Cross, B. (1993). It's Not About a Salary... Rap, Race and Resistance in Los Angeles: Rap, Race, and Resistance in Los Angeles (Haymarket Series). London: Verso Books.
"BC: But it seems to me that the songs with the closest details of your surroundings seem to be the ones that piss most people off, which I think is kinda interesting. Michelle Wallace, she is an African-American writer from New York, says the reason that rap doesn't have what would be called love songs, is that the relationship between the sexes in black American has reached a sort of all-time low. What do you think?
Ice Cube: Well you know that's true, but anyway we got enough R&B motherfuckers, we got enough of that, that's all they singin about. Could a rapper do a love song better than Luther? But why even step to that, we beyond that, we thinkin' about different things. Why isn't the bond strong in the black community? There is a strain, a frustration that the black man has, that he can't get a job, the system won't hire him but they will hire his woman. That's hard on any man, black or white. She's bringin' home the bacon and how can you show that you're a man? This breaks down every piece of manhood that you ever established, so it breaks down that the only way that you can show you're a man is through your penis. So you dukin every girl you see and you get in trouble with your woman and shit get heated, babies comin' and you can't hand it and you're out... We want to talk about why is it like that. Not about love songs, because frankly how many babies can you attribute to Luther Vandross's singin'? You know?" (205-206)
"Cypress Hill (Sen Dogg): A lot of the groups out here are like pro one culture and shit, like Kid Frost - he caters just to the Latin, 'cause that's his thing. If you ask me - I'll tell you that [Frost] is a sucka and he can't represent my thing, that's where we step in. We feel you can all be down with your own, but not when it comes to the music; you all got to be together (238)."
Monday, June 22, 2009
Quick thoughts on "Hip Hop y Mas"
Time to get back on the research wheel; my practical master's program is on summer vacation so I've lost my excuse for having a lazy mind.
I moved to Santa Barbara and am struggling to enjoy listening to the hip hop stations. They're exceptionally inferior to Los Angeles stations. My only guess is that they don't care about what hip hop songs are currently popular or are afraid to introduce too much new music.
Ventura County's 103.3 The Vibe has a really interesting motto. I think they've recently changed it to "103.3 The Vibe: The Beat of the Central Coast." It used to be "103.3 The Vibe: Hip Hop y Mas," though. It struck me the first time I saw a "103.3 Hip Hop y Mas" on the back of an old Toyota truck that the station (either intentionally or unintentionally) limited its audience by advertising in Spanish. Their target audience is communicated by their motto, and I think that by advertising in Spanish they alienate the English-only speakers.
I also think it's really ironic that the station (at least now) primarily plays music by African Americans although their motto is in Spanish. I checked their playlist; Pitbull & Paula Deanda are the only Hispanic artists out of a list of 25. I've always loved how Hip Hop crosses the ethnic boundry between African Americans and Hispanic Americans, but I think the radio's motto detracts from the power of the music to build bridges.
I moved to Santa Barbara and am struggling to enjoy listening to the hip hop stations. They're exceptionally inferior to Los Angeles stations. My only guess is that they don't care about what hip hop songs are currently popular or are afraid to introduce too much new music.
Ventura County's 103.3 The Vibe has a really interesting motto. I think they've recently changed it to "103.3 The Vibe: The Beat of the Central Coast." It used to be "103.3 The Vibe: Hip Hop y Mas," though. It struck me the first time I saw a "103.3 Hip Hop y Mas" on the back of an old Toyota truck that the station (either intentionally or unintentionally) limited its audience by advertising in Spanish. Their target audience is communicated by their motto, and I think that by advertising in Spanish they alienate the English-only speakers.
I also think it's really ironic that the station (at least now) primarily plays music by African Americans although their motto is in Spanish. I checked their playlist; Pitbull & Paula Deanda are the only Hispanic artists out of a list of 25. I've always loved how Hip Hop crosses the ethnic boundry between African Americans and Hispanic Americans, but I think the radio's motto detracts from the power of the music to build bridges.
