http://blog.lib.umn.edu/carte362/projectpoliticalhiphop/ en Copyright 2009 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:14:01 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.25 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The history of hip-hop music is very complex and extensive. To this day, people still argue about who started it, who made the first real hip-hop song. Regardless of these inquiries, one form of hip-hop has been present since its birth, and this is political hip-hop.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/carte362/projectpoliticalhiphop/2008/11/paper_2_1.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/carte362/projectpoliticalhiphop/2008/11/paper_2_1.html Paper 2 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:37:39 -0600 During the early 1990’s, Oakland native Michael Franti formed the political hip-hop group the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. On September 2nd, 2008, during one of the most politically tense times St. Paul has seen, Michael Franti came to play an acoustic set on the lawn of the capitol with the Republican National Convention happening in the background. This is an analysis of that show.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/carte362/projectpoliticalhiphop/2008/12/paper_1.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/carte362/projectpoliticalhiphop/2008/12/paper_1.html Paper 1 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:20:20 -0600 In the world of political hip-hop, two elements that have come to make it a unique style of sound and expression are the raw and uncensored lyrics and the faster and edgier instrumentals. This can be seen in songs by early political hip-hop groups, such as Public Enemy, and it continues to be present today in songs by groups such as The Coup or rapper Immortal Technique. In order to understand why political hip-hop has grown in popularity and why people consider it to have any appeal, we can look at the song “Everythang� by Oakland based hip-hop group The Coup. In short, “Everythang� has everything a typical political hip-hop song is made of, fast paced beats, fast and edgy lyrics and even displays of turntable-ism and sampling. On top of the traditional hip-hop elements, it also has a new and unique electronic feel that is catching a lot of popularity in the hip-hop genre.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/carte362/projectpoliticalhiphop/2008/12/paper_3.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/carte362/projectpoliticalhiphop/2008/12/paper_3.html Paper 3 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:29:08 -0600 This is a project created for Scott Curries Mus1910W class at the U of M in the fall of 2008. It consists of three papers looking at different aspects of the genre of political hip-hop. The first paper is a live performance analysis of the Michael Franti performance at in downtown St. Paul during the Republican National Convention in 2008. The second is a research paper on the history and culture of political hip-hop, and the third an analysis of the song “Everythang� by the Coup.

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