Deadest Rapper Alive: The Rise of Lil’ Wayne and the Fall of Urban Youth is a Christian polemical book written by Pastor Jomo K. Johnson of Philly Open Air Church. The book details the rise of rapper Lil' Wayne while seeking to show the consequential effects of his music and image upon urban youth. Johnson stated that he decided to write the book after seeing strange sexual and behavioral trends in young Lil’ Wayne fans near his church. The book was released on October 1, 2011 and quickly became a literary effigy among many Lil’ Wayne fans.
The title of the book is a play on Lil’ Wayne’s self acclaimed moniker ‘Best Rapper Alive’. The author switched the title to ‘Deadest’ after reading the Bible which referred to those living in pleasure as “living but dead.”
Synopsis
Johnson begins the book by asserting that all art reflects a certain philosophy. He thus concludes that because this is so, every philosophical system must be examined as to whether it is helpful or harmful. He then seeks to show how Lil’ Wayne’s music has embodied an amoral philosophy that has begun to have effects on urban youth and teenagers. He cites certain sexual trends such as teens soliciting as prostitutes and flash mobs as evidence of this philosophy. Johnson then points out that his desire is not to demean or castigate the genre of hip hop but to write a warning of the dangerous consequences that follow amoral philosophy.
Themes
The book relies heavily on Lil’ Wayne’s biographical career, social statistics, and Biblical scripture. The book includes 4 main themes:
* Hidden social factors that contributed to the successful rise of Lil’ Wayne.
* The embedding of Amoral Philosophy in the music and its subsequent effects on youth.
* The spiritual and occultism that can be seen in the music of Lil’ Wayne.
* Predictions of what will happen to Lil’ Wayne and youth who follow this philosophy.
Reception
The book was one of the most polarizing urban releases of 2011. This polarization had been divided into three groups. The first group believed Johnson was an extremely gifted writer but felt that the book was placing too much blame on one artist. One blogger wrote, "How much of Wayne's music is believable? Like who really believes he will shoot & kill someone if someone plays with his money? He would never resort to that." The second group who positively received the book were Christians who generally agreed that the state of mainstream rap music had become deplorable. The book has been used by various ministries including Mercer County Corrections Facility to help deal with their gang problem. Johnson was featured on numerous Christian media outlets to discuss the book. The final group were Lil' Wayne fans, some who called the book a cheap and gimmicky stunt.
Review
The book was reviewed by pastor and rap artist , who wrote "Jomo Johnson has done his research. There are millions of youth being led astray by today's media and pop culture and many of them even come from Christian homes. So many parents and church leaders are clueless to the radical shifts that are happening right under our noses. Jomo helps open our eyes to one of our culture's largest influencers "Lil' Wayne". The book gives some great insights on his life, his effects and what we can do to reverse the fall of urban youth around the world."
The title of the book is a play on Lil’ Wayne’s self acclaimed moniker ‘Best Rapper Alive’. The author switched the title to ‘Deadest’ after reading the Bible which referred to those living in pleasure as “living but dead.”
Synopsis
Johnson begins the book by asserting that all art reflects a certain philosophy. He thus concludes that because this is so, every philosophical system must be examined as to whether it is helpful or harmful. He then seeks to show how Lil’ Wayne’s music has embodied an amoral philosophy that has begun to have effects on urban youth and teenagers. He cites certain sexual trends such as teens soliciting as prostitutes and flash mobs as evidence of this philosophy. Johnson then points out that his desire is not to demean or castigate the genre of hip hop but to write a warning of the dangerous consequences that follow amoral philosophy.
Themes
The book relies heavily on Lil’ Wayne’s biographical career, social statistics, and Biblical scripture. The book includes 4 main themes:
* Hidden social factors that contributed to the successful rise of Lil’ Wayne.
* The embedding of Amoral Philosophy in the music and its subsequent effects on youth.
* The spiritual and occultism that can be seen in the music of Lil’ Wayne.
* Predictions of what will happen to Lil’ Wayne and youth who follow this philosophy.
Reception
The book was one of the most polarizing urban releases of 2011. This polarization had been divided into three groups. The first group believed Johnson was an extremely gifted writer but felt that the book was placing too much blame on one artist. One blogger wrote, "How much of Wayne's music is believable? Like who really believes he will shoot & kill someone if someone plays with his money? He would never resort to that." The second group who positively received the book were Christians who generally agreed that the state of mainstream rap music had become deplorable. The book has been used by various ministries including Mercer County Corrections Facility to help deal with their gang problem. Johnson was featured on numerous Christian media outlets to discuss the book. The final group were Lil' Wayne fans, some who called the book a cheap and gimmicky stunt.
Review
The book was reviewed by pastor and rap artist , who wrote "Jomo Johnson has done his research. There are millions of youth being led astray by today's media and pop culture and many of them even come from Christian homes. So many parents and church leaders are clueless to the radical shifts that are happening right under our noses. Jomo helps open our eyes to one of our culture's largest influencers "Lil' Wayne". The book gives some great insights on his life, his effects and what we can do to reverse the fall of urban youth around the world."
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1) Light Weighted & Strong Library.
Fork PHP comes along with its strong library.It enables you to use features like PHP Controls , Entity Framework Methods and MVC structure.