An article I'd like to find...
A companion to Latina/o studies / edited by Juan Flores and Renato Rosaldo.
Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2007.
Ginetta E.B. Candelario -- Between blackness and latinidad in the hip hop zone
Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2007.
Ginetta E.B. Candelario -- Between blackness and latinidad in the hip hop zone
Friday, February 6, 2009
Power 106 2/5/09 Playlist
I gotta analyze this later...
8:56 PM "FEEL IT" - FELLI FT. T-PAIN, SEAN PAUL,
8:52 PM "CLOSER" - NE-YO
8:48 PM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
8:39 PM "JUST DANCE (VANGUARDS RMX)" - LADY GAGA FT. KARDINAL OFFIS
8:36 PM "CYCLONE" - BABY BASH FT. T-PAIN
8:32 PM "COME OVER RMX" - ESTELLE FT. SEAN PAUL
8:28 PM "LIVE YOUR LIFE" - T.I. FT. RIHANNA
8:25 PM "I GET IT IN" - 50 CENT
8:22 PM "ONE MORE DRINK" - LUDACRIS FT. T-PAIN
8:13 PM "RIGHT ROUND" - FLO-RIDA
8:09 PM "MY LIFE" - GAME FT. LIL WAYNE
8:01 PM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
7:58 PM "DAY N NITE" - KID CUDI
7:55 PM "WHATEVER YOU LIKE" - T.I.
7:51 PM "UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL" - COMMON
7:42 PM "THE ANTHEM" - PITBULL FT. LIL JON
7:38 PM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
7:35 PM "MISS INDEPENDENT" - NE-YO
3:00 PM SYPHE & DLUX IN THE MIX
2:00 PM NEW @ 2
1:57 PM "I'M IN L.A." - LMFAO
1:53 PM "DEAD AND GONE" - T.I. FT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
1:51 PM "LET'S RIDE" - THE GAME
1:47 PM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
1:37 PM "ROCKIN' THAT THANG" - THE DREAM
1:34 PM "21 QUESTIONS" - 50 CENT FEAT NATE DOGG
1:30 PM "UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL" - COMMON
1:26 PM "LIVE YOUR LIFE" - T.I. FT. RIHANNA
1:22 PM "FEEL IT" - FELLI FT. T-PAIN, SEAN PAUL,
1:19 PM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
1:10 PM "GET LIKE ME" - DAVID BANNER FT. CHRIS BROWN
1:06 PM "BEAUTIFUL" - AKON FT. COLBY, KARDINAL
1:03 PM "POP CHAMPAGNE" - JIM JONES & RON BROWZ FT. JU
12:00 PM POWER PARTY MIX AT NOON
11:55 AM "DIVA" - BEYONCE
11:52 AM "SHAWTY" - PLIES FT. T-PAIN
11:48 AM "COME OVER RMX" - ESTELLE/SEAN PAUL
11:38 AM "WHATEVER YOU LIKE" - T.I.
