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  Cheryl L. Keyes / Rap Music and Street Consciousness
In this new paperback, Cheryl L. Keyes presents the first musicological history of rap, tracing the genre from its roots in West African bardic traditions, Jamaican dancehall, and African American vernacular expressions to its permeation of the cultural mainstream as a major tenet of the hip-hop lifestyle.
According to Keyes, rap music is a forum that addresses the political and economic disfranchisement of fl youths and other groups, fosters ethnic pride, and displays cultural values and aesthetics.
Keyes's vivid and wide-ranging analysis covers the emergence and personas of female rappers and white rappers, the legal repercussions of technological advancements such as electronic mixing and digital sampling, the advent of rap music videos, and the existence of gangsta rap, Southern rap, acid rap, and dance-centered rap subgenres.
www.press.uillinois.edu /f04/keyes.html   (240 words)

  
 Cheryl L. Keyes / Rap Music and Street Consciousness
In this first musicological history of rap, Cheryl L. Keyes traces the genre's history from its roots in West African bardic traditions, the Jamaican dancehall tradition, and African American vernacular expressions to its permeation of the cultural mainstream as a major tenet of the hip-hop lifestyle.
The Church is actually the first Rap Theatre telling the story of the wandering tribes and those who would put them down; keeping alive the heroic deeds of those who must triumph over evil; showing the way to salvation through the truth and the truth tellers.
Especially notable are Keyes's eyewitness account of the early years of rap, her ability to convey its connections among the broader family of African American music, and her presentation of women hip-hop artists.
www.press.uillinois.edu /f02/keyes.html   (427 words)

  
 Acid rap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acid rap, or American trip hop, is a subgenre of abstract hip hop in which lyrics are cryptic, abstract, spacey, sometimes dark, and sometimes drug or science fiction-related, with eerie, trippy, spaced-out drumbeats and instrumentation.
A pioneer in "acid rap" is the alternative MC Kool Keith, especially as Dr. Octagon on the 1996 album Dr.
The underground rapper Esham specializes in a genre of rock-influenced rap he has dubbed "acid rap." Esham's self-proclaimed "acid rap" shares some minor similarities with the genre commonly known as "acid rap," such as eerie and dark subject manner and trippy beats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Acid_rap   (278 words)

  
 TSRI - News and Publications
Three members of the Rap family of phosphatases, RapA, RapB, and RapE, specifically dephosphorylate the phosphorylated Spo0F response regulator, and the 3 members of the Spo0E family, Spo0E, YisI, and YnzD, specifically dephosphorylate the phosphorylated Spo0A transcription factor.
Phr pentapeptides specifically and directly inhibit the phosphatase activity of the Rap phosphatase to which the pentapeptides are mated.
Analysis of the Rap amino acid sequences revealed the presence of repeated motifs related to the tetratrico-peptide repeat.
www.scripps.edu /news/sr/sr2001/mem24.html   (400 words)

  
 Esham - Biography - AOL Music
Beyond his knack for rock-influence beats and exploitative-themed rhymes, Esham also proved himself to be a prolific artist, releasing over an album a year after debuting with his first album in 1990 at the tender age of 13.
As a youth, Esham (born Rashaam Smith) divided his time between New York and Detroit, spending summers with his grandmother in the hip-hop mecca participating in that culture's mid- to late-'80s boom, while spending the remainder of the year with his mother in the depressed, post-industrial, musical melting pot of East Detroit.
Given his participation in New York's burgeoning late-'80s rap movement during his summers, it wasn't that out of the ordinary that he was writing his own rhymes by the time he was ten.
music.aol.com /artist/esham/38645/biography   (1069 words)

  
 MP3.com: Streetwatch: Hip-Hop Halloween   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Rap records have been around for about 30 years now, and the sound has changed dramatically since its minimalist beginnings.
While gangsta rap, hyphy, and Southern party music are all the rage right now, many other approaches have been much more popular in the past.
Dubbing his style "acid rap," he followed his debut with two EPs and a double album before forming the group NATAS (Nation Ahead of Time and Space) with like-minded cohorts Mastamind and TNT in 1992.
www.mp3.com /news/stories/6909.html   (1743 words)

  
 Urban Dictionary: acid
Going to work or attending class while zonked out of your gourd is also discouraged; the fact that your pupils will swallow your entire eye is a dead give away that you're on something.
acid-The wonderful gateway in your pocket to a world that is yours for the creating, whether it be talking frogs, stary faces on apple trees that just wont blink and you're sure that they know your name or maybe just the good old headmash that convinces you that you ARE, in fact, a carrot.
A bottle of muriatic acid was left on the floor and I tripped over, that is.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=acid   (422 words)

