“90210” is the fifth song off Travis Scott’s debut album Rodeo. I already did a blog post about Rodeo as a whole where I talked a little bit about “90210”, but this song is the most introspective song on the album, and maybe Scott’s most introspective song ever. The song is divided into two parts, …
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Unit 3 Paper Bibliography
Works Cited Works Consulted Mooney, Brian. Breakbeat Pedagogy Hip-Hop and Spoken Word beyond the Classroom Walls. Peter Lang, 2016. Vandagriff, Rachel. Talking about a Revolution: Protest Music and Popular Culture, from Selma, Alabama, to Ferguson, Missouri. Zentrum Für Populäre Kultur Und Musik, 2015. Craig, Todd. Open Season 2015: Hip-Hop’s Responsibility in Civil Rights Lost, 2015.
Evolution of the American Dream Through Rap
Released in 1980, “Rapper’s Delight” is considered to be the origin of the hip hop genre. Since then, the genre has changed in many ways, with different styles of music being incorporated over time. In 1982, “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash was released, which kickstarted conscious/political rap. Rap quickly became a medium used to detail …
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Week 14: To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp A Butterfly is a rap album by Kendrick Lamar. It’s widely considered one of the greatest rap albums of all time, and for good reason. Lamar combines rap with alternate jazz music in many different parts of the album. In the album, Lamar discusses the rise to fame in the music industry. More …
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Week 12: “Houston Old Head” by A$AP Rocky
A$AP Rocky is a rapper who was influenced heavily by Houston rap in his music even though he is from Harlem. On his first album, LIVE.LOVE.A$AP, he has a bunch of psychedelic, slow, chill songs reminiscent of Houston, one of them being Houston Old Head. What makes Houston Old Head different from the rest of …
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Week 11: “Time” by Pink Floyd
“Time” off of The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd is one of my favorite songs of all time. I first listened to the album on a late night with my dad. “Time” immediately jumped out as my favorite song, and it’s stayed that way since. On its own, it isn’t connected to …
Week 10: “All Falls Down”
The other day, I had some music playing while I was studying. I wasn’t paying too much attention to it at first, until I heard something that piqued my interest: “It seems we’re living the American Dream / The people highest up got the lowest self esteem.” After I heard this, I decided to take …
Week 5: Rodeo
Rodeo is the debut album of rapper Travis Scott. Many people listen to the album and hear it as just another trap album, but I think it’s much more than that. It’s an album that Scott uses to reflect on his life, but more specifically his journey and rise to stardom. Additionally, it’s sequenced in …