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Hip-Hop: The Next Generation

Hip-hop culture and rap music has been morphing for over 20 years. We have heard Kool G. Rap’s multi-syllabic rhyming style influence the metaphor-packed lyrics of the Notorious B.I.G., an idol of swagger-driven lyricist Jay-Z, who mentors the auto-tune aided rapper Kanye West. Hip-hop has established...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 5, 2009
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Pioneering a Genre: Latin Hop-Hop

Music is often times the most poignant expression of a culture.  It has the ability to encompass the history, the emotions, and the essence of a people in way that other many art forms struggle to do. Latin Hip-Hop is an art form that has grown out of the fusion of several other styles and […]

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 5, 2009
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Le Hip-Hop

In the early nineteen-nineties, hip-hop was still a relatively little-known form of music in mainstream French culture. In spite of this, the American-born, urban style of hip-hop resonated in the Parisian inner cities that had flourished in response to the mass influxes of immigrants, arriving mainly...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 5, 2009
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Southside (of London) Represent! The Tale of Dubstep

Few would dare to classify Dubstep as art music. Yet those few that have immersed themselves in its heavy 2-step bass have surfaced to shout its praises. Originating from the underground of South London, Dubstep is an offshoot of UK grime. It boasts a slow, syncopated rhythm and a hypnotic kick-drum...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 2, 2009
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“It isn’t a noise, it’s my language!”

In exploring the infinite realms of the Internet, we can explore far-reaching corners of the globe.  I feel that the best way to remotely explore a culture is through its music, and people often discourse about world music through the languages of folk, mass, and art discourse.  One example I found...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 1, 2009
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