MUEL 2852 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: N.W.A, Snoop Dogg, Hardcore Hip Hop
14 Apr 2016
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Acive, funky rhythms, with the 16-beat layer clearly marked by percussion sounds. Rock/rap elements: verse/chorus form with rap-inluenced spoken verse, sung chorus, guitar solo. Electronic elements not only in rhythm parts but also sustained sounds behind vocals in chorus. Although the history of talking over music crosses through many styles and dates back many decades, the most direct antecedent to rap was the pracice of toasing praciced by jamaican. Other contemporary sources include the sugarhill gang"s rapper delight and some of the work of george clinton. Grew out of the ghetos of the south bronx in nyc. Much the same as the blues emerged from the poverty stricken delta region, this work, in its truest form, emerges from an area marred by social and economic hardship, drugs and violence. Dj who developed an array of turntable techniques that would revoluionize rap. Completely recontextualized sounds from exising recordings into his own music.
