Sep 22, 2022 · In what follows, I present a number of case studies that illustrate the synergy between hip-hop performance techniques and product development, specifically that of DJ mixers.

Jul 25, 2018 · The aim of this article is to build a critical inquiry into the cultural and sociopolitical presence of these ideas as drivers for the productions of electro-rap, and subsequently through artists...

Oct 23, 2018 · A host of artists have carved out a niche in the interplanetary margins that now rest in hip-hop culture. Some call it an expansion on Afrofuturist philosophies; others simply a long-time ...

Whether it’s the synthesizer sounds of the 80s, cross-genre MP3 mashups of the 90s, or the popularization of autotune in the 2000s, technology has always been a driving force behind hip-hop music.

In the early 1980s, an important facet of hip hop culture developed a style of music known as electro-rap, much of which carries narratives linked to science fiction, fantasy and references to arcade games and comic books.

Jul 7, 2015 · With the help of Dolan and Teodros, let’s take a quick tour of science fiction themes as explored by the hip-hop music video: transformation, replication, the alien, and revolution. If science...

It was the "monstrous" sound system of Kool DJ Herc which dominated hip hop in its formative days. Herc came from Kingston, Jamaica, in 1967, when the toasting or DJ style of his own country was still fairly new. Giant speaker boxes were essential in the competitive world of Jamaican sound. and shattering frequency range (Toop 1984, 78).

Ever since August 1973, hip-hop artists have turned to Afrofuturism – a mix of science fiction, politics and liberating fantasy – to inform their lyrics and their look.

Dec 20, 2019 · With its centerpiece exhibit for the forthcoming Universal Hip Hop Museum, an MIT team uses artificial intelligence to explore the rich history of hip hop music.

Nov 18, 2016 · From the creation of new rhythms by playing vinyl records on turntables to the urban circulation of graffiti writing on the surfaces of trains, youth have been empowered by hip-hop to raise...