NEW STYLE

A New Beginning

Hip hop as a cultural movement manifest in B-boying (breakdancing), graffiti writing, DJing and MCeeing is an artistic commitment to stop freedom from oppressive social conditions. This commitment in hip hop culture expresses a reality of human transcendence which originally was born out of the creative impulse and cultural improvisation of the African American, Afro-Caribbean and Latino American communities of New York City(with the South Bronx as the center) in the late 1970s.It was DJ Afrika Bambaataa that outlined the five pillars of hip-hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking, graffiti writing, and knowledge. Other elements include beatboxing, hip hop fashion, and slang. Since first emerging in the Bronx, the life

The word "hip" was used as African American Vernacular English (AAVE) as early as 1898. The language meant "informed" or "current," and was derived from the earlier form hep

LIfe After Death Hoax on 2 Pac Reasons why he still alive

Some believed that 2pace is still alive today! This is still puzzling to me as to whether or not there is some truth to this statement.

There were never any pictures released of Tupac in the hospital.

The video "I ain't Mad at Cha" was released a few days after his death. The video shows Tupac as an angel in heaven.

In the song "Life Goes On", Tupac raps about his own funeral.

The driver of the car in which Tupac was riding, Suge Knight (the exectutive producer of Death Row Records), didn't show up for questioning about the shooting.

A shooting involving Snoop Doggy Dogg occured close to the release of his album Doggystyle which made Snoop appear more "real" and showed that he really was a gangsta. The shooting gave him respect because everyone that bought his album believed what he was talking about. Within one week of its release, Doggystyle went platnium. Snoop is signed to the same label as Tupac which is Death Row Records.

In interviews prior to the shooting, Tupac talked about how he wanted to stop rapping and being a gangsta and get out of the limelight. What is the only way Tupac could completly escape the media spotlight ??? (Answer: if the public thought he was dead.)

There are no suspects for the shooting.

Press wasn't going to be allowed at the funeral, but then the funeral was cancelled for unknown reasons.

Tupac always wore a bulletproof vest, no matter where he went. Surely he would have worn it to a very public event like a Tyson fight.

In most of his songs he talks about being buried, so why was he allegedly creamated the day after he "died"? And since when do they creamate someone the day after death?

There is nothing in the new album that says TUPAC RIP 1971-1996. Doesn't it make sense to include something like that in the first album after his "death"?

Death of 2-Pac

Following up 2pac released "Hit 'Em Up" which later seemed to resurface into the picture about him having sex with Christopher Wallace wife. Wallace acknowledged the former, referring to it in regards to his wife's pregnancy on Jay Z's "Brooklyn Finest" but didn't directly respond to the record, stated in a 1997 radio interview.

Predicting his own death in music video seemingly to have been shot in those videos, Shakur was shot multiple times in a drive-by-shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 7, 1996. He died six days later of complications from gunshot wounds. Rumors of Wallace involvement with Shakur's murder were reported immediately, and later were brought up in a two-part interview tapping with Chuck Phillips in Los Angeles. Christopher Wallace denied the allegation claiming he was in a New York recording studio at the time.

As a result, 2Pac's death still remains in questioning and unsolved as to what really happened on that night.

Biggie Smalls Side of the Story

Wallace was arrested outside a Manhattan nightclub on March 26, 1996, for chasing and threatening to kill autograph seekers for smashing the windows of their taxicab and then pulling one of the fans out and punching them. Wallace pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment and was sentenced to 100 hours community service. In 1996, he was arrested at his home in Teaneck, New Jersey, for drug and weapons possession charges. Biggie felt this feud was getting out of line with critics saying that the reasons for his actions were due to outraged fans who thought 2-Pac was a better choice for Hip-Hop America.





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2-Pac Side of the Story

As this feud continued to change the Hip-Hop world, there were even bigger issues as to which rapper deserved to get more credit for the other's doing in the music business. 2-pac believed that he was the reason for Biggie Smalls success (in this hidden interview) and that his life-long friend Sean "Puffy" Combs had something to do with shootings that happened prior to his unsolved death. Critics got involved as this feud was continuing, stating that 2-Pac wasn't what Hip-Hop was about and that he was just a "gangsta rapper" trying to make a statement by "rep-ping" the west coast as strong as he did and talking "shit" about those who he felt were not up to his level of aesthetics. 2-Pac did become arrogant as these statements were being made and shot punchlines back at the press, stating "that they didn't know a goddamn thing about him or what he represented" his issue was that if Biggie Smalls could rep Brooklyn on every stage that he entertained, why was it such a big deal when he did it?

