MUSC 2150 Lecture 8: Lecture 8
23 Mar 2012
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Guest lecture: dr. mark cats - the art and culture of the hip-hop dj. Disc jockey: someone who selects, plays and/or announces recordings for an audience. Term emerged in the 1940s, it was originally derogatory. Performance dj: a dj who not only selects recordings, but manipulates them in real time for audiences, e. g. mixing and scratching. Turntablism: a musical performance ort in which the turntable is treated as a musical instrument. Hip-hop: cultural phenomenon that emerged in the bronx in the 70s and includes dj, Mc, b-boying/ -girling (break dancing), and graffiti art. Break: a short percussion solo found in funk, soul or rock songs. The repetition and manipulation or breaks is the basis of hip-hop scene. Microphone controller: mc"s began as simple announcers for dj battles and shows, however, they later began incorporating rhymes into their routines. This phenomenon eventually evolved into rap music (thus, rap music is a by-product derived from dj culture, not the other way around)