11:35 AM "JUST DANCE (VANGUARDS RMX)" - LADY GAGA FT. KARDINAL OFFIS
11:31 AM "ONE MORE DRINK" - LUDACRIS FT. T-PAIN
11:29 AM "BEAUTIFUL" - SNOOP DOGG FT. PHARRELL
11:25 AM "DAY N NITE" - KID CUDI
11:22 AM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
11:11 AM "SO FLY RMX" - SLIM OF 112 FT. SHAWTY LO, Y
11:07 AM "RIGHT ROUND" - FLO-RIDA
11:04 AM "MISS INDEPENDENT" - NE-YO
11:00 AM "UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL" - COMMON
10:56 AM "I LOVE COLLEGE" - ASHER ROTH
10:53 AM "ENCORE/NUMB" - JAY Z/LINKIN PARK
10:49 AM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
10:40 AM "GREEN LIGHT" - JOHN LEGEND FT. ANDRE 3000
10:36 AM "DEAD AND GONE" - T.I. FT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
10:32 AM "COME OVER RMX" - ESTELLE/SEAN PAUL
10:29 AM "DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT" - SNOOP DOGG FT. PHARRELL
10:26 AM "I'M THE ISH" - DJ CLASS
10:22 AM "ONE MORE DRINK" - LUDACRIS FT. T-PAIN
10:14 AM "I'M IN L.A." - LMFAO
10:07 AM "BLAME IT" - JAMIE FOXX FT. T-PAIN
10:02 AM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
6:10 AM "UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL" - COMMON
6:06 AM "LIVE YOUR LIFE" - T.I. FT. RIHANNA
5:58 AM "HOW WE DO" - THE GAME FT. 50 CENT
5:45 AM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
5:43 AM "COME OVER RMX" - ESTELLE/SEAN PAUL
5:23 AM "DEAD AND GONE" - T.I. FT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
5:21 AM "ONE MORE DRINK" - LUDACRIS FT. T-PAIN
5:07 AM "I'M THE ISH" - DJ CLASS
5:05 AM "WHAT YOU GOT" - COLBY O'DONIS FT. AKON
4:58 AM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
4:54 AM "CALLE OCHO" - PITBULL
4:52 AM "GET IT SHAWTY" - LLOYD FT. YUNG JOC
4:42 AM "UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL" - COMMON
4:39 AM "POP CHAMPAGNE" - JIM JONES & RON BROWZ FT. JU
4:35 AM "ALL MY LIFE" - JAY ROCK FT. LIL WAYNE, WILL
4:31 AM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
4:28 AM "RIGHT ROUND" - FLO-RIDA
4:25 AM "THE ANTHEM" - PITBULL FT. LIL JON
4:21 AM "COME OVER RMX" - ESTELLE/SEAN PAUL
4:12 AM "I GET IT IN" - 50 CENT
4:07 AM "WHATEVER YOU LIKE" - T.I.
4:04 AM "BEAUTIFUL" - AKON FT. COLBY, KARDINAL
4:00 AM "ONE MORE DRINK" - LUDACRIS FT. T-PAIN
3:57 AM "PROM QUEEN" - LIL' WAYNE
3:53 AM "MISS INDEPENDENT" - NE-YO
3:42 AM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
3:38 AM "BLAME IT" - JAMIE FOXX FT. T-PAIN
3:35 AM "LAST NIGHT" - DIDDY FT. KEYSHIA COLE
3:31 AM "UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL" - COMMON
3:28 AM "KISS ME THRU THE PHONE" - SOULJA BOY FT. SAMMIE
3:24 AM "GREEN LIGHT" - JOHN LEGEND FT. ANDRE 3000
3:21 AM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
3:11 AM "MY LIFE" - GAME FT. LIL WAYNE
3:07 AM "JUST DANCE (VANGUARDS RMX)" - LADY GAGA FT. KARDINAL OFFIS
3:03 AM "FEEL IT" - FELLI FT. T-PAIN, SEAN PAUL,
2:59 AM "COME OVER RMX" - ESTELLE/SEAN PAUL
2:56 AM "FLASHING LIGHTS" - KANYE WEST
2:53 AM "DIVA" - BEYONCE
2:43 AM "ONE MORE DRINK" - LUDACRIS FT. T-PAIN
2:40 AM "POP CHAMPAGNE" - JIM JONES & RON BROWZ FT. JU
2:35 AM "DEAD AND GONE" - T.I. FT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
2:31 AM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
2:28 AM "THAT'S HOW I GO" - BABY BASH FT. LIL' JON, MARI
2:24 AM "IN THE AYER" - FLO-RIDA/WILL.I.AM
2:21 AM "UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL" - COMMON
2:11 AM "BEAUTIFUL" - AKON FT. COLBY, KARDINAL
2:07 AM "DAY N NITE" - KID CUDI
2:03 AM "LIVE YOUR LIFE" - T.I. FT. RIHANNA
2:00 AM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
1:56 AM "NEXT TO YOU" - MIKE JONES
1:53 AM "U & DAT" - E-40 FT. T-PAIN
1:50 AM "COME OVER RMX" - ESTELLE/SEAN PAUL
1:41 AM "RIGHT ROUND" - FLO-RIDA
1:37 AM "WHATEVER YOU LIKE" - T.I.
1:33 AM "ONE MORE DRINK" - LUDACRIS FT. T-PAIN
1:30 AM "CALLE OCHO" - PITBULL
1:25 AM "FOREVER" - CHRIS BROWN
1:20 AM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
1:11 AM "MISS INDEPENDENT" - NE-YO
1:07 AM "I'M THE ISH" - DJ CLASS
1:03 AM "JUST DANCE (VANGUARDS RMX)" - LADY GAGA FT. KARDINAL OFFIS
8:56 PM "FEEL IT" - FELLI FT. T-PAIN, SEAN PAUL,
8:52 PM "CLOSER" - NE-YO
8:48 PM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
8:39 PM "JUST DANCE (VANGUARDS RMX)" - LADY GAGA FT. KARDINAL OFFIS
8:36 PM "CYCLONE" - BABY BASH FT. T-PAIN
8:32 PM "COME OVER RMX" - ESTELLE FT. SEAN PAUL
8:28 PM "LIVE YOUR LIFE" - T.I. FT. RIHANNA
8:25 PM "I GET IT IN" - 50 CENT
8:22 PM "ONE MORE DRINK" - LUDACRIS FT. T-PAIN
8:13 PM "RIGHT ROUND" - FLO-RIDA
8:09 PM "MY LIFE" - GAME FT. LIL WAYNE
8:01 PM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
7:58 PM "DAY N NITE" - KID CUDI
7:55 PM "WHATEVER YOU LIKE" - T.I.
7:51 PM "UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL" - COMMON
7:42 PM "THE ANTHEM" - PITBULL FT. LIL JON
7:38 PM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
7:35 PM "MISS INDEPENDENT" - NE-YO
3:00 PM SYPHE & DLUX IN THE MIX
2:00 PM NEW @ 2
1:57 PM "I'M IN L.A." - LMFAO
1:53 PM "DEAD AND GONE" - T.I. FT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
1:51 PM "LET'S RIDE" - THE GAME
1:47 PM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
1:37 PM "ROCKIN' THAT THANG" - THE DREAM
1:34 PM "21 QUESTIONS" - 50 CENT FEAT NATE DOGG
1:30 PM "UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL" - COMMON
1:26 PM "LIVE YOUR LIFE" - T.I. FT. RIHANNA
1:22 PM "FEEL IT" - FELLI FT. T-PAIN, SEAN PAUL,
1:19 PM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
1:10 PM "GET LIKE ME" - DAVID BANNER FT. CHRIS BROWN
1:06 PM "BEAUTIFUL" - AKON FT. COLBY, KARDINAL
1:03 PM "POP CHAMPAGNE" - JIM JONES & RON BROWZ FT. JU
12:00 PM POWER PARTY MIX AT NOON
11:55 AM "DIVA" - BEYONCE
11:52 AM "SHAWTY" - PLIES FT. T-PAIN
11:48 AM "COME OVER RMX" - ESTELLE/SEAN PAUL
11:38 AM "WHATEVER YOU LIKE" - T.I.
