...is also frequently condemned for his outspoken personality and offensive attitude. From numerous acceptance speech interruptions to questionable interviews and statements, Kanye West has created a contradictory image for himself in the media and is often characterized as a misogynist. The music video for his single “Monster,” in which he collaborated with Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj, was released in 2011 and almost immediately became known as deeply controversial: the six-minute clip, which depicts dead women hanging from ceilings and scantily clad in lingerie, was banned by MTV for its violence and explicit content toward women (Vassar). Undeniably, the misogynistic theme runs throughout the video, however, West has defended himself by stating that “the concept of models hanging or people being eaten alive or [other] type of visuals for a horrific video was purely artistic” and addressed the ignorance of misogynistic accusations by claiming that “they [women’s rights activists] couldn’t understand how a rapper can have a taste high enough to do something like that without being misogynistic” (Staff). This paper addresses elements of the “Monster” clip that depict elements of historical racism and sexual objectification through the animalistic and hyper-sexualized representation of women of colour in the video, while also drawing parallels between supernatural characters and thirst for consumerism. Undeniably “Monster” has sparked many discussions regarding misogyny...
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...Latham MUS 005 12 November 2013 Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter, born December 4, 1969, started his life off as a regular kid, just like every other kid. He was born and raised in a part of New York City known as Marcy, also known as the projects. Shawn was one of four children belonging to Gloria Carter and Adnis Reeves. Early on, his friends game him the nickname of Jay-Z or Jay for short. Who knew he was going to become the man he is today? Jay-Z was a former drug dealer, but is now known for being one of the most successful rappers and entrepreneur alive. According to Saddleback Educational PublishingJay-Z’s net worth is over $450 Million, he has over fourteen Grammy Awards, owns two 40/40 clubs, created his own clothing line [Rocawear], owns Def Jam Recordings, Roc-A Fella Records, and owns a minority share of the Brooklyn Nets. His rap career started early on when he came upon a group circled up, clapping their hands to make a beat, with a kid named slate in the middle of the circle spitting out rhymes. Jay-Z was very intrigued, he had never seen anything like it. Jay remembered, “It was like watching some kind of combat, but he was alone in the center. All he had were his eyes, taking in everything, and the words inside him. I was dazzled.” (Saddleback) Jay-Z started writing down his own rhymes, he wrote at every opportunity, and stated by Saddleback, when he ran out of paper, he would go down to the store and buy a soda just to use the paper bag to write down even more rhymes...
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...Elina Niyimpaye Ms.Lucas October 23,2012 Beyonce “For me its about the way I carry myself and the way I treat other people”(IMBD). This is a quote Beyonce had said . Beyonce is trying to tell people that she respects herself and respect her fans and other people around her. Shes a singer songwriter & actor film maker. In a way Beyonce is the most beautiful ,thoughtfull, woman I have ever I seen. She was a no stranger Apearing in front of a crowd. She was honered as the best Oustanding Female Artist in 2009 NAACP Image Award. Shes a pop and a soul vocalist music video performer, and lots and lots of multiple Grammy winner and film star.She is “GISELLE BEYONCE KNOWLES”.In this paper you will read about Beyonce growing up and some of her acheivements plus some of her impacts. Read as you go and find out about Beyonces life before and after. In September 4,1981 in HoustinTexas “Giselle Knowles (Beyonce) was born ,her parents Mathew & Tina were happy becouse it was their firt child in the family. Beyonce grew up and she went to ST.Mary in Houstin ,Texas. ST.Mary was like a church but it was a school. Beyonce went to United Methodist Church ,and sang in the church choir. As she grew up even more people in church started noticing her ability and talent that she had . Her parents were happy to see how talented she was tha they started to take her someplace to train her in clasicle opera.she was even atteding dance classes.In 1988 Beyonce competed...
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...Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), known by her stage name Rihanna is a Barbadian recording artist, actress and fashion designer. She lived the life of a normal island girl going to Combermere, a top sixth form school. Rihanna won numerous beauty pageants and performed Mariah Carey "Hero" in a school talent show. Her life changed forever when one of her friends introduced her to Evan Rodgers, a producer from New York who was in Barbados for a vacation with his wife, who is a native. Rodgers arranged for her to go to New York to meet Jay-Z, CEO of Def Jam Records. He heard her sing and knew she was going to be incredibly successful. She was 16 when she was signed to Def Jam. Since then, she's amassed phenomenal success. After watching Rihanna’s 2013 Grammy performance of her hit song ‘Stay’ it led me to conclude that Rihanna has a Strong personality, an assumption which is based off the application of Evolutionary psychology and Existential psychology concepts. As she sang, the audience could feel her raw emotion, it didn’t feel rehearsed it felt real, which was only suitable since the song can be seen as a representation of the current dilemma she currently faces in her love life with ex lover Chris Brown. Existential Psychology is the study of human existence, however Rollo May focuses on concepts like freedom, responsibility, Authenticity, Death, courage, anxiety, destiny, dasein , daimonic , etc. All of which can be found in the traces of rihanna’s personality that...
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...Sultan Kamara Dr. Derrais Carter Hip Hop & Racial Idealogy BST 511 October 5, 2014 “Put Some Bass In Your Walk.” 3 Quotes from Article 1. “I shouldn’t think about or openly write about black male bodies in hip hop because the black male body had been historically under siege in American culture, a site of violence and trauma and demasculization.” 2. “So what was one to make of this new sound, this rap music, straight from the streets of New York and New Jersey, in which “masculine” bodies and voices spit boasts and stories over disco music? It certainly wasn’t coded as “gay,” even though the music behind the voices was a snippet of the musical soundtrack that had been relegated across the sexual line to the “gay crowd.” 3. “Disco, too, was aspirational music: it trafficked in glamour; it sold a vision of access, of high living, of escape from the mundane. It was, in many ways regardless of its European club linage a singular soundtrack of American dreaming. And who dreamed harder made their dreams (and nightmares) the stuff of publicly rendered fantasy better than rappers? 3 non-evaluative 1. This article is basically about sampling and how stereotypes view what’s masculine and feminist. Majority of hip hop songs in the 80s and 90s and early 2000s are sampled from R&B music. Even though stereotypes view R&B as feminine, rappers today have hits that will make them so much money and also they are viewed as thugs/gangsters that is a masculine...
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...In 2004, one of the most notorious albums was made, The Grey Album. It consisted of Jay-Z’s Black Album and The Beatle’s White Album. DJ Danger Mouse created this mash-up album without the permission of Jay-Z or The Beatles. The album included acapellas and instrumentals from both of the albums. As of result of this, recording company EMI filed a cease-and-desist letter to Danger Mouse as he started to distribute and sell the album. A fellow music group by the name of Negativland released a song with the name U2 on the front cover. Negativland sampled the song “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking for” and outtakes from the host of American Top 40, Casey Kasem. Negativland never received permission to use any of U2’s work. As soon as Negativland released the album for retail, recording company Island Records and Warner-Chappell Music filed a lawsuit against Negativland and their record company. The lawsuit ended with Negativland recalling all the copies of the single and having to pay over $70,000 in damages and legal costs. Artists should not be allowed to use each other’s work. According to the case study, Negativland claims “Our work is an authentic and original whole, being much more than the sum of its samples”. In other words, Negativland does acknowledge that they in fact did use U2’s work but it should be looked at as more than that. Negativland’s work is not original and is just refurbished pieces of some other artist’s work. It’s been said that true creativity is...
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...As the sun goes down the starts come out, lights flickering, people chattering as I walk down the strip with the wolf pack with laughter, suited up looking dapper, we come across this giant poster with a bold writing, well lit up reading “Jay Z performing tonight at 11 in the Revolution Bar featuring Kanye West”. With excitement we all huddle down to the Revolution Bar like a pack of lions hunting for its prey, hungry, waiting in this long queue that never seemed to move. As the tall hunky bouncers perform their routine checks on us, the bass vibrates through the floor into our hearts making our heart beat sync with the rhythm of the music blasting inside the bar like it was welcoming us to join the party. The colourful lights flashing through the gaps as the door opens, constantly making eye contact with everyone as they walk past me, leaving a trail behind of their fragrance filling my nostrils with flavour. Waiting to get served by the bartender that seemed to be moving faster than the light eagerly working her way down to me, standing, filled with people around me, pushing and rubbing their body against mine, sweating to slide their way to the front of the bar like which felt like touching a fish, wet and slippery. As I stand there in slow motion with my mouth slightly open the bartender pours the poison elegantly into the glass making my tasted buds tingle with excitement, like it was having its own party inside my mouth. I felt like a winner as I lifted up my glass with...
