Explicit Content Why You Should Listen To The Shady Side Of Hip Hop

Author : Tani Shaffer
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781435703230

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Explicit Content: Why You Should Listen to the Shady Side of Hip Hop by Tani Shaffer Pdf

This book explores why a high school dropout from a broken home is one of the most influential icons today. This modern hero plays a significant role in the lives of his fans. As a psychologist, curious investigator in the Hip-Hop community, and mother, I now understand what Eminem means to those who desperately seek authenticity in their role models. Eminem's fans describe how he helped with their transition into a healthy and meaningful adulthood. EXPLICIT CONTENT explains why this phenomenon is so meaningful and why he fills an essential need. Fans from Eminem's Anger Management Tours between 2003-2005 are featured, in their own EXPLICIT CONTENT."If children were taught to become aware of their shadow, sharing even dark feelings, forgiving themselves for not being 'good' all the time, learning how to release shadow impulses through healthy outlets, then there would be much less damage to society and the ecosystem." -Deepak Chopra, "The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self"

Author : Glenn Fosbraey
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9783030796266

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Reading Eminem by Glenn Fosbraey Pdf

This book critically analyses Eminem’s studio album releases from his first commercial album release The Slim Shady LP in 1999, to 2020’s Music To Be Murdered By, through the lens of storytelling, truth and rhetoric, narrative structure, rhyme scheme and type, perspective, and celebrity culture. In terms of lyrical content, no area has been off-limits to Eminem, and he has written about domestic violence, murder, rape, child abuse, incest, drug addiction, and torture during his career. But whilst he will always be associated with these dark subjects, Mathers has also explored fatherhood, bereavement, mental illness, poverty, friendship, and love within his lyrics, and the juxtaposition between these very different themes (sometimes within the same song), make his lyrics complex, deep, and deserving of proper critical discussion. The first full-length monograph concerning Eminem's lyrics, this book affords the same rigorous analysis to a hip-hop artist as would be applied to any great writer's body of work; such analysis of 'popular' music is often overlooked. In addition to his rich exploration of Eminem's lyrics, Fosbraey furthermore delves into a variety of different aspects within popular music including extra-verbal elements, image, video, and surrounding culture. This critical study of his work will be an invaluable resource to academics working in the fields of Popular Music, English Literature, or Cultural Studies.

Author : Michael P. Jeffries
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780226395852

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Thug Life by Michael P. Jeffries Pdf

State of the hip-hop union -- The meaning of hip-hop -- From a cool complex to complex cool -- Thug life and social death -- The bridge : summary of chapters two and three -- Hip-hop authenticity in black and white -- Parental advisory : explicit lyrics -- The last verse -- Obama as hip-hop icon.

Author : Justin A. Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781107037465

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The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop by Justin A. Williams Pdf

This Companion covers the hip-hop elements, methods of studying hip-hop, and case studies from Nerdcore to Turkish-German and Japanese hip-hop.

Author : Matthew Gasteier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781441163363

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Nas's Illmatic by Matthew Gasteier Pdf

Nas was playing a role on Illmatic, even if it was himself. By constructing this persona, Nas not only laid out his own career for the next decade plus, but the careers of dozens of other rappers who were able to use their considerable skills to develop similar personas. His brazen ambition has become a road map for every rapper who hopes to reach an artistic peak. It seems right that Nas would make Illmatic at the age when maturity begins to turn boys into men. This was, in many regards, the first album of the rest of hip hop's life. A decade and a half ago, Illmatic launched one of the most storied careers in hip hop, and cemented New York's place as the genre's epicenter. With this in-depth look at the record, Matthew Gasteier explores the competing themes that run through Nas's masterpiece and finds a compelling journey into adulthood. Combining a history of Nas's early years with interviews from many of the most important people associated with the album, this book provides new information and context for what many consider to be the greatest hip hop record ever made.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028422025

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Drum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Patricia Hill Collins
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-02-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781592130924

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From Black Power to Hip Hop by Patricia Hill Collins Pdf

