Which stands out the most to you, and why?
Due: Fri., 9/8/17 by the beginning of class.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Fall '17 - Unit I: Origins and Traditions
Which stands out the most to you, and why?
Due: Fri., 9/8/17 by the beginning of class.
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ReplyDelete- Neikya Slade
DeleteWhat stood out to me most was the Rap-Talking. I liked how we watch how just speaking to a crowd of people and rhyming evolved into becoming rap/hip hop. I have a couple of DJ friends and I emcee for them so it was great for me to see where this all started. I learned in a party everyone has a role to play of course the DJ keeps the music coming but the emcee engages in the crowd and keeps them interested in what's coming next also the DJ and host has to have great chemistry for this to work. - Tyrin McMillan
ReplyDeleteIn this video DJ Mustard doesn't have assistance but he still keeps the crowd interested with his djing and hosting skills.
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During this unit I have learned so much but what stood out to me is the difference between chanting and rapping. When Dj's we're mixing and scratching the people on the mic from what I thought were rapping but in reality they were chanting. The MC's we're getting the crowd engaged and involved more so hyping them up. No one really knew about mainstream rapping until SugarHill Gang came out with rappers delight. Rappers delight was the first mainstream rap song that became publicized. From that point on rap became more well known and DJ's and MC's started to follow suit. This started the evolution of rap! - Sierra Lucas
ReplyDeleteTowards the beginning of this unit we discussed a concept called the dozens, also referred to as playing or sounding. This concept is basically telling jokes in the form of a battle using a punch line, with the victor being whoever tells the best jokes with the best diss. Through-out this unit the dozens concept stood out to me the most because we dissected the root of telling jokes such as “yo mama” in a way that I never even imagined they could be broken down. These jokes did not start out as just jokes. They were a coping mechanism, in a sense, for young urban youth to deal with the daily struggles that they encounter. They were a way to poke fun at things and situation that would usually be troublesome. In Roger D. Abraham’s journal selection “Playin’ the Dozens”, he pointed out that this form of joke telling was also a way to expose inner city youth to certain social aspects. More recently they're just for entertainment purposes.
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The concept that really stood out to me was "Samplin". Samplin stood out to me because it's cultural memory, and it is a deep connection to the roots and the origin of hip hop. I feel as though when an artist samples a song they're paying homage to the person they sampled the lyrics/beats from. Also, when an artist samples a song they can make it more popular than it was before when it first came out so in a way they're bringing the song back but way better.
ReplyDeleteWhat had stood out to me was how it was a discourse and a more understandable way to get people involved starting with the D.J on stage getting the crowd together and setting the microphone on the side, getting the crowd involved and thus the first MC was born giving shout-outs to the crowd and how rapping was not what it is today but was actually smooth talking to a lady then had become speaking smooth on a microphone to a crowd and how it is all connected to playing the dozens which was getting people involved by speech. Turning b-boy/girling into a direct was of crowd involvement.
ReplyDeleteWhat stood out to me was the duality of the chants" the roof is on fire' and " hold yo head up high, panthers walking by, we gon clean out yo ears & open yo eyes". In class we discusssed how hip hop switched around within two themes the party and the platform. The chants represent that duality because they're apply to both themes. The chants are rooted in Malcolm X speeches and Black Panther party, thus representing the platform because, the chants where meant to deliver a message. The chants represent the party because, that was the arena where they where spoken, and gave confirmation that people where having a good time which is the whole of throwing a party.
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ReplyDeletePlaying the dozens within this unit was a concept that stood out to me the most. Growing up with 3 brothers always put me in the middle of roasting battles with a lot of "Yo Momma" jokes. I believe that playing the dozens makes hip hop more interesting and grabs the audiences attention, especially when it comes to battle rap. However, while in class I learned that playing the dozens was a concept that taught young black men how to survive through the use of joking or dissing one another. Nevertheless,I also believe that playing the dozens can turn a playful situation serious if one individual gets offended by what is being said.
ReplyDeleteThe concept that stood out to me the most was "Samplin" because it is something that I didn't really think was used in the beginning of rap. Sampling overall in old music and today's music creates a deep connection to your culture and it connects to your roots. Sampling is very prevalent in today's hip-hip generation so to see that has been around since the beginning is very surprising.
