why hip-hop is interesting
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ISMIR 2016: Why Hip-Hop Is Interesting
Ethan Heinethanhein.com@ethanhein
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Hip-hop is the musical language of global urban youth
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Hip-hop and rap are not the same thing
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Hip-hop is built on the appropriation and creative manipulation of existing recordings
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Hip-hop rarely involves traditional instruments; the digital studio is the instrument
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Hip-hop production is about sound and rhythm, not harmony and form
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The music is the productionThe production is the music
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Run-DMC - "Sucker MCs"
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Sister Nancy
"Do What You Gotta Do" (1968)
"Wake Up Mr. West" (2005)
Kanye West
"Famous" (2016)
SwizzBeatz Rihanna
"Bam Bam" (1982) "Bam Bam" (1966)
"Stalag 17" (1974)
Ansel Collins
The Maytals
Byron Lee &The Dragonaires
"The Well-Tempered Clavier" (1722)
"Mi Sono Svegliato E... Ho Chiuso Gli Occhi" (1973)
Nina Simone
Il RovescioDella Medaglia Johann Sebastian Bach
"Someone That I Used To Love" (1980)
Natalie Cole
Sample sources in "Famous"
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We ne- ver gonna die
Kanye's vocal melody
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Eric B and Rakim - "Follow The Leader"
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OutKast - "B.O.B."
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The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer
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Hip-hop is heavily syncopated
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Impeach The President
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The FunkyDrummer
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AmenBreak
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Herbie Hancock - "Chameleon"
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America's music springs from the African diaspora
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Copyright law is sampling-unfriendly
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Auto-Tune: the death of authenticity or the next step in vocal expression?