“The schools in a portion of Boston stretching from just south of South Boston through Roxbury and into Dorchester are districted with a similar effect: the predominantly black areas are cut away from the predominantly white areas.” Morgan v. Hennigan‚ U.S. District Court for Massachusetts‚ 1974 THE SEEK BUTTON on the Ford’s radio is working. The downtown recedes. Miles of neighborhoods fill the windshield. The SEEK function locks on someplace in stereo‚ college FM probably. “Yeah‚” a new friend
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as such‚this crossculture integration produced a new forms of expression through music. Clive Campbell‚ Jamaican immigrant that went by the name Kool Herc‚ is credited with creating this new style in the mid 70’s. This new sound was a far cry from what we know today as rap music‚ nonetheless‚ this is where it began. Essentially‚ it was a DJ playing a record and “mixing it” and combining this with the recitation of rhymes. This primitive form of music came to be known as Hiphop as it p
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culture stems from the block parties of the Ghetto Brothers. Since its expansion throughout the South Bronx‚ hip hop culture has begun spreading to both urban and suburban communities throughout the entire world. Hip hop music was first appear with Kool Herc and modish disc jockeys and creating rhythmic beats by looping breaks on two turntables. It later became partners with the rap music genre‚ which is a rhythmic style of chanting or poetry often presented in 16-bar
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Hip-Hop” Although hip-hop generally contains male emcees‚ there has been a plethora of female emcees in the earlier hip-hop days that have made a positive impact on the hip-hop community and the culture itself. Hip-Hop started in 1970 by DJ Kool Herc‚ but it wasn’t until 1979 that the first female emcee emerged. Her name was Wendy Clark A.K.A “Lady B”. She began spinning hip-hop records on WHAT 1340 AM in Philadelphia. She expanded hip-hop outside of New York to Philadelphia. Later that
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Acousmatic Composition: The Atomisation of Performance as Technological Consequence Introduction The mechanical capture and reproduction of sound first became achievable with the advent of the phonograph‚ and technology has progressed at an impressive rate since. The 100 years of the 20th century saw more technological advancement than in the thousand years that preceded it (the new century‚ a decade old‚ eclipsing the last). Recording of sound has been achieved in more and more ways;
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‘In what ways can ethnicity and cultural identity impact on the development of musical genres.’ When considering music in context‚ it must be acknowledged‚ the influential role that music has taken throughout history across different cultural and ethnic identities as well as different peer groups within society. Music has become a universal language in which individuals of all sexes‚ races and ethnic backgrounds are able to unite and relate with one another through a common purpose. The ancestry
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1970’s Influences on rap music started as early as the 1940’s when Rhythm & Blues and Jazz included many of the elements that make up rap music. Rap music became its own genre of music in the 1970’s when DJ’s from New York‚ such as DJ Lovebug‚ DJ Cool Herc and DJ Hollywood‚ began manipulating‚ or scratching‚ records to make rhythms‚ beats‚ and other sounds. As this took place the rapper would
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Rap’s History Rap music began among the youth of South Bronx‚ New York in the mid 1970’s. Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash were some of the early artists of this art form. Through their performances at clubs‚ rap gained in popularity throughout the rest of the 1970’s. The first commercial success of rap was the song ‘Rapper ’s Delight’ by the Sugar Hill Gang in 1979. It helped bring rap music into the spotlight. The 1980’s saw the continued success of rap music with many artists such as Run DMC
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The East Coast discovered hip hop dance when DJ Herc started an informal performance career and was the first DJ to make unique music by playing two record machines with the same record on both. The rhythms he created were one of the important founding elements of hip hop and dancers were able to show off their moves. The West
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Business Ethics. Concepts and Cases‚ 6th edn Advertising Death? In 2004‚ New York‚ Illinois‚ and Maryland – possibly to be joined by 30 other states – sued Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co (now part of R. J. Reynolds) for its “Kool Mixx” hip-hop promotions (CD-ROMs‚ DJ contests‚ hip-hop-themed cigarette packs‚ free magazines‚ free “Mixx Stick” radios‚ a website) as targeted at youth in violation of the 1998 tobacco settlement. Although the settlement prohibits ads aimed at teens‚ the industry spends
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