EDWARD'S LECTURE NOTES:
More notes at http://tanguay.info/learntracker
C O U R S E 
History of Rock, 1970-Present
John Covach, University of Rochester
https://www.coursera.org/course/historyofrock2
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
Hip-Hop in the 1990s
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
began in the 1970s
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
West Coast
Death Row Records
owned by Suge Knight
Dr. Dre
1993 The Chronic
Snoop Doggy Dogg
East Coast
Bad Boy Records
Sean Combs
Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy
import moving force in East Coast sound
The Notorious B.I.G.
1995 Ready to Die
1997 Live After Death
1997 Biggie Smalls was killed in Los Angeles, a victim of a drive-by shooting
Wu-Tang Clan
from Staten Island
1997 Wu Tang Forever
launches the careers of the members
Eminem
from Detroit
born as Marshall Mathers
a white rapper
outside the norm
won 1997 free-style rap competition in Los Angeles
1999 The Slim Shady LP
adopts a persona
becomes Slim Shady
sings about his anger
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
Beastie Boys
1998 Hello Nasty
matures from a bunch of rowdy fraternity guys to a more socially conscious group
advocating for Eastern religion
De La Soul
2000 Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
positive and introspective lyrics
Fugees
Haitian rappers
Lauryn Hill also in the group
1996 The Score
features "Killing Me Softly"
Lauryn Hill
1998 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Doo Wop That Thing