11:35 AM "JUST DANCE (VANGUARDS RMX)" - LADY GAGA FT. KARDINAL OFFIS
11:31 AM "ONE MORE DRINK" - LUDACRIS FT. T-PAIN
11:29 AM "BEAUTIFUL" - SNOOP DOGG FT. PHARRELL
11:25 AM "DAY N NITE" - KID CUDI
11:22 AM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
11:11 AM "SO FLY RMX" - SLIM OF 112 FT. SHAWTY LO, Y
11:07 AM "RIGHT ROUND" - FLO-RIDA
11:04 AM "MISS INDEPENDENT" - NE-YO
11:00 AM "UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL" - COMMON
10:56 AM "I LOVE COLLEGE" - ASHER ROTH
10:53 AM "ENCORE/NUMB" - JAY Z/LINKIN PARK
10:49 AM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
10:40 AM "GREEN LIGHT" - JOHN LEGEND FT. ANDRE 3000
10:36 AM "DEAD AND GONE" - T.I. FT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
10:32 AM "COME OVER RMX" - ESTELLE/SEAN PAUL
10:29 AM "DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT" - SNOOP DOGG FT. PHARRELL
10:26 AM "I'M THE ISH" - DJ CLASS
10:22 AM "ONE MORE DRINK" - LUDACRIS FT. T-PAIN
10:14 AM "I'M IN L.A." - LMFAO
10:07 AM "BLAME IT" - JAMIE FOXX FT. T-PAIN
10:02 AM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
6:10 AM "UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL" - COMMON
6:06 AM "LIVE YOUR LIFE" - T.I. FT. RIHANNA
5:58 AM "HOW WE DO" - THE GAME FT. 50 CENT
5:45 AM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
5:43 AM "COME OVER RMX" - ESTELLE/SEAN PAUL
5:23 AM "DEAD AND GONE" - T.I. FT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
5:21 AM "ONE MORE DRINK" - LUDACRIS FT. T-PAIN
5:07 AM "I'M THE ISH" - DJ CLASS
5:05 AM "WHAT YOU GOT" - COLBY O'DONIS FT. AKON
4:58 AM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
4:54 AM "CALLE OCHO" - PITBULL
4:52 AM "GET IT SHAWTY" - LLOYD FT. YUNG JOC
4:42 AM "UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL" - COMMON
4:39 AM "POP CHAMPAGNE" - JIM JONES & RON BROWZ FT. JU
4:35 AM "ALL MY LIFE" - JAY ROCK FT. LIL WAYNE, WILL
4:31 AM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
4:28 AM "RIGHT ROUND" - FLO-RIDA
4:25 AM "THE ANTHEM" - PITBULL FT. LIL JON
4:21 AM "COME OVER RMX" - ESTELLE/SEAN PAUL
4:12 AM "I GET IT IN" - 50 CENT
4:07 AM "WHATEVER YOU LIKE" - T.I.
4:04 AM "BEAUTIFUL" - AKON FT. COLBY, KARDINAL
4:00 AM "ONE MORE DRINK" - LUDACRIS FT. T-PAIN
3:57 AM "PROM QUEEN" - LIL' WAYNE
3:53 AM "MISS INDEPENDENT" - NE-YO
3:42 AM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
3:38 AM "BLAME IT" - JAMIE FOXX FT. T-PAIN
3:35 AM "LAST NIGHT" - DIDDY FT. KEYSHIA COLE
3:31 AM "UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL" - COMMON
3:28 AM "KISS ME THRU THE PHONE" - SOULJA BOY FT. SAMMIE
3:24 AM "GREEN LIGHT" - JOHN LEGEND FT. ANDRE 3000
3:21 AM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
3:11 AM "MY LIFE" - GAME FT. LIL WAYNE
3:07 AM "JUST DANCE (VANGUARDS RMX)" - LADY GAGA FT. KARDINAL OFFIS
3:03 AM "FEEL IT" - FELLI FT. T-PAIN, SEAN PAUL,
2:59 AM "COME OVER RMX" - ESTELLE/SEAN PAUL
2:56 AM "FLASHING LIGHTS" - KANYE WEST
2:53 AM "DIVA" - BEYONCE
2:43 AM "ONE MORE DRINK" - LUDACRIS FT. T-PAIN
2:40 AM "POP CHAMPAGNE" - JIM JONES & RON BROWZ FT. JU
2:35 AM "DEAD AND GONE" - T.I. FT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
2:31 AM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
2:28 AM "THAT'S HOW I GO" - BABY BASH FT. LIL' JON, MARI
2:24 AM "IN THE AYER" - FLO-RIDA/WILL.I.AM
2:21 AM "UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL" - COMMON
2:11 AM "BEAUTIFUL" - AKON FT. COLBY, KARDINAL
2:07 AM "DAY N NITE" - KID CUDI
2:03 AM "LIVE YOUR LIFE" - T.I. FT. RIHANNA
2:00 AM "HEARTLESS" - KANYE WEST
1:56 AM "NEXT TO YOU" - MIKE JONES
1:53 AM "U & DAT" - E-40 FT. T-PAIN
1:50 AM "COME OVER RMX" - ESTELLE/SEAN PAUL
1:41 AM "RIGHT ROUND" - FLO-RIDA
1:37 AM "WHATEVER YOU LIKE" - T.I.
