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Blues as The Root for Rap Music Cultural Melting Pot Discussion
Initial Post (Due – Friday, Nov. 19th by 11:59pm)
Find, share and discuss at least one contemporary example that can shed light roots of the blues in rap.
Response (Due – Sunday, Nov. 21th by 11:59pm)
Review examples provided by one of your colleagues (no more than two responses allowed to a single student). Again, speculate on how these contemporary artists use their work as a tool for advocacy, and/or as an expression of their cultural experiences. Does the use of music in your life serve similar purposes?
Reading:
William F. Danaher & Stephen P. Blackwelder. “The emergence of blues and rap: A comparison and assessment of the context, meaning, and message, Popular Music & Society, 17:4, 1-12, 1993.
Reply:
Zongyi LinWednesdayNov 17 at 10:53pm
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I think music is related, and rap and blues are also related. They are music shaped by society. Rap songs reflect the pain and frustration of Africans, the blues, and many rap music expose the pain and the cause, the lyrics of rap, it is vital in pointing out social inequality. Blues artists often use subtleties in their lyrics to escape the abuse of whites people. Rap artists do not need to adopt the same strategy. Their lyrics may not always inspire empathy, but they often encourage change. Rap artists, the same as the blues artists before, were brought to the attention of the public through the commercial success of their music. In the beginning, it started with the development of local dance music, and then mass market pop music. Rap is the most recent form of music that originated in the center of the city. Rap is an inner city of the United States initiated by black youth from the bottom. Rap shares these origin music movements with another lower class: the blues music of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. This high-tech, electronically produced music and cunning wedding, rhyming lyrics, are so hip-hop, similar to blues. Characterized by more traditional instruments (guitar, harmonica, and in some cases percussion and brass quartet), blues lyrics are equally dynamic, but often moaning or ambiguous compared to rap, at least recognized for Some rap lyrics, similar to Blues, recall and express dissatisfaction with African-Americans in the face. (William F. Danaher & Stephen P. Blackwelder) I also liked rap, so I will often listen and study rap songs. My favorite singers are Snoop Dogg and Lil yachty. When I am under pressure, I listen to their songs to relax. I think rap music is real, free, and they will bravely express what they want to express. Contemporary rap music, like the various forms and incarnations of blues, expresses the dilemma of society so truly and clearly that it sees itself transforming from a minority audience to a mainstream appreciation. I think the blues is the root of the United States. Many rap songs contain some blues elements, whether it is rhythm, style or theme. The recurring problems of drug abuse, poverty, and violence that have long existed in the blues concept are connected in hip-hop culture right now.
William F. Danaher & Stephen P. Blackwelder. Popular Music & Society, 17:4, 1-12, 1993.
Muqing DiWednesdayNov 17 at 11:09pm
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Hi:
In my opinion, music genres are really tied with one another, especially blues and rap music. Just as we discussed in lecture 26 and 27, blues and rap is tied with a specific feeling. Blues is made to express the feelings for the Blacks at first and rap is created to express a kind of feeling as well. For example, when a man is angry, anxious, or lonely, he would sing blues or rap. So that makes a interesting point that when we combine blues and rap music together, it would be so cool!
Today, I want to talk about an example of Craig David’s “Born to do it”. I think it is a great song that expresses a combination of rap and blues. Craig David has a voice destined for rhythm and blues, he has a steady sound without the vicissitudes of old-school R&B. Born To Do It is very consistent, David uses a guitar as the main instrument. There are no difficult vocabulary in this song and a memorable melody chorus made people to love it more. It is a story of how a boy chases a girl. This smooth story makes the song to a greater level and it gives the whole song another chemical reaction. It is an easy singing song and it is a great example for this topic. Hope you guys can take a look at this as well!
https://youtu.be/QGqooY-KRAQ (Links to an external site.)
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