Disk Jockeys In today’s modern world the DJ has become a musician; the turntable, his instrument. It took fifteen years for this amazing resolution. DJ's have actually been around for years; mixing and scratching however, it did not come along until the late 70's or early 80's (“Disc Jockey 1”). A lot of people were doing this. But the main front line man was and still is Granmasterflash. Granmasterflash, one of hip-hop's founding fathers and the creator of the Quick Mix. He was the first person
Being a Radio Disk Jockey missing sources cited Imagine a career that music fanatics everywhere would love to have. Imagine sitting in a sound room all day, talking calls from listeners and playing the music of one’s choice. Imagine interviewing your favorite musicians, and afterwards attending their concerts, including a tour backstage. The job being described is the one of a radio disc jockey. As a disc jockey, one communicates through music to an audience from around the surrounding areas
ago has evolved drastically and has run a long course which lead it to its modern-day, connotative meaning. The original term "jockey" is described as "a professional rider in horse-races" (Oxford English Dictionary). A jockstrap is closely related with this term as well as the term "jock." Although the device was invented in 1874 (JockstrapCentral), long after a jockey came into existance and prior to the word jock as we know today. The word morphed into jock, which is male genitalia, before it
Mythli Veerasurla HIST 213 Dr. Balloffet 10.09.2017 Judas at the Jockey Club: Porfirian Mexico Judas at the Jockey Club, written by William H. Beezley, is used as a tool for those observing Mexico’s history during the Porfirian Era. This supplemental text addresses the social and political issues that were prominent during the Porfirian Era under the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz; whose goal was to lead the modernization of Mexico. Porfirio Diaz was the president of Mexico in 1876; he made a false
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 used
In “Mrs.Turner’s Lawn Jockeys” by Emily Raboteau two siblings are left to face the realities of racism. Bernie the eldest son of the family is given a task by two emotionally disturbed lawn jockeys, He is to paint them white in the middle of the night so that they may “finally be accepted by those around them”. The lawn jockeys who were originally black felt rejected by society, and were certain that the only way out of this isolation was to change their physical appearance, more specifically their
Patricia Stapor pstapor@beaconschool.org The authors in “Proper Library” and in “Mrs. Turner’s Lawn Jockeys”, both use the empathy of the child archetype to boost the protagonist’s confidence, giving them security. They argue that children are judgment free and have unconditional love, until exposed to bias. In “Proper Library” the children give Lorrie unconditional love throughout the story, giving him a sense of security. With this positive reinforcement, Lorrie can be himself, and not
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
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
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
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 paper
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
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