1:33 AM "ONE MORE DRINK" - LUDACRIS FT. T-PAIN
1:30 AM "CALLE OCHO" - PITBULL
1:25 AM "FOREVER" - CHRIS BROWN
1:20 AM "CRACK A BOTTLE" - EMINEM FT. DR. DRE, 50 CENT
1:11 AM "MISS INDEPENDENT" - NE-YO
1:07 AM "I'M THE ISH" - DJ CLASS
1:03 AM "JUST DANCE (VANGUARDS RMX)" - LADY GAGA FT. KARDINAL OFFIS
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Okay, duh.
I'm embarrassed to admit that I hadn't heard of Hype Williams until his name showed up on the wikipedia page for No Diggity and I remembered it from Kanye's Heartless video. This guy is crazy. I'm amazed at how many music videos he's done. The man's in his 30s. He did Mo Money Mo Problems by Biggie. He did movies for the Wu Tang Clan when he was 23 and 24. Amazing. He won the Vanguard Award from MTV in 2006, but I missed how important he was until today.
You can see his music videos here:
http://www.hypewilliams.com/videos.html
A more complete list is on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_Williams
You can see his music videos here:
http://www.hypewilliams.com/videos.html
A more complete list is on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_Williams
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Today's Hip Hop/R&B Top 20: Regions
[Dirty South] 1. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
[Dirty South/ Barbados but on Def Jam from East Coast] 2. T.I. Featuring Rihanna - Live Your Life
[Dirty South (Florida)/ Dirty South]3. T-Pain Featuring Ludacris - Chopped 'N' Skrewed
[East Coast, East Coast, East Coast] 4. Jim Jones & Ron Browz Featuring Juelz Santana - Pop Champagne
[Dirty South] 5. Ne-Yo Featuring Jamie Foxx & Fabolous - She Got Her Own
[East Coast (Phili) and East Coast] 6. Musiq Soulchild Featuring Mary J. Blige - IfULeave
[Dirt South] 7. Beyonce - Diva
[Dirty South] 8. Usher - Trading Places
[Chicago] 9. Kanye West - Heartless
[Dirty South] 10. Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
[West Coast and West Coast] 11. Keyshia Cole Featuring 2Pac - Playa Cardz Right
[Florida and ?]12. Plies Featuring Chris J - Put It On Ya
[Ohio then Penn and Dirt South] 13. John Legend Featuring Andre 3000 - Green Light
[Dirty South] 14. The-Dream Rockin' That Thang
[Dirty South and Dirty South] 15. Jamie Foxx Featuring T.I. - Just Like Me
[Chi town then Dirty South, Dirty South (Florida)] 16. Ludacris Co-Starring T-Pain - One More Drink
[Ohio, so midwest?] 17. Avant - When It Hurts
[Dirty South and Dirty South]18. Keri Hilson Featuring Lil Wayne - Turnin Me On
[Dirty South]19. T.I. - Whatever You Like
[Chi-town]20. Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight
[Dirty South/ Barbados but on Def Jam from East Coast] 2. T.I. Featuring Rihanna - Live Your Life
[Dirty South (Florida)/ Dirty South]3. T-Pain Featuring Ludacris - Chopped 'N' Skrewed
[East Coast, East Coast, East Coast] 4. Jim Jones & Ron Browz Featuring Juelz Santana - Pop Champagne
[Dirty South] 5. Ne-Yo Featuring Jamie Foxx & Fabolous - She Got Her Own
[East Coast (Phili) and East Coast] 6. Musiq Soulchild Featuring Mary J. Blige - IfULeave
[Dirt South] 7. Beyonce - Diva
[Dirty South] 8. Usher - Trading Places
[Chicago] 9. Kanye West - Heartless
