Urban Music (Urban Contemporary Music) Urban Music, also commonly referred to as Urban Contemporary Music, is an aggregate of musical genres that developed in the 1970s in the United States as a form of music radio programming. The programming category gained particular traction in the 1980s and 1990s as an alternative to both Afro-American orientated stations that featured hard soul, funk, hiphop and rap material and to mainstream, white-orientated popular music radio programming, which only featured
Rhythm and blues, also known as R&B, is something that I really enjoy. I am a singer and along with country music, R&B is my favorite thing to sing. With rhythm and blues, there is a song for every emotion, so most of the time the songs can be very relatable. The songs have a variety of subjects like sex, work, and even drinking. In this paper I will briefly discuss how rhythm and blues started, how it evolved into today’s music and why I like it so much. “Rhythm and blues is a combination of soulful
Soul Music Since the early to mid 1800’s, music has been the most powerful vehicle of human expression. As the embodiment of love, disapproval, happiness, pain and experience, mainly life, music speaks to us because it comes from us. Everyone in the, paradigm of the human experience instinctively and systematically change the music of the past to represent the realities of the present. In this century, African American music, more specifically Soul music, has been the music that has brought to
My Favorite show is Fresh Prince Of Be lair because its filled with many different problems, good times, and lots of laughter. This show is about a teenager named Will, who grew up in West Philadelphia but is forced to move with his aunt and uncle to Be-lair because of the trouble that he was getting into in Philadelphia. There is a specific episode in this show where Wills biological father comes to visit and wants to take him with him on the road but a heated argument happens between Will and his
Harry The Hippo Gets Hassled By Lachlan Gardiner Copyright (c) By Lachlan Gardiner E-mail: Peakabode@gmail.com It was a very hot day in the African Safari. Harry the Hippo was happily swimming in his favorite waterhole. Gerald the Giraffe was nearby eating leaves off the top of a very tall tree. "What a great day." Said Harry. "A marvelous day." Said Gerald. "I could stay here until sunset, what about you Gerald?" Said Harry. "Good idea Harry." Said Gerald. Harry and Gerald swam and played and
Lastly, the day arrived when D.Y.J. had to confront one of the league contenders. Since we joined the season from the kickoff, we cannot look to catch a high place position, however playing against the league?s best is important for the team in general, so we can then make some predictions for the following season. According to two different sources of information Maxela occupied either first or second line in the league. The owner of the league stated that they were officially first, surpassing
Longfellow's Unique American hero in Evangeline Abstract: Longfellow's portrayal of the American Adam is set apart in that he does not praise this character as a role model for others. The concept of the American Adam is seen in a different light through the depiction of Basil in the narrative poem Evangeline. R.W.B. Lewis explores the quest of the writers of the American Renaissance to create a literature that is uniquely American in his 1955 text, The American Adam: Innocence
The unbearable pain, yet I couldn’t scream. All I could do is helplessly watch the nurses and doctors hovering over me, trying to do something; anything to save my life. To be honest, it doesn’t really matter whether I live or not. Well, maybe some tiny part of me hoping that I would, but the same part where everyone refuses to give up that hope. But I know I won't be able to make it. You won't really care anymore because you know the end is coming soon, there’s always a difference in that; whether
TIB essay: I believe that words make you stronger Different, damaged, useless, lost, I’ve been called it all. I believe that no matter what you’re called, those words only make you stronger. There’s always that person that’s just takes joy to tearing you down, and watch you fall. But what they don’t expect is for you to rise up and fight back. They don’t expect you to stand up for yourself, stand your ground and catch yourself when you are about to fall. And that’s exactly what you do. I remember
There are numerous things that need to be addressed and since I cannot maintain a calm demeanor, I decided to write them down. Lack of Friends: I was never one to have many meaningful friendships. I enjoy talking with friends, but not so much hanging out and partying. I have always only had a handful of friends. Currently the people in my circle of friends are Marcela, Karen, and Terri. Honestly, I am happy with just those because once again I am not one to go out much. Gina is no longer my friend…