In this, her grounbreaking book, Patricia Hill Collins examines the new forms of racism in American life and the political responses to them. Using the experiences of African American men and women as her touchstone, she covers a wide range of issues that connect questions of race to American identity. She follows the long arc of African American responses to racism in the US, from Black Nationalism, to Black feminism, to hip hop. Using this "genealogy," she then investigates how nationalism has operated and reemerged in the wake of contemporary globalization and the unexpected resurgence of nationalism. She then offers an interpretation of how Black nationalsim works today in the wake of changing Black youth identity and the continuing need to draw on nationalism and feminism to formulate both a response to racism and a concrete platform of political action.

Author : Eilon Paz
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781607748700

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Dust & Grooves by Eilon Paz Pdf

A photographic look into the world of vinyl record collectors—including Questlove—in the most intimate of environments—their record rooms. Compelling photographic essays from photographer Eilon Paz are paired with in-depth and insightful interviews to illustrate what motivates these collectors to keep digging for more records. The reader gets an up close and personal look at a variety of well-known vinyl champions, including Gilles Peterson and King Britt, as well as a glimpse into the collections of known and unknown DJs, producers, record dealers, and everyday enthusiasts. Driven by his love for vinyl records, Paz takes us on a five-year journey unearthing the very soul of the vinyl community.

Author : Anthony B. Pinn
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2003-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814766972

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Noise and Spirit by Anthony B. Pinn Pdf

Rap music is often seen as a Black secular response to pressing issues of our time. Yet, like spirituals, the blues, and gospel music, rap has deep connections to African American religious traditions. Noise and Spirit explores the diverse religious dimensions of rap stemming from Islam (including the Nation of Islam and Five Percent Nation), Rastafarianism, and Humanism, as well as Christianity. The volume examines rap’s dialogue with religious traditions, from the ways in which Islamic rap music is used as a method of religious and political instruction to the uses of both the blues and Black women’s rap for considering the distinction between God and the Devil. The first section explores rap’s association with more easily recognizable religious traditions and communities such as Christianity and Islam. The next presents discussions of rap and important spiritual considerations, including on the topic of death. The final unit wrestles with ways to theologize about the relationship between the sacred and the profane in rap.

Author : Ja Rule
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062316196

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Unruly by Ja Rule Pdf

Ja Rule, actor, singer, songwriter, and one of the most multi-dimensional rap artists of his time, tells his compelling story—from his youth to his rise to international fame to his transformative two years in Federal prison—and reveals the man beneath the legend. Unruly is two stories that offer one complete picture of a man and his world: the angry, fatherless rapper, Ja Rule who was “raised by the streets”; and Jeffrey Atkins, the insightful, reflective father and loyal husband who learned the hard way how to be a good man. Filled with never-before-revealed anecdotes and sixteen pages of black-and-white photos, Unruly shows the determination that it takes to become a man in today’s society. Ja Rule considers the lack of role models for many young black men today—a void that leads to bad choices and the wrong paths. Recalling his youth, he illuminates the seductive pull of the streets and the drug dealers who were his earliest role models. Jeffrey Atkins offers practical wisdom—reflection, growth and hope learned first-hand as an inmate, father, husband, and community role model. He speaks fondly of men who inspired Unruly—the inmates he met in prison whose misguided ideas of masculinity landed them behind bars—and Louis Farrakhan who mediated the televised encounter with Ja Rule’s adversary, 50 Cent. Unruly is a compelling, personal look at the duality and conflicts that arise in the African-American male psyche from a man who has enjoyed breathtaking fame and suffered heartbreaking misfortune.

