The piece, entitled "What is Hip-Hop?" gives the listener an overall sense that the producers treat the concept and topic of Hip-Hop as a joke. We believe Hip-Hop is a form of art that expresses how people feel and what they go through. The tone of the piece makes it appear as if the interviewers don't even listen to Hip-Hop. To start, the opening and closing song is irrelevant to the topic of discussion because the background song is R&B music. What we think the interviewer could have done is to ask more perceptive questions, or a series of questions in order to get deeper answers. Also, the interviewer didn't sound like she was knowledgeable herself about Hip-Hop. It sounds like her questions may have been looped, which made her sound dull and mundane. Perhaps the piece could have been better if she asked different questions like "Do you like Hip-Hop?" followed by "Why do you like Hip-Hop?" It sounds like the interviewees have no idea what Hip-Hop truly stands for. The interviewees and producers should slap on some Hip-Hop music themselves before trying to define Hip-Hop.
What is the definition of Hip-Hop? Various reasons why Hip-Hop is one of the most favored music genre in the world. It can be the structure of the music or how Hip-Hop started in the community. Unlike Rap and R&B, Hip- Hop is the foundation of the very lives Hip-Hop artists and their community went through.
Comments for What Is Hip-Hop?
Produced by Jacita Walker
Other pieces by Pulse of Portland Music Project
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Alejandro Cartagena
Posted on March 02, 2010 at 02:52 PM | Permalink
Hip-Hop
You should have ask more questions
Alejandro Cartagena
Posted on March 02, 2010 at 02:51 PM | Permalink
Hip-Hop
You should have ask more questions
Chris and City Youth Now
Posted on December 10, 2009 at 02:32 PM | Permalink
How to Approach Hip-Hop
The piece, entitled "What is Hip-Hop?" gives the listener an overall sense that the producers treat the concept and topic of Hip-Hop as a joke. We believe Hip-Hop is a form of art that expresses how people feel and what they go through. The tone of the piece makes it appear as if the interviewers don't even listen to Hip-Hop. To start, the opening and closing song is irrelevant to the topic of discussion because the background song is R&B music. What we think the interviewer could have done is to ask more perceptive questions, or a series of questions in order to get deeper answers. Also, the interviewer didn't sound like she was knowledgeable herself about Hip-Hop. It sounds like her questions may have been looped, which made her sound dull and mundane. Perhaps the piece could have been better if she asked different questions like "Do you like Hip-Hop?" followed by "Why do you like Hip-Hop?" It sounds like the interviewees have no idea what Hip-Hop truly stands for. The interviewees and producers should slap on some Hip-Hop music themselves before trying to define Hip-Hop.
Paul Quamahongnewa
Posted on October 28, 2008 at 08:43 AM | Permalink
Review of What Is Hip-Hop?
What is the definition of Hip-Hop? Various reasons why Hip-Hop is one of the most favored music genre in the world. It can be the structure of the music or how Hip-Hop started in the community. Unlike Rap and R&B, Hip- Hop is the foundation of the very lives Hip-Hop artists and their community went through.