never really took the opportunity to really focus and listen to the song. As with most music I come across if its not from an artist or genre I prefer I just don’t pay much mind to it. Since beginning this music class I listen to almost all music differently. Just as I did with this particular song now I pay attention to minute details and focus on the musical elements to help me better understand this type of music. This song by Lorde in my opinion kind of invokes a calm‚ but a steady build up of expectations
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The late Tupac Shakur is arguably one of the most well-known hip-hop/rap artists of all time. He is known for many of his hit songs like “California Love” and “How Do U Want It”. Some would say that his music established the foundation for hip-hop and rap today‚ especially in the west coast. As far as the genre of hip-hop and rap‚ there seems to have been a major shift from Tupac’s era to today’s day and age. The art form of hip-hop has been transformed from a genre primarily used to tell some
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A hip-hop pioneer and savvy business mogul by the name of Russell Simmons believed that Hip-hop "speaks for the people who live in the worst economic straits since the Great Depression" (Life and Def: Sex‚ Drugs‚ Money‚ + God 26). A scholar by the name of Cornell West also believed hip-hop speaks for those that live in the ghetto‚ that it is a protest (Reese‚ 1998). Hip-hop is an expression. The hardened attitude that the boy who sits behind you in film class has‚ the slang you here kids yell at
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however; another group of individuals purchase the product. For example‚ 60% of hip-hop and rap traditionally black music is purchased primarily by white youths. This article compares to chapter 1 because it discusses the target market. The target market is defined as one or more specific groups of potential consumers toward which an organization directs its marketing program. The target market for the hip hop music is for African Americans however; the white youths tend to purchase it which means
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Elements of Music Project The two songs I am analyzing are by the same artist. The artist is DJ Shadow and the songs are entitled “Building Steam with a Grain of Salt” and “Midnight in a Perfect World.” These songs are from his first album “Endtroducing…‚” which was written in 1996. Shadow’s music has been classified into a few different types of genres; trip-hop being the most prominent. What makes his first album so different is that it is composed entirely of samples. Shadow spent years and
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My culture is defined by the stories that music has provided from slavery times to present day. Music holds significant meaning to the individual singer and is used as a way to express emotions. A singer can relay spirituality‚ love or life experiences. Since the 1400s‚ our culture sang Negro Hymns to get through miserable and painful times. Our ancestors sang about their struggles and heartaches. They sung to the Almighty for relief and deliverance from the horrible conditions they were
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letting children listen to whatever music they wanted to would ever have a bad influence on them? Parents today try and control what their kids listen to‚ but they sometimes end up failing. Since teens and young adults have the largest influence on music‚ they are the ones who will decide what will be the most popular music genre in pop culture. Some parents believe that letting their children listen to “gangster rap” or any other form of harmful and vulgar music will turn them into a psychopathic
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Smalls Introduction The Notorious B.I.G. - Christopher Wallace‚ born in 1972‚ spent the majority of his life in the Bed-Sty neighborhood in Brooklyn‚ New York. At the age of 12‚ he began selling drugs. He became a central figure in the east-coast hip-hop scene after he was discovered by Sean “Puffy” Combs‚ with his platinum-selling album Ready to Die in 1995. The gangster-life was brought to an end on March 9‚ 1997‚ where Biggie was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. Setting Christopher
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Bianca Phillips Eng.101/Baker 11/9/11 Does Violent Lyrics Cause Violence Some people believe music has become a reason for children turning to violence. Are violent lyrics making children act out violently? Then there’s the other side that say stop blaming music for violence. I believe violent lyrics can cause someone to act out violently‚ because songs with violent lyrics can prompt thoughts of violence. Songs that talk about shooting and killing each other can make the listener more
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East Coast vs. West Coast Throughout the nineties there was an movement in hip hop‚ the infamous East coast rap vs West coast between rap musicians. It was a separational movement that caused both sides to end the lives of two most influential rappers in the music industry‚ Notorious B.I.G and Tupac Shakur. Both rappers with similar backgrounds have changed the music scene completely with one sudden movement. Known mainly for their rivalry against one another and compared because of the backgrounds
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