MUSC 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Jay Z, Renaissance Art, Teen Pop
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We tend to forget the bad music: we have forgotten the bad music, so the music of today is not necessarily worse than the music of the past. A few key figures stand out and will past the test of time. Mogul: 99 problems from 2004"s black album tries to contrast his earlier life in the projects. With his new one as someone with plenty of money and fame. Pays homage to some of the day in the life rap of before. Kanye west: rapper, producer, and on-again off-again social outcast, regan as a producer as roc-a-fella, college dropout, pushing the boundaries of hip hop, power 2010 the ultimate stoking of kanye"s ego. Screams from the haters superhero need his theme music gets into political issues. The transition from bubble-gum boy bands to edm/r&b fueled tracks. Women dominate (britney spears, katy perry, rihanna, lady gaga, beyonce)