1. Surrounding Areas affect (mainly focusing on California locations but also addressing other places)
1.1. Bay Area
1.1.1. SOB x RBE
1.1.1.1. Modern day most influential bay area rap group
1.1.1.1.1. SOB x RBE is a prime example of how the Bay Area influenced their group and how they go about writing and performing their songs. The group, originially from a neighborhood in Vallejo called the Crest, reference their lifestyles growing up in the Bay Area. Examples of these callbacks include "Vallejo, California where them youngin's they be quick to bust Ruthless!," and "Riding through the Bay, top down, feeling the sway." They are widely seen as one of the most influential rap groups due to their expansion beyond the West Coast with their most popular songs like "Paramedic" and "Anti"
1.1.2. MCHammer
1.1.2.1. Most influential bay area solo rapper
1.1.2.1.1. In his songs he often brings up references to the Bay Area, furthermore, showing how growing up there had influenced his upbringing and how it had influenced his music. MC Hammer is a well known Bay Area artist from Oakland, CA, widely known as one of the biggest hubs for hip hop in the Bay. His success comes from his songs like "U can't touch this" and "Here comes the Hammer." An lyrical example of his Bay Area roots affecting his music is, "A super dope homeboy from the Oaktown."
1.2. Los Angeles
1.2.1. Kendrick Lamar
1.2.1.1. Modern day most influential Los Angeles Rapper
1.2.1.1.1. Kendrick Lamar is a huge figure in the rap/hip hop industry and has had a huge influence on the upcoming generation of rappers. He is known as the most influential west coast rapper the industry has every seen due to his popular songs like "Humble", "DAMN", and "Money Trees". Kendrick Lamar is also known to reference his upbringing in Los Angeles within his music.
1.2.2. NWA
1.2.2.1. Most influential rap group in Los Angeles history
1.2.2.1.1. The NWA is the most popular and influential rap group in history. The timing, music, and enviroment all played into their success. All members were all local to the area, Compton.
1.3. Other cities
1.3.1. Nas
1.3.1.1. East coast rapper, inspired many of the next generation of amazing rappers
1.3.2. Drake
1.3.2.1. One of the most influential people, not just rapper in the world
1.3.2.1.1. Drake's influence spans further than Toronto. In fact, he is an international celebrity that has various ties to his hometown in his music.
2. Rap song
2.1. My own take on how I will write my lyrics based on the theme I chose
2.1.1. How my upbringing would affect how I would rap
2.1.1.1. The influence of moving several times in my life, to different parts of California and into other cities. I will write the song in cronilogical order, starting from my place of birth into where my family and I live now. I will write lyrics based on how my experiences have formed my outlook on life and how my enviroment has played a part in that.
3. Illustration
3.1. The affect of a surrounding city in artwork
3.1.1. Im thinking about drawing something, although I am not necessarily the best at drawing I feel like I can put my thoughts into the illustration more effectively that way. Im going to try to create a timeline, with all the cities and places I feel like have influenced and shaped who I am.