MUSC 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Aquemini, Lauryn Hill, Neo Soul
25 Apr 2016
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Compton was a poor city ravaged by gang violence. In 1991- nearly 1 in every 1000 residents was killed there. That would be the equivalent of approximately 38 murders this year amongst umd students. Ice cube, easy e, dr. dre, mc ren, dj yella. Issues from incarceration to more general power politics. Regionalism if there is one big story in 90s his hop, it is this the emergences of local scenes. Feud centered around bad boys (east) and death row (west) 2pac and the notorious b. i/g were murdered within a year. A different take on gangsta : the notorious b. i. g. Released one album while he was alive. Who shot ya comes immediately in wake of 2pac being shot able to put a pop sheen on his music. Juicy like dre, biggie, can bring pop sheen to hip hop: 2pac. Born in ny, but becomes the west coast figurehead. Hit em up (1996) provides a response to who shot ya .
