For years Rap artists have met with mixed reception--acclaimed by fans yet largely overlooked by scholars. Focusing on 135 tracks from 56 artists, this survey appraises the artistry of the genre with updates to the traditional methods and measures of musicology. Rap synthesizes rhythmic vocals with complex beats, intonational systems, song structures, orchestration and instrumentalism. The author advances a rethinking of musical notation and challenges the conventional understanding of Rap through analysis of such artists as Eminem, Kanye West and Jean Grae.
For years Rap artists have met with mixed reception--acclaimed by fans yet largely overlooked by scholars. Focusing on 135 tracks from 56 artists, this survey appraises the artistry of the genre with updates to the traditional methods and measures of musicology. Rap synthesizes rhythmic vocals with complex beats, intonational systems, song structures, orchestration and instrumentalism. The author advances a rethinking of musical notation and challenges the conventional understanding of Rap through analysis of such artists as Eminem, Kanye West and Jean Grae.
Martin E. Connor is a leading musicological expert and journalist on rap music who has contributed interviews, research materials, voiceovers, and articles to Harvard University and the University of Colorado and has written for HipHopDX, Complex, The Source and BET. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments deletevi Foreword by Kyle Adams Introduction 1. Rhythm 2. Melody 3. Motivic Development 4. Structure and Performance Practice 5. Texture and Orchestration 6. Instrumentalism 7. Masters of the Form Epilogue Afterword by Ilan Zechory Appendix: Songs Analyzed Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments deletevi Foreword by Kyle Adams Introduction 1. Rhythm 2. Melody 3. Motivic Development 4. Structure and Performance Practice 5. Texture and Orchestration 6. Instrumentalism 7. Masters of the Form Epilogue Afterword by Ilan Zechory Appendix: Songs Analyzed Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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