The 2000s were packed with innovations in every aspect of life. As seen over any decade, there were obvious changes to social norms and society. Advances in technology, music, travel and film just to name a few. Another milestone was the 44th presidential election, where Americans voted the first African American into office in the county's history. The music industry evolved and utilized technology to transform itself into the structure that is modern music. Eminem became the best selling artist in the decade. However, not everything in the decade was favorable. An unprecedented attack on US soil, that lead to a war unlike the others, shook the nation. The attack prompted the War on terror that is still going on to this day. It changed security …show more content…
Use of technology, genre shifts, the use of autotune and emergence of hip hop as the top genre. Technology was implemented in new and exciting ways during the decade. MP3s were a great tool for making music widely available and mobile. The internet was also a means of making music widely available, as well as inexpensive to share. Games such as guitar hero gave ordinary people the feeling of being a musician, leading to increased interest in music. Rise of the internet gave way to music videos and more that made music more of a culture. All these things that are now social norms were made mainstream by the 2000s. Autotune arose from the decade and was heavily used and sometimes relied upon. Autotune is a computer program that takes pitches and changes them to flow and sound better in a song (Song facts 1). Singers love this program as it hides any imperfections in their work, thus making their vocals seem perfect. Before this decade autotune was unused, but in the 2000s there was a dramatic rise in use. The rise can also be attributed to the prevalences of hip hop throughout the decade. It became the most popular genre during the decade, surpassing all the others and producing a number of hits. Rock music started to lose popularity in the 2000s and became less …show more content…
Marshall gave himself his stage name of Eminem after playing on his initials, M&M, which spelled phonetically is Eminem (Billboard 1). Born in 1974, he never knew his father. He was raised completely by his mother, which was a rough upbringing in downtown detroit. He moved often and was bullied in school, an abrasive childhood when accompanied with a mother that was abusive and addicted to drugs. After failing the ninth grade three times, Marshall dropped out when he was 17 (Bio 1). Finding rap as a useful form of expression, he began participating in rap battles when he wasn’t working jobs to get by. He was skilled in english despite his failures in high school, going as far as studying the dictionary. This gave him a certain command over the english language when he was rapping. After little success as a rapper, he met Kat and they had a baby, which gave Eminem a drive to be a successful rapper. After winning a competition in Los Angeles a well known rapper Dr. Dre discovered Marshall, listened to his album and signed him to his record label. Eminem then released his first record label album Slim Shady LP (long playing album) in 1999. It was an instant hit and was a new and fascinating sound that the rap scene had not heard. Eminem rapped violently and was unphased by using vulgar language in his music. Finally the 2000s came around and he produced another album, the Marshall Mathers LP
The 1980s was a decade of revolutionary changes on the music scene. The two major developments were the advent of MTV and the compact disc. Music became more diverse, with new wave, heavy metal, rap, techno pop, alternative rock and the "new" country sounds. And music became a huge marketing tool as filmmakers, TV producers and manufacturers of everything from sneakers to soft drinks used hit songs and hot performers to sell their products.
During his early years he dropped out of high school and was a drug dealer for some years. He was good friends with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre. They started making songs for their new album that was called “Boyz-N-The Hood”. In 1987 they made another album that was called “Straight Outta Compton” that album
Marshall Bruce Mathers, Slim Shady more known as Eminem was born 17th 1972 in Kansas City, Missouri. His father Marshall Mathers jr II abandoned him when he was 18 months old so his mother Deborah Nelson raised him alone.
