Last article we talked all about pop music and its history‚ now we’re going to take a look at the urban and Latin music genres. First up: urban music. Also referred to as urban contemporary music‚ this genre originated in the 1980s and 90s as a solution for “advertisers who felt that ‘black radio’ would not reach a wide enough audience” (Encyclopedia Britannica). Its sound is defined by rhythm-and-blues or soul artists with mass crossover appeal. Today‚ urban music tends to be a phrase referring
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Hip-Hop is more than meets the eye. It’s more than a genre of music. It is a lifestyle & culture that helped pave way for generations of youth to express themselves. Hip-Hop originated back in the 1970’s in the Bronx‚ New York. It has spread worldwide which was unimaginable almost 50 years ago. It has gone through many shifts throughout those years‚ but one thing that has remained constant & somewhat forgotten are the four elements of Hip-Hop(five to some) which are: Graffiti‚ emceeing‚ djing & b-boying
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break-dancing‚ the b-boys‚ and the b-girls. How you act‚ walk‚ look talk are all part of hip-hop culture. And the music is colorless. Hip-hop music is made from Black‚ brown‚ yellow‚ red‚ and white cultures. Whatever music that gives you the grunt. That funk. That grove or that brat. It’s all part of hip-hop. Hip-Hop began as an early ‘70s youth street culture in New
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The Development of Hip-Hop and Rap throughout the Twentieth Century: The Outline Art. Throughout history‚ mankind has always expressed his emotions‚ ideas‚ and opinions in the form of art. Whether it be a caveman painting on the wall of his cave‚ or Galileo and his ceiling in the Sistine chapel‚ art has always existed in some form or another. But history’s greatest art and the geniuses behind it are all found in the past century right here in the U.S. of A. These masterpieces are classified as ‘hip-hop
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claim credit for the founding of rap music or the hip hop culture‚ New York DJ (disc-jockey) Kool Herc is generally considered the most important figure in the early years of the genre. As a DJ Kool Herc would sample the danceable parts of jazz and funk records‚ typically the parts featuring drums and a consistent rhythm. These parts were inspired by and helped inspire a new kind of dancing called break-dancing. Kool Herc named the people who would break dance to his music "B-Boys‚" which was short
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WORLD’S LONGEST SONG The current longest piece of music being recored is Longplayer. It has been recording for the last 11 years. And it is due to end in 2999. Look it up at Longplayer.org The longest recorded piece of music used to be by a noise band called Bull of Heaven‚ "The Chosen Priest and Apostle of Infinite Space." It’s more than 2 months long. They also have other works that are multiple weeks long. They have however bested this with a song that is 50 000 hours in length‚ that’s more
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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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album‚ ‘Southernplayalisticadillamukic’ (1994) there is a strong sense of sexism‚ with ‘hoes’ and ‘bitches’ appearing in many tracks. ‘Funky Ride’ uses a substantial amount of simulated sex sounds. The track has a slow ballad tempo and the music has a funk feel‚ with the addition of wah-wah guitar usually associated with Disco. Although the track appears to see a woman as a sexual object‚ the lyrics “let me take you on a funky ride” do not suggest any violence or abuse. Therefore‚ this is a song about
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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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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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