Power Points

Here you will find power points that are used in the class. Please note that these are notes/outlines and I do a lot of relevant freestyling, so you want to take detailed notes.

Exam 1:

• NYC Socio Economics and Gang Culture in the 1970s, October 7
• Herc and the Bronx B-Boys
• Disco and the Birth of the Rap Record, October 14
• Disco Sucks and Rap Gets Its Raw Street Attitude Back in Queens and Strong Island, October 16
• Adventures of Grandmaster Flash (and others) on the Wheels of Steel and the DJ Song, October 21

Exam 2:

• The Golden D.A.I.S.Y. Age of Sampling and the Native Tongues Afrocentric Hippie Vibes, October 23
• Copyright Criminals: You’re Telling Me Our Art is Illegal?!?, (no powerpoint for this, but see the viewing questions I posted)
• Sampling Technique and Technology: Paul C, Large Professor, and Pete Rock, November 4
• Making and Marketing Gangsta Rap: Politics and Politricks, November 6 
• 10 Crack Commandments & the Sonic High,  (no powerpoint for this, but see the viewing questions I posted) November 11

Exam 3:

• P-Funk/G-Funk, Nov. 13
• Keepin’ it Real: ’90s Boom Bap Rap and How Diddy Re-Prioritized Authenticity, Nov. 18
• Femcees and Gender Politics, Nov. 25
• DJ Battles and the Pinoy Influence, Nov. 27 (class was cancelled but see Things to Do Before Class page)
• Hi! My Name Is (what?): Racial Authenticity and Cultural Appropriation, Dec. 2
• J Dilla & Rapocalypse Now!, Dec. 4