MUSI 2520 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Rock Steady Crew, Redd Foxx, Dj Kool Herc
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Latino americans: when the historical aftershocks of urban withdrawal, resegregation and capital flight settled, a new social and economic order had emerged in america. o. It was at this time that hip-hop was conceived: essentials, rapping/emceeing, dj-ing (sampling/beat making, breaking (b-boy/b-girls, graffiti, beatboxing, rapping is the rhythmic spoken delivery of rhymes and wordplay played out with/without accompaniment. In the 1970s, rappers were replaced by emcees: emcees are more lyrical and rap over more complex beats, they are more metaphorical and rhythmically complex, some examples of emcees: grandmaster flash, rakim, chuck d, krs-one, mellie. Mel: cultural foundations of rapping comes from several sources: rhyming, storytelling, poetry and comedy (chris rock, dave chappelle, eddie murphy, redd foxx, richard pryor, djing is the art of mixing, cutting, scratching, spinning and sampling. Robinson, and biz markie: beatboxing died out throughout the 90s, but was brought back to popularity by rahzel of. 3 important things to note: 1. drum machine, 2. aspects of djing, 3.
