Description
Compare any rap music video to any hip-hop music video. (Choose the music videos from YouTube.)
For the following question please answer all parts.
First Song
Title
Album
Artist
Year of Release
Define the rap style and make a case for how the song fits the rap style by discussing the characteristics seen and heard in the music with supportive examples from the video. (Check with sites such as Google or Wikipedia to fill in the above information on the audio release.) (2 points)
Second Song
Title
Album
Artist
Year of Release
Describe the hip-hop style in what you are hearing/seeing. Again, focus more on the music than the lyrics in making your case, with supportive examples from the video. (2 points)
Highlight the differences between rap and hip-hop heard and seen here. Which musical characteristics do they share and in what ways are they different? Which music video might you like more than the other? Why? Support your subjective opinion with objective factual statements, focusing on what you are hearing and seeing that defines the style. (6 points)