Tag: Trap
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MIXTAPE TOWARDS A NEW CONSCIOUSNESS: Exploring Asakaa, Alt Hip Hop, & Trap Politics
This mixtape explores the social and political themes of songs from Ghana’s trap, drill (Asakaa), and alternative hip hop subgenres to find “conscious” hip hop is not its own genre, but rather a thematic standard that can exist in all kinds of rap. Featured songs in order: Snakes by La Même Gang; Wasteman by BlackRead…
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Revoluxon Rocky: More Than a Name
Revoluxon Rocky is a Liberian rapper who primarily makes TrapCo music, a genre that is considered a subset of HipCo and seems to have been coined by fellow Liberian artist Bucky Raw. The style of music came about with the joining of trap and HipCo styles of rapping. Trap is a subgenre of Hip HopRead…
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Mixtape Assignment-South African Trap
South African Trap Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY09Wu4yS3xvdwPfZFCabZEEh459ezMtQ Being born and raised in Compton, Ca, known for its high crime rates and violent reputation, I was naturally inclined to create a mixtape in the South African trap genre because it involves lyrics and stories that I can relate to firsthand. The theme of the songs I chose areRead…
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South African Artists
The first video I watched was by a popular South African hip hop artist named Tweezy. I watched the video for his 2016 hit “Ambitions”. I found it very interesting how many aspects of his video reminded me of American hip hop artists. His designer belt and unbuttoned Versace shirt along with his “cooking” danceRead…