Author : Mwenda Ntarangwi
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Adolescent psychology
ISBN : 9780252076534

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East African Hip Hop by Mwenda Ntarangwi Pdf

Hip hop music that empowers and engages youth in East Africa

Author : William Cooper
Publisher : Light Technology Publishing
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781622335022

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Behold a Pale Horse by William Cooper Pdf

Bill Cooper, former United States Naval Intelligence Briefing Team member, reveals information that remains hidden from the public eye. This information has been kept in Top Secret government files since the 1940s. His audiences hear the truth unfold as he writes about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the war on drugs, the Secret Government and UFOs. Bill is a lucid, rational and powerful speaker who intent is to inform and to empower his audience. Standing room only is normal. His presentation and information transcend partisan affiliations as he clearly addresses issues in a way that has a striking impact on listeners of all backgrounds and interests. He has spoken to many groups throughout the United States and has appeared regularly on many radio talk shows and on television. In 1988 Bill decided to "talk" due to events then taking place worldwide, events which he had seen plans for back in the early '70s. Since Bill has been "talking," he has correctly predicted the lowering of the Iron Curtain, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the invasion of Panama. All Bill's predictions were on record well before the events occurred. Bill is not a psychic. His information comes from Top Secret documents that he read while with the Intelligence Briefing Team and from over 17 years of thorough research. "Bill Cooper is the world's leading expert on UFOs." -- Billy Goodman, KVEG, Las Vegas. "The onlt man in America who has all the pieces to the puzzle that has troubled so many for so long." -- Anthony Hilder, Radio Free America "William Cooper may be one of America's greatest heros, and this story may be the biggest story in the history of the world." -- Mills Crenshaw, KTALK, Salt Lake City. "Like it or not, everything is changing. The result will be the most wonderful experience in the history of man or the most horrible enslavement that you can imagine. Be active or abdicate, the future is in your hands." -- William Cooper, October 24, 1989.

Author : Martin E. Connor
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-26
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781476630434

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The Musical Artistry of Rap by Martin E. Connor Pdf

 For years Rap artists have met with mixed reception—acclaimed by fans yet largely overlooked by scholars. Focusing on 135 tracks from 56 artists, this survey appraises the artistry of the genre with updates to the traditional methods and measures of musicology. Rap synthesizes rhythmic vocals with complex beats, intonational systems, song structures, orchestration and instrumentalism. The author advances a rethinking of musical notation and challenges the conventional understanding of Rap through analysis of such artists as Eminem, Kanye West and Jean Grae.

Author : Clover Hope
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781683358053

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The Motherlode by Clover Hope Pdf

An illustrated highlight reel of more than 100 women in rap who have helped shape the genre and eschewed gender norms in the process The Motherlode highlights more than 100 women who have shaped the power, scope, and reach of rap music, including pioneers like Roxanne Shanté, game changers like Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott, and current reigning queens like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Lizzo—as well as everyone who came before, after, and in between. Some of these women were respected but not widely celebrated. Some are impossible not to know. Some of these women have stood on their own; others were forced into templates, compelled to stand beside men in big rap crews. Some have been trapped in a strange critical space between respected MC and object. They are characters, caricatures, lyricists, at times both feminine and explicit. This book profiles each of these women, their musical and career breakthroughs, and the ways in which they each helped change the culture of rap.

Author : Ayanna Dozier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781501355035

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Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope by Ayanna Dozier Pdf

The question of control for Black women is a costly one. From 1986 onwards, the trajectory of Janet Jackson's career can be summed up in her desire for control. Control for Janet was never simply just about her desire for economic and creative control over her career but was, rather, an existential question about the desire to control and be in control over her bodily integrity as a Black woman. This book examines Janet's continuation of her quest for control as heard in her sixth album, The Velvet Rope. Engaging with the album, the promotion, the tour, and its accompanying music videos, this study unpacks how Janet uses Black cultural production as an emancipatory act of self-creation that allows her to reconcile with and, potentially, heal from trauma, pain, and feelings of alienation. The Velvet Rope's arc moves audiences to imagine the possibility of what emancipation from oppression--from sexual, to internal, to societal--could look like for the singer and for others. The sexually charged content and themes of abuse, including self-harm and domestic violence, were dismissed as “selling points” for Janet at the time of its release. The album stands out as a revelatory expression of emotional vulnerability by the singer, one that many other artists have followed in the 20-plus years since its release.