use the term DJ interchangeably with DeeJay and even Disc Jockey. However, this misconception is a large error in radio broadcasting. According to The History of DJing, the term disc jockey was first used in 1935 to describe Martin Block; the first radio announcer, while Jimmy Savile claims to have become the first DJ to use twin turntables for continuous play. Even in 1935 there was a clear and established distinction between DJ and Disc Jockey. In the field of radio broadcasting the terminology
A disc jockey, commonly known as DJ is someone who plays and mixes music for an audience. A disc jockey’s ability to set the mood through sound gives them the power to control the crowd. Being a DJ is popular hobby that can easily evolve into a lifestyle. Famous DJ and rapper Grandmaster Flash professed his devoting to being a disc jockey saying, “As a individual I was known as the DJ or the mixer.” The disc jockey industry has advanced since Grandmaster Flash’s days of vinyl records and mixers
a “Everybody’s somebodies everything…nobody’s nothing”-Chance The Rapper “Everybody’s something”. These words obviously aren’t just words, they came out of a song from a genre of music that you might not listen to very often or at all. This genre of Music is “Rap”. As I said before you might not listen to rap often or at all but the reason people do listen to rap is because of the things that have been done to it to make it a unique and entertaining genre of music over the years
named Playboy. Playboy is actually a 25-year-old gentleman by the name of Tre Munson. For his current job, radio personality and promotion assistant, he goes on the road and DJ's for special events both live and not. Most recently he and another disc jockey, Kid Fresh, hosted a step show in front of the UC at the University. He has done parties, concerts, charity events, and many other functions. About two weeks ago he also covered the after party for Method Man and Red Man, two nationally known rap
Hip-Hop’s Beneficial Influences Hip Hop is a genre of music that was born around 70’s. This type of music doesn’t really involve singing but words that are spoken. Hip Hop is in a poetic form with simple phrases and it usually has end rhyme. The music genre known as Hip-Hop produces positive effects on teenagers of this generation. Hip Hop is this great form of music that is very much poetic and almost hypnotizing. It uses old classics of music that people already love and throws funky looped
Simon: The Unexpected DJ Driving up Route 9 towards Poughkeepsie in a snow storm was not something I wanted to do. The time itself—an hour’s drive—was elongated by the pretty, but dangerous, falling snow. As my Beetle and I plowed up through Fishkill and made our way to the town of Poughkeepsie, I started getting nervous. I would be interviewing a real live DJ! Since I was a child I had always loved music and the radio. I remember leaping up onto my kitchen counter and perching there, anxiously
communities branching off of New York City. There are five pillars that this unique culture is based around. These pillars are DJing, Beat boxing, Break Dancing, Graffiti Art, and Rapping. Originally the music aspect of hip-hop culture was based around disc jockeys that would loop breaks from songs to create a rhythmic beat that later was used as a fore ground for rapping and beat boxing. Rapping is composed of three parts; flow, content, and delivery. It is usually about topics that a... ... middle of
The connotation of “Hip-Hop” has changed drastically over the years. When people hear it nowadays, the first thing that comes to their head is rapping, profanity, drugs, violence, dancing, etc. Except, you cannot argue that it’s all those things, not when it originated anyways. Hip-Hop is a culture, a culture whose beauty has been forgotten by our world today. When hip hop originated, it was defined as "a set of expressions in vocalization, instrumentation, dancing and the visual arts."(Herc) In
Many non-disco artists recorded disco songs at the height of disco's popularity, and films such as Saturday Night Fever and Thank God It's Friday contributed to disco's rise in mainstream popularity. Disco hit the television airwaves with the music/dance variety show Soul Train in 1971 hosted by Don Cornelius, then Marty Angelo's Disco Step-by-Step Television Show in 1975, Steve Marcus' Disco Magic/Disco 77, Eddie Rivera's Soap Factory, and Merv Griffin's Dance Fever, hosted by Deney Terrio, who
Although many may think that hip hop is a music genre, it is truthfully a culture—a culture that is recognized by its “main elements: graffiti, DJing, breakdancing (B-boying), MCing (rapping), and beatboxing” (Global Awareness). Hip hop is known in academic literature as a way to get youth involved in the arts and the terms rap and hip hop can be used interchangeably (Hadley and Yancy 41). When many people think about hip hop, they think about Rappers Delight by the Sugar Hill Gang. However, officially
