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Home Archive by category Hip-Hop (Page 7)

What’s Love Got to Do With It?: Thoughts on Jazz in the Classroom (or I gotta pass this midterm!)

Editor’s note: MusiQology.com often features the work of my students who are thinking publicly about course content.  This piece, written by a student in my history of jazz course, illustrates a problem that all humanities professors face from time to time:  the student who is honestly struggling...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 27, 2010
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Caveat Emptor! (Or Let the Buyer Beware): A Blog about Blogs and Black Mass Media

I can’t fully explain the power of Chuck D’s words from more than twenty years ago, that “Rap music is CNN for black America,” exerted on me.  I became aware of them long after the moment in which they were initially uttered, and they have now resurfaced in my mind long after I first read […]

By Dr. Guthrie /  April 26, 2010
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From the Streets of London: Identity in the Music of Dizzee Rascal

‘And all I care about is sex and violence A heavy bass line is my kind of silence Everybody says that I’ve gotta get a grip But I let sanity give me the slip Some people think I’m bonkers But I just think I’m free Man I’m just living my life There’s nothing crazy about...

By Dr. Guthrie /  December 10, 2009
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The Art of the Freestyle – Hip-Hop, Improvisation & Asher Roth

For some reason, listeners just can’t seem to get enough of improvisation in music. Jazz musicians are highly regarded for their ability to engage audiences on the spot with creative melodies, hip-hop musicians have also been expected to provide listeners with a creative improvisation, commonly known...

By Dr. Guthrie /  November 17, 2009
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Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs There’s Improvisation In Music, But Can You Hear It?

Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs – Maps (Original Version) Musical improvisation obviously cannot be limited to one particular genre of music; anyone from rappers such as Snoop Dogg to country musicians such as Garth Brooks has the ability to modify the structural components of their work as they see fit. However,...

By Dr. Guthrie /  November 10, 2009
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The Many Sides of Aubrey “Drake” Graham

Hip-hop’s newest young star Drake is gaining popularity and momentum faster than anyone could have expected. Just a year ago, the Toronto native traveled around the country hoping someone would hear his music. Now, the 22-year old rapper/singer is signed to Lil’ Wayne’s Young Money – Universal...

By Dr. Guthrie /  November 4, 2009
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The Blueprint – Jay-Z and His Impact on Hip-Hop Music

  Jay-Z is the man who holds “the blueprint” for the successful hip-hop artist.  He started out his career as a young rapper with gangster appeal in the mid-90’s and gradually transformed into a respected artist by all (even political figures) with a multi-million dollar business. Fans and the media...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 27, 2009
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Matisyahu – Rapper, Reggae Singer, Hasidic Jew

What do you think of when you hear the words “Hasidic Jew?” Probably the last thing to come to mind would be rapper. But that is exactly what Matthew Paul Miller, better known as Matisyahu, epitomizes. By blending traditional Jewish themes with reggae, rock, beat box, and hip-hop, Matisyahu defies...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 23, 2009
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M.I.A. – A Global Artist

In the complex interaction of race and music, some artists seek to change the way they are in order appear more acceptable.  Others try to transcend the notion of race and ignore it completely.  Still others tend incorporate their racial pride and biases in their music, and use a racial layer as an added...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 22, 2009
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Jazz to Hip-Hop – A Brief History

Jazz emerged out of many different types of music such as slave songs, ragtime, and military bands. Although Jazz has evolved throughout its history, it dramatically changed during the 1930’s and 1940’s when many African-Americans migrated from southern rural communities to the urbanized northern...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 15, 2009
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