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Introduction

Just another type of music that started up alongside all other types. Before taking this class I had no idea the type of history that went alongside this genre of music-it truly is a movement that is so much more than just music and I have so much respect for those who formulated this era. Kool DJ, Afrika Bambaataa, and Grandfather Flash started it all, from the beats created, to its culture being expanded to art work on public places, those men will forever be remembered. The musical elements of hip-hop -- the DJ, the MC, and break dancing -- seem incomplete without the spray-can-blasted messages that graffiti writers use to embellish the walls of their concrete jungle. Graffiti and street art can be controversial. But it can also be a medium for voices of social change, protest, or expressions of community desire. For many of the cities that encounter graffiti, it was youths only creative outlet the express their feeling.  Also, as the movement grew music wise, artists were realizing that they were able to is the reuse of a portion of a sound recording in another recording-known as sampling. This method became a long tradition of “musical borrowing”.Today, "sampling," or repurposing a snippet of another artist's music, is mainstream. Some in the beginning and even stil today question whether  sampling is theft, or is copyright law making creativity a crime.

The goal of this blog is to discuss two very important aspect of the Hip-Hop movement, Graffiti  and sampling. Both extremely controversial. In many cities, graffiti is associated with decay, with communities out of control, and so it is outlawed. But then in some cities, it is legal, within limits, and valued as a form of social expression. The industry is still torn between whether  samplying is a creative tool or a licence to steal. Along with discussing sampling and graffiti, I would like to compare break-dancing, an extremely important element in the hip-hop movement, to graffitti and look into how they both hyper and energy in their own way

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Who started it all. 

Grandmaster Flash, DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa and Chuck D attend Columbia University’s Rap Summit circa November 1993 in New York City. Photo by Kevin Mazur.

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After pop art, graffiti is probably the biggest art movement in recent history to have such an impact on culture

Jeffrey Deitch 

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Graffiti picture found on https://www.bloglet.com/rap-music-history-influences-and-evolution/ by Brady Foster. 

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Imagine a city where graffiti wasn't illegal, a city where everybody could draw whatever they liked. Where every street was awash with a million colours and little phrases. Where standing at a bus stop was never boring. A city that felt like a party where everyone was invited, not just the estate agents and barons of big business. Imagine a city like that and stop leaning against the wall - it's wet.

Bansky 

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Check out my First thought paper! I based it off the chapters by Craig Castleman and Sally Banes From “That’s the Joint”

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Blade

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Blade

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Check out my second thought paper! I based it off the Chapters by Nelson George and Robert Ford Jr. From “That’s The Joint”. 

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Sampling is a new way of doing something that's been with us for a long time [...] The mix breaks free from the old associations. New contexts form from old. The script gets flipped. The languages evolve and learn to speak in new forms, new thoughts. The sound of thought becomes legible again at the edge of the new meanings.

DJ Spooky 

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Here, shows a positive result from sampling. 

SAMPLE(s) OF THE DAY!

Tupac, ‘Ratha Be Ya Nigga’ / Beyonce, ‘Be With You’, sampled from ‘I’d Rather Be With You’ by Bootsy Collins.

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Sampling, statisticians have told us, is a much more effective way of getting a good census

Rob Lowe 

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Conclusion

This class has taught me so much more than I could have ever imagine about the hip-hop movement. Throughout this course, I was able to learn about where it started, where it ended and everything in-between. This it has made me very conscious of political issues and problems in the world. For example,Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five taught us about poverty, and Ice Cube taught us about gang violence. Hip Hop has always been seen as a social platform to raise awareness and speak your mind. I think that's one of Hip Hop’s best contributions to society. I was also able to learn more about Graffiti and how it has played a role involving gangs in different communities, and the youth. Lastly I learned what sampling is and I was able to understand both aspects it and- is it legal? Yes, it is,but only if you go about it the right way. Generally, you need to get permission from both the owner of the sound recording and the copyright owner of the musical work. Assuming you have the permission to use the music, you can leverage it in your own sound recording. Overall, I am so thankful for this class and everything it taught me about the hip-hop movement.