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After carefully listening to Kendrick Lamar's new album Damn, I've decided that I am proud of Kendrick. Not because of the fact that Damn exonerates any speculations of him lacking creativity or diversity, but how he was able to remain true to his lyrical technique and style. Singles like Humble shows that Lamar clearly understands his value to hip hop and that he won't conform to what's popular. While songs like "DNA" and "Loyalty" resembles modern hip hop, with their repetitive choice of words and beats that grabs audiences eardrums. Once again he combines abstract lyricism with the new age sound that everyone wants to hear.    Apple Music describes Damn as being brutally honest, and I can concur. Kendrick is honest about his feelings towards the music industry, society, and even his personal relationships. He's frustrated about how the unexpected has become a reality, and is confused about staying "loyal" to the path he's begu...

On April 11, 2017 rapper and face of the Cash Money/Young Money business, Lil Wayne announced his recent signing to Roc Nation. After over a decade of rumors involving Wayne leaving Cash Money to sign with mogul Jay Z , the time has finally come. Here's a brief history of what has happened throughout the last 10 years of Lil Wayne and Jay Z's relationship.   First, Lil Wayne releases Tha Carter in 2004 with the hit single " Go Dj" which officially put Lil Wayne in competition to go mainstream. "The best rapper alive since the best rapper retired" said Wayne showing admiration towards Jay Z, especially since HOV announced his retirement in 2003, on the classic album The Black Album.    After Tha Carter 2 released, Wayne created a solid fan base by releasing a plethora of Mixtapes titled "Da drought". So by the time Tha Cater 3 released in 2008 Lil Wayne was a mega star. Tha Carter 3 allowed Wayne to change the entire industry , by getting mai...

The Get Down is a Netflix tv series that aired its pilot episode on August 12, 2016. This is the story loosely based off of the derivative birth of hip hop . Beginning in the late 70s, also known as the disco era, were 5 boys who expressed themselves differently and were unable to relate to the glamorous life shown on tv. The scene is set in the south Bronx, at the time the Burroughs were popular for poverty, crime, and drugs. Many people were tired of the disco sound, so when the Djs began to use only the initial beat and mixed records together, it created an entirely new sound. After ending their thrilling debut season with a number of stories that left audiences craving more, rumors surfaced that the first season would be the only season. The rumors were put to rest once it was announced that part two of the show will release on Netflix on April 7, 2017. The clock struck 12pm eastern time and there it was The Get Down part 2. With only 5 episodes for this season, audiences are st...

Emond Franklin  (born June 21 1991), better known by his stage name Edmonsta, is an American rapper born in the crime-infested West Bank neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. Edmonsta started his life off with a struggle. At 8 weeks old, his father permanently departed the family, leaving  Edmond's mother to give all parental rights to her sister because she was unable to raise a third child on her own. His Aunt raised him to be the man he is today. "I call her mother to this day. My aunt made sure I had what I needed even though she was struggling. She made sure I went to school, made sure I was making good grades. My aunt always came an got me out of trouble when I in trouble".   Emondsta found his true love producing music.  "There's nothing like it", He says. Passionately driven to fulfill his dreams, Edmond knew music was his future and felt he had something incredibly powerful to share with the world. At the young age of ...