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Hip Hop

Hip Hop. How do I understand music in relation to HISTORY AND CULTURE?. What is Hip Hop music?. Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music. Components. Rapping (MCing) and Djing (audio mixing and scratching. Breakdancing and graffiti. Techniques.

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Hip Hop

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  1. Hip Hop How do I understand music in relation to HISTORY AND CULTURE?

  2. What is Hip Hop music? • Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music.

  3. Components • Rapping (MCing) and Djing (audio mixing and scratching. • Breakdancing and graffiti.

  4. Techniques • Assonance – resemblance of sound especially vowels and stressed syllables: “Swarms of arms” • Alliteration – repetition of the same sounds, usually consonants: “Zany Zone” • Rhyme – regular correspondence of sound a the end of lines.

  5. How is a beat created? • The beat is often created using a sample of the percussion break of another song, usually funk, rock, or soul recording. • In addition to the beat, other sounds are often sampled, synthesized, or performed.

  6. Where did hip hop culture begin? • The Bronx, New York

  7. MC and DJ • The early role of the MC was to introduce the DJ and the music and to keep the audience excited.

  8. The year of commercial success • By 1979 hip hop had become a commercially popular music genre and began to enter the American mainstream.

  9. Gangsta Rap • Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of some inner-city youths. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word gangster.

  10. R & B vs. Hip Hop • R & B is mainly sung. • Hip hop – the main vocals are rapped. What R & B artists and rappers have combined in the past to create their music?

  11. Fashion • Hip hop fashion

  12. Other characteristics • The meter is usually 4. • Other styles include soul and funk music • The instrumentation of hip hop derived from disco, funk and R & B. • The drum machine allowed hip hop musicians develop partially original scores.

  13. Historical Eras of Hip Hop • Old school – 1970 – 1985 • Golden age – 1985 – 1993 • Modern era – 1993 - Now

  14. The Roots • West African and African American Music

  15. What decade did hip hop arise? • The 80s!

  16. The Godfather of Hip Hop • Afrika Bambaataa

  17. Listening Exercise • Listen to the following samples of hip hop and describe the musical characteristic that you hear evident in each piece. • Number your papers #1-10.

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