The interviewee, Sam, stated his favorite genre of popular music is rap. Sam was introduced to rap in middle school so roughly in 2009-2010. Although Sam was first introduced to rap in 2009-2010 the word rap has been around for quite some time (Mize para. 2). Originally, rap meant to strike or to hit(Mize para. 2) However, in the 1960’s it began to pop up in the black community and was used as a slang word to mean that someone was talking or having a conversation (Mize para. 2). DJ Kool Herc is known as the first DJ and founding father of hip hop (Mize para. 5). On August 11, 1973 in the Bronx, New York history was made because Herc and his sister Cindy began hosting back to school parties in the recreation room of their building (Mize para.
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Sam said Meek Mill’s song titled “Somehow Someway” helped him identify and relate to rap music. Meek Mill’s birth name is Robert Rahmeek Williams and is known to be a famous rapper (AceShowbiz.com). Meek Mill’s claim to fame was his single known as “In My Bag” which came out in 2011. Meek Mill’s song “In My Bag” did not help Sam identify with rap music and Meek Mill, but Sam believes it is because he did not start to identify or relate to a specific artist or genre until he was older and actually listened to the lyrics of the songs. One of Sam’s favorite aspect of Meek Mill is his style in music. According to an article titled, “Get on the Mic: Recording Studios as Symbolic Spaces in Rap Music” by Geoff Harkness there are three separate vocal tracks when recording rap (Harkness pg. 83). The first vocal track is the main track where the artists rap all the words (Harkness pg. 83). Second is a backing track that closely follows the main vocal, placing emphasis on particular words or lines (Harkness pg. 83). Finally, the third vocal track is a “hype” track, where he adds quick rebuttals, laughs, taunts, and echoes that give the song more of a group feel (Harkness pg. 83). Also, Sam likes the clothing style Meek Mill has. Sam feels Meek dresses like an ordinary person even though his clothes are expensive. Meek does not dress in suits which is relatable to Sam. Sam is into dirt bikes and Meek Mill rides dirt bikes, so …show more content…
The two individuals who began rap music, DJ Kool Herc and Coke La Rock, are both African American. Meek Mill is also a African American male. The two individuals who began rap music and Sam’s favorite artist are African American and male; since, Sam is African American and male he relates to his favorite genre of music and artist in the race category. In addition to race, Sam relates to Meek Mill because of class. Meek Mill has not always been financially stable. Meek Mill’s father was killed by gunfire when Meek was five years old (https://successstory.com/people/robert-rahmeek-williams). Meek’s family were not financially stable so his mother started cutting hair and doing odd jobs to support her family (https://successstory.com/people/robert-rahmeek-williams). Sam feels he can relate to Meek before he became famous because Sam’s family has struggled with money in the past and his mother had to pick up extra jobs. Although Sam’s father was not killed his father was not apart of his life, so his mother is a single mother like Meek’s mother. Sam feels he can relate to rap music and Meek Mill because of race and
Sam said Meek Mill’s song titled “Somehow Someway” helped him identify and relate to rap music. Meek Mill’s birth name is Robert Rahmeek Williams and is known to be a famous rapper (AceShowbiz.com). Meek Mill’s claim to fame was his single known as “In My Bag” which came out in 2011. Meek Mill’s song “In My Bag” did not help Sam identify with rap music and Meek Mill, but Sam believes it is because he did not start to identify or relate to a specific artist or genre until he was older and actually listened to the lyrics of the songs. One of Sam’s favorite aspect of Meek Mill is his style in music. According to an article titled, “Get on the Mic: Recording Studios as Symbolic Spaces in Rap Music” by Geoff Harkness there are three separate vocal tracks when recording rap (Harkness pg. 83). The first vocal track is the main track where the artists rap all the words (Harkness pg. 83). Second is a backing track that closely follows the main vocal, placing emphasis on particular words or lines (Harkness pg. 83). Finally, the third vocal track is a “hype” track, where he adds quick rebuttals, laughs, taunts, and echoes that give the song more of a group feel (Harkness pg. 83). Also, Sam likes the clothing style Meek Mill has. Sam feels Meek dresses like an ordinary person even though his clothes are expensive. Meek does not dress in suits which is relatable to Sam. Sam is into dirt bikes and Meek Mill rides dirt bikes, so …show more content…
The two individuals who began rap music, DJ Kool Herc and Coke La Rock, are both African American. Meek Mill is also a African American male. The two individuals who began rap music and Sam’s favorite artist are African American and male; since, Sam is African American and male he relates to his favorite genre of music and artist in the race category. In addition to race, Sam relates to Meek Mill because of class. Meek Mill has not always been financially stable. Meek Mill’s father was killed by gunfire when Meek was five years old (https://successstory.com/people/robert-rahmeek-williams). Meek’s family were not financially stable so his mother started cutting hair and doing odd jobs to support her family (https://successstory.com/people/robert-rahmeek-williams). Sam feels he can relate to Meek before he became famous because Sam’s family has struggled with money in the past and his mother had to pick up extra jobs. Although Sam’s father was not killed his father was not apart of his life, so his mother is a single mother like Meek’s mother. Sam feels he can relate to rap music and Meek Mill because of race and