Archive for the ‘hiphop’ Category
Obama brushes his shoulders off
April 18th, 2008 anigif, election, hiphop, jayz, obama, politics | 2 Comments »Annotating and updating Tricia Rose
March 28th, 2008 feminism, gender, hiphop, musicvideo, theory | 2 Comments »YouTube addendum to Tricia Rose’s “Never Trust A Big Butt And A Smile” from Feminist Television Criticism: A Reader, 1990.
Women rappers employ many of the aesthetic and culturally specific elements present in male rap lyrics while offering an alternative vision of similar social conditions. Raps written by women which specifically concern male/female relationships almost always […]
A 17 Year Old With Alot Of Money LOL
March 19th, 2008 crankdat, dance, hiphop, industry, musicvideo, performance, souljaboy | 1 Comment »Soulja Boy is celebrating the anniversary of his signing a few months early but he’s also posted videos of a new dance called “Crank Dat Billie Jean.”
The dancing is tight, the new moves are nice, and the remix sounds hot (especially playing out of a car stereo.) But, one has to wonder what to make […]
Leading my first class as a TA
March 4th, 2008 academia, djdrama, hiphop, lilwayne, mixtapes, noise, orality, pop, research, souljaboy, todomundo, triciarose, video | No Comments »Today, I lead a discussion in a CMS undergrad class that might interest some readers of this blog. The outline is roughly similar to my emerging thesis work so your feedback is extremely valuable.
The slides were made with HTML Slidy, an awesome web-based powerpoint alternative. You can check them here:
http://kevindriscoll.info/docs/presentations/hiphopapproach/
The Hip Hop Approach: Technology, […]
Miles Davis would love Lil Wayne. I’ll be the first to say it.
February 29th, 2008 hiphop, interview, jazz, lilwayne, milesdavis, video | 4 Comments »I spent a bunch of time this afternoon watching Miles Davis interviews on YouTube. Alex sent this one to me, which started the avalanche:
Bryant Gumbel: Do you know right off the bat which musicians you’re going to like?
Miles Davis: First thing I look at in a musician is his carriage. What he wears. How he […]
Tha Pope remixes ‘300′ in latest promo vid
January 9th, 2008 300, chicago, dance, footwork, hiphop, juke, remix, thapope, todomundo, video | No Comments »Tha Pope (aka “Chicago’s Youngest Celebrity”) posted a new promo vid this morning that intercuts distorted clips from ‘300′ with scenes of footworking and animated advertising for the upcoming party in Lynwood.
Lots of different footworking styles on display. Check the faux martial arts sparring and deft foot feint in the gymnasium scenes!
Video Jam: Kid Sister, Snoop Dog
December 20th, 2007 diy, hiphop, kidsister, musicvideo, retro, review, snoopdogg, throwback, todomundo, video | 2 Comments »New tracks from pop industry vet Snoop Dogg and nkotb Kid Sister find surprising resonance in their shared 80s electro-funk throwback vibe. But it’s the contrast in the videos that demonstrate the fundamental difference between a hungry artist on her come-up and the pop veteran struggling against the weight of his own history.
Snoop’s “Sensual Seduction” […]
Recording folklore: limp and lifeless
December 17th, 2007 commodification, culture, folk, folklore, hiphop, todomundo, tradition | No Comments »“No matter how accurate they may be, the recorded versions of the tales cannot convey the effects that must have brought them to life in the eighteenth century: the dramatic pauses, the sly glances, the use of gestures to set scenes - a Snow White at a spinning wheel, a Cinderella delousing a stepsister - […]
Who wore it best: Ross v Pops?
December 7th, 2007 hiphop, musicvideo, todomundo, whoworeitbest | No Comments »The new Rick Ross vid is a brilliant example of the historical literacy hip-hop expects of its listeners. You have to know the Hypnotize video to fully appreciate the homage that is Speedin’.
Especially funny in light of the advertisements for radar detection devices on JAMN 94.5 lately. “We in no way condone wreckless driving … […]
TODO MUNDO, DECEMBER 6
December 5th, 2007 boston, bump, dance, dj, grind, hiphop, lonewolf, milkyway, party, todomundo | No Comments »Yes, we are getting nasty a week early this month.
But don’t be a fweekin sleepyhead !! Get your mind (and behind) right and be there !!
This Thursday we are going to start off SLOW, LOUD, AND BANGING with a special syrupy tribute to Pimp C by DJ xDON RICKLESx — so get there on time!
TODO […]
Who really won Kanye v. Curtis?
September 19th, 2007 50cent, hiphop, industry, kanyewest, majorlabels, reality, realtalk, todomundo | No Comments »WHO REALLY WON THE KANYE v. CURTIS BEEF?
Kanye: 957,000
Curtis: 691,000
Universal Music Group: 1,648,000
* numbers from Detroit Free Press.
YOU. MUST. LEARN.
