Hip Hop Group Analysis

On September 2nd I attended a concert and the world renowned music venue "Red Rocks" in Morisson Colorado. As anybody from Colorado knows, this is the single most prolific venue to be found in the United States let alone in Colorado . The group I went to see at this venue was the hip-hop/rap group known as "Atmosphere." The group is comprised of 2 members a DJ "Ant" a.k.a. Anthony Davis, and the lyricist/rapper "Slug" Sean Daley. The group has made music for many years with their roots stemming from their home state of Minneapolis. Their many years of hard work paid off when the group found success throughout the hip-hop underground and mainstream community in the 2000's. I chose a hip-hop concert to revue as more of a change of pace compared

This is because there is typically less people on stage to draw attention. This type of performance has much more to do with reading a crowd and stage presence than it would with a typical musical group, though this is merely my opinion. Both mediums require stage presence and talent, but it is more vital to a hip-hop artist when playing a show live. This group has been making music since the 90's finding much of its success around 2008-2010 the album that marked their first mainstream acknowlement was "When Life Gives you Lemons." The stage presence during this concert made it clear that this group has put a lot of time and effort into their craft throughout their multi decade career. one thing that cannot be taught to a person is the passion when performing their music. There is something to be said about the intangible aspect of passion while performing. This is a great way to really keep the audience extremely engaged. Another aspect that was clearly more refined through years of experience was the building of the set list. How many times have you been to a concert and the artist sticks strictly to music off their new