Wu-Tang Clan were a group of nine members which included cousins and forefathers Robert Diggs (RZA) and Gary Grice (GZA), and close friends Dennis Cole (Ghostface Killah), Clifford Smith (Method Man), Russell Jones (Ol’ Dirty Bastard), Corey Woods (Raekwon), Lamont Hawkins (U-God), Jason Hunter (Inspectah Deck), and Jamal Turner (Masta Killah). They were rooted in the housing projects of Staten Island, New York, or better referred to as Shaolin in Wu lore, during the time that break dancing and MC battles
The combination of its quick-strike offense and the powerful running from its backfield propelled visiting Pacific University to a 21-12 win over host Willamette on Saturday afternoon in Salem. The Boxers (3-4, 2-2 NWC) scored all 21 of its points on drives under 3:00 and have scored 69 of its last 76 points in an expeditious manner. Pacific running back Brandon Boyd (Gilroy, California) had his third two-touchdown game of the season in the win. Boyd led a Pacific offense that outgained the Bearcats
The role of women in media is based upon traditional gender roles and are seen as being empowered only sexually and through the use of their bodies. Males are depicted as dominate and controlling only relinquishing power to women before and during sex, but not after. The music video for the song “Candy Shop” by 50 Cent shows the nature of these relationships in popular culture. The video begins with 50 Cent driving into the gates of a mansion in his sports car. When he enters the doors he is greeted
Group Interaction in The Wu Tang Clan The Wu Tang clan is a nine-member hip-hop group that formed in 1992. Since 1992 the group has gone on to find success as a group and as solo artist. The Wu Tang Clan is easily one of the most influential hip-hop groups of all time. The group has taken aspects from every area such as kung fu to religion and blended them into a unique brand of music that is many times imitated but never duplicated. What makes the group able to blend such a wide varity of
Raekwon Thomas Mr. Behan Religion V March 5, 2017 Income Inequality What if everyone was to win the lottery? When defining what income inequality is, it refers to the extent to which income is distributed in an uneven manner among a population, Now it comes with no shock that more than half of the world lives with some form of financial debt. Furthermore, it would be wise to look at some of the key reasons as to why there is such a staggering number of people living in poverty. One’s day-to-day
Passion Analysis Essay When you hear the name Kanye West, you think of controversy, politics, and questionable comments online, more often than not you don't think of his influence on hip-hop for a while. Influence in music is an interesting subject. One artist is changing how music is made, but it's more than that. influence can take many forms in music. We can see the influence of voice, production, and style. For example, Drake was heavily influenced by Lil Wayne before he was big, and his production
The Development and Evolution of Hip-hop Did you know that the first hit single to feature rap was by a rock band or did you know that hip-hop’s birthday was August 11, 1973? Hip-hop is one of the few genres to have a definitive origin on how it became what it is today. It had a prevalent amount of components to make it popular affecting people who respects the art and their crafters. It is a style of music that focuses on rhythm and beats. For example, an artist, MC, or rapper would get on the
Super Bowl XLIX has come and gone, but it’s still making headlines with everything from a shocking ending that included an on-field brawl between the two teams to Katy Perry’s insane halftime performance. All of that and more made this year’s big game the most-watched television broadcast of any type according to the Nielsen ratings with 14.4 million viewers from beginning to end, 2.2 million more than last year. While some may say the two dancing sharks were the halftime showstoppers, others may