Funk is an important music genre that began in the 1960s as an African-American music style where musicians created a new rhythmic form of music through a mixture of soul songs, jazz music and R&B. Funk minimizes melody and harmony and creates strong rhythmic patterns of electric bass, along with the drums and also a vocal style drawn from soul music. Funk songs are usually formed on a prolonged vamp on a particular chord, which effectively distinguishes them from soul music and R&B songs as these
individuals in rap history. The rap scene of California was way more diverse, even if Dr. Dre’s created G-funk determined the West Coast sound. East Coast party rap was mainly copied by West Coast rap until the mid- to the late 1980’s. Nevertheless, Los Angeles and the Bay Area soon demonstrated to be productive regions. The comedy rap of The Pharcyde, the enormous powerful, Latino-colored stoner funk of Cypress Hill and the pioneering gangsta related recordings of Ice-T were all produced in Los Angeles
that Tupac Shakur is his biggest influence, and has influenced his music as well as his day-to-day lifestyle. “To Pimp a Butterfly”, incorporates elements of funk, jazz, soul and spoken word poetry. The album “To Pimp a Butterfly” is a hip-hop / rap album but sounds nothing like the traditional rap album, it incorporates elements of rap, funk, jazz, gospel, soul and spoken word poetry. “To Pimp a
a technique very similar to that used in pre-hip hop music, such as James Brown’s “Give it up or turn it loose” from 1970. Although the artists had declared this new form of music to be distinctly rap or hip hop, it still was heavily influenced by funk artists from earlier in the decade. This is
Beats from the Dark Continent African music is rich, ancient and diverse with the different regions of Africa having different musical traditions; From North Africa and the Horn of Africa to the West, central, southeast and South Africa all having very distinct musical traditions which help make the African culture among other things very colorful and delightful. African music (especially from the west coast) has since travelled out of the continent since the slave trade era to Latin America
Edwin Rahimi Research Paper From the underground streets of New York to the global stage, Hip Hop can be seen as one of the most influential genres of its time. As a style of music that ultimately originated from black street culture, much of its context can be pinpointed to the issues of political and social equality that are often kept in the dark. When Hip Hop emerged throughout the late 70s, new artists were experimenting with an advancement in technology and used various devices including
BACKGROUND Hiplife is a Ghanaian genre of music featuring a combination of Hiphop (stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted), and Highlife(melodic and main rhythmic structures of traditional Akan music played with Western instruments). Reggie Rockstone is acclaimed as the originator of the art of Hiplife. Gyadu-Blay Ambolley and K. K. Kabobo have also been recognized as Highlife musicians who laid the foundation for the development
Dre and Mel-Man, while Eminem and his Detroit crew, F.B.T. Productions, dealt with most of the rest. The sound shifts between a bright, melodic funk that's very R&B-ish (i.e. "The Real Slim Shady"), and slow, hardcore raw hip-hop (i.e. "I'm Back"). Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP may be described as a work of musical genius, yet socially inept, as he seems to take societal lows to an entirely
For hundreds of years, entertainment has been in our lives in more ways that we can imagine. Developing into new forms of diversions, entertainment has become a way of passing down tradition as a form of amusement. In this way, people continue their rituals and keep their attention on what they considered to be an enjoyable action. First, it is necessary to recall that there are many types of entertainment, such as: movies, books, oral stories, festivals and such. Entertainment is the basis of our
Working Poor “When the poor or newly poor are asked to define poverty, however, they talk not only about what’s in the wallet but what’s in the mind or the heart” (Shipler 10). The United States of America is a place which has an enormous population filled with foreigners and immigrants. Many enter America to get a better job, a fresh start, and to live the American Dream. In the 21st century, the gap between the rich and the poor has greatly widened even though America’s economy is skyrocketing
