Amazing stories, endless street slang, rugged beats. What do you get when you put all of those three things together? The Big Picture, by Big L. The Big Picture was produced in 2000 shortly after the death of Big L (Lamont Coleman) in 1999. Even though the album was in progress and not compl...

Back in the year of 1983 Arturo Molina Jr strted Raping with his homi Ice T. They did usual Gigs at local bars, freestyling and comming up with wicked rymes. Ice T later gave Arturo the name Kid Frost, then he realased a demo, called M.C. Terminator, witch was one of his first songs composed/made ...

Metallica has not always been the talented group of rock musicians that they are today. It took many years and many albums to bring the band to its current standing as the "kings of rock." Metallica has undergone changes in its lineup and its musical writing style. Comparing and contrasting the m...

Napster What would you do if had a access to all the music that you wanted and it was free? Well, in the age of the internet this situation is possible with mp3's. Mp3's are compressed digital audio files which has near cd quality sound. It was developed by a German engineering form cal...

I find it remarkable that Norah Jones, a piano-playing, female, jazz musician, with soft, romantic, feel-good lyrics, could, in this day and age, rack up 5 Grammys, including best album of the year, record of the year and song of the year. No one thought that sweet Norah would be able to compete wit...

Should Music be Censored? Music has changed a lot throughout the course of about a decade. Everything from the sounds of the music, to the styles of the members in the bands has gone through many different fads. Lyricists have found new and unusual ways of making music their own style, and some...

Rock music was decaying in the late 80's. The rock scene was suffering from a repetetive pattern of big hair, flashy clothes, long guitar solos, and lyrics that weren't relating to the listeners. The music industry was begging for something new. This is the beat up state that rock was ...

The term "hip-hop" originates from rap music, around 1974; "to rap" is a verb that nowadays mainly signifies speaking quickly and rhythmically. From an etymological perspective "to rap" signifies the following: · In the early, the Afro-American community used...

David John Matthews was born on January 9, 1967, in a suburb near Johannesburg, South Africa. When Dave was two years old, his family moved to the New York suburb of Yorktown Heights, where his father, a physicist, worked for IBM. Dave, who usually loves a good laugh or joke, seems to grow quiet w...

Hysek John Lennon says that he named The Beatles from a vision that he had. "A man appeared on a flaming pie and said unto them 'From this day on, you are Beatles with an A'--- 'Thank you, Mister Man," they said (41)." This wa...

Like the old saying goes, "The best things in life are free." digital media is no exception. Digital media has lately been getting attention due to the legal accusations on a certain type of digital media, MP3s. MP3 stands for Mpeg (a common file compression format) audio layer 3 (which means i...

Sunset Concert On November 1, 2002 Loyola Marymount held its annual sunset concert in Gersten Pavilion. This years performers included two hip-hop acts, City High and Eve. The performers for this year were up in the air for much of the month and the organizers were tossing back and forth ideas...

Born on the 24th May 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA as Robert Allen Zimmerman. His father Abraham, worked for the Standard Oil Company. When Robert was 6 years old, they moved to a small town called Hibbing were he went to school. After graduation from High School in 1959, he l...

Born on the 24th May 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA as Robert Allen Zimmerman. His father Abraham, worked for the Standard Oil Company. When Robert was 6 years old, they moved to a small town called Hibbing were he w...

For my research paper, I chose to write about Marshall Mathers. I chose to write about him because he is the best young rapper, and I like how he doesn't care what happens, he just goes with it. He isn't a very good role model, but he is funny, and couldn't care less what anybody ...

"We have the opportunity to create a personal jukebox in the house and car." "This is the takeoff point for the music business" ("A Little Net Music", 34). These statements by AOL Chief Executive Stephen M. Case reflect the latest trend in the music industry for the d...

Celia Cruz Salsa music started circulating around North America in the 1960's. It was described as a mixture of Latin musical styles. For years, 'salsa' was dominated by the male gender. Even though most salsa musicians were male, a woman by the name of Celia Cruz was able to...

JJ Matthews Rhet 105 MW 3-4:15pm The Hand that Pulls the Trigger Television has made a tremendous impact on the way of living for people of the twenty- first and twenty-second centuries. Some people claim that television has corrupted the morals of America's youth. Some even compare t...

Entertainers nowadays are trying to sell more than just albums and merchandise. They are selling sex. They are telling young girls that it is okay to walk around half naked. Singers like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera are going around flaunting their bodies in front of young girls and basica...

Controversial rapper Eminem has rode a roller coaster ride of fame within the three years he has spent in the limelight. With his career, as well as his personal life, in the spotlight, Eminem has managed to create hit records and scandals simultaneously. Who would have thought a white trash b...

Technology is changing the world. Some of the more significant technological advances have been made in the field of communications. Every few months a new way of sharing information is developed and disseminated. The newest information being shared is music and the technologies being utilized a...

No rock 'n roll group had more influence on a generation and the world as did The Beatles. They single handedly changed the period known as the 'Sixties' and their influence is still being felt today. Music, culture, lifestyles, hairstyles, clothing styles and attitudes all chang...

Music Sharing Networks Music sharing over peer to peer networks is a part of everyday life. I know myself, I used to, and still do trade numerous albums online. After all, our culture partially revolves around music. From Shakespearian sonnets to roadside bands, music allows us to express our em...

For many years the record companies have fixed record prices to avoid competing with each other and to maximize their profits. Currently, the record companies are collaborating in order to force Napster to shut down. The record companies are claiming that Napster is breaking copyright laws. Napster ...

Marshall Mathers, better known as Eminem, has had many achievements in his life, but life wasn't always good. Growing up in a poor trailer park in Warren Mich. He failed out of ninth grade, which led to him dropping out of high school. He tried to go back but couldn't do it, he just wanted to rap an...