created in the 1980s where it was powered by the media for a couple of years until it crashed out of the lime light. But it continued and became one of the four major parts of the hip hop scene joining up with MC (master of ceremony), DJ (disk jockey), and the graffiti artists. The name Hip Hop was first used in the early 80s by Afrika Bamatta; firstly it was used by MC’s as random phrase. Originally named b-boying it first started off in the Bronx located in the New York, where local gangs
Hip-Hop When you hear the phase "Hip-Hop" what do you think of? Music, Dancing, Rapping? Well, it's all of that and more hip-hop is a culture. According to Webster's dictionary, culture is defined as "the concepts, habits, skills, arts, instruments, institutions, etc. of a given people in a given period; civilization." One artist defined hip-hop as "a set of expressions in vocalization, instrumentation, dancing and the visual arts." More specifically, hip hop is a combination of graffiti, breakdancing
What is hip hop? What are some of the common stereotypes and generalizations by which hip hop is conceived? Is it a music that is for only one group of people? Does hip hop promote violence and negativity? Many people claim that it is a disgraceful, mea ngless din. Antagonists often claim that hip hop is offensive to many groups of people. I will agree that unfortunately these are sometimes true with certain varieties of hip hop. The fact is that so many artists out there are in the industry simply
Introduction Have you ever thought about how important hip-hop is? Many people thought it was a simple fad in its beginning, but it has transformed into an enormous international, money-generating business. Some might argue that the culture has become distorted from the original form, due to the “tainted” nature of the genre in the global market. Others agree that the 1990’s were the most prolific time for the art form and this period is commonly referred to as the “golden age” of the Genre. This
America’s Scapegoat Hip hop has not only become one of the most listened musical genres in the past decades, but it has also become the top among young American’s. “Of all the radio musical styles available in the BIGinsight database, Hip-Hoppers skew the youngest. In fact, the second youngest audience, Alternative fans, is almost three years older on average. Almost two thirds of the audience is between the ages of 18-34. Very few are over the age of 65. If this is the youngest format audience
People looking for great a capella music and good girl drama would totally die for this movie. Pitch perfect is better than High School Musical vocals and Mean Girls school drama. Pitch Perfect, directed by Jason Moore is a fantastic movie, he starts off by having Beca(Anna Kendrick) arriving at her new college Barden university. Beca, a spunky well spoken girl who is the daughter of Dr. Mitchell(John Benjamin Hickey) who is a professor at her school, would way rather be off making music as a DJ
To Pimp a Butterfly “My whole thing is to inspire, to better people, to better myself forever in this thing that we call rap, this thing that we call hip-hop.” (Kendrick Lamar) Hip-hop, which first appeared in New York’s South Bronx in 1973, has been at the forefront of American music ever since Jamaican-born Kool DJ Herc used turntables to stretch certain sections of the song. This first happened at a Halloween dance party. Since then, Hip-hop has spread and become associated with social activism
Evolution of Hip-Hop Since the beginning of Hip-Hop, a cycle of retaining what was being portrayed and making it new again has occurred. Many of the things that goes on during different time periods are often linked directly back to Hip-Hop and many people might not notice. Every generation of Hip-Hop has evolved into a new form of progression as it has now become more a global culture. It has influenced elements that define our culture:things like: dancing, fashion, politics, and even music in other
You see hip-hop dancing everywhere, from television and YouTube to social parties and gatherings. This form of dance is commonly recognized in our modern American society, but where did it all start? Hip-hop dancing started in the 1970s in New York City, where the first professional street-based dance crews formed. Around the time, young dancers would hit the parties and mimic the moves that were seen by dance crews and on the streets. Clive Campbell, better known as DJ Kool Herc, played an instrumental
Hip hop originated in the early 1970s on 1520 Sedgwick Avenue South Bronx, New York City, New York. During this time, hip hop was used as an alternative to fighting as a way of display a person’s anger. Rather than beating someone up, dancers would use their dance skills to battle each other and find a winner. Hip hop has evolved throughout the years and has become a well known dance style along with ballet and jazz. Hip hop is usually performed to hip hop music, in which a series of movements and