Three small words can bring inner happiness to me and others. Having the ability to change your attitude towards life and what defines one will create a feeling of peace. Living your life can bring good and bad regrets, but by the choice we make can bring happiness, and a meaningful life. The goal of this essay is to show what credo I live by and what defines me as a person. Having the power to live with the choices I had made, determination towards a goal, and finding a deeper meaning to life. When
Many of us find ourselves pondering the question “what is the good life?” Of course this is extremely subjective and the definition will be different with every person that you ask. Each and every one of us has our own ideas of how to achieve the so-called “good life”. We know with Emerson the good life is more of a general idea, no man should conform to live the good life and we are all connected by what he referred to as the “over-soul”. When we take a look at Eberle, we can assume by his writing
Andrea White : Relinquished life to Drugs Newspaper editorial. Sunday night, August 18, 2016, at 2 a.m. in the morning, the world lost such a beautiful being to Heroin. She was found on her bathroom floor with OxyContin and a needle in her arm. Andrea White was just 17 years old. Her mother and father were fairly wealthy and said they believed she had a good life. Her parents replenished her walk of life with anything she could’ve wanted. Her father, John White was the mayor of Fort Lauderdale
Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop Songs. Sean released his third studio album, "Dark Sky Paradise" in 2015. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. One of the successful singles from the album is "I Don’t Mess with You". He won a BET award for the Best Male artist in 2012. He has also been nominated for 4 different categories in BET awards. His debut album won a BET Hip Hop Award in 2011.
Nicki Minaj Emma McKellips 3/16/17 Onika Tanya Maraj, better known as Nicki Minaj, is a hip hop Queen. She was born on December 8th, 1982 in Saint James, Trinidad. She was raised in Jamaica, Queens, and New York. When she was young her father was a drug addicted and abusive. Nicki has four siblings, Jalani Maraj, Ming Maraj, Micaiah Maraj, and Brandon Lamar. She attended LaGuardia High school and studied singing and acting. In 2009 Nicki Minaj was spotted by the CEO of Young Money. Then
Today, youth are surrounded by different influences from friends, family, social media, etc. During person’s youth, they are trying to figure out their identity. Nigerian hip-hop music is growing in popularity and has a lot of influence on the Nigerian youth and beyond. It has a large emphasis on incorporating English and Nigerian Languages in their song which allows them to connect with youth all over. Nigerian music today is able to send out positive or negative messages to the youth. It can send
March 2017 she released her first mixtape Gansta B**** Music. And that september collaborated with other hip-hop artists to produce the KSR Group compilation underestimated the album which included her single What a girl likes. Staying busy on the touring circuit, cardi b was recognized as a rising star, being nominated at the 2017 BET Awards under the Best New Artist and Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Categories. As for her being accomplished b her goals. She also accomplished many rewards while trying
Hip-Hop’s Disapproval of the 43rd President and Hurricane Katrina Hip-Hop’s criticism of George W. Bush is a good example of hip-hop’s reflection of Black public opinion. The Republican candidate who already had a low approval rating of 57% amongst African-Americans received an even lower approval rating after his lackluster efforts to support Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 (Jones, 2003; Cillizza & Sullivan 2013). Prior to 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, Atlanta rapper Jadakiss expressed his
Nicki Minaj and Cardi B. are the best female rappers of all time because they both have a lot of awards, nominations, and net worth. Both of these talented ladies have transformed into one the most successful rappers in the rap game. We all know how tough the ladies have it in the game, so for these women to overcome poverty and breakout into success, other women should proudly be inspired. Many people look at these two ladies as a bad influence, but there are positive sides to these rappers. Other
world of hip Hop, so much that she is respected by men and women for being one of hip hop’s pioneers. MC Lyte made a great impact in the world of hip hop as she paved the way for all the female artists by making sure her voice was heard, while remaining true to herself. She is a natural leader. In 1988, MC Lyte was the first female to release a solo album with “Lyte As A Rock.” (Ladies First: 31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop) She is also the first solo female artist to receive “I Am Hip Hop” Icon
