Rap dates back all the way to the late 1970s. It was discovered in the Bronxs and has developed to become one of the most streamed genres of music today. This type of music originated from African American gangs as a way to disrespect other gangs via music instead of violence. Performing for Rap started community centers, block parties, and nightclubs, which would later change into live performances with 3.9 Million people in Chicago and the artist was Drake.
Then the 1980s and 90s would come up and Rap would take a new look it evolved into less of a pop style and more of a rock-sounding beat. This generation of Rap also included women getting into this scene, these were names like Roxanne Shanté, Salt-n-Pepa, MC Lyte, and Queen Latifah. Then getting into more of the late 80s/90s came one of the biggest names in the industry Ice Cube making well-known songs in our generation one of these being, It Was a Good Day. With this new wave of artists came a new label on Rap it was called “Gansta”.
With this new label of Rap following the 21st century came new big-name artists. 50-cent, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre. This era of Rap became one of the best-known eras with all these big names now and even still to this day are widely known as the best in the industry. The public called this version of Rap fused R&B and funk mixed with a little bit of Hip Hop. This would set up the next generation of artists very well.
Then came Generation Z ways of Rap which includes a huge name Kanye West. He would quickly become the biggest name of his time. He achieved his success with less of a gangster style of rap and more of a lyrical and hip-hop style. This way of Rap didn’t fit his era but Kanye was willing to try new styles of Rap. It would work winning him his first Grammy in 2004 for his album “The Collage Dropout” and 2 others for best Rap song (Jesus Walks) also winning best R&B song (You Don’t Know My Name) all in the same year. Kanye would later win 24 Grammys putting his name up with the greats. This would paint the path for a new artist named Kendrick Lamar.
Kendrick had a slower start to his career taking 9 years from the dropping of his first song to his first hit “The Recipe” which reached 38th on Billboard's Top 100 songs. He would continue to drop good songs and albums. He would later drop one of his many well-known albums “Section.80” with a little over 1 billion streams. It was only uphill from there for Kendrick's next drop “good kid, m.A.A.d city” This album would reach 5 billion streams and giving him his first Grammy nomination. The next year he would win his first Grammy with his song from ‘To Pimp A Butterfly” called I which would win Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance. Then came his most known album to this day “DAMN” This album had a very jazzy feeling and talked about Kendricks feeling cursed and all his sins leading to his eventual death. Earning 7 billion streams and still being listened to this day. It would win Rap Album of the Year and be nominated for Album of the Year. One of Kendrick's best-known songs came from this album his song “HUMBLE” winning 3 different Grammys, Best Rap Song, Best Music Video, and Best Rap Performance.
To this day rap has remained the biggest streamed music and new artists are rising monthly. With new social media becoming big in this industry has become easier than before. We still have recurring artists dropping almost yearly. These are well-known artists Travis Scott, Future, Metro Booming, Playboy Carti, Lil Yachty, and of course the “big 3” Drake, J. Cole, and Kendrick. However, Kendrick has recently spoken out about this in a recent Future Song “Like That” Saying there no big 3 “It's just big me” and Dissing Drake and J. Cole in other lyrics of this song starting rap beef which we haven't seen since Eminem.
Questions:
1. If you're involved in that current Rap beef which side are choosing and why?
2. How long have you been listening to Rap if you have?
3. If you dont listen to rap why haven't you listened to it?
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Great topic choice and summary Mason! I would like to see your opinions more within your summary. Also be sure to comment more. Always check back later Thursday.
I'm not involved in the rap beef, so I don't know what side I would choose. I have been listening to rap for a while, I'm not sure how long though. I like the upbeat songs that can be fun for before track meets so I can run better, or before games to play better.
I am not involved in that current Rap beef that is going on. I have only heard a few Rap songs but its really not my favorite type of music. I think the main reason is that I like to be able to sing along with the song and I can't sing along with Rap songs.
I am not that involved in rap, but I have been listening to it for as long as can remember and I enjoy the upbeat music and it is just nice to listen to before a basketball game. I have listened to rap for probably 5 years or more.
If i was involved in the rap beef I'm not sure which side I would choose. I don'e really listen to rap because I am not a big fan of it, but there are a couple good songs on there. I don't listen to it because sometimes they talk really fast and it can be tough to understand them and what they are trying to say.
Yes I have been involved with the rap beef between Kendrick larmar, drake, and j. cole. I have been listening to rap all my life old rap new rap i listen to it all. I listen to most music genres so i can understand why people don't listen to it.
Im not really involved in rap beef. I listen to rap a little bit.
I have been listening to rap all my life, my favorite rapper is NF he is really cool. If I didnt listen to Rap I don't where i'd get insperation for my raps. Yeah I personally think that kendrick is better than Drake so im on Kendricks side, the only reason is because I only like, like 2 of drakes songs, anyways I choose rap.
I love to listen to rap. I have been listening to rap for quite a few years now. I like how upbeat rap music is. I am not really into the rap beef right now but I would pick rap because I enjoy listening to it more. I like to listen to metro or 21 savage.
I listen to rap pretty often compared to some other music genres. I knew about the current rap problems, however, I did not know a lot of information about it. I am also not sure which side I would choose if I absolutely had too.
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