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C O U R S E L E C T U R E Hip-Hop in the 1990s Notes taken on October 10, 2017 by Edward Tanguay |
has a difficult relationship with rock
in a way it is like jazz, which is outside of rock, but in another way, it is part of rock
gained momentum in the 1980s in an underground scene
Run-D.M.C. made it mainstream
by the end of the 80s, rap is a force clearly to be reckoned with
increased technology that comes with digital sampling
instead of analog style
leads to a fight to who owns the copyright and legal wrangling
seeming feud between New York and Los Angeles
Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy
import moving force in East Coast sound
1997 Biggie Smalls was killed in Los Angeles, a victim of a drive-by shooting
launches the careers of the members
born as Marshall Mathers
won 1997 free-style rap competition in Los Angeles
2000 The Marshall Mathers LP
a famous badboy who knows just how to get a reaction
some people saw the intelligence and creativity in what he was doing
Eminem adopts a persona in this album
Beatles becomes Sergeant Pepper
Jim Morrison becomes the Lizard King
David Bowie becomes Ziggy Stardust
matures from a bunch of rowdy fraternity guys to a more socially conscious group
advocating for Eastern religion
2000 Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
positive and introspective lyrics
Lauryn Hill also in the group
features "Killing Me Softly"
1998 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill