tracksuits and low-cut Adidas sneakers, worn without lace... ... middle of paper ... ... hip hop community elevated from being a riot provoking culture to a multi-million dollar community with entrepreneurs like Shawn " Jay-Z" Carter, Sean" P. Diddy" Combs, "Russell Simmons", Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Marshall "Eminem" Mathers. The emergence of these entrepreneurs is serving as motivation for others admiring their work. The young people automatically think that if their favorite artists became
The Puffy Chronicles Puff Daddy, born Sean Combs on November 4, 1969 in Harlem to Melvin and Janice Combs, began his life of violence at a young age. When Sean was two years old, his father was tragically murdered. This forced Janice to move to a safer environment in Mt.Vernon, NY where she had to work three jobs in order to provide for her family. One can see that Sean’s broken home and the violence that constantly surrounded him influenced his lyrics and style of music throughout his life[I1]
Entrepreneurs are innovators and have a purpose in what they do with their occupation to have an effect on lives. Their bright ideas help bring income to make a living off of the product. Public relations are a big asset to an entrepreneur because they create opportunities for them and others. Such as charities to help children and the elderly, also they get introduced to businesses and as well be the face of them for the companies. Overall, the entrepreneurs just want to be successful and have their
Before he blow up a local dj named 50 Grand made Biggie a mix tape, that ended up in magazines unsigned column, Sean Combs(Puff Daddy) heard it and signed him to bad boy records. By 1993, combs had a Biggie song Called “Party and Bulls--t” in the movie who's the man?. During Biggies era the hype was on the west coast, the g-funk sound of death row records was what was big. There was little to no hype
Sean Combs, in full Sean John Combs, bynames Sean "Puffy" Combs, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, and Diddy (conceived November 4, 1970, New York, New York, U.S.), American rapper, record maker, and apparel originator who established a stimulation domain in the 1990s. Brushes was brought up in Harlem in New York City, where his dad was killed when Combs was three. After nine years the family moved to rural Mount Vernon, New York, where Combs went to private academy and as far as anyone knows got the epithet
Who really killed Tupac Shakur is one of the most intriguing questions of our generation. The conspiracy theories are endless as well as outlandishly speculative. Many factors contribute to answering this seemingly unanswerable question. Rivalries, money, and fame all play key factors in determining what happened to one of the most famous rappers of all time. Rivalry and tension among his many enemies were the driving causes of Shakur’s death. Even those whom he once called friends may have turned
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
and Shakur were once good friends and then became enemies. Both men would rap mean, nasty stuff about each other and Shakur even claimed to have slept with Wallace’s wife, Faith Evans. Wallace was an East coast rapper and best friends with Sean "P. Diddy" Combs. They were both affiliated with Bad Boy Entertainment, which had close ties to the Crips gang. Tupac came to be associated with the West Coast rappers and Death Row Records. Death Row was owned by Marion "Suge" Knight, a former NFL player and
connected to each other. A. It is believed that 2Pac was killed by Crips gang members by the names of Duane Keith “Keffe D” and his nephew Orlando Anderson. 1. As well, it is claimed that Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs offered “Keffe D” 1 million dollars to kill 2Pac and his manager, producer Marion Hugh “Suge Knight”. Combs was a close friend and producer of Biggie’s, and ordered the killing in order to end the feud that was happening between Biggie and
This study will incorporate a mixed research design for data collection and analysis. Data for this dissertation was gathered from a wide range of sources including information from reliable hip-hop websites and radio stations as well as other online sources with relevant information. This study recognizes the problem created by the role of corporate America in hip-hop music. Corporate America’s involvement in hip-hop has contributed a lot to furtherance of stereotypes against black Americans, undermining
