My Motivation is Marco “Stay positive, keep smiling and one day you’ll see that anything’s possible and you can make your dreams come true.” (Wordbypicture) -Phora Who is this Phora guy you might be asking? This guy’s real name is Marco Anthony Archer, but mostly known as Phora. “Phora was born and raised in the city of Anaheim,CA, where he began to pursue rap at seven years of age after recording his first track with his father. Growing up, he was strongly influenced by both his father and graffiti to make music. He is currently dominating the west coast Hip Hop scene, dropping quality music for the public and continuing to grow his massive following.” (Genius) My honest opinion about Phora is that he is truly dominating the west coast with his rap. That bad rap like what most of the kids in this generation listen to is nothing compared to his music. His …show more content…
“Over the weekend, his real-life army showed up outside a tattoo shop for a packed meet-and-greet that spilled out from the steamy, cluttered hallway of the shop's building and stretched around the block” says the tattoo shop owner. Elva Torres, a fan who came down from L.A., stood waiting for the rapper since 8:30 a.m. While that sounds pretty unfathomable to most people, Torres says she's been a diehard fan since 2013 and was determined to finally meet him. “His lyrics are just amazing and he's very humble, you can tell in his songs. I'm so nervous, it's my first time meeting him," she says giggling. Phora said, “Standing in line shaking hands, hugging and posing with smiles and funny faces for endless Instagram photos is part of my commitment.” (Jackson, Nate) Phora influences others positively by including such positive and inspirational lyrics into his songs. The lyrics are deep...deep to the point where you stop, you think, you make a change
Every hip-hop/rap generation a lot new fresh upcoming aspiring rappers who wishes to go down in hip-hop culture as one of the greatest. Some of them are merely one hit wonders; others go on to silicify their mark in the Hip-Hop culture becoming great artists. In the year 2006 the hip-hop world was introduced to a future superstar by the named of Lupe Fiasco. Lupe Fiasco has become one of hip-hop fastest rising superstar ever since releasing his first album. Although many listeners find some of his music very controversial, yet Fiasco is one of the few artists whose music teaches people about current events that the world has turned the blind eye to, and Lupe lyrical trickster, story teller.
Kanye Omari West, rapper, producer, professional celebrity, and with an ego to match, has forced himself into the limelight of the music industry. Kanye West has made a lasting impression on all of those around him, whether it be a good one or bad. With seven full length albums, a multimillion record label company, and a successful fashion business all under his belt, it’s fair to say that Kanye has done his fair share of creating. Over the last twelve years Kanye went from a young Chicago kid just trying to get his flows off, to one of the most decorated musicians of all time. With over 20 Grammy’s and 3 of his albums ending up on the Rolling stones “500 greatest albums of all time”. He has continuously created, entertained, and spoken his mind for years. Whether it be “George Bush does not care about black people” or “Taylor imma let you finish, but Beyoncé had
When people hear the word rap, they think money and drugs. Unfortunately, every rapper falls in to that category however some rap can be more meaningful than any song could every be. Today, I’m going to show you one rapper who falls into this stereotype.
Lamar has been successfully achieving his dream by rapping about the stress and difficult situations he has encountered but strongly claims that we will all be alright in his song, “Alright.” He released a song called “i” that reflects how violence has increased in the cities and how he wishes everyone should love each other as humans. His last song on “To Pimp A Butterfly” called “Mortal Man” he states “only because you don’t wear the same color as mine, that doesn’t mean I can’t respect you as a human being.” He clearly states how he understands the reputations of other gang members may seem important but should all still respect others as people. Lamar has been a role model to several students from the city of Compton that was able to create a scholarship called “Be Alright” that is based off the same song called “Alright.” Kendrick Lamar has been respectively producing music for his fans without a doubt of impressive beats and
The Rev. Mark B. McFadden was born and reared in Lebanon, VA. He is the fourth child of the late Wayne and Elnor Mae Hoops McFadden. He is a graduate of Lebanon High School. Upon graduation from high school the Rev. McFadden served in the U.S. Army for four years as a Chaplain’s Assistant and in linguistics. After four years in the Army, the Reve. McFadden completed a B.A. in Theology at Lee University; and a Master of Divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary.
