Read the chapter, "This Dark Diction Has Become America's Addiction," and annotate it. Pull out the arguments and its supporting evidence. What themes run through the conversation? What is the tone of the discussion? Are there any questions you'd weren't satisfied with the answers? What would you like to know more about? How would you rate the conversation? What did you learn?
We will use this formula for most of our responses. If you haven't already done so, scroll down and respond to Chapter 1: How Real is This?
Both are due before class Tuesday, Sept. 2. Your responses need to be minimally 100-250 words. Make sure you keep a vocabulary log and a questions log per chapter. We'll talk about the two chapters at our next meeting. You can add this to your response if you want to keep it all in one place. You can also ask questions about the chapter here and if anyone knows the answer, please respond. The blog posts are interactive. We're having a conversation.
We will use this formula for most of our responses. If you haven't already done so, scroll down and respond to Chapter 1: How Real is This?
Both are due before class Tuesday, Sept. 2. Your responses need to be minimally 100-250 words. Make sure you keep a vocabulary log and a questions log per chapter. We'll talk about the two chapters at our next meeting. You can add this to your response if you want to keep it all in one place. You can also ask questions about the chapter here and if anyone knows the answer, please respond. The blog posts are interactive. We're having a conversation.
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Project due on Wednesday 9/3/08
Graffiti
Graffiti is a name of images or text, etc. that is drawn on a surface. People have different view on it. Some look at it as a form of art but some look at it as a disturbance.
Even though graffiti has just come to the U.S.A, it has been created for million years before that. It came to the America in 1920s. Around the late 1960s, it was used by the gangs to mark their territories. Around 1970 – 71, graffiti came to New York and became a way to sign people names on the street. For instance, TAKI 183, a Greek born messenger whose name was Demetrios. He used TAKI 183 as his signature on the streets around New York where he had walked on. TAKI was a short for Dementraki, alternative form of Demetrios. The number 183 was the street that he had lived on. Several other names had appeared on the streets also.
During WWII, the most famous graffiti was “Kilroy was here”. It was most used by American troops.
Graffiti has become one of the elements of hip hop which are used to express the expressions of the artists all over the world.
For Track 2, I was kind of confused so I'd say that this track is about how important hip hop. There are a lot of hip hoppers/artists that are from educated family and have a strong educated tradition. Hip hop also has a extremely large connection to other kinds of music. There is a myriad of topics for the artist to express their feeling such as wars, poverty, etc.
I don't know where to post my response so I posted it here.
In Track 2, the conversation continues about the topic of Hip Hop and they talk a lot about “black diaspora.” Dyson explained how few of the famous artists were drop outs but actually ended up being rich and famous. He says that the black identity are globally consumed and how they are put on media owned by whites before they can “come home.” I would like to know more about this and why they would have to start off with white magazines and MTV instead of going straight to black magazines and BET.
Ashley Dorsett
9/2/2008
In Track 2 it took me a while to understand what they were really talking about but once I read it over a few times and looked up some words it was easy to understand and very interesting. Jones starts off by talking about how Talib, Kanye, and Common have mothers with doctorate degrees and are still able to rap about struggles. Dyson says that just because they have mothers with doctorate degrees they were still middle class which means they experienced what it was like to struggle, so they have a lot to rap about. Jones and Dyson bring up so many different arguments like How black artist go through white TV shows and magazines before getting put on a at a black network.(p44)Then they bring up how rap is an International movement now and sounds so different but all means the same thing. When Jones and Dyson talk about Black Diaspora I was lost but as I read on and Dyson started to talk more about Kanye and "Blood Diamonds" it made sense and how Kanye was willing to commit Class Suicide (meaning not wearing the diamonds and making people aware of what Africans go through just for diamonds they get killed and tortured which is where the name "Blood Diamond" came from. I would have wanted to know more about why rappers/singers who change their appearance or what they stand for just to get managed and then complain. Like Dyson brought up he would pick Jay-Z or Bill Cosby any day because Jay-Z stood for what he thought was right and Cosby just complained later. (p58) I would rate this conversation an 8 it was interesting/educational every time I read some Dyson I learn more.
Track 2 was a bit confusing it went from saying how kanye, Common and Talib Kweli came from mothers with doctorates but how some great rappers are drop outs such as Nas who is a 8th grade drop out, and Tupac who is a high school drop out. Then Dyson talks about how hip hop like jazz had to go foreign before becoming familiar on saying they have to go away before the can come home. So really hip hop is globally acknowledged by everyone maybe be in different sets and cultures but the basics of it is all the same. Marissa Marino
Track 2 is basically talking about how hip hop artists are all different. Some come from educated families and some don't. I noticed alot of differences between hip hop and rap. Not to put anyone downn or judge anyone, but hip has more of a educated message than rap. Not all the time but most of the time. Rap makes you feel like your sitting right next to artist on the block grinding day and night to feed the family vs. hip hop talks more about trying to stop all the bad stuff in the communities. Another way to look at it is alot of hip hopers come from NY and it seems like they have more to survive off of since they come from big cities vs. the rappers that come from nothing like the south or more of the poorer parts of America, have harder times than they do up north or the east coast. I think thats why alot of the hip hopers come from da east coast and the rappers come from the other sides. That's my opinion and you can argue that...but whatever....lol
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