MM 3503 Stetson Bishop

Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar   In 2024 and 2025, the  pent - up   years   of hostility  between Kendrick Lamar and Drake  spilled   over  into one of  the   biggest   lyrical  beefs   in   hip-hop   history.  A  scathing  verse on a feature  record   became   a   series   of  back-and-forth  diss  albums ,  remapping  not only the musical  terrain  but also the media  terrain  that surrounds and amplifies rap culture. This beef did more than  provide us with entertainment ; it  showed   us  the  new   place  of  the  media in music, the power of social  conversation , and the  new   norms  by which artists are judged. Key Moments: The start- Kendrick dissed Drake (and J. Cole) on Future & Metro Boomin’s track “Like That” (March 2024), calling out both rappers by na...

MM 3503 - JUDD SAMPLES During the semester I have enjoyed reading and seeing Judd's media presentation and position papers. I have personally used his blog for ideas for some of my own projects. I like how his storytelling makes his content very easy to read. His work is easy to understand. I also enjoy the color pallet of his website. He uses colors that really attract the viewer. I have personally upgraded my color palette of my blog for this reason alone. I also liked how his topics were topics I wasn't very familiar about. Through his work I was able to learn a lot about these topics. One of these topics was his blog on Critiquing a Media Critic  , where I learned about a channel ran by Brittany Browski. I never knew or heard about her before reading this blog. MM 3503 - Austin Adair  During the semester I also enjoyed Austin's blog. I liked that throughout his posts he shows a lot of media, such as videos and images. This enhances his blog and makes it look profession...

Aubrey Drake Graham,  more commonly  known simply as Drake, has  become   one of the  strongest   voices   in  today's  music and  entertainment   globally .  The impact made by Drake  since his  emergence   into the limelight  in the late 2000s   has  transcended   the  boundaries  of hip-hop  alone .  Drake  has  affected  music ,  created  new marketing strategies, and  spawned   new   ways   in   which   global populations absorb  and engage with  popular  culture. As a Canadian artist with  international   stature , Drake  not only  placed  Toronto   on the cultural map but also restructured how artists  handle   stardom  and  power   under  the  age   of technology .  The   essay  examines how  the   art ,...