User talk:Toriettaaw

This is a user talk page for Toriettaaw (talk) 15:04, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Wiki Exercise 1
The death of two (nowadays to be called fathers of gangster rap): Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur, has forever changed Hip Hop and its culture. Hip Hop is not a style it is a movement. Its origins come from New York City, around late 1970’s and early 1980’s. The movement feature four categories: Mcing(best known as rapping), Dling, street art (graffiti) and b-boying (breakdancing). The original Hip Hop as music consists of a DJ scratching a record to create a looped beat while an MC(artist) would rap along. Hip Hop has definitely evolved ever since, in many innovative directions. However rapping to a looping beat is still the foundation of many Hip Hop songs. As the time passed Hip Hop progressed. It is impossible not to mention Afrika Bambaataa, an American DJ, that has released new electro tracks in the 1980’s, that have altered the genre of Hip Hop. By using synthesizers and drum machines the created an entirely new experience to the music tracks. Few artists that defined genre and left a footprint in the history of Hip Hop are Run DMC, LL Cool J, Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and many more. Moving seven years ahead, Compton became to gain major attention. The fist wave of Compton Hip Hop was politically a socially motivated, that drastically changed to a wave of gangster rap. One of the biggest influences was a scandalous band N.W.A. The band produce by Dr.Dre gained a lot of attention from the public by being rather controversial. Their lyrics featured police brutality, drug dealing and racism. The group disbanded after a series of unfortunate events, however in will always stay as one of the most influential band in history of Hip Hop. Right after an upcoming rapper 2pac Shakur would sign with Suge Knights Death Row Records – introducing the era of West coast gangster rap. Meanwhile on the other coast same movement was growing. Biggie Smalls was signing to Upton records. The tensions between two coasts started to rise after Biggie dropped a track called “who shot ya” which 2Pac took as a diss song mocking his shooting. The music battle began to go back and forth between the coasts. Media had a big coverage on the tensions between the coasts, fans and the artists. The rivalries continued for six years, until the tragic events that have been taken with a space of six months. Both Biggie and 2Pac were assassinated. Their death lead to a drastic change in the movement, putting the end to the Golden age of Hip Hop. Toriettaaw (talk) 01:27, 10 February 2016 (UTC)