Hip Hop Djing Persuasive Essay

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“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.

The change in rap music has made it universal. Today you can make an instrumental for a

rap song with bits and pieces of other song of any genre. In rap the only thing that matters is if

someone can add words that rhyme to the instrumental

Although DJ’s were almost never seen they still played an important role in hip-hop. “The hip-hop DJ has to endure the process of obtaining a vast knowledge of music and rhythm… be able to synchronize the grooves and beats, and continually search for new sounds to maintain his status in the culture”( DXT, The Importance of the Hip Hop DJ by DXT Formerly Grandmixer DST). DJ’s didn’t just listen to hip-hop to get the inspiration to make their beats. A DJ would listen to many different genres of music like rock, country and Latin. Even though the range of music they listened to was wide, DJ’s got most of their inspiration from R&B and funk. The reason being that these two genres were more inspirational for DJ’s is because it sounded more like the drums of Africa. It wasn’t easy for DJ’s to pull out their inspiration, they listen to songs and practice for hours and hours trying to really feel the rhythm of the music. With a lot of practice an up and coming DJ could get better at polishing the craft and making it their own. Only certain DJ’s were able to take their art and become an influential part of history. The mark that they left also set a example for the youth at the

From the DJ’s role in ‘breaking tracks’ on commercial radio and dance floors, to supplying sounds for film scores and various recordings, to being the focus of the recent gaming trends over the years like DJ Hero. The impact of the DJ in popular culture is significant. Many of today’s most successful producers, like Dr. Dre and Mark Ronson, came from DJ backgrounds or have cultivated DJing as part of their repertoire of skills. Increasingly, DJing has become a viable way for aspiring entrepreneurs in music to diversify and create success for themselves. If you want to be a successful DJ Don’t be afraid to start off in a local club or just DJ for your friends. you don’t need to start off DJing the Golden Globes. Get good at it and then show off your skills to strangers. The world will continue to see various artists push the envelope for what is expected of the modern DJ, and it can’t wait to see what new innovation comes to light next. The love of music, being able to hear it clearly so you can take it and make it into something greater than it was before, adapting to the everyday fickleness of peoples ears is what being a Dj is all about. I’ve learned that my definition of a DJ was only part of what the true definition was. It requires more than just headphones, music and making a scratching