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Abe, Daudi J. 6 'n the Morning: West Coast Hip-hop Music, 1987-1992 & the Transformation of Mainstream Culture. United States: Over the Edge, 2013. Print. Daudi Abe is a Seattle-based professor, writer, and historian who has taught courses on culture, race, gender, communication, education, hip-hop, and sports for over 20 years. In his article, he discusses how west coast hip-hop during the late ‘80s and early ‘90s heavily impacted societal views on hip-hop and music entirely. In addition, he…

2002 – Eminem – Without Me Eminem is an extremely controversial person in the world of Hip Hop and at the same time, he was the first critically accepted white MC1. His real name is Marshall Mathers III – growing up in Detroit he was in a very difficult position because the local rap scene was totally dominated by black people2. Nevertheless, he managed to do something impossible and get incredible fame – his album The Eminem Show won the Grammy Award and Without Me, which is the single from…

Puerto Rico music grows as a lively product of different cultural resources. West Africa and Spain are the prominent musical sources of Puerto Rico. During 19th century, Puerto Rican settlers fortunes increased and they become more ambitions because their social aspirations grew. Those children who show passion, devotion and interest in music were sent abroad to learn and practice music so that they could be able to enhance and boost their talents. Manuel Tavares was a composer of one of the…

Case Study of a DJ: James Brown By Alvin Wilson Funky Drummer: There is a section where James Brown, the drummer and the sax come together in a beautiful and interesting manner. This portion of the song is from 3:38-3:56. It has that infectious riff. This portion when looped to create a chorus would surely get the crowd going incessantly. The beginning of the track which had the drummer hitting the rims (rim shot) with the electric guitar intro and the organ joining in later would make for a…

had always criticized. Music such as rock, recieved tremendous amount of criticism when rock and roll ceased to be a harmless dance music for young teens which soon acquired a sense of lyrical art. If there is one topic where the majority of parents of America agree on, it is the current adolescent popular music, especially heavy metal, rock, and now the infamous hip-hop/rap. Parents would agree that this genre of music promotes racism, violence, and overall disrespect for women judging by its…

entertainer. James Brown is one of the reasons why most of today’s music artists are capable of achieving hit songs. In the article A & E Networks Television by Bio.com states that Brown is “The Godfather of Soul, inventor of funk, the godfather of hip hop. Brown is cited as a seminal influence to artists such as: Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Afrika Bambaataa, and Jay-Z.” This legend’s dancing, shouting vocals, and unique rhythmic style was very renowned in the entertainment industry.…

In the late 90’s and early 2000’s Contemporary R&B music ruled the charts. R&B had a compilation of soul, pop, funk, hip hop and dance. Composer’s such as Teddy Riley influenced the blend of R&B and hip hop which opened doors for a new sound of music. Artists such as Micheal Jackson, Bobby Brown, Jodeci, and Boys II Men applied this style of music to their albums. R&B dominated the charts during the early 2000’s and has gained recognition all over the world. Even so, there are artists with great…

take this opportunity to speak about my favorite music genre, Hip Hop. Ever since I was a little boy I always heard Hip Hop playing on the radio and I automatically fell in love with the music genre and culture of Hip Hop. The song I am going to go in depth about and analyze is Afrika Bambaataa’s & the Soulsonic Force’s hit song "Planet Rock". The main reason why I chose this piece of music is because the impact it had in the Hip Hop community was like non other and because till this day it is…

be considered the trash age of rap because of all the new characters that are coming up. But one artist that stands from the all is Drake. He is considered the one the best hip-hop artist. When Drake makes new songs they are always on the top charts making him one of the successful artists in the business. Drake’s song “One Dance” has over 1 billion plays on spottily and counting. But the song I wanted to look at was ‘’Gods Plan”. This song has a good meaning to it. Gods plan means that…

Music comes in many different genres. Each type of music is made to suit people’s different tastes. Music is a way of expression: It can also be a way a person can express their feelings. A problem that is seen in some genre of music, primarily hip hop, is the amount of profanity that is used. This can either be the use of explicit language, sexual content, or visual images in music videos. Most important is how easily accessible it is to minors due to the fact that minor tend to idolize many…