Research Paper Proposal

I plan on taking many different looks inside of the lifes of music hip hop artists such as ( tupac, Gucci mane, Shyne, and cassidy etc.). These artists made it big in the music industry, but in the end they end up getting caught up in so called ( rap beefs ) or they end up catching major felony cases. I am going to look at what took place in order for these music artists to get caught up in these situations. I will also look at how they handled the pressures of their names being slandered in the media. What was it like for the music artist known as cassidy, to be charged and put on trial for first degree murder. I will also take an indepth look at what caused the rap beef between Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG. These two are arguabally the the best hip hop artists ever known to man. I will talk about how these two were once friends, and what happened to make them worst enemys. Most people believe this was because Tupac shakur felt like Notorious BIG was responsible for him being robbed and shot at one of the music studios in New York. How did this incident almost cause an all out war between the east coast and the west coast ? I will also research about how was it for these music artists during their prison terms ? Was it different for them because who they were ? Also what was life like once they were released back into society ? Also what was it like to try to produce music again once you have been incarcerated for so long ? Basically i am giving u a better understanding of what these rappers go through and the consequences they face and how they handle them. Since i was a kid i wondered when superstars go to prison ( DO THEY LIVE LIKE KINGS? ) but after watching this documentary called ( Rhymes & Consequences ), this movie really shows u the befor and afters of these rappers lives one they get into trouble. It talks about how judges use the lyrics rappers use in their music against them basically saying they are telling the youth to go out and commit crimes. But in reality they are not, these artists are just trying to make music. Some rappers do speak on real life experiences just telling u where they came from. These artist are just trying to entertain they are not influencing anyone to commit crimes.

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Hoye, Jacob (2006). Tupac: Resurrection. Atria. ISBN 074347435X .

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