From its conception in the 1970's and throughout the 1980's, hip hop was a self-contained entity within the community that created it. This means that all the parameters set for the expression came from within the community and that it was meant for consumption by the community. Today, the audience is from outside of the community and doesn’t share the same experiences that drive the music. An artists’ success hinges on pleasing consumers, not the community. In today's world, it isn’t about music that rings true for those who share the artists' experiences, but instead, music that provides a dramatic illusion for those who will never share the experiences conveyed. This has radically changed the creative process of artists and the diversity of available music. Most notably, it has called in to question the future of hip hop.
His Grammy Award-winning best rap album To Pimp a Butterfly has a deep meaning starting with the theory of the album relating to Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”. The novel which is based on an innocent Black male, Tom Robinson, who is being indicted for committing a crime he never did. In the novel, the mockingbird is an allusion for Tom, a man who has never hurt anyone, yet is on trial and facing a death sentence. In Lamar’s politically fueled album, with response to racism, feminism, violence, and police brutality he created a pro-black record and sings it like a mockingbird would, a harmless album referring to the growth of a “butterfly”. However, he is the “butterfly” and the series of songs refer to his growth and transformation from the inner-city kid of Compton to the world renown artist he is today. He is able to do this through the evils he has experienced in this world. Lamar captured the American black population’s political and personal struggles by incorporating the economic, social, and political wrongdoings amongst the society. While writing the album To Pimp a Butterfly, Lamar pledged his dedication to bringing positivity to his listeners. Through his own assessment of systematic problems facing the black community, he takes his music’s impact seriously. Since music is a truly powerful force, and “one of the most arresting
... see that being involved in the hip hop industry is difficult and there are many disputes involved with it but there are also reasons for its need in today’s society.
August Alsina is a contemporary R&B singer. He was born on September 3rd, 1992 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Growing up, August and his siblings did not have the ideal upbringing. His parents were both addicted to cocaine and his biological father abruptly left the family when August was 14. Living in Downtown New Orleans, there was a lot of gun violence and drugs; consequently, August and his brother turned to the streets.
raps about his life and things his been through. I think the reason alot of
Rap is becoming more popular than ever, soon most of the world will have some type of knowledge of rap music. Rachel Sullivan from the University of Connecticut stated “White respondents in this survey had difficulty naming three rap artists, which indicated that they did not have a high level of commitment to the music.” This statement was produced in 2003, also seemed to be very one dimensional. Recently, rap music has been surging through the masses no matter the race. Furthermore, rap is becoming very prevalent especially in the youth of this era. Many trends, commercials, social media, etc. are revolving around rap music.
Some of the most popular hip-hop artists associated with the Nation are Jay-Z, Nas, and Erykah Badu. These artists cover topics such as violence, drug sales, and Five Percent teachings in their lyrics. This section will analyze lyrics by some of these popular artists. All lyrics were taken off the website genius.com.
He is extremely well known around the world because he produces a lot of good quality and highly successful music videos for a song in the style of hip-hop.
It is so hard to become a rapper. But it is harder to become a Great Rapper. I believe Tupac is a great rapper. Not only a great rapper, but the greatest rapper. Like Snoop Dogg had said, “Tupac was many different things at once. Hardheaded and intellectual, courageous and afraid, revolutionary and….oh yeah, don’t get it f***ed up, gangsta.” To be a great rapper, you must have impact, commercial success, be good at song writing, a lot of performances and live shows and lastly, hella good rapping. The first song I heard from tupac was “ambitions az a ridah and all eyes on me” and it was real original so I went and listened to ‘Brenda got a baby’ which made me think “dammmmm he good, he good as hell”
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).