MUS 1302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Funky Drummer, Dear Mama, Ice Cube
19 Apr 2016
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Snoop dogg was featured on a number of tracks: defined a new west coast style (tie to the east/west coast feuding, headed by george clinton. Formed by dr. dre and suge knight in 1991: west coast gangsta rap (and g-funk specifically) Dr. dre had immense success with death row initially, working with artists like tupac. Songwriting credits: rdx and dr. dre: musical characteristics. Rhythmic break from this song is used later in let me ride . Snoop dogg: gives us a smoother, more melodic vocal for g-funk (contrast to gangsta rap which is more aggressive), but similar violent topics/content. Jewell: signed to death row records for several years in the 90s. G-funk is the laid-back, parliament/funkadelic-inspired variation of gangsta rap developed by dr. dre in the early 90s. It paired explicit and often violent lyrics with commercial beats that were based on older soul, funk, and r&b. Lyrics and musical elements combined give us the genre"s characteristics.