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...An artist by the name of Donald Glover, better known as Childish Gambino, released a hit album in December of 2016. Prior to releasing Awaken, My Love!, the NBC and The Daily Show featured him as a writer (Adaso). He then took the stage as a comedian and even became a leading actor in the television show Atlanta and other onscreen movies. It wasn’t until 2016 when his music career took flight and did well on the music charts. Although he had previous prior albums, the songs listed on Awaken, My Love! were played on a variety of radio stations that features R&B, Rap, and Pop music. During the first week of its release, about 72,000 albums were purchased making it the top of the charts (Mendizabal). After viewing the album cover, it’s no mystery as to why the album of this new artist sold quickly. It has an unsettling image that leaves the consumer wanting more, such as myself. By using a blue color scheme, fear, and symbolism, the cover of Awaken, My Love! is an appropriate reflection of the album’s content. It was early 2017 when the song “Redbone” went viral. This was the first song that gathered a surfeit of attention from Awaken, My Love!. Although it sounded like it was from a different era, fans were particularly in love with its melody accompanied by Gambino’s vocals. The most iconic phrase from the song that has been seen floating on social media is “stay woke” (“Redbone”). The phrase is embedded in the funky chorus and is easier to clarify compared to the other lyrics...
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...The impact of religion is sometimes apparent in many different forms of art. One type of artistic expression that religion is sometimes expressed in is music. Whether it is specifically Christian-based music or secular, musicians of all genres may eventually write a song or sing about their religious beliefs at some point. There is a very broad spectrum of diversity in music. People from all around the world with different backgrounds, race, religion, and style can express themselves in this form. Growing up I was exposed to many different genres of music. Hip-hop, which is classified as a subculture that originated from an African American community in the 1970’s, has always been intriguing to me and is a huge part of who I am. There are four elements of Hip-Hop; rapping, DJing, break-dancing, and graffiti. I will be focusing on the music aspect of Hip-Hop and the large impact religion has on some of these artists that perform Hip-Hop music. Over the years, Hip-Hop music has gained a bad reputation. Many people find the lyrics to be offensive, obscene, or even racist. A very small portion of it is, but most of it is the complete opposite. Matthew Paul Miller, better known by his Hebrew stage name Matisyahu, is known for the positive messages he delivers through his reggae-rap style music. Matisyahu says his Jewish spirituality has most, if not everything to do with the way he writes music. In his song “Jerusalem”, he raps about ancient history and religious acts that took...
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...Misogyny Page1 In today’s view hip hop is blamed for the negative images of women in music videos. When it comes to degrading and sexist representations of women in music, it is often perceived as misogynistic. Misogyny in hip hop culture refers to lyrics, videos or other aspects of hip hop culture that justifies exploitation of women. Hip hop has influenced modern popular culture, saturating mass media through music videos, radio broadcasts, and a variety of others. Most of the lyrics and images you see today in the hip-hop industry portray women of all ethnicities as sexual objects and depicts the exploitation of women. The image of dozens of semi-naked women dancing provocatively around one famous rapper has become the usual in music videos. Hip hop has become a mess of unrealistic images of female sexuality. Some defend that the sexism in hip hop is a part of a hip hop artist life. If that’s the case then how did this image become the accepted standard of hip hop music video format? Many artists try to manipulate their fans in believing that this is their lifestyle, but the main reason behind that is sex sell and it draws people in. Some women have made careers of this lifestyle. If you pay attention to hip hop videos you may see some of the same faces in multiple videos. The more revealing they are the more casting calls and more money they will receive. To me I find it embarrassing that rappers degrade females in their music videos but still have the same ones in every...
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...The couple I chose for the assignment was chosen via request from my son. He chose Jay-z and Beyonce (Sean Carter and Beyonce Knowles). In the Case of Sean Carter (Jay-Z) and Beyonce Knowles: 1.List your current residence address 2.List and briefly describe all positions of employment held by you since you were married. A.Name and address of the employers(s) B.Dates of employment C.Wages/Salary earned, including compensation and bonuses D.Any benefits provided to you by the employer 3.List all sources of income and/or compensation 4.List all assets in detail, and include: A.Description of each asset B.Exact name(s) on the record or registered owners C.Date acquired D.Original cost E.Taxes F.Current fair market value 5.List any interests held in any of the following: sole proprietorships, joint ventures, or partnerships, stocks, and/or bonds. Include the following for each: A.The names and date of the organization or business B.Statement of the organization or business’s capital/profits/losses C.Names and addresses for any persons who hold any ownership interests D.Description of the organization or business E.Current fair market value of each 6.If you acquired any debt during the marriage, list all creditors, including their names and addresses and describe the debt owed. 7.If any individual, corporation, or business owes you money or is indebted to you financially, include a...