I slammed my hand on the alarm clock as it buzzed loudly in the early morning. Ten minutes more, okay? I rolled on my back and covered my eyes with my arm. I just didn’t have the energy to get ready for school. Heaven forbid. I hadn’t finished my essay yet! Plus, we had a quiz in History and Biology. Life is so fantastic. “Kai-ah, wake up. You don’t want to be late for school,” Dad called outside my room. “Coming!” I groaned. I scrambled out of bed and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower
Anastasia's POV: "How about we go back to my place?" Christian speaks and I nod needing to be gone from this place. He brings the car to life and we head out of this secret society. I gaze out the window endeavoring to forget the whole night, perhaps all of this was a mistake? I shake my head dismissively. This had to happened, I needed to witness this to understand Christian. I just wish he would of have given me a warning of what was inside. I remain quiet and close my eyes for a minute, my sanity
I slept peacefully last night. I woke up around 6:00 in the morning. I wash my face before heading to the living room. I took out some eggs and cooked them. I made scrambled eggs. I turned on the TV and Drake and Josh is on. It is 6:15, so I quickly eat my scrambled eggs and head for my bathroom. I wash my face again and brush my teeth. I put on a blue crop shirt and a white skirt that is up to my knee. I put on Our Moment by One Direction perfume. I put on blush glass liplicious lipgloss from Bath
image Originally posted by ohevansmycaptain Winter in Wakanda was an interesting experience, mostly because it didn 't feel like Christmas at all. The country, while having its own gods and religion, still celebrated the holiday. It was in a much more toned down fashion compared to what happened in the United States, but it was celebrated all the same. You really didn 't mind that it was a quiet celebration, it just didn 't feel like Christmas this year anyway, probably because of the lack of snow
What are some types of Rand B music that stands out in the world? In this essay I would be discussing three types of Rand B music; rhythm and blues, contemporary r and b, and r and b soul. Rhythm and blues regularly abbreviated as R&B, is a classification of popular African American music that started in the 1940s. Music can sooth the soul if one listens to different kinds of R&B music. In this essay, I would like to discuss the different categories of R&B music. There are many types of music in
1942 to 1951, Jordan scored an astonishing 57 R&B chart hits , beginning with the blues entertaining "I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town" and finishing with "Weak Minded Blues." Louis Jordan started all just to make a way for someone like Ray Charles. Ray Charles dominated the 1950s, he was a man who went blind at the age of seven. He was born and raised in Albany Ga, he has won 17 Grammys and many more awards. He's music style wasn't just r&b but also jazz and blues. In 1960 The temptations
the blues. This combination of music grew into becoming one of the most dominant forms of entertainment in the latter half of the 20th century, creating the groundwork for everything from rock music to funk to hip hop. From the late 1920s to today, R&B and soul became the chroniclers of the black experience in the United States, while appealing to the audience of people of different races and culture, especially to the Caucasians. During those years of the late 1920s and 1930s, the
Music is like a literature. It can enlighten, please, and it can even be life-changing. It can affect us in a way where it can emotionally lift our mood depending on which genre that we listen. Popular genres such as Hip Hop, Classical, and Contemporary R&B. Music benefits in feeling amazing along with motivating you and not being in an emotional state. Music helps us in different ways, in terms of keeping us feeling good. The Hip Hop genre is one that definitely is well known and well played today
Janet Jackson enters R&B paradise anew, giving every chick in the game, a heavenly musical sign of her return, on bass-bluesy “No Sleeep,” the buzzworthy single inside the profoundly anticipated eleventh studio album. Also, see the appropriate lyrics leap into the spirit during the infectious chorus, "You're missing me, I'm missing you, Whenever we meet, we ain't gonna get no sleep." This song is present of sorts for loyal, authentic fans of albums, The Velvet Rope, and Janet. Burning gently in the
before winning a full scholarship to Fordham University. After just one year, though, she left college to put her jazz and classical training to use in the field of contemporary RB. It didn't take her long to find work and over the next few years, she sang backup and wrote songs for artists like Hi-Five, Mary J. Blige, Pebbles, Al B. Sure, Usher, Tony Thompson, and Christopher Williams. Thanks to her work on Blige's 1994 sophomore effort, My Life, Evans met producer/impresario Sean "Puffy" Combs