Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is a rapper who was born in Compton, California on June 18,1987 who has a net worth of $33 million.
The Name 'Kendrick' was given to Kendrick by his mom in honor of the famous singer Eddie Kendtricks. At the age of 8 yearss old, Kendrick proclamied that he watched the video "California Love" by Dr. Dre and tupac Shakur. He proclamed that it was a very inspirational moment in his life in regards to subsunetly pursuring a rap career.
He attended Centennial High School and where he was a straight A-student. By the age of 16, he relased the mixtape "Youngest Head Nigga in Charge" which was his first project. The mixtape went on to garner local attention for Kendrick and it would subseuqntly lead to a recording contract from Top Dawg Entertainment. After that, he would eventually release another mixtape by the title of Training Day in 2005. For the next two years he would appear amogs some well known West Coas rappers such as Ya Boy, Jay Rock more notably, The Game. By 2008, he was features in the musuic video for Jay Rock's debut single "All My Life" which featured one of the most famous hip hop superstar of all time - Lil Wayne. SHorthly after this fact, we would go on to receive a co-sign from
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He would subely relase the lead sinle of his debut album "Swimming Pools which peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2013, he made waves across the entire hip-hop industry by proclaiming that he would lyrically destroy every other rapper namely, Drake, J. Cole, Big Sean and Mac Miller. On Feburay the 9th of 2015, he would release his 4th and most succesful album To Pimp A Butterfily. It would go on to sell 324,000 copies within the first week as well as to earn him 5 grammys which included: Song of the Year, Best Rap Album of the Year as well as the Album of the
While Eminem portrays himself as being from Detroit, he is actually from Missouri. He moved back and forth between Detroit, Michigan and Kansas City, Missouri for most of his childhood. At the age of seventeen, Eminem started getting serious about wanting to be a rapper, giving himself the nickname M&M (meaning Marshal Mathers) and later decided to change the spelling to Eminem with the second E backwards as part of his trademark. He failed 9th grade 3 times, then dropped out, “School wasn’t for me” (Eminem). An education was the last thing on his mind. After throwing himself into the rap world on many levels, usually being shut down, he kept trying.
Shawn’s career only went up from there. In 1997, Jay-Z's follow-up, In My Lifetime, Vol. 1, peaked at #3 on the Billboard album charts, and helped establish his career and mainstream success. He continued releasing top selling records until 2003, when he announced the release of the Black Album as his last record.
Tupac Shakur was born in Brooklyn, New York in June of 1971 to Afeni Shakur, his father abandoned him before he was born. In Tupac's "Word to his father" he wanted to "hit it"1. Big Syke discovered Tupac in 1987 in Baltimore, Maryland. Tupac Shakur was studying theater with famous actress, Jada Pinkett Smith. Big Syke discovered Tupac's freestyling2 ability in Baltimore. Big Syke then introduced Tupac to other rappers, Tone Loc and Humpty Dump...
Tupac Shakur was an actor and a rapper. He was born in Harlem, New York on June 16, 1971, as Lesane Parish Crooks. Both his mother and father were members of the Black Panthers, which later in his career influenced his political views in his songs .At the age of 13, he began his acting career in the production, “Raisin in the Sun” at the Apollo Theater. Tupac’s mother was single mother of two and struggled with money, forcing them to move around a lot and often stay in shelters.Tupac went to Baltimore School of Arts before dropping out and moving to Marin County in California at the age of 17.
During this past year, Chance The Rapper was nominated for seven Grammys, making him the first artist to ever be nominated for a Grammy to only stream his music. He left the awards show with three Grammys for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Performance, and Best New Artist. Also, his album “Coloring Book” that was released in May 2016, still was thirty-third on the Billboard 200 albums at the end of 2017, which shows how his music has a lasting effect on people. What makes all of these accomplishments impressive is that Chance is an independent artist, meaning that he is not signed to any record label. So, it would be extremely tough for him to break through as an artist because he doesn’t have the big record label promoting him whereas others in the same field do. Chance is the first independent artist to be really well known in the industry, so his path will hopefully pave the way for the future generations, telling them that you don’t need the record label to become
Throughout America’s history there have been countless influential leaders that have proudly been American. Those have held positions of politicians, soldiers, and . Kanye Omari West has opened the eyes of today's generation and still continues to shape American history. His musical influence has transformed the lives of countless people. Inspiring many to stand up and fight for what they believe in is something Kanye West continues to do even today.. Also, opening the eyes of many to racial injustice towards African American citizens. I’ll further elaborate my claim in the following paragraphs using historical evidence.
