GLST 490 Genre Presentation On By Laurent Tran
Presentation Outline Music as a subset of a larger Hip Hop culture; Historical overview of Hip Hop music; Very brief look into native Hip Hop; Pop-quiz (do you know your Hip Hop?); Concluding thoughts.
Varying Elements Of Culture
Artistic culture emerged in 1970s in New York; Various pillars of Hip Hop culture: -MCing; -Djing; -B-boying; -Graffiti; -Beatboxing, etc. Hip Hop Culture
African and African-American roots; Emerged in New York in 1970s & 80s; Jamaican influences (e.g. DJ Kool Herc); Hip Hop Music – Historical Overview
DJ Kool Herc’s technique evolves into “turntablism”; MCing (aka rap) emerges, incorporating African-American dozens; Term “Hip Hop” spreads (e.g. Sugarhill Gang, 1979); Hip Hop Music – Historical Overview
From “Old School” to “New School”; Golden age Hip Hop;
Hip Hop Music – Historical Overview From “Old School” to “New School”; Golden age Hip Hop; Hip-Hop as a worldwide phenomenon (& billion-dollar industry);
Hip Hop Music – Historical Overview
From “Old School” to “New School”; Golden age Hip Hop; Hip-Hop as a worldwide phenomenon (& billion-dollar industry); Great number of subgenres & derived styles sprout from Hip Hop;
Nu metal Political hip hop Ragga Reggaeton Rap opera Rap rock – Rapcore – Rap metal Alternative hip hop Christian hip hop Conscious hip hop Country-rap Crunk Crunkcore Freestyle music Freestyle rap Funk carioca G-Funk Gangsta rap Hardcore hip hop Horrorcore Hyphy Industrial hip hop Instrumental hip hop Jazz rap Lyrical hip hop Mafioso rap Nerdcore hip hop New jack swing
Hip Hop Music – Historical Overview From “Old School” to “New School”; Golden age Hip Hop; Hip-Hop as a worldwide phenomenon (& billion-dollar industry); Great number of subgenres & derived styles sprout from Hip Hop; Impact on Africa & Carribean.
Grandmaster Mele Mel, native roots in Hip Hop; First Nations youth active in Hip Hop culture; Primarily underground music scene; Presence in Canadian Hip Hop: – War Party – Reddnation Native Hip Hop
What are the four main pillars of Hip Hop? a) MCing, Beatboxing, Hustling, Djing. b) Djing, Breakdancing, Beatboxing, Graffiti. c) Breakdancing, MCing, Graffiti, Djing. d) Graffiti, Mcing, Swagger, Djing. Hip Hop Quiz
What are the four main pillars of Hip Hop? c) Breakdancing, MCing, Graffiti, Djing. Hip Hop Quiz
What is the best-selling rap album of all time? a) 2Pac: Greatest Hits b) Eminem: The Eminem Show c) MC Hammer: Please Hammer Don't Hurt ‘Em d) Outkast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Hip Hop Quiz
What is the best-selling rap album of all time? d) Outkast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below *Over 5.5 million copies sold. However, due to the fact that it was a double LP, the total sales came in at over 11 million copies and reached Diamond certification by going 11 times platinum. Hip Hop Quiz
Where was Hip Hop born? a) Queens. b) Manhattan c) Bronx d) Brooklyn Hip Hop Quiz
Where was Hip Hop born? c) Bronx Hip Hop Quiz
Who is the following quote attributed to? "The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable.“ a) Barack Obama b) MC Hammer c) Jay-Z d) Diddy Hip Hop Quiz
Who is the following quote attributed to? "The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable.“ a) Barack Obama Hip Hop Quiz
This presentation was quite limited; there is much more which could be said on Hip Hop. Many themes from the course can be identified in Hip Hop music: – Migration/Cross-fertilization; – Adaptation/innovation; – Commercialization, etc. Concluding Thoughts…
Dead Prez “Hip Hop”: DJ Kool Herc “Merry Go Round”: Sugarhill Gang “Rapper’s Delight”: Europe Diversidad Rap: War Party “All for One”: Youtube Video Links