Hip hop is a form of art that African Americans have been using to get away from oppressions in their lives and allowed their voices to be heard in some type of way. As soon as big corporations seen the attention hip hop brought to the scene, they wanted to capitalize on it. These corporations picked specific types of attributes that some hip hop artists had and allowed it to flourish. The attributes that these artists carried were hypermasculinity, homophobia, violence and sexism. In the book, Hip
tell where he is at any given point in time. Now you see him, now you don't. One minute you think you understand him, the next you're totally baffled. Today he's a street kid skirting the law, tomorrow he's a creative genius churning out timeless hip-hop classics. And although it may seem that way, none of it is smoke and mirrors. Rather it's a man revealing his many dimensions and indulging his own evolution. Clifford "Tip" Harris, better known as Atlanta rapper T.I., returns with "KING," his fourth
Hip-hop is a massive cultural movement originating in New York City in the 1970’s. According to Oxford English Dictionary, the four components of hip-hop are rapping, DJing, breakdancing, and graffiti writing. This culture is commonly associated with African-Americans and Latinos because they were the ones who pioneered this movement in the 70’s. If one were look back at some of the early hip-hop innovators, such as The Sugarhill Gang, Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five, and the much-loved Run
thing that we call hip hop¨. Kendrick is a 27-year-old African American man who is considered to be not only the greatest artist in the rap industry but the music industry itself. He was raised in the brutal streets of Compton, California, a city known for its gang culture, crime, poverty, and unemployment. After releasing his first mixtape, at just 16 years old Kendrick was signed to a record label known as Top Dawg Entertainment. Ever since then Kendrick has won 7 Grammy awards, regularly topped
a role in Degrassi , a teen show. He played Jimmy Brooks , a basketball player in a wheelchair. He starred in Degrassi for seven years. (2001-2009) He went to Forest Hill Collegiate Institute but did not graduate. Drake earned a 2002 young artist award for best esemble in a tv series , getting other honors. in 2006 , Drake started circulating mixtapes of his
in Chicago and the summers he spent it with his father. He first started to write poetry when he was five years old, when he was in the third grade he figured out he had a passion for art and music. While growing up in Chicago he got involved with hip-hop dancing, he began rapping in the third grade. When he got to the seventh grade he began to write
most of their albums have been bought.Drake has been on BET AWARDS since 2009, he has been receiving rewards for his work.Migos has been on BET AWARDS since 2013, they’ve been receiving awards because they were getting popular and had the most albums sold when they first started. What they have done so far has been fantastic,their work has been very creative and outgoing .Drake and Migos work, had been making progress. Drake and Migos awards, Drake brought $50,000 to their name interview. Migos and
everyday struggles, also Tamar was a co-host on the Television Talk show called “The Real” but was eventually fired because of differences with the producers. Moving on to K.Michelle, she Starred in a reality t.v show called “love and hip hop Atlanta” which revolved around hip hop and R&B artist trying to make a comeback or new artist that are trying to make a name for themselves. She was one of the fans favorite and later on in her career got her own reality television show called “K.Michelle: My life”
In hip hop their were many artists in New York and California making their names big in the 1980s. These artists brought influence and helped spark interest in the hip hop game. There were two young men who took interest and were listening in Port Arthur, Texas. These artists learned from the artist before them and created their own style of music. They rhymed about drugs and women and their style was about to blow up in the early 1990s. This group was the Underground Kingz. What was the history
was the first breakout single. "Pound the Alarm" soon followed, and as did "Va Va Voom."Hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj, born Onika Tanya Maraj, has an estimated net worth of $70 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Nicki Minaj is a popular rap artist in the US who shot to fame within a short span of time. The talented vocalist and songwriter has established herself as an award-winning singer, rapper, hip-hop artist, television host, and icon of female empowerment. Her unique voice (which often makes