The film Boyz N the Hood is a story about life in South Central Los Angeles. The film was wrote and directed by John Singleton in 1991. I chose this movie because of its relevance to the course and how it reflects pop culture in that time period. The opening line in the movie “one out of every twenty-one Black American males will be murdered in their lifetime” really catches the audience attention (Nicolaides & Singleton, 1991). This movie goes into detail and shows the life of three young males
Though many elements have led to the growth of hip-hop, its developing relationship with the fashion industry is a lot more evident. What was once an expression of the culture surrounding the music, is now a place where hip-hop artists are some of the biggest promotional influencers in the world. But how exactly did this happen? Like so many things, it is only a matter of time before the biggest trends fall victim to the next big thing. Today, hip-hop culture and media outlets are providing a way
The Features of African American Vernacular English Based on the Analysis of the American Rap 1. Introduction to the African American Vernacular English and rap Rap is “a rhythmic chanting often in unison of usually rhymed couplets to a musical accompaniment” in which words are spoken fast not sung. It is the second most popular musical form in the United States, next only to rock. The word “rap” originates from the black slang meaning talking or conversation. It is composed of "content" (what the
Chance the Rapper also known as Chancelor Bennett is a extremely well known hip hop artist. Known for his two mixtapes 10 Day and Acid Rap and his debut album Coloring book all of which he released for free. He’s performed on several night shows and has gained millions of fans through his upbeat psychedelic rap style. Using the fame he's gained through music he's been able to help his community of Chicago. Hes donated millions of his own money to Chicago Public Schools and has worked very hard to
Even though it started in 1973, the development of hip hop accelerated thanks to the 1977 blackout. Indeed, as the instruments needed were expensive, many people took advantage of the blackout and stole what was useful to start a career in hip hop. Moreover, the four essential elements of hip hop are DJing, B-boying (breakdance), MCing (rap) and graffiti writing. Of course, all these elements already existed before the development of hip hop but they were at the core of the hip hop culture at the
When jazz meets hip hop, fused with Afro Pop and Afro Soul, the Soil’s thread is eclectically woven and Kasi Soul is created. Which is a musical genre that greatly describes the groups robust style which is evident in its rhythmical vocal bass line, with a consistent beat-boxing accompaniment that distinguishes this groups tone from all the other acapella groups. All the voices contribute to the choral and polyphonic arrangements of the songs as they all cascade so gracefully up and down the musical
Whining, gyrating, bump and grinding these are some of the similarities of dancehall and soca one may say the same things that occur at a dancehall session occur at a carnival or road march so is not safe to say that they are the indeed the same? According to an article titled “This is the History and Origin of DANCEHALL” Dancehall got its name from the Jamaican dance halls in which popular Jamaican music was played by the sound systems. These dance halls were mainly found in the inner cities of
Gorshtenin 1 Yan Gorshtenin Ms. Kreycik English II March 9 2016 The Pro’s and Con’s of Rap in our culture Just as the twentieth century had rock, jazz and disco, the twentieth century in which we live now revolves around hip-hop and our culture is defined by it. Hip-hop has much success for anyone who is producing, but means to me the difference between culture difference and success. Hip hop means good times and uplifting (words in a song). It means letting go of the past and looking forward
The controversial issue of the origins of the salsa dance and music dominates the music industry in the US. Various explanations exist on the factors and circumstances which led to the emergence of the Salsa dance in the United States. Moreover, the contribution of different Afro-Latin music styles in the development of salsa music and dance styles have been under dispute. These Afro-Latin music styles stem their impacts on themes such as sentimental expressions, ideological and religious sentiments
The original Bachata is listened throughout Latin America and probably the most listened Latin music genre in New York as it fused to other genres like the R&B of Aventura (famous Bachata group formed in Bronx, NY) as matter of fact the most popular Bachata song is Obsession played by the famous Dominican group based in New York, Aventura, others artists are Luis Vargas, Raulin Rodriguez, Frank Reyes, Xtreme and many more. Nowadays Bachata is officially musically recognized music genre not only