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C O U R S E
History of Rock, 1970-Present
John Covach, University of Rochester
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C O U R S E L E C T U R E Hip-Hop in the 1990s Notes taken on October 10, 2017 by Edward Tanguay |
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Hip-Hop in the 1990s
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has a difficult relationship with rock
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in a way it is like jazz, which is outside of rock, but in another way, it is part of rock
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gained momentum in the 1980s in an underground scene
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began in the 1970s
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Run-D.M.C. made it mainstream
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by the end of the 80s, rap is a force clearly to be reckoned with
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increased technology that comes with digital sampling
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instead of analog style
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leads to a fight to who owns the copyright and legal wrangling
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seeming feud between New York and Los Angeles
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West Coast
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Death Row Records
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owned by Suge Knight
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Dr. Dre
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1993 The Chronic
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Snoop Doggy Dogg
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East Coast
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Bad Boy Records
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Sean Combs
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Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy
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import moving force in East Coast sound
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The Notorious B.I.G.
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1995 Ready to Die
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1997 Live After Death
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1997 Biggie Smalls was killed in Los Angeles, a victim of a drive-by shooting
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Wu-Tang Clan
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from Staten Island
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1997 Wu Tang Forever
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launches the careers of the members
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Eminem
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from Detroit
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born as Marshall Mathers
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a white rapper
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outside the norm
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won 1997 free-style rap competition in Los Angeles
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1999 The Slim Shady LP
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adopts a persona
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becomes Slim Shady
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sings about his anger
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2000 The Marshall Mathers LP
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a famous badboy who knows just how to get a reaction
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some people saw the intelligence and creativity in what he was doing
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Eminem adopts a persona in this album
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Beatles becomes Sergeant Pepper
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Jim Morrison becomes the Lizard King
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David Bowie becomes Ziggy Stardust
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Beastie Boys
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1998 Hello Nasty
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matures from a bunch of rowdy fraternity guys to a more socially conscious group
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advocating for Eastern religion
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De La Soul
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2000 Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
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positive and introspective lyrics
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Fugees
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Haitian rappers
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Lauryn Hill also in the group
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1996 The Score
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features "Killing Me Softly"
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Lauryn Hill
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1998 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
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Doo Wop That Thing