Mainstream is mostly concerned with the media coverage; therefore, mainstream rappers are typically hot topics among the tabloids. However, some believe that being mainstream has to do with selling out to gain success, or content of music. What is a mainstream rapper? Mainstream means popular by the masses. The term […]
mica, any of a group of hydrous potassium, aluminum silicate minerals. It is a type of phyllosilicate, exhibiting a two-dimensional sheet or layer structure. Among the principal rock-forming minerals, micas are found in all three major rock varieties—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Is mica a rock or mineral? Mica is a […]
Study: Rap Music Linked to Alcohol, Violence A recent study by the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation in Berkeley, Calif., suggests young people who listen to rap and hip-hop are more likely to abuse alcohol and commit violent acts. Does gangsta rap promote violence? […]
Who Is The Most Feared Gangster In US History? Al Capone was known to be extremely violent, and worked as a bouncer and bodyguard at first. After moving to Chicago he became a part of the war of rival gangs during the prohibition era. Who was the most feared gangster […]
Al Capone is perhaps the most notorious gangster of all time, and also one of the richest. During prohibition, Capone controlled the illegal alcohol, prostitution and gambling rackets in Chicago which brought in $100 million a year at its prime. Who was the most popular gangster of all time? Here […]
1. Ma Barker (1893-1935) What is a female gangster called? A gun moll or gangster moll or gangster’s moll is the female companion of a male professional criminal. Who was the first gangster in the world? Luciano started his criminal career in the Five Points gang and was instrumental in […]
N.W.A, in full Niggaz Wit Attitudes, American hip-hop group from Compton, California, whose popular, controversial music included explicit references to gang life, drugs, sex, and distaste for authority, especially the police. Its five core members were Eazy-E (byname of Eric Wright; b. What does N.W.A mean in English? N.W.A (an […]
Hip hop and rap have many important influences—R&B, funk, soul, jazz, rock and roll performers; poets, and writers like Iceberg Slim; and stylistic forebears like Muhammad Ali and Richard Pryor. Who influenced hip hop the most? Several people were influential in creating hip hop. However, the most notable pioneers are […]
Snoop Dogg, byname of Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr., also called Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion, (born October 20, 1971, Long Beach, California, U.S.), American rapper and songwriter who became one of the best-known figures in gangsta rap in the 1990s and was for many the epitome of West Coast […]
Not long after its birth in the 70s, hip-hop spread like wildfire across the United States and around the world, with imitation and replication as a central facilitator of this dispersal and cross-pollination of musical and lyrical styles. How did hip hop become popular? Rapping first gained popularity in the […]
The Last Poets, but the first hip-hop group? The Last Poets performed for the first time in Harlem in 1968, releasing a debut album two years later. The group’s politically resonant rhymes are often credited as being a formative influence on modern-day hip-hop. Who started rap group? Run-D.M.C. release their […]
The popularity of rap in the early 2000s Musicians like Kanye West, Eminem, Jay-Z, and many more opened up the world of rap to all who were willing to listen. Their songs have become the frequent leaders in music charts across the US. More people were learning to appreciate rap […]
Aggressive: Rap music might sound aggressive because it generally moves faster than pop. The lyrics themselves can be spoken as quickly as the artist can speak them, and do not have to be sustained to hold a specific musical note. This aggressive pace gives an aggressive feel to some rap. […]
Kurtis Blow was the first rapper signed to Mercury Records in 1979. The Fatback Band and Sugar Hill Gang released mainstream records, hitting the Billboard Top 40 in the following year. Who were the first mainstream rappers? The major pioneers of rapping were Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Kurtis […]
Luciano started his criminal career in the Five Points gang and was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate. Lucky Luciano Known for First head of the modern Genovese crime family, establishing the Commission, the modern American mafia, and the National crime syndicate Who is the founder of […]