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The big A launched its new ad for Apple Music entitled "Drake vs. Bench Press" featuring their long-time advocate Drake. On the video, Canadian rapper is seen listening to Apple Music and uses the 'Pop WorkOut' playlist includes the song of Taylor Swift 'Bad Blood'. While lifting the weight as his daily routine in the gym, he starts lip-syncing when his friend left the room since he doesn’t want to be seen by anyone. Being carried away with the tune, he starts dancing for a while and then he continued working out. But Drake ends up dropping the bench press on his chest and singing along with the song. When he wasn’t able to catch the rhythm, the award-winning rapper danced in his hilarious moves in front of the mirror. As we all know, this
I was twelve when I first heard the name “Kanye West”. He was featured in a song I rather liked at the time called “Forever” and whilst discussing the song with my friend one afternoon I remarked:
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011) is a 1 hour and 40 minute documentary that observes the black power movement in American history. This film is directed by Swedish director Goran Hugo Olson and has detailed footage that was shot during the 1960s and 1970s by Swedish journalists. The footage largely focuses on the black power movements. The film allows viewers to not only grasp a better understanding of this movement but allows us to understand why this movement appealed to Swedish journalists. The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 includes vintage interviews with Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis, Huey P. Newton, and other prominent leaders during the Black Power Movement. The documentary also contains contemporary audio interviews and commentaries from various entertainers, artists, activists, and scholars, including but not limited to: Harry Belafonte, Talib Kweli, Melvin Van Peebles, Erykah Badu, Abiodun Oyewele, and Questlove from The Roots.
The movie ‘From Mambo to Hip-Hop’ is a great documentary about a revolution in the entertainment industry. It talks of evolution on Salsa music and Hip-Hop culture in suburbs of New York. South Bronx is a ghetto neighbourhood. The people living in the area are challenged economically. There is a record of high cases of violence that exist in the streets due to high crime rate and drugs being traded as a means of survival (Gordon, 2005). Most of the people living in the area are descendants of African immigrants who could trace their origin in the Caribbean islands with a large number Latin American population too.
The film Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes is directed by filmmaker Byron Hurt. The film was released on January 24th, 2006. Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes is a documentary that looks at issues within hip-hop issues such as masculinity, sexism, violence, and homophobia. The problem I see in hip-hop/rap culture is the promotion of violence, sexism, and homophobia. Most artists don’t practice what they preach or rap about. They might rap on a track promoting gun violence to teens but the same rapper never touched a gun and he has a degree. Many artists also down play the effects their lyrics have on the youth.
Drake was just a kid who didn't stop going after what he was after, says his mother in an interview with MTV. A family member of mine that I had asked about “what is it that you pay attention more in drake's music?” And her reply was “his lyrics on how he would treat a woman so she wouldn't be lonely or hurt by the things he does and just because you lost someone you loved doesn't mean to stop chasing your
“You Was Right” by Lil Uzi Vert is fairly easy to understand lyrically. The essence of the song deals with unfaithfulness in a relationship as well as the aftermath. Lil Uzi Vert spends a large portion of the song admitting his mistakes to his presumed girlfriend in hopes of making things right between them. The song starts off with the hook, which rests upon the premise of how Lil Uzi Vert should have stayed loyal rather than taking another girl home with him. For example, he says, “You was right, I was wrong” (6) in an attempt to console his girlfriend and apologize. Following the hook, the first verse centers on Lil Uzi Vert’s riches due to his success as a rapper. He ties that in to his relationship by expressing how he wants to share his wealth with his girlfriend. At this stage in the song, Lil Uzi Vert is attempting to win his girlfriend back with his money and general success as a rapper. The hook then repeats itself to indicate that the argument between Lil Uzi Vert and his girlfriend is still continuing. The second verse signifies an escalation in their conflict, as he says, “You just locked the door, so I gotta text you” (42). His girlfriend is refusing to even listen
Social psychology is a branch of the spectrum of psychology that primarily focuses on social interactions, environmental influences and the social experiences that weigh heavily on individuals cognitive schemas. The film “Boyz ‘N The Hood” is comprised of many contemporary influential African American actors, heavily influenced by the environment they are in and the violence surrounding them in their community. There are various aspects of the movie that portray social psychological concepts, such as social perception, attitude change, aggression and violence, and group dynamics. Social psychological issues such as proactive aggression, reactive aggression, desensitization, differential association theory, and deviance
Tupac Shakur is one of the most influential artists of all time, regardless of genre. Tupac only lived for 25 years, as he was killed in a drive by shooting outside of a Las Vegas casino, which was allegedly the result of a feud between two rap groups. Tupac’s music has always cast a long shadow across the hip hop music industry, because his lyrics discussed deep and meaningful issues that his community was dealing with during his life time. The songs that I have selected to break down, in the ways they relate to and portray women during this time, are “Brenda’s got a baby,” “Dear Mama,” and “keep ya head up.” The lyrics, and stories that are discussed in these songs are extremely relatable and are example of why Tupac was able to rise to prominence,
Hip hop music videos present two-dimensional women that have unrealistic body proportions. Perry states that the women in these music videos are lighter-skinned with “long and straight or loosely curled hair” and have “a ...