ReplyDeleteWhat stood out to me the most was the concept of playin' the dozens. Growing up in my family cracking jokes with one another was an everyday thing. The way I always viewed it was, you knew my family liked you based on how they joked with you. Learning that playin' the dozens was used as a survival mechanism passed down to young black men in the community was an eye opener for me. After discussing it a little in class it did begin to make sense. The community was preparing the young for the harshness of the outside world that they would have to face. I believe that in a way this is still true; like for some families that still will roast you and joke around with you but tell you not to take it from no one else.
ReplyDeleteChants stood out most to me because without chants parties and concert etc. wouldn’t be as live as they are today. I say that because now you are obligated to entertain and hype up your crowd up. When you are preforming or throwing a party you want to hype up the crowd and have them feeding off your energy. To give the crowd something talking about afterwards; saying things like “man that party was lit” or ”Yo blank had that concert jumping” which is so good on that person behave. I think that was a great idea they came up with because now when you go to an event you be having the time of your life not only with your friends and family but with the person that threw the event.
ReplyDeleteWhat stood out to me was sampling because sampling back then was either a hit or miss and it’s still that way in today’s generation; but I feel as if in today’s generation it’s not as acceptable because you have to get the consent from the originator to do a sample a track vs back then you would just do the track. Also I liked in this chapter how Flash originated the breaks when it came to turn tables, and he would play a song of is or one of his home boys that nobody knew but they all really enjoyed that particular song. So Dj’s are not only playing the latest new song but they’re motivational for some because they’re playing that person’s music that they know is a great record, to get them on the map to become famous one day.
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ReplyDeleteSomething that stood out to me the most is samplin'. I already understood the meaning of samplin' before but I didn't realize, how much it is in Hip Hop today. samplin has became a great way to recognize all the great artist of the past with the music we have today
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What stood out to me was "playin the dozens" and "chantin"because without these two concepts, the artist today would not get as much feedback from the crowd. As an artist/ rapper it is their job to be able to hype the crowd up and entertain them, consistently. In most of the songs today, their is a lot of exaggeration that is being taught, followed by the pass generation. Playin' the dozens was meant to prepare this generation with the many challenges that is coming their way as an artist. There is a lot of beef in the music industry and in order to express feelings, these artist usually rap about it in their songs with name calling, etc. The chantin' usually occurs at concerts or other big events that involves a crowd of people , in the event to make the people become more interested if they aren't already. I've learned that the main goal of being an artist is to be able to engage with the crowd. Entertainment is the key.
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DeleteThe concept that stood out to me was Sampling. While growing up I was under the impression that the songs I was hearing were original. But most of them were sampled in one way or another. This made me look at artists that used sampling in a different light. My opinion of them quickly shifted, they were no longer authentic. After learning that sampling is used not only to pay homage but also as a connection to roots I can have an appreciation of it.
ReplyDeleteThe thing that stood out to me most in unit one was Narrativizing/ signifying or storytelling. I was always aware of the fact that rappers usually speak the truth because that is what I was told growing up. My dad would always tell me that I should always believe what the “old school” rappers’ messages because they were real. What rappers like tupac and ice cube were rapping about is what was really going on in that time period and they provided a window into their world through music. I did not realize or that signifying or narrativizing was something that expound to realms of hip hop music and transferred over to other parts of hip-hop like comedy. I never put the two together and to realize that rappers and some comedians both use hip hop to deliver the same messages of the truth of the black experience through the concept of Nommo. I personally found it intriguing that narrativizing and elements of rap itself is something we brought from Africa from the Griots. Their quickness, linguistically fluidity and truth speaking are all forms of the Griots rhetoric or linguistic power. Afrika Bambaata or BAM BAM (who I learned is a founder father of hip hop) is a perfect example of how powerful Hip Hop is and how it can be used as a tool to unite and broadcast a message to the masses. The fact that Rappers are like the modern American griots is something that really resonated with in the first unit. Hip hop reaches further than just being about the actual music, it is also about the performance or incorporation of the music into a message, which is what griots do.
