How Hip|Hop Gave Me a Second Chance at Life

'Fresh Air' celebrates 50 years of hip-hop: Jay-Z - WUKY

He was the last of my four children, the only one who didn't give me any pain when I gave birth to him. ... I want to play "Hard Knock Life," ...

Hip-Hop & the Global Imprint of a Black Cultural Form - jstor

To me, hip-hop says, "Come as you are." We are a family... .Hip-hop is the ... The second major route of hip-hop culture is its movement into local ...

The Best Rapper Alive, Every Year Since 1979 - Complex

Chance the Rapper opens Coloring Book with a declaration: His life is good. ... me last time love bought your clothes?" These words defined rap's new world ...

Q-Tip | Red Bull Music Academy

What made you stop it? What happened? Q-Tip. I mean, two things, it's hard for me to listen to myself. And then the second thing, which ...

Drake: Timeline of Rapper's Life and Rise to Stardom

I just really loved the name and I embraced it my whole life," he told Hip Hop Canada. "Drake is me in my everyday life, Drake is who I am and ...

The Evolution of Chicago Hip-Hop, Told by One of Its Founding ...

I just live my life and I don't stop grindin' until God tell me to. I ... another celebrated Chicago hip-hop group from the 90s. Chicago ...

Vulnerable Masculinity in Rap – Sounds of the Century - ScholarBlogs

One of hip-hop's biggest criticisms is that it celebrates and encourages a culture of misogyny and toxic masculinity within its lyrics. The goal of this project ...

The Impact of Hip-hop on Language and Slang - SharePro Music Blog

One other major part of life influenced by hip-hop is language. ... The first time I heard this used in a song, it took me a second to get it.

Hip-Hop's complicated history with queer representation

Listening to rap music in college was a political experience. My sociology classes politicized me and so it was only natural that I listened to ...

AN EXPLORATION OF HIP HOP INFLUENCE A Thesis Presented to ...

“World War I gave Black men a chance to show their bravery in battle ... It was in the fall of the year and he told me he wanted to close it out like ...

A Global Cypher: The Role of Hip Hop in Cultural Identity ...

I do want to say that there are many people of color that feel the way I do as well… It makes me feel better that there are more people in the world (emphasis ...

Shyne Tells Stephen A. Smith He Wasn't Offered Money to Take the ...

... second chance at life. First, Shyne revealed that he's been asked to ... “People say, 'Oh, Diddy gave me millions to go to jail.' ...

Chance the Rapper | Biography, Music, Wife, Chicago, & Facts

Chance the Rapper (born April 16, 1993, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American rap and hip-hop singer and songwriter who burst on the music ...

The Effects of Commercialization on the Perception of Hip Hop ...

corrupted by greed, is given one last chance at redemption by reflecting on his ... in mainstream U.S. culture and to the rapid acceptance of hip hop music gives.

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Hip Hop's Prescription

I am eternally grateful to Professor cummings for giving me a love for hip-hop and ... schools to date, the rapper has a long track record of ...

Hip-Hop Is History - Macmillan Publishers

When hip-hop first emerged in the 1970s, it wasn't expected to become the cultural force it is today. But for a young Black kid growing up in a musical family ...

MF DOOM: Hip-Hop's Worst Kept Secret | by Shawn Murray | Medium

When his death was announced to the world on the last day of 2020, the outpouring of tributes from people of all walks of life was immense.

HIP HOP AS CRITICAL RACE COUNTERSTORIES

... made by people in power on Twitter about the “WAP” artists. Another opportunity to study a real life example of critical race counterstory in hip hop is given ...

'Reagan gave us something to rap about': how hip-hop has ...

New documentary Hip-Hop and the White House looks back at how presidents have rejected or embraced those within the genre, from Reagan to Trump.

Prep course gives Army recruits a second chance - The Columbian

During a recent visit to Fort Jackson, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth spoke with recruits and program leaders to see how the course is going ...