PnB ROCK'S MURDER: Lessons From A Tragedy?
A message was written, a picture was added, and hours later, Pop Smoke and PnB Rock were murdered. In reaction to the murders, phones were picked up and messages were written to express grief and show respect. Same act, different outcomes. What’s the lesson of these tragedies? What should we take away from these sets of events? Do we conclude that posting your location on social media is something that should not be done? Is that the lesson?
NOTORIOUS B.I.G TOP TEN ON SPOTIFY
The advent of technology has impacted hip hop and changed the record industry for all genres. The quality of a record has gone through various alterations as the music industry transitioned from vinyl to cassettes, compact discs and digital music sites. This is the first of a series of pieces that will examine how Spotify and Spotify listeners evaluate 1990’s hip-hop.
Eminem's Role Model
Eminem’s main goal is to point out the frail and problematic practice of building role models out of public figures because they are flawed. Slim Shadyis immoral, dysfunctional, vile, and fucked up, but Clinton’s impeachment trial reflected society and their views on power, morality, and sex. Slim Shady is fictitious. Clinton, news outlets and the politicians using infidelity as a means of stripping power away and removing Clinton from office were real.
TOP FOUR COLLEGE BASKETBALL STYLES OF THE 1990S
Las Vegas is a blue-collar town with visitors who go to the city to sin. The workers toiling in the kitchens, casinos and hotel rooms roll their sleeves up and untuck their shirts to put in a hard day’s work. Sinners dress up in their suits and look like respectable business people, but when it’s time to give in to your vice, the shirt is untucked. The untucked jersey symbolized toughness and brashness, and UNLV uniforms look better with untucked jerseys and black Nikes.
CORONA VIRUS FEARS AND HIP HOP REALITIES
1996, Geto Boys dropped RESURRECTION. THE WORLD IS A GHETTO was released single from the album and on the ORIGINAL GANGSTAS soundtrack. Scarface begins THE WORLD IS A GHETTO by paying tribute to a toughness that can only be molded out of poverty. Americans believe that America is the greatest nation in the world. Self-made men make America.
UNLEASHING RUSSELL WESTBROOK
Innovation inspires motivation. The Nike freestyle commercial came out at the same time that the And 1 mixtape tour started to take off. The novelty of the commercial and the innovation of And 1 streetball legends like “hot sauce” inspired a generation of players and motivated them to go out and work on their handle.
HOW CDS CREATED THE SHUFFLE OPTION
Solitude. Grappling with the loneliness of staying in on weekend nights meant sitting in darkness, playing video games, and listening to music on the cd player. The emotional connection on these nights was something akin to rejection. In boredom, the mind spins, bringing internal chaos, a reflection into one’s status, and awkwardness. You want your phone to ring.
NOBODY ROOTS FOR GOLIATH
Basketball is an unscripted drama, fast action with an unknown ending that makes you rise to your feet in suspense. Dramas have characters. Heroes and villains. A good story develops its characters. There is a progression. A character arc in which the growth or regression of the role is affected by the events in the story.
An NBA superstar is both a hero and a villain.