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Olivia Wright
Samplin' and playin the dozens stood out to me the most. Playin' the dozens played an important role in confidence boosting for African Americans. Being able to laugh at others and more importantly yourself gives an individual a level of resilience against more serious "attacks" which in my opinion probably prepared young people for the "real world". If not for playin the dozens, some young people may not have been able to cope with the acts of racism, prejudice and or the verbal and physical attacks that so often occur in the African American experience. Samplin' stood out to me also. I think that samplin' was and is a genius way to keep the events of a previous era alive. If it wasn't for samplin' most people in my generation wouldn't know much about the music our parents and grandparents listened to. Samplin' to me is paying homage to the artists that made it possible to create what we listen to today.
ReplyDeleteThis unit was comprised of many significant concepts that contributed to the structure of Hip-Hop. However, what stood out to me the most was sampling. Sampling has always been a part of Hip Hop since the beginning. DJs would take songs and just play the breaks. B-boys would dance to it. They began throwing parties just playing then breaks and using their turn table techniques to keep the music flowing. Still to this day sampling plays a major role in Hip-Hop. Many modern day rappers use old songs. For example, Drake and Kanye have released sampled music. It's fascinating to see that this concept is still relevant.
ReplyDeleteThe concept that stands out to me the most is playin' the dozens. Playin' the dozens was a way in which black men learned how to survive, by being able to publicly speak, and bring awareness to the things that they were bothered by in a comical way. This prepares them for the realities of the real world, and leaves them open to the opinions and feelings of others. For example, some things cannot be said on the radio or in certain settings due to the censoring of material. By playin' the dozens, some artists are able to get their point across using a huge exaggeration, sometimes without the crowd or audience recognizing the punch line that was thrown. This concept is still widely used today, and for most artists playin' the dozens is their way of speaking on current issues, without causing an issue.
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Attached is a clip from 8 Mile that demonstrates the use of "playin' the dozens", where Eminem deliberately jokes upon himself in order too prevent his opponent from having the opportunity to bash him.
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ReplyDeleteThe concept that stood out to me the most was "playin the dozens". This concept was about black males going head to head in competition (comedy trash talking). "Yo mama" was the most common topic of argument. Growing up in my community all the kids used to joke on each other we never took it to heart because that was our way of having fun. Whoever had the best jokes to the crowd won just like rap battles back in the day. Every concept that makes up hip hop is still used today. Playing the dozen is important to me because I love humor and that's what this concept is all about.
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ReplyDeleteWhat stood out to me the most is this unit was "chantin'" and "playin' the dozens".Chantin' stood out to me because it's still present in today's society not only is it heard at parties but it is also heard on tv shows such as "Wild'N'Out". Chantin' was/is a way to get the crowd hype. So on Wild'N'Out right before commercial break and after commercial break, the Dj, the casts and the crowd all get up out their seat and start chantin' "Wild'N", "Wild'N", "Wild'N". Another concept that we talked about in class that is also seen on this show is "playin' the dozens". For example, when the two teams began their "Wild Freestyle" they form a roastin' rap battle and whoever gets the most laughs wins.
ReplyDelete(2nd Attempt) Samplin' and playin the dozens stood out to me the most. Playin' the dozens played an important role in confidence boosting for African Americans. Being able to laugh at others and more importantly yourself gives an individual a level of resilience against more serious "attacks" which in my opinion probably prepared young people for the "real world". If not for playin the dozens, some young people may not have been able to cope with the acts of racism, prejudice and or the verbal and physical attacks that so often occur in the African American experience. Samplin' stood out to me also. I think that samplin' was and is a genius way to keep the events of a previous era alive. If it wasn't for samplin' most people in my generation wouldn't know much about the music our parents and grandparents listened to. Samplin' to me is paying homage to the artists that made it possible to create what we listen to today.
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Narrativizing stood out to me because narrating through music allowed many artist to become storytellers and to speak for those who didn't have a voice or a platform. Narrativizing in my opinion is also why Hip-Hop became so big. When people heard songs on records or on the radio that related so much to their own experience it made listeners feel like they were not alone in "the struggle". B-boyin or break dancing stood out to me also because it gave young people something positive to do other then being in the streets and getting in trouble. This is because most b-boys/girls were from the hood and didn't have much else to do
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ReplyDeleteI think one concept that stands out to me is sampling. Grand Master Flash did not think that sampling was a good idea but Sugar Hill Gang proved that if it is done well that it can be a great piece. Sampling is a way for artist to pay homage to other artist that were before their time. Sampling creates a cultural memory by connecting the younger listening crowd to the older listening crowd. Sampling is how an artist connects to their roots. Many sampling pieces make you go back and listen to the original piece.