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...Culture Wars Culture wars; there have always been a variety of music to listen to such as Country, Pop, Latin, Hip Hop and Rap. The meaning of culture wars to me is people who dislike a certain genre for instance rap music. Some people are against rap music because of the controversial meaning that songs have. In this paper you will be reading on an interview for Foxx 11 news with O’reily interviewing rap icon Cameron and CEO producer Damon Dash. Principal Salome Thomas-EL asked a couple of questions stating that gangster music is a terrorizing impact on his students, On my opinion you can never tell a rapper they have a negative effect on the youth. It’s their work and their art and what they do as a musician. For example when you hear the stories of kids shooting up a school, was it the rap music they listen to? No, it is the parent’s responsibility to moderate what their kids listen to, it’s wrong for people to blame rappers for the actions that people make. O’reily interviewed rap icon Cameron and CEO producer Damon Dash. During this interview there was also a principal from an elementary school who had questions for the rap stars. The principal complained that the kids at his school look up to the rap star and he thinks Cameron is showing a bad example. He confronted Cameron asking him why his music is so negative when there are little kids listening to his music. Cameron replied that his music is just what he see’s and what he goes through as a person. ...
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...Celeb Forever Changes: Email Additions Bio: From the folks who brought you talent such as Beyonce, Lil Wayne', Drake, Kanye West and many more.......ICM and Bryant-Management proudly introduce 19 year old Cleveland, Ohio rapper, producer, actor and songwriter Celeb Forever. No stranger to the music industry having penned several tracks we all know and love, including his own debut single "Me First" which has been catching much steam both on and offline. Serving as an opening act for Trey Songz, the single was quickly rumored to have featured Trey, thus receiving over 200,000 downloads and equal views on Youtube. So, without further ado, we invite you to take a listen to his latest installment presented by Mick Boogie and Terry Urban "The Situation Room" (mixtape). With production by several big names including Drumma Boy, Sarom AKA Mr. Philadelphia, Just Blaze, Jim Jonsin, Johnny Juliano, Boi1-DA, The Runners. It's sure to keep hip hop seekers happy for months on end. I would love to increase the size of the Cd and I want to host the CdDownload on our server for immediate download. Also make the twitter,myspace and celebforever.com logo’s bigger. Just like the www.smplmth.comsite I would love to have the logo’s go along the bottom in some sort of header like Simple math. It does not have to go all the way across the bottom. Please add Mick Boogie, Jessie Maguire, ICM, Somehow we need to find some sort of something for Cortez Bryant. That might...
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...anJason Palmer 12/1/2011 How Jay-Z in AN EDUCATED PERSON What does it take to be a liberally educated person? Is it the amount of intelligence that one has? Is it solely individualism? Normally the stereotype of what an educated person is who has undergone an obligated set of learning experiences through education. So if we were looking at the person that hasn’t traveled a traditional path through education what qualities or what examples are we looking for to be defining this educated person? In “Only Connect” The Goals of Liberal Education are basically broken down into qualities of learning that empowers individuals and the preparedness that deals with complexity, diversity, and change. In this special case we are trying to define a rapper, but not just any rapper we are talking about Jay-Z, a Hip Hop mogul, one of the East Coast raps top acts of the 21st century. So why would we think that a rapper is capable of being an educated person? One of the qualities of what an educated person is in “Only Connect” which states “They can write clearly and persuasively and movingly”. When it comes to being a rapper part of the job is how they write their lyrics and the messages they send or the sound that people are listening to. With Jay-Z’s style in particular you can tell that there is some education in the way he is able to make the music he writes. Having an interest in music from a very young age, Shawn Carter was known by the nickname “Jazzy” in his neighborhood and later...
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...different publish dates. They are targeting the exact same youth but in very different ways. My goal is to break the their interpretations and show what the ads are trying to represent in the companies eye. Reaching the target audience is the key for sales and with marketing departments being the the crucial part of business you know they are always coming up with ways to find them. My first Reebok article is cut in half. On one side of the photograph is superstar rap artists Jay-Z. The other side of the photograph is a picture of the projects he grew up in. You are able to catch a glimpse of a drug dealer's arm which has abut six rubber bands around it. In Jay-Z's part of the photograph he's in the penthouse suite overlooking downtown New York City. He's in a professional suit and is sitting in an expensive brown lunge chair. The other side of the photograph is black and white unlike Jay-Z's portion. Your able to really see the details of the photograph of an image portraying a younger Shawn Carter “aka” Jay-Z. This little article has an amazing amount of subtle messages. At first glance it's hard to figure out what exactly is the advertisement trying to sell. You see a strategically place Reebok symbol place in the lower right hand corner of the photo. It makes the reader have to search and by doing that that get what the article is trying to accomplish. There is a quote located on the top right corner of the page. It says,”I got my MBA from Marcy Projects”. Marcy Projects...
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