MUSI 2520 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Positive Force, Run–D.M.C., Rock Steady Crew
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Griots of west africa = group of travelling singers & poets with a vocal style similar to rapping. Early form of hip-hop was the ja(cid:373)ai(cid:272)a(cid:374) traditio(cid:374) of (cid:858)toasti(cid:374)g(cid:859) (cid:894)(cid:271)oasti(cid:374)g, (cid:895) Hip-hop is a cultural movement developed in nyc in the 1970s primarily among blacks. Youth culture rose from divide between hood & suburban. Disenfranchising youth- those pushed off- made music when secluded - Rhythmic spoke delivery of rhymes & wordplay over a beat or without. Mcing is more metaphorically advanced & rhythmically complex than rap. Families (rows of graffiti by the same crew) Floaters (graffiti done on subway car panels on window lvl) Taki was short for demetaki (greek name, came from demetriu) 183 stood for his street address in washington. ^ cuica = the what beat boxing imitates. Beat boxing = human imitation of percussion or drum sounds, scratching & imitation of. Rhyming storytelling, poetry, comedy (redd foxx, eddie murphy, dave chappelle, chris.
