1. Pop Music: Rap
In the 90s

2. Background Information
Started when people of West Africa were telling stories in rhythm
Elijah Wald has referred to “hip hip” as “the living blues”
James Brown is a main influence of this genre
Known for inventing funk in th e60s
Background Information

3. Background Information
Jazz poetry and spoken word has influenced rap
Use of creative word play
Use of Flow
Flow-the rhythms and rhymes of a hip song and how they interact
Background Information

4. Elements of Rap Flow Rhyme Diction and Dialect Style
Literary Technique
Rhythm
Delivery
Subject Matter
Elements of Rap

5. Notable Rappers in the 90s
Redman
Lauryn Hill
Snoop Dogg
Ice Cube
Andre 3000
Jay-Z
Scarface
Nas
2Pac
The Notorious B.I.G.
Notable Rappers in the 90s

6. Ice Cube Real name is O’shea Jackson Began career in 1984
From South Central Los Angeles, California
Also successful record producer, actor, screenwriter, film producer and director
Ice Cube

7. Ice Cube Performed at parties for Dr. Dre
Met Dr. Dre 1984; began working with Dre shortly afterward
Has had a solo career since 1989
Ice Cube

8. Ice Cube Noted as a strong storyteller “brutally honest rapper”
Sometimes his lyrics are violent
Considered one of the founding artists of gangsta rap
Ice Cube

9. Ice Cube Did not win any notable awards during the 90s
Recently won the VH1 Hip Hop Honors (2006) award and the BET0 Hip-Hop Awards (2009)
Was ranked #8 on MTV’s 10 Greatest MCs of All Time list
One of his most popular songs is “Check Yo Self”
Ice Cube

10. Redman Reginald “Reggie” Noble From Newark, New Jersey
Started in 1990 with the Def Jam record label.
Member of Def Squad in late 1990s
Redman

11. Redman Debut was with EPDM on their Business as Usual album
Redman’s debut album as Whut? Thee Album
Blended reggae and funk influences
Named “Rap Artist of the Year” by The Source in this year
Redman

12. During the 90s he was known for using a “terse, though fluid rap style”
Allmusic
Third album, Muddy Waters was also very popular
Featured two popular songs: “Whateva Man” and “It’s Like That (My Big Brother)”
Redman

13. Lauryn Hill From East Orange, New Jersey
In a band called Tranzlator Crew
Later changed their name to The Fugees in 1994
Members were Lauryn Hill, Pras Michel, and Wyclef Jean
Lauryn Hill

14. Lauryn Hill Known for blending rap, reggae, rock, and soul
Sang and rapped for The Fugees
Won a Grammy for their album The Score (1996)
This album also peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200
Lauryn Hill

15. Lauryn Hill Began a solo career in 1997 after band split-up
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
In it, Hill moved between singing and rapping
“Lost Ones”
Hill won five Grammy awards for this album
Lauryn Hill

16. Snoop Doggy Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.
From Long Beach, California
Known for Hip Hop, raggae, gangsta rap
Started in 1992
Has since then sold over 30 million albums worldwide
Snoop Doggy Dogg

17. Snoop Doggy Dogg Discovered by Dr. Dre
Debut album was Doggystyle (1993)
Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Follow-up album was Tha Doggfather (1996)
Also reached No. 1 on both charts
Snoop Doggy Dogg

18. Snoop Dogg gained criticism over use of violence and misogynism
Snoop Dogg is known for his “ultra-smooth, laidback delivery”
Kool Moe Dee
Known for freestyling most of his early work with Dr. Dre
Notable songs from solo albums are:
Who Am I (What’s My Name)? And “Snoop’s Ubside Ya Head”
Snoop Doggy Dogg

19. Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter From Tribeca New York City, New York
Early career began in 1989, rapping on other artists’ albums
First rap single was “In My Lifetime”
Jay-Z

20. Jay - Z Debut album was Reasonable Doubt (1995)
His third album, Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life, brought him to mainstream success
Popular song, “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)”
This album won a Grammy Award
Jay - Z

21. Early influences of his rapping style were Marvin Gaye and Donny Hathaway
Uses cuts from these artists’ work in his own work
Fredro Starr describes Jay-Z as “a master of the flow—he can flow fast, he can flow slow”
During performances, he is known for using “smoothness and clever wordplay to keep audience interested and entertained”
-Shock G of Digital Underground
Jay - Z

22. Biggie Smalls Christopher George Latore Wallace
Also known as Notorious B.I.G.
From New York City, New York
Received first recognition rapping in 1992
Biggie Smalls

23. Biggie Smalls Debut album was Ready to Die in 1994
Certified four times platinum
Some say this made East Coast Rap popular again over West Coast Rap
From this album, “Big Poppa”, reached No. 1 on the U.S. rap chart
Biggie Smalls

24. Smalls became involved with a feud between East and West Coast rap scenes
Main issues were with Tupak Shakur
They were friends and colleagues at one point
Smalls accused of having connections with assault on Tupac in 1994
Biggie Smalls

25. Tupak Amaru Shakur
Also known as Makaveli
Born in East Harlem, New York but represented from Marin City, California
Started his musical career in 1988
2pac

26. 2Pac Parents were members of the Black Panther Party
Began his career as a back-up dancer for Digital Underground
First solo album was 2Pacalypse Now
Criticized for its strong theme of police brutality
2Pac

27. 2Pac 1993-2Pac formed the group Thug Life
This group came out with the album Thug Life: Volume 1.
Decently successful
1995 – 2Pac joined Death Row Records and in released his fourth album. All Eyez on Me
Very pivotal album in 90s Rap Music
No. 1 Singles “How Do U Want It” and “California Love”
2Pac

28. 2Pac Final Album was Makaveli The Don – Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Very successful after his death
Peaked at No. 1 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip- Hop Albums and Billboard 200
2Pac