Eminem got himself into a show at the Olympics, this is where he got scouted by Dre, Dre got him signed and helped him to make the success of his life. This had an impact on him because he is finally living his dream; the good has finally come out of all the bad things and the struggle that he has been through. He can now afford to provide for him, his mum and his daughter. He must have had enough of providing for his mum and he left
Music it’s always changing and evolving and it has also been around forever during the last 150 years we have seen many changes. Thinking about in the past before the only way to listen to music was only trough event or concert so it was quite difficult to experience to listen to music at home until recording disc and vinyl got created Back in the past we used to have Cassette Tapes which were use a lots in car. After that we had Cd’s album which you can still get in the shop but they are not that common like they used be before and then form there we converted to Mp3’s which is a different way to get music and that’s is from the internet. Followed by that they created music streaming services which made a big impact on how to listen
Eventually radio shows and broadcasts about news decreased in popularity. All that was left was music. Radio networks transitioned to playing prerecorded music of popular artists. The most popular type of station was a station that plays Top 40. Top 40 is the top 40 songs on the music charts in that particular time period. FM or radio was introduced soon after this and it instantly became popular because it offered music in a high
From bell bottoms to Barbies, every generation has its own distinct trends. While various fads have cropped up in each era, music has always been a key element of culture. Starting in the 1950’s, music became integrated within the American culture as the favored form of expression. The popular types of music found on the Top 100 lists today however, have changed dramatically since then. What has promoted this obvious change in music choice? While rock ‘n’ roll still holds its own in the music billboards of 2010, the general public now prefers the mechanical sounds of hip hop and
Marshall Bruce Mathers a.k.a. Eminem. Born October 17, 1972, grew up in Kansas City. From there he began his career as an individual white rapper. Not many white people are able to succeed in the rap industry, but Eminem has proved everyone wrong. He is now one of the most talked about persons on the earth. His lyrics offend some people, this sparks controversy and censorship. His lyrics containing things such as drugs, alcohol, death, homosexuals, sex and suicide. In some of his songs he includes lyrical
Marshall Mathers, widely known as Eminem, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor, who is recognized as one of the most controversial and best-selling artists of the early 21st century (“Eminem”). Marshall writes most of his lyrics through his personal life experiences while adding a comical “I don’t give a S***” vibe to them. He struggled through a rough and lonely childhood, had relationship issues, became a father at a young age, and worked hard with dedication and persistence to get where he is today.
Marshal Bruce Mathers III who is also know as Eminem was born with great talent and determination. He faced many challenges in his life but his determination and commitment lead him to success. Eminem's life as a child wasn't easy since his father abandoned him when he was six months old. He lived with an abusive mother who never supported him and considered him as a worthless human being. According to Han Eysencks. Eminem would be categorized as extroverted because he was very active and energized. He loved to talk with people and express his feelings. He had great talent and wanted to show the world that he can rise to the top. Eminem became to be the king of rap and also a great actor. Eminem faced some difficulties throughout his life
Eminem is one of the most famous rappers of all time,but it was no easy ride. He was basically homeless as child. He had absolutely nothing ,but that didn't stop him. Look at him now , he’s one of the most well known rappers and has released at least 3 albums.
With advances in technology this was the era in which music was able to spread to millions of people with just a simple click of a button. The format of music changed completely from music being played on records or cassette to being able to have 100s of songs just on a mobile device. Along side the format aspects this era saw some of the greatest artists come and go, for example Michael Jackson who is considered the king of pop who hit his peak in the 2000s before dying in 2009, as well as Amy Winehouse who was considered as one of the most influential singers during the 2000s. These aspects and many more led music to get the most attention it has ever gotten.
Tupac Amau Shakur was born on June 16, 1971. He was raised in a very political family, both parents were active supporters of the Black Panther Party. He started his young career at a small school in Harlem. Tupac lived in the very rough parts of the Harlem, New York. This helped build his strong character. When Tupac was a teen he moved to Baltimore and took acting classes and even Ballet classes. in the 1980’s he later moved to California and that is what started his rapping career. The year 1991 was a very big one for “2Pac” he set out his debit album “2pacalypse Now”.
The 2000s started a change in music very different as the ones in past decades, since this was the year technology commenced rise importance in human life. Hence, the usage of auto-tune, pitch corrections and multimedia programmes started to be used in multiple songs of this decade, also YouTube will appear in the upcoming years as a way to share music videos, therefore, varied hits of this decade, like Hey Ya! From OutKast or Crazy in love by Beyonce have some of the new technological features and give videos a big importance. Under those circumstances, the differences between those 3 decades are that in the 1980s, music criticized people living situations, in the 1990s, music criticized mentality and the living generation and in the 2000s, music talked about the changes society was living. To sum up, music will keep changing throughout the years. In some years, some of the themes music can talked about are the continuous technological advances or how humans are ending themselves. Nevertheless, given the situations we’re living today, music could talk about the imminent wars that could
The release of The Slim Shady LP was the beginning of Eminem’s ride to the hip-hop hall of fame and it was with this album that Eminem was truly