Sometimes it takes failure to really motivate you to make a step in the right direction. Bobby Braddock had come up with a very interesting idea for a country rap song and pitched it to some producers. They denied the request to work on the song because they felt it was too much of a risk (Crossan 1). He then decided to switch artists and pursue new interest in a new artist Toby Keith. Keith had just recently released a big hit single that had the same brash lyrics. They both were taking on something that was going to make a lot of people angry, but also innovate participation of hip-hop in a culture that it had been introduced to yet. .
When someone hears a song outside of its comfort zone, all they can think about is how different the piece of work that they are listening two is. There are two things that can happen. A person can choose to believe that the work is an example of appropriation. This is when one culture steals things from another with absolutely no respect behind it. However, a majority could also choose to believe that the work is an example of participation. Participation is when a culture uses another culture's ideas for themselves, but appreciates where it's coming from and isn't attempting to claim that work as their own. I definitely believe the song "I Wanna Talk About Me, " by Toby Keith, is a great example of white participation in hip-hop. .
The song itself takes a country rap approach that is so different from all of other country music, but the lyrics are conveyed so well behind the speed and tempo of hip-hop music. I truly think that if the song had been sung any other way it would compromise its meaning. It's about a selfish husband who really believes he deserves attention when he wants it. Any smart male would understand that no matter how much attention the wife was getting it is certainly not all the attention needed. In Jeff Chang's article, "It's a Hip Hop World, " he states that hip-hop is a way of life that can be influenced by many different cultures around the world.
" Braddock began his journey as a successful boxer fighting his way to the top. ... Braddock's family was living in a run down apartment in New York in which they could barely afford. ... Braddock chose to take the fight with high hopes and many supporters. ... The fight was rough and Braddock came close to taking a loss. ... James Braddock experienced a true Cinderella Story. ...
Certainly not the concept of gender equality within the music industry. ... Just like hundreds of male musicians who have made an impact in the media, women of this modern era have also made great inroads into the music industry, gaining musical and critical success. Names like Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Ella Fitzgerald have surely altered the substance of the music industry in ways unique to themselves. ... Obviously, there are layers of complications that tend to exist for a woman in the music industry, which ultimately leads to the scarcity of female musicians. ... Through Facebook, I personal...
The film, "The Graduate," centers on Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate with no real purpose or direction for his life. ... Benjamin Braddock doesn't fit into society, and partially because of that, is malleable, like a piece of plastic (which one of his family friends overtly states about Benjamin's personality by say one word "plastics"). It's clear from the very beginning of the movie that Benjamin Braddock is not going to have the white picket fence and ranch house with kids. ... Benjamin Braddock is back where he began - he has gone nowhere....
This is proven when Agnus is discussing the incident when Bobby overhears "Bobby's IQ is a little high. . . . ... Bobby O'Malley's mother, also a reason for Bobby's distorted opinion, at a young age wanted to be a nun. She instead married Teddy and had Bobby. ... Bobby's father has very different beliefs on how Bobby should be raised. ... This further taints Bobby's opinion of a normal childhood. ...
Life of Bobby Sands Bobby Sands was born in 1954 in Rathcoole, a loyalist community in North Belfast as the first child of John and Rosaleen Sands. ... Bobby's life changed dramatically; in October of 1972, Bobby was arrested. ... In late 1976, Bobby was arrested again. ... Bobby was in a car near the scene with three other men. ... Nine more prisoners followed Bobby to their deaths. ...
Money distribution in the music industry, however, is very controversial and doesn't occur how most people expect. ... The music industry obtains numbers far worse. In the music industry, there are large disputes over who obtains money and who benefits from the selling of music. ... In the music industry, the bands are the employees and the record companies are the CEOs. ... Record labels behave as bullies in the music industry giving artists popularity, but stealing their lunch money (Rosoff). ...
Today, the issue of women being inferior to their male counterpart in the music industry is still there. ... For now, society will be blinded by these problems faced in the music industry until change arises. ... The music industry has completely exploited her in her new music and videos. ... Shakira is a perfect example of a natural, self-made artist who has become a sex symbol in today's music industry. ... In a society where sex sells, the music industry takes advantage of women and makes their profit. ...
Bobby and I then walked onto the field and down the tunnel to the players lounge, it was then when I realized that football history abounds with heroes, but there has never been another like Bobby Charlton. ... "So bobby was known as a soccer hero from the time he joined Manchester United?" ... "Every body knew Bobby was good but it all began in 1957 when United became English champions, but it was due to a major tragedy that made Bobby Charlton an English legend" "The Munich disaster?" ... Bobby has never done a dishonest thing in his life" Furguson laughed "is it true?" I questioned "Sir Bo...
Life of Bobby Sands Bobby Sands was born in 1954 in Rathcoole, a loyalist community in North Belfast as the first child of John and Rosaleen Sands. ... Bobby's life changed dramatically; in October of 1972, Bobby was arrested. ... In late 1976, Bobby was arrested again. ... Bobby was in a car near the scene with three other men. ... Nine more prisoners followed Bobby to their deaths. ...
