West Coast Trail

influential rapper. Whereas, the west coast godfather, Snoop Dogg, falls under the genre of gangsta rap. These West Coast rappers are from the same area, but when it comes to Hip-hop, they seem to speak a different language. The evolution of the world changes the topics discussed in Hip-hop, these two artists promote similar messages in their music, such as gang affiliation, unity, and politics. Snoop Dogg who is from Long Beach, California speaks a blend of gangsta and West Coast dialect in his music, which

Who some call the call the godfather of rap, Eazy E, once said, “Who gave it that title, gangsta rap? It 's reality rap. It 's about what 's really going on.” There has been a great injustice done to the form of expression called rap. In essence rap is just lyrics over a basic beat or rhythm. Many members of society today assume that rap is a dangerous and violent influence, however what they seem to be ignorant of is the fact that rap music is actually beneficial. The majority of the world we live

American citizens to conveniently travel to the west coast in a matter of days. The creation of this railroad, along with the American dream of unifying the coasts, is what ultimately drove Americans to colonizing and transforming the west into the urban environment it is today. Significantly, this railroad became the physical manifestation of Manifest Destiny, or the idea that America not only could, but was destined to be connected between its coasts. The First Transcontinental Railroad became the

Hip – Hop is both a cultural movement as well as a music genre. Hip-hop originated in the predominantly African American economically depressed South Bronx section of New York City in the late 1970s. As the hip-hop movement began at society’s margins, its origins are shrouded in myth, enigma, and obfuscation. (Alan Light, 2016). In the mid-1980s the next wave of rappers, the new school, came to prominence. At the forefront was Run-D.M.C., a trio of middle-class African Americans who fused rap with

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Immigrants are what this country is built on; their hard work, sweat and tears. During a time span of 39 years (1881 – 1920) over 23 million immigrants migrated to the United States from all corners of the world, with a majority coming from eastern and southern European countries and even Canada and Latin America. The United States became the place where everyone wanted to be and start their life over, to have a better life for their families. In 1910, Europeans had the highest percentage of all

Chang writes in his book about how hip hop connects with many different real world problem going on politically and socially in many different places. He tells a story of a beaten and battered area of South Bronx. In this small area there was no law or order since many jobs were lost and most of what was left there were people of color from different parts of the world, including Puerto Rico and Jamaica. Due to the lack of protection Chang tells us that gangs were created as a means of protection

In less than forty years, the city of Compton went from a shielded suburb near the confines of Los Angeles, to a terrorizing image of American culture. The results of this transformation and creation of “gangsta rap” is still well renowned today. Through de jure segregation, Reagan economics, undermining of black prosperity, N.W.A., and “Boyz n the Hood”, the city of Compton told its story and became a global image. This paper will analyze the shift of culture in Compton and the transcendent cultural

This stirred up a coast to coast war which leads to the death of two of the greatest rap musicians considered in history Notorious B.I.G and Tupac Shakur. Rap groups such as BDK and 3hunna are prime examples of such violence, showing guns and weapons in their videos warning

of gold nuggets scattering the countryside to people of all stations purported a mass immigration that instantaneously grew by tens of thousands, eventually reaching hundreds of thousands. Racism and prejudice are root causes of immigrants heading west. Just as miners