2) Easy to Learn and Implement
Fork PHP is very easy to learn and use. You will need to look for documentation once, and It will enable you to start development.
3) Open Source
Fork PHP is inspired with available Frameworks like Zend PHP & ASP MVC 4.0. But Fork PHP falls in Open Source Category. You are free to modify its library according to your requirments with a free Licence.
4) Entity Framework
Entity Framework is a feature which provides Modal, the access to Database in Object Oriented manner. It means that Tables in DB are treated as classes and each row is like an instance of that class, This feature allows the flow of data in an efficient manner.
The following people bear the initials J. G.:
As given names
* J. G. Ballard (1930-2009), a British writer
* Reginald J. G. Dutton (1886-1970), a British inventor
* James Gordon Farrell, J. G. Farrell, (1935-1979), a British writer
* J. G. Hertzler (born 1949), an American actor
* J. G. Jones, an American comics artist
* J. G. Phillips (1911-1986), an Australian economist
* José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913), a Mexican cartoonist illustrator and artist
* J. G. Taylor Spink (1888-1962), an American sportswriter
* J. G. Thirlwell (born 1960), an Australian musician
* J. G. Parry-Thomas (1884-1927), a Welsh engineer and race car driver
* Martinus J. G. Veltman (born 1931), a Dutch physicist
* J. G. Whitfield (1915-2006), an American gospel musician
* J. G. Quintel (born 1982), an American animator
As given-plus-sur- names
* Jorge Gurgel (born 1977), a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist
* Julia Gillard, the 26th Prime Minister of Australia (2010-2013)
* Jeff Goldblum, an American actor.
* Jeff Gordon (born 1971), an American race car driver
* Jan Guillou (born 1944), a Swedish writer
* Judy Garland, an actor and singer
* Julien Guerard (born 1983), a French engineer
* Jerry Garcia, a guitarist for the jam band Grateful Dead
* Joey Graham, an American basketball player in the NBA
* Justin Gabriel, a WWE professional wrestler
* John Green, an American writer
* Jon Gutwillig, a guitarist for the band The Disco Biscuits
As given names
* J. G. Ballard (1930-2009), a British writer
* Reginald J. G. Dutton (1886-1970), a British inventor
* James Gordon Farrell, J. G. Farrell, (1935-1979), a British writer
* J. G. Hertzler (born 1949), an American actor
* J. G. Jones, an American comics artist
* J. G. Phillips (1911-1986), an Australian economist
* José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913), a Mexican cartoonist illustrator and artist
* J. G. Taylor Spink (1888-1962), an American sportswriter
* J. G. Thirlwell (born 1960), an Australian musician
* J. G. Parry-Thomas (1884-1927), a Welsh engineer and race car driver
* Martinus J. G. Veltman (born 1931), a Dutch physicist
* J. G. Whitfield (1915-2006), an American gospel musician
* J. G. Quintel (born 1982), an American animator
As given-plus-sur- names
* Jorge Gurgel (born 1977), a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist
* Julia Gillard, the 26th Prime Minister of Australia (2010-2013)
* Jeff Goldblum, an American actor.
* Jeff Gordon (born 1971), an American race car driver
* Jan Guillou (born 1944), a Swedish writer
* Judy Garland, an actor and singer
* Julien Guerard (born 1983), a French engineer
* Jerry Garcia, a guitarist for the jam band Grateful Dead
* Joey Graham, an American basketball player in the NBA
* Justin Gabriel, a WWE professional wrestler
* John Green, an American writer
* Jon Gutwillig, a guitarist for the band The Disco Biscuits
Playlist: the Very Best of Kelly Rowland is the second compilation (the first was Work: The Best Of) album by American recording artist Kelly Rowland, released in commemoration of her ten year in the music industry. The album was released on October 18, 2011 as part of the Playlist music album series issued by Legacy Recordings, simultaneously with similarly unsanctioned best-of collections of the bands and solo artists.
The album has sold more 10,000 copies stateside.
Critical reception
Playlist: The Very Best of Kelly Rowland received a favorable review from Allmusic: Kelly Rowland released only two albums on Columbia - Simply Deep (2002) and Ms. Kelly (2007) - yet here is an anthology with a misleading title. Playlist: The Very Best of Kelly Rowland rounds up the highlights from her two Columbia albums and collects a number of club mixes, a soundtrack cut, and “When Love Takes Over,” her hit 2009 collaboration with David Guetta. Ironically, this is more likely to appeal to devout Rowland fans - specifically those who do not buy digital downloads - than casual listeners, as five of the 14 tracks were issued as non-album digital singles. (Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
Track listing
The album has sold more 10,000 copies stateside.
Critical reception
Playlist: The Very Best of Kelly Rowland received a favorable review from Allmusic: Kelly Rowland released only two albums on Columbia - Simply Deep (2002) and Ms. Kelly (2007) - yet here is an anthology with a misleading title. Playlist: The Very Best of Kelly Rowland rounds up the highlights from her two Columbia albums and collects a number of club mixes, a soundtrack cut, and “When Love Takes Over,” her hit 2009 collaboration with David Guetta. Ironically, this is more likely to appeal to devout Rowland fans - specifically those who do not buy digital downloads - than casual listeners, as five of the 14 tracks were issued as non-album digital singles. (Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
Track listing