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Vivan Green's song is a great example of samping. She samples Frankie Beverly and Mazes song "Before I Let You Go". She pays homage to them while putting her own twist to the song and making it hers.
I thoroughly enjoyed this unit. I never have been into music but this class has helped me have a better understanding of the breakdown of Hip-hop. What stood out the most to me in this unit was "Playing the dozens" and Narrativizing". playing the dozens is when 2 people go head to head and crack jokes, roast, or use huge exaggerations to one another. for example a popular tv show in 2006 on MTV was "yo momma". this show intended to basically crack jokes about one another momma for prize making it to the final rounds. I used this example because I loved this show back in day it I would take jokes and crack them on people when it was needed I also felt it gave me some credibility at school because I knew all the good jokes. Narratirizing is storytelling. rappers such as Tupac, J-Cole, and Jay-z uses storytelling as an outlet to tell their struggles and reach out to people who may be in the same situation. I believe storytelling is used by lyrists to give hope and let them know its okay to have dreams and be successful even if the resources aren't hand to you.
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What stands out more to me was "Playin' the dozens" and "Rap-talin' ". What stands out for me from "Playin'the dozens" is that like when rapper do rap battle they are verbally offended, they be roastin' each other and making jokes about they financial life, physically and even they would make jokes about your mom without having to know it.The most funny thing is that all they make everything exaggerate and a lot without having to be true. Then the other one that stood out to me was "Rap-talkin' " is like how everything beging in rap, a person with a microphone giving shout out to the people of the party and at the same time made the words rhymed to connect with the audience. That was the person who gave life to the party, like when DJ Kool Herc threw party "Coke La Rock" was that person who was giving shout out to the audiences mostly friends and doing poetry too. Coke La Rock is generally considered to be one of the foundation for hip-hop music by rappin.
ReplyDeletePlayin' the dozens video example: How you can see two people rappin 'and roastin' each other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC9u6QPiMis&list=PLrPtEc-CdyV65fIfhDUFZ2HizJ50ZPlvH
Rap-Talkin' video example: In this video you going to see talks about when Drake, Jay Z, Curren$y, Wale and Fabolous giving shout out to KD (Kevin Durant) in their songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh-3JwpspZ4
-Walfrank Pineiro
(Re-Do) What stood out to me the most is this unit was "chantin'" and "playin' the dozens". Chantin' stood out to me because it's still present in today's society not only is it heard at parties but it is also heard on tv shows such as "Wild'N'Out". Chantin' was/is a way to get the crowd hype. At parties, the Host, the one that is usually on the mic works with the Dj to get the crowd going. So on Wild'N'Out right before commercial break and after commercial break, the Dj, the casts and the crowd all get up out their seat and start chantin' "Wild'N", "Wild'N", "Wild'N". Another concept that we talked about in class that is also seen on this show is "playin' the dozens". Playin’ the dozens was a form of verbal insults. The insult had to be funny and original. The jokes can not be true otherwise it wouldn’t be considered a game. For example, when the two teams began their "Wild Freestyle" on Wild’N’Out they form a roastin' rap battle and whoever gets the most laughs wins. None of the jokes that they say are true, it’s all for laughter. People are also familiar with the “Yo Momma” jokes as well. Growing up my friends and I used to tell yo momma jokes and form little roastin’ sessions. I still partake in those roastin’ sessions today. I have a sense of humor and I am just all around goofy so learning about Playin’ the Dozens was interesting to me because I only knew of joke telling as “Roastin’”, I didn’t know that there was a literal term for it.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KRPkqSMm9_o (Playin’ the Dozens example)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw30dCKSS5Y (Chantin’ example)
(2nd attempt) This unit was comprised of many significant concepts that contributed to the structure of Hip-Hop. However, what stood out to me the most was sampling. Sampling has always been a part of Hip Hop since the beginning. DJs would take songs from various genres and just play the breaks. B-boys would dance to it. They began throwing parties just playing then breaks and using their turn table techniques to keep the music flowing. Still to this day sampling plays a major role in Hip-Hop. Many modern day rappers use old songs. For example, Drake and Kanye have released sampled music. It's fascinating to see that this concept is still relevant. Sampling is what keeps older music alive. There were times I listened to music and my parents would be like "girl that was originally Luther Vandross song." Sampling is a great way to keep older music relevant in present and future generations to come.