According to the FBI Case Files at the time of the murder Biggie Smalls was traveling with entourage in two GMC Suburban along with associates Damion Butler a.k.a "D-Roc" junior M.A.F.I.A member Lil Cease, and driver Gregory Yong a.k.a G-money. Sean Combs a.k.a “P-Diddy “and Puff Daddy, the CEO of Bad Boys Records Which Biggie Smalls was signed to, was travelling in the front GMC Suburban along with three bodyguards. The Chevy Blazer with Bad Boys Record label director of security was in the rear
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, who signed her to his Bad Boy label. In 1995, Evans released her debut album, Faith, which went platinum on the strength of the hit RB singles "You Used to Love Me" and "Soon as I Get Home." The same year, she met fellow Bad Boy artist the
In November 1994, he was shot multiple times in the lobby of a Manhattan recording studio, Quad, by two young black men. Tupac believed his rap rival The Notorious Big, Sean Puffy Combs and deathrow records were all behind the shooting, for which nobody has ever been charged Smalls always denied he knew anything in 2011 Dexter Isaac, a New York prisoner serving a life sentence for an unrelated crime, claimed he was paid to steal
The Shooting of Tupac Shakur Bang! The sound of a bullet being fired from a gun. To some, a sound of protection and safety, to others sheer agony and pain, and to some unlucky few the last sound they will ever hear. One of these unlucky few happened to be Tupac Shakur on the fateful night of September 7, 1996 at approximately 1:30 a.m. Unfortunately for Tupac he had to listen to a flurry of 15 bullets, some of which buried themselves deep into his chest, while the others ended up in the
music proclaiming that East Coast rap was fake and couldn't top West Coast. Then, East Coast rappers fired back obscenities at West Coast rappers and it kept up like that until someone decided that the other coast had gone too far. In 1993, Sean Combs started Bad Boy Entertainment in New York and for the first time ever, East Coast sales surpassed West Coast rap sales. Suddenly, as if out of nowhere came the peak of the West/East feud. Smaller gangs in cities took the example of the "big playaz"
Hook--Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) were different in many ways, but there were also some major similarities between them. While they were both extremely influential rappers in their day, there was a lot of fighting between them considering the fact that Tupac was a West Coast rapper, and Biggie --The Notorious B.I.G.-- was an East Coast rapper. Tupac tended to be a lot more poetic and respectful to women he had better lyrics than Biggie, but Tupac had little flow.
“Sky's the limit and you know that you can have, what you want, be what you want, have what you want, be what you want.” This lyric by Christopher Wallace simply states that if you want something that it is possible for you to achieve it with enough hard work. Christopher Wallace, known to the world as the Notorious BIG was a product of the streets growing up in the ghetto of Brooklyn in the 1990s. Christopher inspired many with his timeless lyrics reflecting the American dream from the perspective
“‘Et tu, Brute?”” (Shakespeare 3. 1. 77.). These are the famous last words of the beloved Julius Caesar after he was stabbed by his closest friend, Marcus Junius Brutus, and his fellow conspirators. Even though this event took place thousands of years ago, there are still many occasions like this that still happen in today’s society. To extend, one of the more famous ones of the modern era was the feud between East Coast rapper, Notorious B.I.G ,and West Coast rapper, Tupac Shakur. Finally, there
Big Sean is a rapper. His net worth is $12 million, with an annual income over $1 million. Music He released his debut album, "Finally Famous", in 2011. It debuted at top 5 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on Soundscan. It sold 378,000 copies. His singles had 4 million digital downloads. He made $4 million from album sales, endorsements, and tours in 2011. The album produced 3 hit singles, "Marvin & Chardonnay", "Dance (A$$)", and "My Last". He released his second album, "Hall of Fame" in 2013. It
Hip Hop culture has been the same throughout the years, such as expressing themselves, in their songs there are always themes and hinted quotes they tell their audiences on how they feel or what they did. Also in Hip Hop one of the biggest stereotypes is selling drugs. The film Notorious displays, what Hip Hop Culture is, such as rapping to express themselves and portrayal of drugs. The film Notorious starts with scene in La, California, this is where most African American artist start their career