Quiz 7 Flashcards
Foundations of violence _ beef
_ Contextual false misogyny _ fiction _ extensive use of metaphors _ media, the silverscreen ( cowboys v the Indians., mobsters, hustlers) Virtual reality v real conflict Definition and comparison to video games Real / false beefs Desensitization
Gangsta rap
Evolved from hardcore hip hop
Mid 1980s
Reflection of the urban community
School D ice + popularized in later part of the 19805 by groups like n wa
Gangsta rap name
Slang of gangster
“ west coast hip hop “ and “ G - funk “
Characterized by lyrics that vary from accurate reflections to factionalized accounts of life on the streets having be associated by gangs
Gangster rap _ societal factors
Epidemic spread of crack cocaine
Effects of “ reaganomics” leading to widespread inflation leading to further decay of urban America during the late 1980 early 1990
Gangsta rap led the African American community to express its collective rage in part through music
West coast soon came to emphasize skills in the street as much if not more than skills on the mic
Keep it real blurred the line between the music business on the streets
Gangsta rap origins
Philly rapper schollyd with the track PSK what does it mean from his 1985 self titled debut album a reference to the gang Parkside killers
West coast rapper ice T cities p.s.k in his own , in the mornin’ single in 1986 on album rhyme pays 1987
Genre expands with n wa[ n with attitudes
.Sweetie what does it mean PS K8 1985
Ice tea sets in the morning 1986
School d
Jesse bonds weaver
June 22 1962
Philly
Credited with gangster rap with track what does it mean from his self titled album in 1985
Eventually shifted away from gangsta rap and adopted a more Afrocentric direction compared to KRS one
Ice T Tracy Marrow February 16, 1958 Newark New Jersey. Origin Crenshaw Los Angeles California.
East and West Coast rules give him dual citizenship in the hip-hop world through his career starts in Crenshaw
Originator of gangster rap and credit school d D 6 in the morning
1987 rhyme pays 1988 power 1989 The iceberg, freedom of speech, just-watch 1991 og original gangster 1993 home invasion
Ice T
Leads a. heavy metal band called body count
Body count release the controversial track cup colour in 1992
ice-T I ain’t new to this home invasion 1993
Mixed up, I ain’t new to this single 1993
Easy E
Eric Lynn wright
Died March 26 1995
From Compton califomia
Invested money he made dealing drugs to start the label ruthless record with Jerry Heller in 1986 and also formed a group NwA
Starts rap with N wA,
19 87 _ 1988 worked with group and his solo record Eazy duz it
Press wrap on Boyz-n-the-Hood a tracker and buy ice cube with versions recorded for NWA and eazy’s solo album
Eazy E
nwa→ fell apart when Jerry heller became manager
Died in 1995 of AIDS
1988 eazy -duz-it 1992 5150 home 4 tha sick 1993 it's on 187um killa 1995 str8 off tha street of muthafkin Compton 2002 impact of a legend
Mafiaso rap → gangsta rap in the east coast → The godfather
Parallel and east coast sub genre that largely started by juice crew member Kool G rap in the 1980s can be thought of as extension of East Coast hard-core rap
Characterized by:
Lavish self indulgent and luxurious subject matter with many references to famous mobsters organized crime drugs materialism expensive champagne
Wife beaters & brandishing pistols
MR - Kool G rap
Nathaniel T Wilson, July 20 1968
Corona queens
Teamed with dj polo intro by Eric B
Both accepted by Marley marls juice crew
Parted in 1993 to solo career
1989 Road to the riches
1990 wanted dead or alive
1992 live and let die
