1. Poetic Rappers Jalen Young Matthew Holiday Joey Andrews Jared Oliver

2. Nas His music is a poetic expression because he includes rhyme and shows meaning. His music speaks to all kinds of people and the problems that they face no matter what race or ethnicity.. His music tells the youth that they don’t have to really be in a gang and can grow up to be anything that they wanted to be if they put time into it.

3. 2-Pac 2Pac shows his poetic expressions in his music for his struggles and from life. The literary characteristic that his music expresses is about him and what he’s been through This music doesn’t cross color lines because it’s mainly about black struggles.

4. Notorious B.I.G Rap/hip-hop music is somewhat a poetic expression because they do not rhyme in every line and sometimes doesn’t make sense. The literary characteristic rap music has is that is has too much swearing and vulgar language. The music doesn’t cross the color lines because people do not like vulgar words and gearing about life in the streets. The complexities of the music on society and youth the music expresses how society is today and the hard ships people have.