In today's society, hip hop has broadened and now includes many different styles of music under the same genre. Along with an increase in style, hip hop has increased it's cuss words a lot since it's start. The rise in the number of artists has created competition which brings about constant new songs by a variety of artists but also encourages artists to work hard and keep their spot on top of the billboards. Popular hip hop artists these days include Post Malone, Cardi B, Migos, Drake, NF, Lil Pump and Bruno Mars to name just a few. Theses artists have each contributed towards hip hop with their own styles.
Post Malone is a 22 year old young rapper. His singing style involves him rapping with his scratchy voice topped with a slow melody in the background. His most popular song at the moment is called Rockstar and was number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for many weeks. Post Malone is criticized for being a white rapper but despite these comments he moves on. He commented by saying, "People are gonna hate you for what they're not gonna understand you for"(Weiner J., 2017)
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Drake Post Malone
DRAKE
Aubrey Drake Graham was born in Toronto, Canada. In 2002, he pursued his career as a rapper and became known by making guest appearances on hit songs of Lil Wayne, Rihanna, and A$AP Rocky. Through the years, Drake worked his way to the top and broke through as a famous rapper in the summer of 2015 by releasing the song, Hotline Bling. Today, he is one of the most well known hip hop artists with songs like God's Plan which is arguably the best known song of 2018 so far (Kellman A., n.d.). Drake's style of rapping is very unique with a r&b style for some songs while other songs hold trap beats.
Aubrey Drake Graham was born in Toronto, Canada. In 2002, he pursued his career as a rapper and became known by making guest appearances on hit songs of Lil Wayne, Rihanna, and A$AP Rocky. Through the years, Drake worked his way to the top and broke through as a famous rapper in the summer of 2015 by releasing the song, Hotline Bling. Today, he is one of the most well known hip hop artists with songs like God's Plan which is arguably the best known song of 2018 so far (Kellman A., n.d.). Drake's style of rapping is very unique with a r&b style for some songs while other songs hold trap beats.
NF
Nathan Feuerstein known by his stage name of NF, made a huge breakthrough in the music industry in 2017. His album held the number one spot for a full week on Billboard top 100. NF is a christian rapper, but his music is not just targeted towards christians with him talking about his real life struggles. NF's music varies greatly from other artists due to his passion and style shown in his music videos which is something never really seen in rap until now (Graham E, 2017). Some people comment that is music is too dark but in reality, he is just showing his struggles in his life. For him, rapping is his way of releasing tension and acting as himself (Graham E, 2017).
Music Video (Therepy session) by NF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgMzxQW2raE
This video expresses the backslash that NF is facing and his response
NF (Right)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgMzxQW2raE
This video expresses the backslash that NF is facing and his response
NF (Right)