Bibliography

[1] - Origins of rap music
[2] - Origins of rap music 2 
[3] - Odd Future Wikipedia
[4] - NME OF Tape Vol.2 Review
[5] - Odd Future BBC Interview
[6] - Uses and Gratifications theory - presentation
[7] - Rolling Stone OF Tape Vol.2 Review
[8] - Yonkers review
[9] - Cultivation theory
[10] - Eminem - King of Hip-hop 
[11]- NME Album review - Marshall LP
[12] - The Advocate - Eminem
[13] - Kim -Rolling stone
[14] - Artists Opinions on Odd Future
[15] - The Nielsen company

The Nielsen Company

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120105005547/en/Nielsen-Company-Billboard%E2%80%99s-2011-Music-Industry-Report

Rolling Stones - Kim

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/the-marshall-mathers-lp-20000706

Lupe Fiasco BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/qg28

NME Marshall Mathers LP

http://www.nme.com/reviews/eminem/2338

The advocate

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aWMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=the+marshall+mathers+lp+lyrics&source=bl&ots=ADXfXXCNBb&sig=dGoMTFsfbDBUVDct2M5KECoofZc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=H2AbUMvlDcSEjAKEq4FI&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=the%20marshall%20mathers%20lp%20lyrics&f=false

cultivation theory wiki

 The purpose of the Cultural Indicators project was to identify and track the 'cultivated' effects of television on viewers. They were "concerned with the effects of television programming (particularly violent programming) on the attitudes and behaviors of the American public.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivation_theory

Yonkers review

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12112-yonkers/

The Uses and Gratifications theory - Presentation

http://www.slideshare.net/zlorhenley/uses-and-gratifications-theory-6933502#btnPrevious

Origins of rap music 2

The history of rap music or hip hop music begins in the early '70s. Most music buffs know hip hop music history has a rich past with its roots in several related music styles. If you look at history rap music, it clearly shows its origins and influences in the popular African American and Latino street culture of New York City and surrounding areas.

In the '70s, hip hop music history began with the highly original and innovative approach New York DJs started using to highlight the amazing percussion riffs and other rhythmic drum breaks in popular funk and disco music played in clubs. At this point in history rap music and the growing club scene started recognizing the power and importance of big name DJs in their ability to draw big crowds. The rise of the DJ clearly parallels the rise of rap music in both the past and present history of rap music.

The history of rap music, as hip hop music history students know all too well, also saw the birth of a new expanded function for the MC. One of the jobs of the MC (or emcee) was to introduce the DJ and the performing rap artists to the audience. Keeping the guests happy and excited also fell upon the shoulders of the MC. Clearly, talented MCs with cool, charismatic stage presence became instrumental to the growing popularity of hip hop music and rap artists. The better MCs entertained the audience before, during and after the performers came on stage.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090217090258AACB32k

Without a doubt, the history of rap music or hip hop music can be seen in these humble beginnings of the DJ and MC - along with the rise of rap artists, breakdancers and taggers (graffiti artists) - all part of the New York City scene in the early '70s.

Interestingly, it wasn't until the late 1970s before the history of rap music showed its extraordinary and expanding commercial power and started its meteoric rise as a popular music style in America and soon throughout the world. By the '90s, a sub-genre known as gangsta rap took America by storm. Its controversial lyrics, with its focus on street violence, sex and drugs, all increased its allure to America's youth and quickly crossed over into all socio-economic groups. Despite its controversial aspects, or possibly because of it, rap music (as hip hop music history will show) continued its run away rise into the new millenium. In fact, today hip hop music is one of the fastest growing and most popular forms of music in America or the world.

The history of rap music would not be complete without a look at the performers who make it all possible - the rap artists. Most rap music typically includes one or more rappers who often rap about their own personal life stories, important events in their lives, or social problems they wish to make a public statement about. Rap songs can also represent romanticized or fictional themes. The sky is the limit. Musically, rap songs usually have a strong rhythmic aspect with the spoken lyrics emulating the intense rhythm of the beat. Rap songs are known to make use of many poetic techniques including simple word rhymes and alliteration.

The history of rap music also shows that the instrumental track or beat performed by the DJ often includes the rhythms and beat "samplings" from popular and/or well-known funk, rock, or soul songs. These sampled sounds and rhythms are synthesized, integrated, and reinvented with original twists by the performers.