  
 Horrorcore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Acid rap" is a term coined by rapper Esham (The Unholy).
However, the term "acid rap" is usually used to describe a spacey, trippy rap genre popularize by Kool Keith rather than horrorcore.
"Slasher Rap" is a term coined by Insiniak part of the 'Sinister South' duo, The Burning Legion, to further illustrate the difference between the different sub-genres of the horrorcore genre.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Horrorcore   (764 words)

  
 Natas - Biography - AOL Music
Successive albums found the trio improving their rapping and their production, as they slowly matured, moving progressively away from mere exploitation.
By the end of the '90s, their music had considerably evolved in terms of not only lyrical content and delivery but also in terms of production, resulting in an innovative realization of their original intent that finally blossomed on WWW.Com (Wicket World Wide).
Featuring live instruments where Esham used to place samples, the album's production was considerably innovative for its time, marrying a rock attitude with a rap aesthetic and garnering considerable acclaim from the underground.
music.aol.com /artist/natas/40582/biography   (522 words)

  
 October 2004 e-Tips
For the better part of a century, athletes and physiologists alike have considered lactic acid a primary cause of fatigue during high intensity exercise and referred to it as a "waste product" of muscle metabolism.
He concluded that the lactic acid caused the fatigue he noted during the muscles' repeated contractions.
Far from being an evildoer, lactic acid is an ally during intense exercise.
www.ultrafit.com /newsletter/october04.html   (3123 words)

  
 CD Baby: BEDLAM: Shock Treatment
The album was a full length wicked rap album produced by Sol, aka R.O.C., and began immediate sucess in the acid rap scene.
At years end, Bedlam headed back into the studio once again to create the 4th album, which would be dedicated to their fans, and to the original acid rap scene, and the founders of it.
Real Acid Rap, from the days of Kurt D "Rats" to this "Shock Treatment" Cd Bedlam has being doing their thing in Detroit and beyond.
cdbaby.com /cd/bedlamrap2   (868 words)

  
 Blue Coupe Urban Outfits
For all those who still believe hip-hop can change minds, Blackalicious are back with the release of their second full-length effort Blazing Arrow, an evolution in hip-hop production and poetics.
Mental Notes is an original jam band comprised of intelligent musicians that play a high-energy combination of old school acid rock, funk and hip-hop.
If it must be defined, call it acid blues: though that label doesn't exist.
www.bluecoupe.com /urban/urban.html   (472 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Repentance [PA] - Esham at Epinions.com
And don't listen to the people who try to say that he is just whining or doesn't have the right to claim acid rap as his own, because he was the first, way back in 1988.
And while Esham is still rapping about killing, it is obvious that he has Repentance in mind.
Esham's Repentence is basically a flat out solid rap CD that any rap enthusiast should take a listen to.
www.epinions.com /content_179376721540   (519 words)

  
 Tennessee Folic Acid Council
Write a rap or cheer about the function of folic acid/folate, vitamin supplements, and foods high in folate and perform it for your troop.
Training includes information on general nutrition and folic acid, why folic acid is important to get as part of a balanced diet and through a multi-vitamin, and how to insure that one is getting enough folic acid.
Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts earn a Folic Acid badge/patch during an activity filled session where they might listen to or perform a folic acid rap song, experiment with new recipes, or create a special “food diary” all while learning about good nutrition and folic acid.
www.folicacidtn.com /Generic.asp?PageToDisplay=GirlScouts   (756 words)

  
 ACIDplanet.com: Contests: DJ Rap
Recorded live with her band, DJ Rap wrote or co-wrote (Fast Eddie and Top Cat) every track on the continuous mix.
DJ Rap has been the undisputed queen of the turntables and voted the #1 female DJ in the world by Shejay.
Not one to rest on her laurels she owns two labels Proper Talent and Improper Talent which she, records for, runs and A&Rs — in addition to being a producer, recording artist and an actor.
www.acidplanet.com /contests/djrap   (513 words)

  
 How to Create an Acid Rap Song - WikiHow
In this article you will learn how to make an original acid rap song.
Study acid rap and learn to love it.
Good topics for acid raps are normally about very dark things such as killing, insanity, darkness in general.
www.wikihow.com /Create-an-Acid-Rap-Song   (197 words)

