Here is a link to Rolling Stone's article about the 50 greatest hip hop songs of all time, starting with one of my favourites, Public Enemy's Fight the Power from their 1990 album 'Fear of a Black Planet'.
Mr. Kozak
Friday, January 31, 2014
The 50 Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All Time
Listen, listen, listen to as much hip hop as you can, because you're going to be making your own song soon.
Here is a link to Rolling Stone's article about the 50 greatest hip hop songs of all time, starting with one of my favourites, Public Enemy's Fight the Power from their 1990 album 'Fear of a Black Planet'.
Mr. Kozak
Here is a link to Rolling Stone's article about the 50 greatest hip hop songs of all time, starting with one of my favourites, Public Enemy's Fight the Power from their 1990 album 'Fear of a Black Planet'.
Mr. Kozak
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphopricy
In your Music Journals:
Write a two sentence summary about The Disposable Heroes of Hiphopricy.
Listen to the song Television, the drug of a nation. Put the lyrics into your Journal.
Write a summary of what the song is about.
HINT: there are website to assist you. Remember to use and hone/sharpen your BIG6 research skills.
The Hip Hop Years - questions - Part 2
The Hip Hop Years questions: part 2
How do you win a rap battle?
How do you earn recognition as a great DJ?
What were some techniques DJs used?
What is rapping?
What was the type of music made in the South Bronx made in the 1970's finally called?
What was wrong with Rapper's Delight?
What is tagging or graffiti?
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
The Hip Hop Years - review part 1
The Hip Hop Years
Questions for review:
Where did hip hop start? When?
What type of environment was it?
What type of music was hip hop a reaction to?
What equipment was necessary to make the music?
What part of the song was used by DJ Kool Herc?
BONUS: What is the logo on the orange hat?
What were B Boys/Girls?
What does this dancing and music express?
What three things did Afrika Bambaataa do?
What was the Zulu Nation?
What did the police do about their illegal block parties and why?
Beat matching by knowing the tempo
Grade 9 Students,
To assist you with your mashups, you can use this online metronome tool to tap the tempo of the song you hear. This will give you the beats per minute (BPM) of the song.
When you do it for both tracks and they are the same tempo (for example, 113 BPM), then you can combine them in GarageBand.
MAKE SURE the beats line up. Even though the two songs might be the same tempo, they will be out of sync and the song's rhythm will be bizarre.
It take patience to do this - trial and error.
Mr. Kozak
To assist you with your mashups, you can use this online metronome tool to tap the tempo of the song you hear. This will give you the beats per minute (BPM) of the song.
When you do it for both tracks and they are the same tempo (for example, 113 BPM), then you can combine them in GarageBand.
MAKE SURE the beats line up. Even though the two songs might be the same tempo, they will be out of sync and the song's rhythm will be bizarre.
It take patience to do this - trial and error.
Mr. Kozak
Monday, January 6, 2014
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