History of Rap and Hip hop in America

Artistic, cultural, movement

politics

strong, rythmic beat, rapping vocal track

New York City

1970

Cultural exchange

Black, Latino, Carribean youth

4 main pillars

DeeJaying/ making music : Dj mixers

Rapping/ making vocal rhymes

Breakdancing: style dance, acrobate agility

Graffiti painting : connection between hip hop and graffiti

80's

international audience

Uk, Japan, Australia

Characteristics of Hip hop music

Strong, rythmic beat: fast or agressive or slow and relaxed

Vocals : singing, spoken word, autotune

Breaks : modern hip hop, roots, encourage dancing

Mainstream

Rythmic vocal style associated with hip hop

African tradition

Changing voices among American youth

Poetry

Rhythm and rhyme

Conjuction with cultural movement "hip hop"

Drugs

gang violence in the 1960-1970's

local house, parties, community centres, city parks, neighborhood block parties and local clubs

New school

By the 2nd generation artists in 1984

Disting the pop sensibilities of the first commercial generation of rap artists

Rap's changes

Mainstream

Artist respond to tension ( police, shootings of urnarmed people)

Streets of Harlem

South Bronx

The unfolding political crises in the black community

State surveillance

Drug addiction, crime, racism

self expression and freedom dreaming

Respond 2 things

The rampant economic

The political inequality