Sunday, April 29, 2007

Eminem (Class Notes)

Marshall Bruce Mathers III is Eminem's real name. He was raised in Detroit, Michigan. He was discovered by Dr. Dre. He became an Academy and Grammy, Award-winner and became very famous for his sing writing.
Eminem is a incredible MC. In his songs he has amazing rhyming scheme. Just in this particular sing "Infinite"
I personally enjoy his music and can relate to his music and I feel I can connect to him on personal level.

Ayo, my pen and paper cause a chain reaction
To get your brain relaxin, cause they be actin maniac in action
A brainiac in fact son, you mainly lack attraction
You looking zany whack with just a fraction of my tracks spun
My rhyming skills got you climbing hills
I travel through your mind until you spine like siren drills
I'm sliming grills of roaches, with sprayed on disinfectants
With some ex rappers till their spinal column disconnects
Put this in decks and check the monologue, turn your system up
Twist them up, and indulge in the marijuana smoke
This is the season for noise pollution contamination
Examination of more cartoons than animation
My lamination of narration
Hit's a snare and bass of track for duck rapper interrogation
When I declare invasion, there ain't no time to be staring and gazing
I turn the stage into a barren wasteland (Slant Rhyme)...
I'm Infinite

[Chorus:]
You heard of hell well I was sent from it
I went to it's surface and sentenced for murdering instruments
Now I'm trying to repent from it
But when I hear the beat I'm tempted to make another attempt at it...
I'm Infinite

[Verse 2:]
Bust it, I let the beat commence so I can beat the sense of your elite defense
I got to meet the fence fruit was stompin at your feet to rinse
I greet the gents and ladies, I spoil all your fans
I foil plans and leave fluids leaking like oil bands
My coil hands around this microphone lethal
One thought in my cerebral is deeper then a Jeep full of people
MC's are feeble, I came to cause some pandemonium
Battle a band of phony MC's and stand the only one
Imitator, Intimidator, Stimulator, Simulator of data, Eliminator
There's never been a greater since the burial of Jesus
Fuck around and catch all of the venereal diseases
My thesis will smash a stereo to pieces
My accapella releases plastic masterpieces through telekinesis
And eases you mentally, gently, sentimentally, instrumentally
With entity, dementedly meant to be Infinite
(I tried to bold the rhyming words and it just wouldn't work.)

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Ch:7 All Around the World

The subway trains were the first visual evidence of the new culture in the Bronx. Rappers Delight came out and the art on the subway trains became famous. “This changed in the early 80’s, as b-boying became a media phenomenon and film makers documented the music, art, and dance of the Hip-Hop culture” (275 Yes Yes Y’all). The film Wild Styles put the artist on the screen and Style Wars gave a glimpse in the lives of graffiti writers. Beat Street made rappers movie stars and break-dancers were put on the cover of magazines. Break-dancers also preformed in the opening of the Olympics. Kids began dancing and dress like the performers they saw. By 1982 Hip-Hop arrived in full force and was brought into clubs.
The British all experienced Hip-Hop by expatiate Kool LadyBlue booked Dj’s,MC’s, graffiti artist, and b-boys in weekly celebrations of the Hip-Hop culture.
A new generation started with a new sound and dance from Run-DMC and LL. Cool J.

Grandmaster Flash

Grandmaster Flash was a legendary turntablist. He was the first artist to be introduced in to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and along with the Fabulous Five.
Grandmaster Flash was born Barbados. He is well known for his “break
Beat” DJ skills. He is one of many “Fathers of Hip-Hop”. He played at outdoor jams throughout New York City. He used a “cutting technique”. He did body tricks while cutting his records. Some of he body tricks he did while controlling the turntable was mixing behind his back or with his feet.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/29/AR2007032902025.html

Hip-Hop Paradox

Hip-Hop Paradox

The Hip-Hop nation has earned negative attention because of the behavior of women and in the music videos. Women subject themselves to willingly disgrace and allow to be abused on stage. Women disgrace themselves because of the way they dress in videos and the way the act. Young black women are seen shaking their nearly naked rumps in music videos. "As much as the sexploitation of young black women is necessary to the 'keep it real' mantra of hip hop artists, corporate bottom lines, and marketing strategies, we must acknowledge our own role in this troubling relationship." Because of theses half naked women people (men) are buying the CD’s and the women are being paid.
I think if we didn’t have half naked women in videos there would be less people to buy the music or watch the video. The production of cds would go down and but artist into debt.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040402526.html

Don Imus Discussion In Class

I feel if these women in music videos are going to disgrace themselves by wearing barely anything and dance like strippers on a pole then they should be called hoes. People should have the right of speech and Mr. Imus should have not been taken off the air. I am sorry I think some of the women who act like that should be proud and hold their name as a hoe and should not have any problem when a person says what they believe. Yes some people are going to be mad but it is the truth and the truth hurts. If they don’t want to be call hoes then women should find another job that would be more of a professional job that allows them to wear more clothes. Women don’t have to dance like cheap whores and if they can’t take the names that are going to be thrown at them. It is a hard life and people choose what they want to be weather they choose to be a hoe on live TV or a model. It is their chose and they should understand how people see them and if they don’t like it then find another job. Don’t fire people for voicing their opinion. If radio stations fire someone for voicing their opinion their there would no longer be radio stations. They would be all closed down because of voice their opinions on anything.

Sunday, April 8, 2007

Saturday, April 7, 2007

Chapter 6 Women

Women were given some of the same opportunities in the music world. You don't hear a lot of women in the Hip-Hop stage MC, DJ, or break dancing. Women didn't get know until the 1960's. Some females MC crew sequence were label mates on Sugar Hills records. Pambaataa was the first female DJ. In 1976,Grandmaster Caz taught her how to be a DJ. Caz introduced her to Bamaataa and since her name was Pam and needed a name for herself she was named Pambaataa.
Bebbie D has a voice that Dominated MCing and was a soloist. Sha-rock had a voice that Dominated the mic. They had the power, determination and to make it in the music business.
Mercedes ladies were the first female crew.
Wanda D was a good writer.
Wanda D "Someone has to break the door and make it easier for women to enter rap, MC's, or DJ's." She thought it would.not be that hard but she soon realized it was a mans world. I think that if women can compete with men and proved themselves worthy then they should have the same opportunity to compete in anything they want to do. Women were disrespected when they She wanted to make it easier for women in the future. She had to work her way up the line to get her reputaion to grow but Bambaataa helped her alot in getting her noticed. Women had to hook up with top rappers and work up the line to get recognized.