Despite the pushback, the group spoke upon their own experiences of racism and excessive policing, leading them to become a target for authorities. Eventually, their legacy would shine through the negativity, and they would become one of the most well-known hip-hop groups in America, with over 10 million records sold.
Dre, Ice Cube, and Eazy-E, before his death in By the lates and earlys, hip-hop began to shift from a group setting to individual rappers who spoke about their lives.
One of the best lyricists to ever do this was Tupac Shakur, otherwise known as 2pac. Born in New York, the rapper would eventually move to the West Coast and become a central figure in West Coast hip-hop. Tupac became a symbol of activism with his music by addressing social issues that plagued inner cities. He was one of the first to introduce social issues to the genre when gangsta rap was dominant in the mainstream.
Tupac died in after a drive-by in Las Vegas at the age of G, otherwise known as Biggie Smalls. Christopher Wallace was born in New York City and closely followed the local rap scene, including gangsta rap.
He made a name for himself by using a laidback lyric delivery of often grim content. Six months after the death of Tupac, Biggie was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.
He was only 24 years old. By the s, hip-hop was dominated by male rappers. She started on her own path in with her debut album, Supa Dupa Fly , which landed at number three on the Billboard , the highest-charting debut for a female rapper at the time. The accomplishment makes her the best-selling female rapper in Nielsen Music history. Elliott has laid the way for countless female artists such as Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, and more.
Eminem helped popularize hip-hop in Middle America by his freestyle lyricism and not-so-common skin tone. After 11 studio albums, he has sold over million records sold, making him one of the top-selling artists. His global success helped break the racial barriers for the acceptance of white rappers in popular music. Another artist still around today, despite the early start in their career, is Jay-Z , otherwise known as Shawn Carter. His impact comes from what he could do beyond music, becoming a record executive, businessman, and media proprietor.
He also holds the record for the most number one album by a solo artist on the Billboard Music aside, he helped cultivate some of the most prominent artists in the music industry, including Kanye West, Rihanna, and J. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Jay-Z as the first solo living rapper, while the Songwriters Hall of Fame inducted him as the first rapper to win the distinction.
While the East and West duked it out for who has the best rap game, Atlanta had their own scene coming up. The duo began in the late s but quickly gained critical acclaim and commercial success starting in the mids.
Their success makes them one of the most successful hip-hop groups of all time, having received six Grammy Awards. DM your work. Who got talent!? They also accused that The Game never uploaded their songs on his verified SoundCloud account and rather shared their tracks on his account with mere followers.
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This severely limits the audience that these upcoming artists are exposed to, only being heard by hundreds versus the thousands that they could've reached on his main account. The Soundcloud account itself only has followers. Thus, the rappers who worked with The Game are upset because they had taken the opportunity as possibly being their big-break, and are instead short thousands of dollars. Of course, at this time, the details regarding the situation are all purely speculatory.
If you recall, The Game lost the rights to his entire musical catalog after losing a sexual assault case. At the time of this article's publication, The Game has yet to comment on the matter. What do you make of these very specific allegations?
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