Compare and contrast Country music and Hip-Hop. Look at the musical styles, subject matter, selling points, and issues of authenticity.
When you think of country music what is the typical thought that comes to your mind?? When I think of country music I think of a love story with strong people who have a story to tell and people who are tough and living life to the fullest. Country music styles vary from bluegrass, traditional,cowboy western, honky tonk, rockabilly, country rock, outlaw, alternative country, and many more. The subject matter of most country music is of the every day working class americans. Country music is the facts of life music! Many people have realations to these songs from real life experiences. Selling points of country music are very clean cut country western men and women who seem to be relatable to your every day middle class down to earth Americans. When seeing album covers they usually consist of very soft and reserved people with purpose to life. However when it comes to issues of authenticity in country music one may argue that its a concern. Songs are often rerecorded by many other artist such as "Life is a Highway", "Dirt Road Anthem", and "I told you so."
However when I think of hip hop music vs. country music I see more of a carless and rude behavior. The different styles of hip hop are that of alternative hip hop, battle rap, conseious rap, crunk, gangster rap, and many others. the subject matter of most hip hop recordings are that of a competition sort of deal.
They are oftern sporting the lyrics of how they accomplished something and did better than someonelse. The selling points of todays hip hop records are to those of youth and the everday teenager promoting the "badass" attitude and the sense of carlessness. Authenticity is always as issue to all areas of music when hip hop is concerned it is the dance area of music. The authenticity not only resides in just the music but in the coreography that is involved as well.
Country is very diferent from hip hop in the sense that country has a more reserved outlook and hip hop is not reserved its attitude.
However when I think of hip hop music vs. country music I see more of a carless and rude behavior. The different styles of hip hop are that of alternative hip hop, battle rap, conseious rap, crunk, gangster rap, and many others. the subject matter of most hip hop recordings are that of a competition sort of deal.
They are oftern sporting the lyrics of how they accomplished something and did better than someonelse. The selling points of todays hip hop records are to those of youth and the everday teenager promoting the "badass" attitude and the sense of carlessness. Authenticity is always as issue to all areas of music when hip hop is concerned it is the dance area of music. The authenticity not only resides in just the music but in the coreography that is involved as well. Country is very diferent from hip hop in the sense that country has a more reserved outlook and hip hop is not reserved its attitude.
I like how you compare the two types of music. I also agree with you on hip-hop music. As for country goes not all country songs are like that but many are.
ReplyDeleteI like how you bring up choreography as a way for hip-hop artist to show authenticity. Why do you think hip-hop artist do that and not country artist?
ReplyDeleteI like both hip hop and country music. When it comes down to it, it just really depends on the mood I am in.
ReplyDeleteHip Hop is the dance era and it correlates so much with dance therofore I think thats why country music isnt into dance so much.
ReplyDeleteAnd agreed! mood deffinatley chooses the music!
Country music is actually very dance-based. If you ever go to a performance of a country band in a bar or restaurant, people dance a lot. The differnce between country dancing and hip-hop is that country dancing requires a partner. You've got to work with someone, so you can't learn it at home by yourself. Hip-hop has a certain independent vibe to it, so the dance seems to be fairly solo.
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