Two other highly popular aspects of rap music that saw their rapid growth into the American mainstream are breakdancing and tagging (graffiti). Breakdancers and taggers are now stars in their own right with loyal followers and fans throughout the world. Annual breakdancing competitions are now very popular even in countries throughout Europe and Asia. The history of rap music can be considered relatively new, yet it is clearly a powerful influence in today's music world. Indeed, the musical influence of New York City African American and Latino culture is now as pervasive worldwide as fast food hamburger chains.

Odd Future - Violence on stage

http://thedeadhub.com/2011/10/31/odd-future-from-their-violent-lyrics-to-real-life/

Odd Future is a rap group lead by Tyler, The Creator. The band is noted for their violent lyrics against women. It’s song lyrics from “Bitch Suck Dick” that demonstrate Tyler’s lyrical violence against women. One of the opening lines of the song states, “By the way, we do punch bitches.”  For Tyler he is quite serious and proved yesterday that he’s a man of his lyrical word along with the band.

Yesterday on the last day of The Voodoo Experience, Odd Future took the stage and it started with a bang, actually more with a punch. Tyler arrived onstage and proclaimed his hatred for photographers. He started exclaiming that fans pay big money to be there and to be upfront, so the music photographers (aka the press) shouldn’t be in the barricade. When other members of the group joined in on the anti-photographer rant, the crowd started to eat it up. Left Brain, Vyron Dalyan Turner,  jumped down onto the speakers in front of the stage and threw water on the photographers’ cameras. He kicked a video camera over, and said, “We are going to fuck you up!” He then looked directly at Amy Harris from The First 3 Songs and said, “I hate you bitch!” and proceeded to slap her and knock her camera over. “Everybody was in shock,” Amy tells me. “Some photographers left as Tyler was saying ‘We are going to Fuck you up’ and some left as he (Left Brain) slapped me.”

After the tirade on the photo pit, the band proceeded with their set and the photographers were escorted out of the pit. Amy says that she is not pressing charges against the band.

Amy is an experienced photographer, and she currently writes for  Cincinnati’s CityBeat, The First 3 Songs, and for us here at The Dead Hub, and is represented by Corbis Images. She’s been covering live concerts for 4 years and she tells me, “I’ve seen them (artists) throw water and complain, but never violence.”

The Youtube video has very poor sound quality. Will keep our eyes out for better ones if available. 

The Telegraph - Violence in Rap Music

Rap music 'glamorises gun violence'

By Sally Pook

12:01AM GMT 07 Jan 2003

David Blunkett, the Home Secretary, condemned violent gangster rap music as "appalling" yesterday and said anyone who glamorised gun violence in music should be made aware of what was acceptable and what was not.

He said on BBC Radio 2 that there was a link between the drug culture and music. "This is not just about guns and violence.

"We need to talk to the record producers, to the distributors, to those who are actually engaged in the music business about what is and is not acceptable."

His comments echoed earlier remarks by Kim Howells, the culture minister, who said the time had come to stand up to the "idiots" of rap culture.

During a radio discussion on the killing of Latisha Shakespear and Charlene Ellis, two teenagers in Birmingham, he attacked British rappers, including So Solid Crew. Two members of So Solid Crew have faced firearms charges in the past year. Singer Asher D was jailed for 18 months for possessing a gun.

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"Idiots like the So Solid Crew are glorifying gun culture and violence. It is something new. It is very worrying and we ought to stand up and say it."

John Denham, the Home Office minister, said the Government must challenge the rap music attitude that it was "cool" to carry guns. He acknowledged that rap music lyrics shocked and disturbed many people.

"I very much doubt that banning music would be likely to get us the ear of those very young people that we are trying to influence."

Diane Abbott, the Labour MP whose constituency covers Hackney where a gun siege has been taking place since Boxing Day, said the music was a symptom rather than a cause of gun culture.

"I think it would be good if these rap artists preached a different lesson with their lyrics but let's not pretend that ending gun criminality on the streets of Hackney or Birmingham is as simple as getting people to sing different songs," she said.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1418104/Rap-music-glamorises-gun-violence.html