MUS 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mass In The Catholic Church, Chuck D, Flavor Flav
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Taken as a whole, then, the popular music of the 1990s included a jumble of old and new styles: slick pop and r&b; rock-influenced country music; and rough-edged, in- your-face alternative rock and rap music . This week"s focus is on musical styles emanating from peripheries of the musical economy, namely, hip-hop and alternative music. Recap: early hip-hop can be characterized as a localized, minimally commercialized, and highly expressive musical form (e. g. , bronx/harlem, block/posse, african. American/latino/caribbean american youth): its commercial potential and national popular appeal is heralded by hit singles like rapper"s delight (1979) and the message (1982), from here several notable trends become apparent: Deterritorialization and diversification in terms of performers and audiences (coming out of the bronx and moving to other parts of the us) Transition from the rap single to the rap album. Rise of specialized independent labels and increasing involvement by their major counterparts. Trio featuring mcs run (joseph simmons, b.
