Prep

• Jeff Chang, ‘Zulus on a Time Bomb: Hip-Hop Meets the Rockers Downtown’, in Forman and Neal (2012)
• Video: Wild Style (Charlie Ahearn, 1982). We’ll watch this movie in class, but I encourage you to look at it a few times. You can view this movie for free using the hyperlink in the title.

In Class

1. Attendance
2. Small Group Pow-Wows
3. Screening: Wild Style (Charlie Ahearn, 1982)
4. Reading Notes for Next Time

For Next Time

• Alex Gale, The Oral History of “Wild Style”, Complex (2013). Note: I advise watching the movie to the end before reading this.

• Video: Wild Style (Charlie Ahearn, 1982), cont’d

Prep

• Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, ‘Hip-Hop: Planet Rock’, in Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey (Grove Press, 2006)
• Video: Grandmaster Flash, ‘A Letter to Kool Herc from Grandmaster Flash’ (14 August 2017). Who was the first to introduce looping to the turntables? Flash claims the honour, and demonstrates on the ones and twos why what Herc did was not ‘looping’, but ‘repeating’. Some context is wryly provided by this YouTuber, and Rob Swift (X-ecutioners) elaborates to his students in this video. 

In Class

1. Attendance
2. TBA
3. Reading Notes for Next Time

For Next Time

• Jeff Chang, ‘Zulus on a Time Bomb: Hip-Hop Meets the Rockers Downtown’, in Forman and Neal (2012)
• Video: Wild Style (Charlie Ahearn, 1982). We’ll watch this movie in class, but I encourage you to look at it a few times. You can view this movie for free using the hyperlink in the title.

Prep

• Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, ‘Hip-Hop Roots: Adventures on the Wheels of Steel’, in Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey (Grove Press, 2006)
• Video: Yo! MTV Raps! ‘Rap-umentary’ Map (#storymaps)
• Audio: Rich Nice, Merry Go Round Mix (11 August 2020)

In Class

1. Attendance
2. TBA
3. Reading Notes for Next Time

For Next Time

• Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, ‘Hip-Hop: Planet Rock’, in Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey (Grove Press, 2006)

Prep

• Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, ‘Hip-Hop Roots: Adventures on the Wheels of Steel’, in Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey (Grove Press, 2006)
• Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, ‘Hip-Hop: Planet Rock’, in Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey (Grove Press, 2006)
• Video: Yo! MTV Raps! ‘Rap-umentary’ Map (#storymaps)
• Audio: Rich Nice, Merry Go Round Mix (11 August 2020)

In Class

1. Attendance
2. TBA
3. Reading Notes for Next Time

For Next Time

• Jeff Chang, ‘Zulus on a Time Bomb: Hip-Hop Meets the Rockers Downtown’, in Forman and Neal (2012)

Prep

• Benedict Carey, ‘In Music, Others’ Tastes May Help Shape Your Own’, New York Times (14 February 2006)
• Audio: ‘How to Listen to Music in 4 Easy Steps’, Switched on Pop 50

Very few people came to class prepared on Monday, and anyway, I had that whole vaccination-records issue at the front gate that cost us half an hour or so. Let’s talk about taste, listening, and others on Wednesday, as well as more on administrative housekeeping.

In Class

1. Attendance
2. Admin Stuff
3. Syllabus
4. Q&A: How to Listen to Music
5. Reading Notes for Next Time

For Next Time

• Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, ‘Hip-Hop Roots: Adventures on the Wheels of Steel’, in Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey (Grove Press, 2006)
• Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, ‘Hip-Hop: Planet Rock’, in Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey (Grove Press, 2006)Switching to the G train at Lorimer rn. It’s 21m to 4th Ave.-9th St. once I’m on, according to Google Maps
• Audio: Rich Nice, Merry Go Round Mix (11 August 2020)

Prep

• Benedict Carey, ‘In Music, Others’ Tastes May Help Shape Your Own’, New York Times (14 February 2006)
• Audio: ‘How to Listen to Music in 4 Easy Steps’, Switched on Pop 50

In Class

1. Attendance
2. Small Group Introductions
3. Overview: Final Project
4. Q&A/Introductions: How to Listen to Music
5. Reading Notes for Next Time

For Next Time

• Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, ‘Hip-Hop Roots: Adventures on the Wheels of Steel’, in Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey (Grove Press, 2006)
• Audio: Rich Nice, Merry Go Round Mix (11 August 2020)

Prep

• Interviews: Andrew Nosnitsky’, lebronjames.co (August 2018)
• Audio: ‘Young Thug Gets His Due, But Is It Too Late?’, Popcast (6 September 2019). Caramanica chops it up with Andrew Nosnitsky. keywords: experiential playlists (1:03:03-1:03:49).

Zoom Session

1. Attendance
2. Q&A: TBA
3. Reading Notes for Next Time

For Next Time

Prep

• Sandi Rankaduwa, ‘Watch the Queen’, The Believer (1 September 2017)
• Audio: ‘Saweetie, City Girls, and the Female Rapper Renaissance’, Popcast (29 November 2020)

Zoom Session

1. Attendance
2. Q&A: TBA
3. Reading Notes for Next Time

For Next Time

Prep

• • Review Davarian Baldwin, ‘Black Empires, White Desires: The Spatial Politics of Identity in the Age of Hip-Hop’, in Forman and Neal (2012) 
  BALDWIN, DAVARIAN_BLACK EMPIRES, WHITE DESIRES_pp.228-246

Zoom Session

1. Attendance
2. Q&A: TBA
3. Reading Notes for Next Time

For Next Time

Prep

• Davarian Baldwin, ‘Black Empires, White Desires: The Spatial Politics of Identity in the Age of Hip-Hop’, in Forman and Neal (2012) 

Zoom Session

1. Attendance
2. Q&A: TBA
3. Reading Notes for Next Time

For Next Time