There is an article (link on page) that goes further into details about these issues. It was also, followed up by an "Hidden Unreleased Video" of 2-Pac.

Continued... The Rivalry

This rivalry started with music videos and lyrics launched by west coast rapper 2-Pac. 2-pac was aware of the animosity that was going on with Bad Boy Records and his label Death Row. However, that didn't stop the feud between the two labels. Some believe that the debate was over who was the most popular by fans and who sold the most records according to Box Office Hits. 2-pac was on the set of the single of his 1992 album where it feature a "look-a-like" Faith Evans. Faith Evans was a good friend and lifelong companion of Christopher "Biggie Smalls" Wallace. In his song, he was making verbal disses about his "so called" relationship between the famous R&B singer stating that they were an item under closed doors. Of course when Bad Boy Records heard of these accusations, and wanted to fire back with another song, that they would release, doing the same thing. Rappers such as Snoop Dogg, Ice-Cube, and their protege's and hype-men decided to get personal and bash the Death Row Label and the 1993 Music Awards seen on Cable Television MTV.

The Rivalry

The East and West Coast hip hop rivalry was a feud in the early 1990s between artists and fans of the East Coast and West Coast hip-hop genre. There were two artists who stood out and became the two major focal points of the feud, West Coast rapper 2Pac and his label, Death Row Records, and East Coast-based rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and his label, Bad Boy Records.

In 1992, rapper and producer Dr. Dre’s solo debut album, The Chronic, was released on Death Row Records. The album went triple platinum by the end of the year and recieved more recogniton for the powerful lyrics and songs that played on the local radio stations. Not to far behind, Death Row Records released Doggystyle, the debut album by Dr. Dre and Long Beach-based Snoop Dogg, which also became a multi-platinum success.



Here is a documentary about how strong this rivalry was. For more information Click the link below.

West Coast

Hyphy, Mane!,Man! Hold up, Yea Buddy!, What it do?, What it be like? Well of course we can't forget about the West! I am sure some of you are familiar with the language that the West rappers speak. Some of these artist include, Tu-Pac, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and the dog "dizzle" Snoop-Dogg. There style of music is represented by their dress, usually a lot of baggy clothes, tattoos of their hood, and what gang, if any they represent.

Their style of music is a little bit different than of the East Coast. Some songs that come to mind are : "California", "SNOOOOOP DOOOGGG",and the most popular "Gin and Juice"!





Gin and Juice" was produced by Dr. Dre and performed by Snoop Dogg with David Ruffin Jr. The song was written by Dr. Dre and David Ruffin Jr., which contained an interpretation of Slave's "Watching You" (the chorus) and an original baseline created by T. Green.

East Coast Genre

Boom! Bam! Dough! Dope! Hype! Yea! Wuz up son! Let's get this blog rolling! I am sure some of you would like to know about the East Coast huh! Some rappers include, Jay Z, Juelz Santanna, Biggie Smalls, the "Infamous" P. Diddy, and of course Jim Jones. Some of the artist here are some we listen too, today. We like the aesthetics that each artists puts out. Sometimes, when it comes to a certain song that we hear, we can't wait to violate the piracy laws of burning a single or CD. LOL! Sounds funny doesn't it?, but it is so true. But of course we know that things were not always "peachy!" We have to go back to these egos and images that each artist was trying to produce on the table or as we say the "newer generation". The early 90's you had a lot of rappers standing out and dropping punchlines and spitting bars and sonnets. Of course there was one rapper who was in a different league of his own and that was Christopher "Biggie Smalls" Wallace. I'm sure if you ever jammed any of his songs, some songs that come to mind are: "One More Chance" "Big Poppa" and Hypmotized"!

The Intro

This blog will compare and contrast Hip Hop: "Past and Present". Music is populating the world with different styles, artists, and sounds today. Some Topics include:

1. Intro
2. East Coast vs West Coast
3. The Drama
4. The Outcome
5. Death of Tupac and Biggie Smalls
6. Hip Hop Coming Together
7. A New Look
8. A New Style
9. "New Edition"