MUH 2019 Modern Popular Music Review Sheet Exam 4 Reminder Exam will be held on Thursday April 30th at 10 00 am Heavy Metal Early Hip hop Origins original heavy metal band black sabbath Black Metal Norway s chief cultural export musical roots of heavy metal blues and classical Socioeconomic context in the Bronx late 1970s urban decay Lack of funding housing crisis Musical roots predecessors disco 4 components of hip hop culture graffiti breakdancing DJ MC rapping Kool Herc o Jamaican sound system o B Beats samples from a diverse array of musical sources Significance of the song established the rapper MC as central to hip hop established social realism in rap Overview of form mixture of humor and desperation Second half in toast style o Innovative turntable techniques punch phrasing break spinning back spin allowed dh o Founder of Zulu Nation fought against crime and gang culture Sugar Hill Gang Rapper s Delight commercial breakthrough for hip hop Grandmaster Flash o The Message delivery to repeat phrases Afrika Bambataa Hip hop in the 1990s Gangsta Rap N W A o Straight Outta Compton controversial by portraying los angeles gang life without moral distancing Public Enemy Queen Latifah balanced feminism with racial solidarity o U N I T Y Public Enemy formed in ny Gansta Rap and Violence o Overall political message of group black nationalism and afrocentricity o Campaign to Stop the Violence 1989 1989 album colab with rap artists aimed at ending black on black violence o Tricia Rose her research on hip hop and perceptions of violence critics wrongly interpret rap lyrics as autobiographical They equate rappers with thugs and thus a threat to society Made possible through history of racist assumptions Hip hop actually reflects social realities Hip hop outside the U S See lecture overview document on Blackboard inserted below DAM First Palestinian hip hop group Born Here https www youtube com watch v zIo6lyP9tTE o Message of the song in reference to the broader Israeli Palestinian Conflict o Similarities to the video for Grandmaster Flash s The Message images of poor underprivileged community o CNN Interview with Amanpour https www youtube com watch v iioCyIKbEpI El G n ral Hamada Ben Amor Rais Lebled President of the Country December 2010 o https www youtube com watch v IeGlJ7OouR0 o Overall message of the song Tunisian president is failing the country o Significance of opening video clip with president Ben Ali possibly depicting him as a predator o Helped fuel Initial Paris Spring protests in Tunisia o Brief arrest by government followed by international stardom o Song was broadcast and chanted in Egypt protests and elsewhere in Middle East Supr me NTM Nique la Police F the Police o Similarities and references to NWA s F tha Police depiction of police as incompetent idea of discrimination of minorities by the police https www youtube com watch v qCraSAtm8OQ http lyricstranslate com en Police Police html o Use of song in film La Haine 1996 Remix by DJ Cut Killer Outside references in song possible ironies and significance of Edith Piaf s Je ne regrette rien https www youtube com watch v sKpm4HayQeY The Internet Era Changes in the Music Industry o Home recording bypasses the middleman Self production o Digital media distribution o Digital editing software unprecedented control over music product Visual controls o Portable music iPod shuffle phenomenon build your own playlist to fit your style detracts from album oriented format Record Industry s response expensive boxed sets fewer top selling acts search for new income streams Music Piracy 2001 Fan Funding records o Napster allowed for file sharing from centralized server Sued by riaa Shut down in o Televised debate between Lars Ulrich and Chuck D Main arguments main arguments of each side https www youtube com watch v 1OIqtHBbDWA o Radiohead In Rainbows 2007 pay what you want made more money selling less American Idol and the Postmodern Era Singers to know see PowerPoint for relevant information o Kelly Clarkson season one had staying power wide range of styles o Carrie Underwood started trend toward country music patriotism in country after 9 11 o Clay Aiken lawsuit over misrepresentation of product because he was gay o Adam Lambert runner up Scandal over botched voting due to his homosexuality Debate of authenticity and the right song o Susan Boyl voyeuristic appetite Scopophilia public humiliation Broke down lines between amateur and professional Reality television is what we are seeing actually real Anxieties over authenticity in popular music struggle between being true to the music or making it your own Amateur vs professional status of musicians romanticizing the amateur demystifying the creation of a star Review Questions and Answers The Message 1 Which early hip hop track is considered to be the forerunner of socially realist gangsta rap 2 Contradictions on the show American Idol between a real democratic voting process in which everyday people become famous pop stars and the somewhat fictitious nature of the shows selection process of contestants speaks to which broader phenomenon in postmodern American culture hyper realism for example 24 hour news coverage of events like the Gulf War in 1992 blurred the line between reality and fictional TV programming 3 Which American gangsta rap artist does the French hardcore rap group Supreme NTM cite as a primary influence Tupak Shakur 4 What was the major impact of Tunisian rapper H General s track Rais Lebled President of the Country Arab spring 5 Briefly describe fan funding as used by Radiohead for the promotion of In Rainbows fans pay what they want to download the album off the internet 6 Describe the socioeconomic context of the Bronx in the late 1970 s urban decay neglect gentrification 7 Name the musical roots of heavy metal genre names blues and classical 8 Name the 1970 s musical genre that contributed to hip hop by elevating the place of the DJ and extended dance breaks 9 Name the DJ who first developed many of the foundational turntable techniques used in hip hop 10 According to most metal fans which band is considered the first true heavy metal group Disco Grandmaster Flash Black Sabbath 11 Adam Lambert s unique and original performance of Johnny Cash s song Ring of Fire on the show American Idol reflects which of the following themes of the reality TV show no choices Authenticity an emphasis on making a song your own and staying true to yourself as an artist 12 Which
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