ReplyDeleteBelow, I linked songs by Drake, Meek Mill ft. Chris Brown and Kanye where they sampled music.
Drake's Weston Road Flows (sampled Mary J. Blige's "Mary's Joint")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y51zGpIC5JY
Meek Mill ft. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla Sign "Whatever You Need" (sampled Tony! Toni! Tone!'s "Whatever You Want"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXdN7O7Iht4
Kanye's Slow Jamz (sampled Luther Vandross' " A house is not a home")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWmgsfiklcs
The concept that stood out to me was Sampling. Sampling is very popular not only back in the days but in today's society also. using someone else's beat or even someone else's style and groove could also be sampling, sampling is the reason why lots of people got where they are today. using someone else material but putting your own notch on it. Today i listened to a sample it was a diss track about a Youtuber but he sampled the beat and style from Tee Grizzly (1st Link Below) I can say Chanting also stood out to me because I feel it is important to keep the crowd involved being from Detroit Michigan We have these Underground rap battles that happens every weekend someone different battles and they try to keep the crowd involved as much as possible. Eminem Changed he game of Battle Rap in the late 90's Early 2000's in Detroit Michigan from the movie 8 mile people think that was just a movie but that was based on a true story crowed involvement was one of Eminem's specialty's you had to keep the crowd involved through chants (2nd link Below)
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DeMario Hooks
I enjoyed this unit very well and learned so much thus far! I've always been into Hip Hop but never really understood the foundation and all that came with it. The part that honestly stood out to me was the sampling part. Honestly I was never really a huge fan of sampling in Hip Hop because many rappers that did samples to me I was never impressed by many. Except a few mentioned in class like P.Diddy (one of my favorites). Until this class and learned that its more deep then just "copying". Its rappers paying homage to the past giving thanks to those that came behind. Now having that knowledge I see sampling in Hip Hop much different now. Here is video that honestly played a small role on my biased against sampling. Coming from Prince and it was short but it impacted me.
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ReplyDeleteThe concept that stood out to me the most was "Samplin" because it is something that I didn't really think was used in the beginning of rap and I know that sampling connects to personally. Sampling creates a deep connection to your culture and it connects you to your roots. Sampling is very prevalent in today's hip-hip generation so to see that has been around since the beginning is very surprising. Sampling for me really connects me to all the music my parents and grandparents use to listen to. When I hear music that is sampled from today's music it makes me want to go back and listen to the original song and that artists' catalog. For example, Play No Games by Big Sean sampled Piece of My Love by Guy and after listening to that song I started listen to all of Guy's catalog for like 2 weeks. Personally I love sampled music and I can see that it truly does connect me to my roots because I can my parents were teenagers in the 90s, so all I can remember my parents listening to is Puff Daddy and the Family, Aaliyah, Tupac, and Boys II Men.
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I believe that the video did an amazing job, portraying a short overview of the great "DJ KOOL HERC".The main part that I found interesting, were samplin' and "playing the dozens". In today's society, music would have no true meaning without the support of samplin'. Samplin' keeps the oldies...goodies! If today's artist didn't have the help of the sampled songs, majority of their music would be gone. Don't get me wrong! I do believe that that artists songs are their songs; but their are very few new "original" artist. Now "Playing the Dozens" is a different ball game. It has been going on in movies and lives way before my time. You an hear it in movies such as "House Party" and " Friday" and from your cousins too. It is for sure still used in this generation.Shows like "wild n' out" has kids of all ages and races "roastin"" on a regular! It's making the kids mentally stronger. I make jokes with my younger brothers. They know realize that, yes indeed; I know that we have he same mama. Below I have an example of, one of my favorite samples. I also have a "Yo Mama" battle. Showing the today's school kid battle. Little mans held it down for the brothas and sistas.
