MUS 1302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Russel Simmons, Rick Rubin, Run–D.M.C.

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General changes in this era: roughly 1985- 1992, song structure, backing track, narratives and stories, message raps, different kinds of flow for mcs, non nyc artists, growth of industry. Run dmc: the old vs the new: The backing track for this is rock based, there is large percussion- drums (an 808 machine) and a punk rock style guitar riffs: rock box. Three hits with word rock in title. Was one of the first rap videos on mtv, this is important as the only black artists on. Mtv them were michael jackson, prince, etc. (pop and rock: album: run dmc (1984) Produced by russel simmons and larry marshall. Album cover: walk this way (1986) First huge crossover rap hit, was as if aerosmith was endorsing them for they not only allowed use of their song but also rerecorded it. Music video (played on mtv), symbolic as it showed the breaking down of the wall between them.

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