MUS 1302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Twerking, Hip Hop, Kendrick Lamar
19 Apr 2016
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The term refers to rap music created and /or performed by members of the five percent nation (fpn) The fpn was founded in 1964 by former nation of islam student minister clarence 13x. It is an offshoot of the nation of islam. Know prominent artists and the sample that we listen to. Prominent themes of five percenter rap o o o o o o o. Mathematics : elaborate number play based on their theology. Word is bond hip hop slang. Fpn and hip hop flourished around the same time. Pete rock o o o o: wu-tang clan o. Jazz and bohemian rap influences: more relaxed flow o o. God is great shoutout at the beginning of the track. Arc choir walk with me : forms the basis of the track. Curtis mayfield if there"s a hell below we"re all going to go : interjection that comes back repeatedly (~0:30) Lyrics: address references to religion and commentary on racism.
