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.A G R E AT Y E A R I N H I P H O PWhereas most hard core rappers strive for excess—excess vio-lence, glamour, and sex—Jay-Z’s understated but self-confident styleand intricate rhymes, in his words, “kept it realer.” What separateshim from other hard core rappers is his attention to narrative de-tail.Though not as shocking as his hard core rivals’, Jay-Z’s rhymesare harder hitting, more believable, and, as a result, much morepowerful.His rhymes probe the psyche, pleasures, and paranoia ofthe street hustler, and he composes lyrical vistas that championthe “good life,” even as he carefully portrays the grim realities of a life he vows never to forget.In his best rhymes Jay-Z combines intricatelife stories with a delivery that is precise and perceptive.Listen to him at his best, and you not only believe him but feel as though you arethere with him.The lyrics he crafted are confessional, clear, andclever earning him a reputation as a top-notch ghetto chronicler.The introspective rhymes he arranged add an important dimen-sion to the “bad man” figure that has a rich and enduring legacy inAfrican American culture.Historically, the figure has stood out bystanding up against racial oppression.From Stagger Lee to BiggerThomas, Jack Johnson to Muhammad Ali, blaxploitation to ghettoaction films, blues to hard core rap, the bad man figure has raisedmore than a little hell in the black popular imagination.His willingness to reach for the subtle and the sublime also ex-plain why Jay-Z found inspiration from such an improbable sourceas the Broadway musical Annie.The story, based on an orphan girl in Depression-era America and her struggle to maintain her dignitywhile searching for a brighter tomorrow and the parents that gaveher up, struck a chord with Jay-Z.When he heard DJ Kid Capri ontour playing a song from Annie Jay-Z decided he had to have it.He even watched the movie and afterwards found himself mesmerizedby the small band of rag-tags.“[I]n the chorus they’re not singin’ ‘It’s a hard-knock life’ and cryin’ about it,” he explains.“They’re singin’like they’re rejoicin’.Like they too strong to let it bring them down.That’s why I call that the ghetto anthem.” The sample from his hit75 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.A G R E AT Y E A R I N H I P H O PWhereas most hard core rappers strive for excess—excess vio-lence, glamour, and sex—Jay-Z’s understated but self-confident styleand intricate rhymes, in his words, “kept it realer.” What separateshim from other hard core rappers is his attention to narrative de-tail.Though not as shocking as his hard core rivals’, Jay-Z’s rhymesare harder hitting, more believable, and, as a result, much morepowerful.His rhymes probe the psyche, pleasures, and paranoia ofthe street hustler, and he composes lyrical vistas that championthe “good life,” even as he carefully portrays the grim realities of a life he vows never to forget.In his best rhymes Jay-Z combines intricatelife stories with a delivery that is precise and perceptive.Listen to him at his best, and you not only believe him but feel as though you arethere with him.The lyrics he crafted are confessional, clear, andclever earning him a reputation as a top-notch ghetto chronicler.The introspective rhymes he arranged add an important dimen-sion to the “bad man” figure that has a rich and enduring legacy inAfrican American culture.Historically, the figure has stood out bystanding up against racial oppression.From Stagger Lee to BiggerThomas, Jack Johnson to Muhammad Ali, blaxploitation to ghettoaction films, blues to hard core rap, the bad man figure has raisedmore than a little hell in the black popular imagination.His willingness to reach for the subtle and the sublime also ex-plain why Jay-Z found inspiration from such an improbable sourceas the Broadway musical Annie.The story, based on an orphan girl in Depression-era America and her struggle to maintain her dignitywhile searching for a brighter tomorrow and the parents that gaveher up, struck a chord with Jay-Z.When he heard DJ Kid Capri ontour playing a song from Annie Jay-Z decided he had to have it.He even watched the movie and afterwards found himself mesmerizedby the small band of rag-tags.“[I]n the chorus they’re not singin’ ‘It’s a hard-knock life’ and cryin’ about it,” he explains.“They’re singin’like they’re rejoicin’.Like they too strong to let it bring them down.That’s why I call that the ghetto anthem.” The sample from his hit75 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]