rap
Rhythm and Poetry; rap music is a genre centered around speaking truth to power with style.
Open Letter to Rich Boy
To Marece Benjamin Richards, I was pulling for you. Your fellow XXL Freshman Classmate Lupe Fiasco has gone platinum with one of his best, Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool (and his debut went gold). He’s currently teaching a course at MIT. Best Rap Album potential artist Pusha T acknowledged you in his song, If You Know You Know from his album Daytona (2018). Now, you’re out here with loppers getting arrested for alleged offenses against your parents. What happened?
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Beat
Can MC Eiht and DJ Quik End Blood and Crip Gang Violence?
Beef on record is best served with the notion that both sides can enjoy the meal of witty sayings and walk away with their lives. In the Blood and Crip saturated streets of Compton, California, MC Eiht talked about DJ Quik and explored the “misunderstanding” with gentlemanly appeal.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Beat
Is 50 Cent the Biggest Troll in the Hip Hop Arena?
The Internet is rife with trolls. Probably the biggest purveyor of trolling is the incendiary website Encyclopedia Dramatica. This digital destination is beyond relentless, restraint, or care on the outside. Deep within it, though, are strands of truth and wit that match or even supersede its spiritual origin, Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Beat
Can Boosie Be Successful with his Latest Film Project?
Contrary to popular suspicions, hip hop is not capitalistic. It is, however, about mercantilism and commercialism. This distinction must be made because the former concerns a social system of justice. It is rooted in the protection of individual rights and therefore property rights.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Beat
The Pure Pitch Method Review
Though not a stand-alone singing course per se, Ryan Cameron’s Pure Pitch Method has the potential to be a helpful tool for singers. The basic idea behind this course is that anyone can develop their sense of musical pitch and obtain the coveted sense of ‘perfect pitch’. In times past it was believed that only certain people were born with this ability. In my personal experience, I’ve seen people that appear to have been born with perfect pitch, though that’s not to say that it can be learned as well.
By Prasanth Kumar3 years ago in Beat
Will Pusha T’s Upcoming Album Outdo his Work ‘It’s Almost Dry’?
Whenever a rapper declares a new album on the way, they often jump up and down with excitement. They detail little to not give away too much. The hip hop artist often savors withholding information that they know will one day hit the streets.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Beat
