Leland also mentions that Biggie sold drugs and all of his raps involve sex, drugs and living in the ghetto. ... A rapper that made it out of the ghetto but was tragically killed in a drive by. ... The Jet magazine also states that before his death, " Notorious B.I.G, a popular, New- York rappper, was one of many in Los Angeles for the Soul Train Music Awards"(Jet 14). ... Although Jet does mention that he rapped about selling drugs and life in the ghetto, it also states that he was not proud of dealing drugs (Jet 15). ... However, in Jet he is portrayed as a rapper who made it out of the ghet...

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Different eras have often been defined by the type of music that is popular at that time. Certain songs or music genres are associated with various events in history. African spirituals were carried to America among the hearts of oppressed slaves in the 1600s. They were later used to help runaway sl...

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The Popularity of Rap Rap music has changed very much throughout the years. At first it was mainly underground, enjoyed in the black ghettos. Now it has developed into a very mainstream popular form of music. Everybody now enjoys rap music, regardless of age, race, or gender. Even white p...

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During the early 70s, in New York's inner-city neighborhoods, of the Bronx and Brooklyn, mc's began rapping spoken rhymes about street life to the beat of dj-manipulated drum machines and turntables. ... Tupac Shakur, with his tales of "Thug Life" and street crime, and the Notorius B.I.G., with his bittersweet, dead-eye narratives of drugs and violence made the 90's a statement of how hard it was to grow up in the ghetto. ...

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I personally cant relate to the ghetto, guns, and all of that gangster stuff, so I dont listen to that genre all that much, but there are many elements people can pick up from the Hip Hop music. ... People need to admit that New York City would not have its flavor that it has today without all of those artwork, and there are many artists that put up their pieces just so they can show others what they got. ...

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I personally cant relate to the ghetto, guns, and all of that gangster stuff, so I dont listen to that genre all that much, but there are many elements people can pick up from the Hip Hop music. ... People need to admit that New York City would not have its flavor that it has today without all of those artwork, and there are many artists that put up their pieces just so they can show others what they got. ...

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