[Dirty South] 10. Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
[West Coast and West Coast] 11. Keyshia Cole Featuring 2Pac - Playa Cardz Right
[Florida and ?]12. Plies Featuring Chris J - Put It On Ya
[Ohio then Penn and Dirt South] 13. John Legend Featuring Andre 3000 - Green Light
[Dirty South] 14. The-Dream Rockin' That Thang
[Dirty South and Dirty South] 15. Jamie Foxx Featuring T.I. - Just Like Me
[Chi town then Dirty South, Dirty South (Florida)] 16. Ludacris Co-Starring T-Pain - One More Drink
[Ohio, so midwest?] 17. Avant - When It Hurts
[Dirty South and Dirty South]18. Keri Hilson Featuring Lil Wayne - Turnin Me On
[Dirty South]19. T.I. - Whatever You Like
[Chi-town]20. Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
East Coast, West Coast, Dirty South, Mid West?
I'm starting to get a hang of guessing East Coast, West Coast, and Dirty South. I was listening to some old stuff (03 Bonnie and Clyde) and had a feeling that Jay-Z was from the East Coast and Beyonce was from the south. Not bad. Notorious helped a lot in understanding the difference between East Coast and West Coast. I really like This is Why I'm Hot by Mims. Everybody pointed how it was dumb because he says he's hot because he's fly, but I love how he features each hip hop area in the beginning of the song. Here are the artists' I've nailed down so far:
West Coast
Dr. Dre
Tupac
Suge Night
Snoop
Coolio
East Coast
Biggie
Puff Daddy, or Puffy, or P. Diddy, or Diddy, or the artist formerly known as Diddy
Jay-Z
Busta Rhymes
Lil Kim
50 Cent
Mims
Dirty South
Nelly
Beyonce (probably shouldn't be in this list because she's so hard core r&b)
Missy Elliot
Nappy Roots
Young Buck
Three 6 Mafia
Chamillionaire
Chicago
Kanye (LOVE him right now)
Lupe Fiasco
R. Kelly
Yung Berg
I guessed Faith Evans was Southern... technically she was born in the south and then moved to Jersey. I'm not sure what that classifies her as... maybe both?
I think I want to look at the top songs from 08 and classify them. I"m wondering what West Coast hip hop looks like now.
West Coast
Dr. Dre
Tupac
Suge Night
Snoop
Coolio
East Coast
Biggie
Puff Daddy, or Puffy, or P. Diddy, or Diddy, or the artist formerly known as Diddy
Jay-Z
Busta Rhymes
Lil Kim
50 Cent
Mims
Dirty South
Nelly
Beyonce (probably shouldn't be in this list because she's so hard core r&b)
Missy Elliot
Nappy Roots
Young Buck
Three 6 Mafia
Chamillionaire
Chicago
Kanye (LOVE him right now)
Lupe Fiasco
R. Kelly
Yung Berg
I guessed Faith Evans was Southern... technically she was born in the south and then moved to Jersey. I'm not sure what that classifies her as... maybe both?
I think I want to look at the top songs from 08 and classify them. I"m wondering what West Coast hip hop looks like now.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Goals.
"You who control the dance floor control the people"
Wise words from the beginning of one of my favorites - California Love by 2Pac. Hip hop, rap, and r&b is my head constantly. I can tell the influence it has on how I think just by the products I'm aware of. Apple bottom jeans thanks to FLO rida and T-Pain. Blackberry two-way thanks to Jim Jones. Maseratis from Lil Wayne. Patron from, well, ten songs in the last year.