Music can rock your world, enlighten your mind and change your perspective. When you think of rap music who comes first to mind? Without hesitation, it must be the self acclaimed best rapper alive, Lil Wayne. He alone can make such statements as “My picture should be in the dictionary next to the definition of definition” (Wayne, “Shoot Me Down”). Lil Wayne is a prominent force in the rap world. His debut Album in 1999, Tha Block is Hot went double platinum upon its release and even his lowest selling album is still certified as gold according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Rollingstone Magazine declares “Lil Wayne is one of the most popular — and prolific — recording artists in the world” (Kreps). Top this with eight Grammy nominations and four Grammy wins and it is definitely hard to argue with the rap star’s claims. Lil Wayne, with his simple beginnings, soon found his way to the top of the charts with his outstanding lyrics, unique vocals, and quick wit by shutting down all critics with his many gold and platinum albums and thus truly establishing himself as the best rapper alive.
Tupac Amaru Shakur born in East Harlem section of Manhattan in New York City. His birth name was Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16 1971. His both parents were members of the Black Panther Party. Tupac Shakur was a vocal participant during the East Coast and West Coast hip hop rivalry. He went to High School in California and Maryland. His career brought him back to New York City. Forget about his education and family background, thinking about how he put himself into his career so successfully. To succeed and accomplishment that made him in legacy…..
The rapper known as Tupac Shakur,was born in 1971 in Bronx, NY. Tupac's struggles began early. When Tupac was young, his mother was a member of the organization known as "The Black Panthers." Tupac survived a hard childhood with a drug addicted mother and the rough streets of Baltimore, where they both moved. Soon after their move, Tupac would attend the Baltimore High School for the Performing Arts. This school is what started Tupac in his love of poetry as well as music. Tupac also began writing his rap lyrics here. Rap and music inspired Tupac but may have also been his downfall. This is how he ultimately became the Tupac Shakur that was, is and possibly may always be the most controversial celebrity there ever was.
Christopher Wallace as known as Biggie Smalls was born on May 21, 1972. He was born in Brooklyn, New York in the neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant. Biggie later became known. He experienced a rough childhood at an early age. He was surrounded by drug addicts and dealers. By his early teens, biggie had joined the life that was all around them. He once said, “Hustlers were my heroes” At the age of seventeen, Biggie was arrested for selling crack, and spent nine months in a North Carolina Prison before making bail. After, biggie started making music. He went with a crew called the “Old Gold Brothers”, and then began experimenting on his own.
Armando Christian Perez, otherwise known as Pitbull, was born in Miami, Florida on January 14, 1981. At a young age his parents divorced and he was raised by his mother until she found out about his drug dealing business. Once his secret was revealed his mother placed him in the foster system and he then grew up with a family in Roswell, Georgia. He went to school at Coral Park High School, where he graduated and made the tough decision to not continue on to college. Pitbull persued his rapping dreams until he was noticed by a famous rapper and from there his career really began. Pitbull is most prominent for his rapping, but he has also played parts in many movies and has developed his own school.
"After some time Tupac released his own album "2Pacalypse Now", which was a success. His career skyrocketed; he became tight with main pawns in the rapping industry. Tupac signed to Deathrow Labels and released songs and albums with them."
Kanye Omari West was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June, 8 1977. His mom and him soon relocated to Chicago, Illinois after his parents divorced. Kanye spent all of his youth life in Chicago. He spent his time during the school year with his mother, who was an English professor, and spent summers with his dad, who was an award-winning photographer then turned church counselor. “I was taught to think on my own growing up, that’s what a lot of black kids don’t get” (Newsmakers 2). During his time in high school he became friends with producer No I.D., who was working with the rapper Common prior to him becoming famous. This is where Kanye got his beginnings in the producing industry. Kanye wen...
He begins his career in Music after stop starring in “Degrassi”. The producers fire him because he becomes too obsessed with rapping (Yohana, 2015), but Lil Wayne contacts him and registers him to Young Money. Lil Wayne has become his mentor since then, seeing his unbelievable achievement in the music industry with a number of publicized tracks. Drake cooperates with The Weekend and Noah 40 Shebib to produce new tracks endlessly.
The co-supporter of Cash Money Records has a birthday today. Born Bryan Williams on February 15 in 1969, he has definitely made his mark on millions of people, particularly in the place where he grew up in of zesty New Orleans, Louisiana. Birdman, otherwise known as Baby, is an intelligent entrepreneur among other titles. His releases with Big Tymers set it off for his career as a performing musical talent, but what turned everything around was his joint efforts with none other than rapper extraordinaire, Lil Wayne.