If you struggle while paddling across a clear lake, I wouldn’t recommend crossing Drake’s Passage. After reading any description of the passage, one would warily wonder what other dangers the depths hide and why Sir Ernest Shackleton would ever cross it in this condition, a decision I whole-heartedly agree with. Despite the harsh conditions, the desolate attitude of my crew and slim chance of survival, Shackleton pressed on. A feat that seems downright inhuman once you hear of the odds stacked against him. Between waves that can swallow you whole, unpredictable weather systems and waters that are among the coldest on Earth, to even fathom crossing without the proper equipment and years of experience is impossible.
Aubrey Drake Graham was born in Ontario, Canada. He first became famous for playing a role in the teen TV series, Degrassi in 2001. This went on for 7 years and slowly transitioned into what he is most know for now, rapping. With almost 2 million albums sold, 14 BET awards, 2 Grammy’s and a recent contract with Nike’s Jordan Brand has Drizzy Drake on top of the Hip-Hop world. The song “Look What You’ve Done” from the album Take Care, released November of 2011, is more emotional and personal than most Hip-Hop track. Those vibes are given off from the soothing piano playing in the background and the way he raps about his past. Paul Lester, musical journalist, suggests Drake's style is labeled as soft in his article, "Why do you hate me so much?" Lester goes on to say, " Drake's sound is labeled as "soft" for his genuine, merciful lyrics and soulful melody to most hip hop listeners. Drake has even described himself as "the first person to successfully rap and sing." (The Guardian) In my eyes this is the thing that makes Drake different from others and what makes people drawn to his music “Look What You’ve Done” by Drake, there is an obvious explicit message that he has many different people to thank in his life. Yet most people who listen to the song will not immediately recognize the implicit message that Drake's parents divorced when he was five years old so his mom raised him and was there for him a lot more than his father was. They may also not realize how big of a role Drake's
Rappers who have been considered soft have always been the victim of humiliation from others, in the documentary “Hip-Hop” Beyond Beats & Rhymes” Byron Hurt captures a scene at a rap concert rapper 50 Cent questioning the manhood of another rapper Ja Rule. He’s projected onto a screen and says to the crowd, “Ladies and Gentleman it has come to my attention that you guys don’t know what bitch ass niggas look like. Take a look at this” Appearing on the screen is a video of Ja Rule crying with watery eyes and a single tear streaming down his face. 50 continues to talk to the crowd when he says, “I know that’s not hip hop. You know that’s not hip-hop” (Hurt, Hip-Hop Beyond Beats & Rhymes) During this time 50 and Ja Rule were in a beef with each other. By questioning Ja Rule’s manhood especially in front of thousands of fans, Ja Rule was never the same. Ja Rule didn’t follow the masculine characteristics which is meant to be followed by all rappers and to 50, Ja Rule doesn’t represent hip hop. Although in reality both Ja Rule and 50 both came from hard upbringings but the reason Ja Rule got made fun of is because he tried to show his soft side and guys like 50 who showed no emotion were quickly to point out Ja Rule and discredit him as a rapper. To me the same thing that happened to Ja Rule is now happening to Drake meaning that Drake shows his emotions but the
Rudy, a small town Hawaiian local boy, made it big in his life because he became very successful and happy in life coming out of a hard-to-live neighborhood. Rudy went from being a slacker to becoming one of the finest doctors there are. Rudy had some very satirical moments in his life, but it all led up to him becoming the great man he is today. We know that he came from a small, rough town because he says, in the Foreword, that, “...the Kahaluu I grew up in had it’s share of poverty and all the garbage that comes with it.” Furthermore, we can also identify how Rudy feels at the end of the story. On page 175 Rudy says, “Sometimes it’s good to be different.” In this saying we can feel how Rudy feels, happy and he is finally
Anything romantic or dealing with romance that is exposed to the media, the women are portrayed negatively in these relationships. All over the media, women are sexualized, objectified and are called names based on their partner and appearance. An example that women are portrayed negatively is in music. In the song “Hotline Bling” by Drake, there are lyrics like “Got a reputation for yourself now”, “Started wearing less going out more”, and “Used to always stay at home, be a good girl”, this song implies that his ex starts going out more and choses to wear clothes that she likes and are revealing but is “wrong” to wear publically. The actions of this woman are deemed wrong by drake because in his eyes women have to have certain
Hip- hop is a standout amongst the most compelling musical sorts on the globe. There are rappers everywhere that know what amount of an impact their music can have. Some entertainers attempt to utilize that force of impact to do great (Ruiz INT).