Hearing A Milli by Lil Wayne made me realize how much I want to study hip hop, rap, and r&b. The songs is ridiculous, to say the least. Four sets of triplets followed by four eighth notes laid over straight up four four. For four bars there's two sets of snare hits on 1, 3, 4, +6, 7, +8. The next four bars have claps on 3. Lil Wayne freestyling over this beat is ah-mazing. I might have broken down the song wrong, but bottom line: this is music. Good music.
I want to know as much as I can about these genres. Here's what I want to focus on the most:
- Music theory: What makes the songs musically unique? How do the pitches, rhythms, dynamics, timbres, and textures distinguish one song from others? What musical elements define hip hop, rap, and r&b? What musical elements are borrowed from other genres? What instruments are used?
- Lyrics: What do these songs say? Can we categorize the songs by their lyrics?
- Geographic Areas: Where do artists come from? What distinguishes artists from specific areas? Is there a noticeable difference between east coast, west coast, and the dirty south?
- History: How has hip hop, rap, and r&b evolved?
- People: Who creates hip hop, rap, and r&b? Who are the artists? Who are the producers? Who else is involved? Who has the original ideas? Who listens to these genres?
I think once I get a good handle on these issues, I can understand the following:
-Sociological Basics: How does this music affect and reflect the people who listen to it?
-Gender Relations: How does this music encourage men and women to treat each other? What stereotypes of men and women are presented?
-Intercultural Relations: What do these songs say about intercultural relationships? What do they say about racism? How does the music affect intercultural relationships? How does the music affect minority relations?
-Christianity, Hip Hop, Rap, and r&b: What role does Christianity play in the artists' backgrounds? In the listeners' backgrounds? In the songs themselves?
I'm sure I'll come up with more questions when I start understanding more, but that's the basics for now.
Wise words from the beginning of one of my favorites - California Love by 2Pac. Hip hop, rap, and r&b is my head constantly. I can tell the influence it has on how I think just by the products I'm aware of. Apple bottom jeans thanks to FLO rida and T-Pain. Blackberry two-way thanks to Jim Jones. Maseratis from Lil Wayne. Patron from, well, ten songs in the last year.
Hearing A Milli by Lil Wayne made me realize how much I want to study hip hop, rap, and r&b. The songs is ridiculous, to say the least. Four sets of triplets followed by four eighth notes laid over straight up four four. For four bars there's two sets of snare hits on 1, 3, 4, +6, 7, +8. The next four bars have claps on 3. Lil Wayne freestyling over this beat is ah-mazing. I might have broken down the song wrong, but bottom line: this is music. Good music.
I want to know as much as I can about these genres. Here's what I want to focus on the most:
- Music theory: What makes the songs musically unique? How do the pitches, rhythms, dynamics, timbres, and textures distinguish one song from others? What musical elements define hip hop, rap, and r&b? What musical elements are borrowed from other genres? What instruments are used?
- Lyrics: What do these songs say? Can we categorize the songs by their lyrics?
- Geographic Areas: Where do artists come from? What distinguishes artists from specific areas? Is there a noticeable difference between east coast, west coast, and the dirty south?
- History: How has hip hop, rap, and r&b evolved?
- People: Who creates hip hop, rap, and r&b? Who are the artists? Who are the producers? Who else is involved? Who has the original ideas? Who listens to these genres?
I think once I get a good handle on these issues, I can understand the following:
-Sociological Basics: How does this music affect and reflect the people who listen to it?
-Gender Relations: How does this music encourage men and women to treat each other? What stereotypes of men and women are presented?
-Intercultural Relations: What do these songs say about intercultural relationships? What do they say about racism? How does the music affect intercultural relationships? How does the music affect minority relations?
-Christianity, Hip Hop, Rap, and r&b: What role does Christianity play in the artists' backgrounds? In the listeners' backgrounds? In the songs themselves?
I'm sure I'll come up with more questions when I start understanding more, but that's the basics for now.
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