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ARTISTS

BULLETIN BOARD

COURSE INFO

GLOSSARY

IMAGES

LINKS

PERSPECTIVES

SONGS

TIMELINE

URAP

RAP MUSIC HOME

ANY PROBLEMS?

"I always wanted to sound like KRS-One because he is straight up knowledge.
Then I said this is his thing and I need to get my own thing. That’s when I 
started rapping in my own native language, which is Suriname.  That’s how I 
developed my own style." MC Srarang

UNIT 18 OBJECTIVE: How has hip-hop influenced new expressions in Dutch
culture and music?

Weekly activities: What do I need to know before class?
Question 1 Hip hop exists in many forms and styles and has been recontextualized in global spaces. Select a hip-hop song from three different Dutch rappers and discuss questions 2-6. You should review these questions again after viewing an in-class video on Dutch hip hop. MC Sranang  Nuclarity Funky Fresh Force Osdorp Posse Scorpio  Grey	Question 2 How do the cultural heritage, musical perspective, experience, and worldview of selected rappers shape their construction of hip hop?	Question 3 How do these songs reflect a Dutch identity? Is there one Dutch identity?	Question 4 What innovations do Dutch rappers bring to hip-hop music and culture?
Question 5 What new meanings have been assigned to hip hop in Dutch culture?	Question 6 What is the significance of hip hop performed by Dutch rappers?	Question 7 Were the process of musical production models presented in Unit 14 useful in your analysis of hip-hop in global spaces? What are the strengths and weakness? Give examples supporting why it does or does not work as an interpretive model.	Question 8 Can this model apply to discussions on any musical tradition when it is appropriated by another culture? If yes, why and if no, why not.
Audio Resources
Def P Interview with Def P	Funky Fresh Force We Are  Legacy of Wizard Amsterdam	Grey In Full Flowa	MC Srarang Doekoe Bigi Emeri Fawakka
NuClarity  Glass Box Whatever	Osdorp Posse Briljant, Hard en Geslepen Commercial Aids Murderer Osdorp Styl	Scorpio Slam with Gangstadam	Slide 1 Processes of Global Musical Production- Lull
Slide 2 Processes of Global Musical Production- Maultsby	Slide 3 Intercultural Musical Production in the U.S.A.	Slide 4 Transformative Elements: Verbal	Slide 5 Transformative Elements: Sound
Slide 6 Aesthetic Categories	Slide 7 Core Components	Vigilante Views on Gangsta Rap Views on Osdorp Posse

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