. Beliefs are what you trust or have confidence in. It can be in either something or someone. Some people see certain things as being values while others don’t
We live in an era of technology, where people are a video-conference away and the entire world is at the touch of our fingertips. Smartphones, tablets and even Google glasses have reshaped everything from communication to even our attention span. The modern western society has made extraordinary strides in transportation, energy, communication, agriculture and medicine yet we have taken so many impressive feats for granted. There is no doubt that as a civilization we must progress forward but the
When thinking of legends in the Hip-Hop industry, one of the first names that come to mind is Tupac Shakur. Tupac Shakur was born in June 16, 1971, and was shot in September 13, 1996. He grew up in the ghettos of New York and slowly worked his way up to fame and success. Tupac’s music and life has a huge impact on today’s society even after 17 years. Throughout Michael Eric Dyson’s, Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur, the biography on Tupac Shakur shows how Tupac was a rapper that
It is my honor to present the winner of this year’s award for Highest Self-Esteem. I BELIEVE, that this years winner is someone with undeniable and unwavering self esteem. Ladies and gentlemen, I am here to award Mr. Kanye West, a self proclaimed God and genius, with the 2014 award for Highest Self-Esteem. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8th of 1977 to successful parents, his mother was an english professor and his father an award winning photographer and church counselor. They divorced a mere
Kanye West is known to many as simply a narcissistic rapper. Many others find him as a gifted lyricist, fashion designer, producer, and much more. Kanye Omari “Yeezy” West was born on June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. His mom , Dr. Donda West was a college professor of English at Clark Atlanta University. His dad, Ray West, was a black panther. His parents divorced when we was three years old. Ever since his youth , Yeezy has enjoyed rock music very much. To this day , he often uses string progression
When average Americans struggle to put food on the table, many affluent people struggle to remain financially sound. Celebrities, politicians, lotto winners, and professional athletes receive millions of dollars in wages and payments, but somehow are unable retain their fortunes. According to the U.S. census bureau, the median family income in the United States is about 30,000 dollars annually; somehow some parents are able to feed their children and fund their children’s education. According to
Message of Hope in Rap The three-year anniversary of Notorious B.I.G's murder is fast approaching and many people still rave about his music. What made him so special was the connection he had with his listeners. He found many ways to incorporate his life stories into his music that relates to every other "thug" growing up in the streets from New York City to Los Angeles. The perfect example of this is his double CD, "Life after Death" where most of his songs are about death and how people
The Undeniable Influence of Kanye West Kanye Omari West, an icon of hip-hop, pop culture, fashion and music in general. Kanye Omari West, a person belittled against and a person subjected to a life of racism and hate. Born on June 8th, 1977, Donda West, West’s mother, always knew he was destined for greatness, but did she know her son would turn out to be the Kanye West, a man lacking the respect he deserves for transforming a big part of the music we listen to on this very day? West came onto the
Art is the product of human creativity, and it takes place in various forms such as paintings, literature, music and dance. Art serves many roles as it can be interpreted in various ways depending on the individual. Art must be understood within in the context which is was created. Both culture and politics are factors that determines the way art is interpreted. Since art is visual or auditory rather than physical oppressed groups are able to expressed themselves and protest without getting into
This paper will reflect hip-hop and the music industry. It will give a glimpse in the history of hip-hop. It will show how hip-hop originated and how music has a huge influence in mainstream media. Urban America took fast to the new wave of music and how a person’s personal struggle in life and the street. This will show how the media glamorizes rappers and their celebrity to give a false view of the lifestyle. Hip Hop Music Today Even before words were spoken there was music. There are so many
“F*** the police coming straight from the underground, a young brother got it bad cause i’m brown.”, musician Ice Cube raps. Marilyn Manson parades onstage dressed in women’s clothing and a burning cross in the background. Shouting lyrics about sex, religion, guns, drugs and violence. What emotions do you think it would invoke on most listeners after painting a picture in your head of all this? Today’s music industry is influencing society in a negative fashion. Although music can seem like an awesome
embody the tenants asserted in Anthony Thomas’ essay, “The Spirit and Philosophy of Hip Hop.” My purist of choice is Yassin Bey (born Dante Smith), more commonly known as “Mos Def”, his former stage name. Mos Def was born on December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn where he would gain his whole educational experience. Growing up in Brooklyn, Mos Def’s parents, Adbul Rahman and Sheron Smith, were not together. He lived with his mother with two of his sisters Jauhara and Chandani, and his brother Anwar, while the
It is well-know that Kanye West has one of the most eccentric personalities to date. He Is obsessed with fashion and has married into reality show royalty. Kanye is always finding a way to make controversial statements and tweeting something absurd, but when it comes down to producing music it is also known that Kanye makes great music….. The Life of Pablo isn’t as tightly constructed or filled with huge hits in the same vein as Yeezy’s Graduation (2007) and isn’t wildly bold compared to 808s &
Kanye West And His Influence On The Music Business When you hear the name Kanye West do you think of the loud, opinionated, award-show crashing, arrogant rapper? Do you think of the guy whose only achievement is writing ‘Gold Digger’? Or do you think of the extremely successful artist of a generation, 6 out of 7 of his solo albums debuting at #1, 21 Grammys (more than ‘The Beatles’, more than Michael Jackson), arguably the most important mainstream artist of our time. No matter your opinion on
rappers of his time, which dawned in the late '90s when he rapped alongside Mos Def and DJ Hi-Tek as part of the group Black Star. This trio of up-and-comers and their widely acclaimed self-titled 1998 album debut, Black Star, helped make Rawkus Records one of the premier underground rap outposts of the late '90s. Kweli and Hi-Tek then collaborated as a duo on Reflection Eternal (2000), which firmly established them apart from Mos Def, who had gone solo. For a moment there, Kweli and his Rawkus associates
What is hip hop? What are some of the common stereotypes and generalizations by which hip hop is conceived? Is it a music that is for only one group of people? Does hip hop promote violence and negativity? Many people claim that it is a disgraceful, mea ngless din. Antagonists often claim that hip hop is offensive to many groups of people. I will agree that unfortunately these are sometimes true with certain varieties of hip hop. The fact is that so many artists out there are in the industry simply
“‘Everything i’m not made me everything I am’. In my humble opinion, that’s a prophetic statement. Gandhi would have said something like that.”Now take a few seconds let that sink in… what kind of bold man not only quotes his own rap lyrics in a Rolling Stone interview, but is daring enough to compare himself to Gandhi? Yes, it is Kanye West, but you do have to admit that those lyrics “‘everything i’m not made me everything I am’” sound like wisdom Gandhi May have said once. So, before you skip straight
“Scared to Death” In the murder mystery “Scared to Death”, there are several suspects to who had scared Marcus Farley to his death. The suspects to the mystery are Claire, the faithful housekeeper; Tom Paisley, the Scottish medium; Sasha, Marcus’s Australian model wife; and Rachel, who is the younger sister to Jane Farley and had been in London for 27 years. Jane was Marcus’s daughter, who committed suicide and is claimed to have been a ghost. Marcus Farley read a threatening letter that was stabbed
Why Athletes are Good Role Models Ever since the ancient years, we have admired athletes and the hard work that they do to achieve their goal of winning. We idolize them and wish we were more like them. What happens though when the realization sinks in that they are human too and that some of them do get greedy and selfish? A lot of athletes are model citizens that you should really look up to, but there are also some bad apples in the bunch that ruin it for everyone. Athletes can inspire