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The concept that stood out to me the most was sampling. Before taking this class, I was unaware of the term. In my mind sampling was biting someone’s style. I honestly would be offended while listening to a song that had sampling on it. Not realizing that sampling was around long before me. After learning this term, I now have a better understanding for the concept and respect it. I can appreciate songs without it taking away from the original piece. Sampling is not just reusing a lyric in a song, but it is paying homage to the artist who used it before them and appreciating the original artists work. For example: The song Maria Maria by Santana and now Wild Thoughts by Rihanna featuring Bryson Tiller.
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Entering this class I never knew much about hip hop. So when we discussed the different concepts it was all new to me. I would have to say the concept that stood out to me the most was Samplin'. When today's artist use the beat or lyrics from an artist of the past, they are not stealing beats and lyrics. They are paying homage to the artist. Samplin' is also used to connect to the roots. Alot if people have criticized rap artist for Samplin others music but all they are doing is keeping the music from the past alive. I also did not know that Diddy would be classified as the "Father of Samplin' in hip-hop". I have recently listened to Kid Ink's song F* with you found an example of Samplin in the song from Fabulous and Tamia's song So into you.
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It has been a difficult task trying to figure out how to begin this post because hip hop can be a difficult art to explain. As a child I loved hip hop and rap although I did not fully understand the metaphors, similes, etc entwined within the lyrics. However, as I grow as a person as well as a fan of the art, I can relate to it more. Smitherman wrote in "The Chain Remain the Same" that rap is a form of resistance. I agree, I believe it is a rebellion against conformity. In order to rebel, however, we must first connect with the roots that lit the fire of the rebellion. Unit 1 of the course provided the knowledge of the the founding fathers/mothers of hip hop. It is not enough to know the history of the hip hop culture, we must also understand the language behind rap. Smitherman breaks down the linguistic aspects that make rap what it is today. Rap is comprised of black speech within the black community. She states throughout the article that black people created the language that the oppressors consider 'grammatically incorrect.' I have learned that in order to preserve our culture, we must preserve our music. Hip Hop/Rap is like poetry: born from chaos and raised by the struggle. Below is a link to an album that is a great example of how poetry infused with rap can make art.
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The concept that really stood out to me was "Samplin". Samplin stood out to me because it's cultural memory, and it is a deep connection to the roots and the origin of hip hop. I feel as though when an artist samples a song they're paying homage to the person they sampled the lyrics/beats from. Also, when an artist samples a song they can make it more popular than it was before when it first came out so in a way they're bringing the song back but way better. For example, Wild Thoughts produced by DJ Khaled was a sample of the song "Maria" by Santana. Since Wild Thoughts has been out the original video of "Maria" has received thousands of comments and over a million views.
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The concept that stood out to me the most was "playin the dozens". This concept was about black males going head to head in competition (comedy trash talking). For example "Yo mama" jokes were the most common. Growing up in my community all the kids used to joke on each other we never took it to heart because that was our way of having fun. Whoever had the best jokes to the crowd won just like rap battles back in the day. Every concept that makes up hip hop is still used today. Playing the dozen is important to me because I love humor, it gets the crowd interested and a way to express your feelings.
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-Sky Robinson
During this unit I've learned a lot about the different terms used in hip hop and how they are interpreted. The concept that stands out most to me, like many other of my classmates, is playing the dozens. This concept makes up the culture in that it allows for our people to joke and make light of situations while remaining resilient. I also believe sampling is an essential concepts of Hip Hop structure. Sampling stood out to me because of how impactful it is to make one's audience recollect or make reference to another art piece, thus making it possible to revive certain parts of the culture and keep it alive even in the new arts.
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One concept that really stands out to me and I see as one of the most important aspects is playing the dozens. I think that playing the dozens is a very important concept especially in battle rap because of the attention is pulls in. Although all the concepts make up this culture, I think Playing the dozens is one of the most valuable. You get that humor and that attention grabbing that makes you think and pay more attention. It makes you say "Oh let me hear that again". I think that Playing the dozens grabs attention more than most concepts, especially because of the humor aspect.
ReplyDeleteThis video is a prime example of how playing the dozens captures the crowds audience. Chayna ashley takes a lot of jokes but she ultimately disses Ms.Fit and her crew. The battke itself as a whole is funny and keeps uou wanting to watch. https://youtu.be/Ar_QzWtPlCs
Neikya Slade
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