compare two different genres of music; Jam band music‚ and Rap. In my opinion‚ these two genre are on totally different ends of the musical spectrum. Bands like the Grateful Dead and Phish draw their inspirations from other genres like rock‚ folk‚ funk‚ jazz‚ and bluegrass and from the idea of improvising musically with each other on stage. On the other hand‚ most rap styles of music draws its message from popular culture‚ often drugs‚ and gang related activities. The following links go to two songs
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tradition of poetry and speech over music. Many believe hip hop was born in the historic building in 1520 Sedgwick Avenue‚ Bronx‚ New York. This is where DJ Kool Herc and other DJs would perform. He also developed “break-beat deejaying” where the breaks of funk songs were repeated and isolated to be used and go with all-night dance parties. Herc would make announcements to dancers which would lead to rhyme spoken accompaniment now known as rapping. This formed the basis of hip hop music. (Jeff Chang‚
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"From the school yards of the South Bronx to the tops of the Billboard charts‚ rap has emerged as one of the most influential musical and cultural forces of our time" (Yale University Press). Rappers and hip hop culture are often criticized for advocating violence‚ misogyny‚ and crime. However‚ rap is actually a form of self-expression for African Americans that is available and accessible to just about everyone. The music and culture that stem from hip hop‚ "emerged from a uniquely African American
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Big Payback Notes • Early conflict in the the fiscal underpinnings of hiphop. There was significant backlash from urban purists (essentially those living and breathing hiphop’s four elements by DJing‚ MCing‚ breakdancing‚ and graffiti tagging in its raw street setting) who disliked the commerical sensibiltiies of the Sugar Hill Gang and the mercenary attitudes of rap’s first music label Sugar Hill Records. Term “hiphop” begot cultural factions between those who saw themselves as lubricant partygoers (the
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The purpose of this paper is to show the beginnings of Jazz and how it transformed and developed through the decades. What I needed to research‚ was how jazz all began and how it evolved. How did it start? Who were the people that were involved in the beginning? Where did it begin? How did it evolve into what jazz is today? Jazz had its beginnings in Africa. Before the slave trade‚ tribes in Africa had there own rhythms‚ instruments‚ and dances. It was the slave trade brought by ships to South America
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The 1970s was a period of political neglect towards the downward spiral of struggling urban areas after multiple resistance movements against the Vietnam war and the fight for civil rights among races. States such as New York‚ particularly the city Bronx (mainly south Bronx)‚ was on the verge of collapsing. In reaction‚ Hip Hop Culture blossomed from the mounds of wreckage on August 11‚ 1973 thanks to DJ Kool Herc. What is Hip Hop? What makes it so unique? Here remains a longstanding debate about
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Historical Context Originating in the United States‚ tap is a combination of African tribal dances‚ Scottish‚ Irish‚ and English clog dances‚ hornpipes‚ and jigs. In the last few decades of the 20th century‚ it was believed that African slaves and Irish servants observed each other’s dances on Southern plantations and tap was born from this. Tap dance was a dynamic art form‚ and dancers continually molded and shaped it. Dancers such as Harland Dixon and Jimmy Doyle impressed audiences and influenced
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MUSIC Music is no stranger to anyone‚ but have you ever asked someone as to what music is. If not‚ then try on but be prepared that you would not receive any definite answer from anyone. The dictionary defines music as ‘the art of arranging tones in an orderly sequence so as to produce a unified and continuous composition’. However‚ in the larger picture‚ the definition of music varies with culture‚ people‚ place or time. Music is sublime and too varied‚ leaving each individual with a different
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Rap vs. R&B The definition of music is defined differently between each individual. Some people define music as the blend of silence and sound. The definition musicians have for music usually depends on what style or genre of music they make. Some people feel that for rap songs‚ only the beat for the song counts as music while the lyrics are only spoken poetry. Listeners to R&B feel that both the vocals and the instrumental noise are music. Artists of these genres often collaborate with other artists
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In the late 1970’s a new‚ popular form of urban youth culture emerged in the Bronx‚ New York that changed the face of popular music and American culture. Throughout its development‚ hip-hop has become a vastly commercialized component of popular American culture; however‚ it took the efforts of many pioneers and innovators to shape modern hip-hop culture and music. By exploring hip-hop’s origins‚ one can better understand its evolution and its influence on different social groups throughout the United
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