  
 VH1.com : Natas (Rap) : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
Successive albums found the trio improving their rapping and their production, as they slowly matured, moving progressively away from mere exploitation.
Featuring live instruments where Esham used to place samples, the album's production was considerably innovative for its time, marrying a rock attitude with a rap aesthetic and garnering considerable acclaim from the underground.
Following this release, both Esham and Mastamind took time off to work on solo albums in the wake of the album's success and the Detroit rap scene's sudden evolution to a substantial hotspot for up-and-coming talent.
www.vh1.com /artists/az/natas_rap_/bio.jhtml   (520 words)

  
 Boston & Massachusetts Hip Hop and Rap Bands
Boston-based quartet combines sizzling grooves and blazing beats with lyrics that pierce the soul.
A mix of horro-core acid rap, gothic rap, gangsta rap with a little bit of a tribal feel to it all.
A hip hop/funk band that uses rock and rap to bring new avenues to music undiscovered.
www.bostonmusic.com /massachusetts/original-hiphop-rap.htm   (141 words)

  
 Natas :: N of Tha World :: Moist Music
Hard to believe a man who was at the forefront of the horrorcore and acid rap movement and has well over 15 albums under his belt has yet to be reviewed once.
From his first attempts at rapping in Amityville, New York (yes, THAT Amityville) Esham's style has evolved into a rap-rock hybrid full of haunting themes and high-energy, if sometimes simple, rhymes.
Natas' sound is an acquired taste as those not fond of rap and rock mixing will probably be put off by tracks like "Why You Gotta Lie." As a rap-rock group, Natas is probably as good, if not better, than most rappers or rockers who have given the genre a go.
www.rapreviews.com /archive/2006_02_nofworld.html   (746 words)

  
 SoundClick artist: Phoenix AKA Acid - Hardcore Rapper from baltimore, spitting with a original style.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
SoundClick artist: Phoenix AKA Acid - Hardcore Rapper from baltimore, spitting with a original style.
I was thinking of a strong name that people would remember and stand out, something that could be used in my raps more than once in different ways to say who I am.
Mike Shinoda, the only person to ever fully influence me to rap.
www.soundclick.com /phoenixakaacid   (170 words)

  
 Proof: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Obie Trice went from no one to someone in the rap world really quickly when Eminem signed him to Shady Records and executive produced his debut.
Protégés of the Insane Clown Posse, the Detroit-area Caucasian rap duo Twiztid based their act on a similarly theatrical, outrageous, makeup-heavy image and an obsession with serial-killer horror films.
Jamie Madrox and the Monoxide Child cast themselves as psychotic axe murderers on their 1998 debut album, Mostasteless, which was reissued with new artwork and extra tracks a year later in the wake of ICP's rise to national notoriety.
www.music.com /person/proof/1   (348 words)

  
 purevolume™ | Scrub E.
I'm here to tell ya that Scrub E. is ya main man to be reckoned with.
He's the ringmaster/frontman of the east tenn. Acid rap group call the A.I.B. boyz.
Ain't no whiteboyz spittin' the venomous shit with the sane intensity as Scrub E. and his homeboys Runt Shifty & Johnny B....
www.purevolume.com /scrube/music   (83 words)

  
 Esham : iSOUND.COM™
Not many beyond the 313 have known about this mysterious hip hop legend or how an entire school of rappers came to be influenced by the genre he invented and dubbed "Acid Rap." Nevertheless, Esham's legacy has made a lasting impact on the hip hop world.
Another Detroit rap act that was coming up paid close attention to what Esham was doing and decided to help out.
Eminem was quick to reveal his sources, claiming on his debut album, "I'm a cross between Manson, Esham and Ozzy." Tensions eventually grew between the two rappers, which led to Esham dissing Eminem on his album.
www.isound.com /esham   (1021 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Acid Rain: Music: Esham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
For over ten years, Esham has been synonymous with underground hardcore rap in Detroit, influencing an entire school of rappers that came to be known as "horrorcore".
Now, the two powerhouses of the underground have joined forces to present "Acid Rain", a greatest hits collection from the man who started it all.
With beats hard enough to raise the dead and lyrics straight from the underworld, this album is sure to be judged as the greatest collection of hits ever from this master of horror.
www.amazon.com /Acid-Rain-Esham/dp/B00006JNDC   (1799 words)

  
 Music, Genres, Rap and Hip Hop,
This !tzalist ring is open to all rap music sites, including gangsta rap, hip hop artists, rap lyrics, and more.
This ring features the newest sites with rap music reviews, albums, music charts, and hard-to-find rap record labels, as well as popular rap artist sites, fan pages, and hip hop sites.
THE FRENCH HIP HOP Webring is to all french hip hop related sitez...graffiti, rap, DJ'ing, breakdance...
dir.webring.com /rw?d=Music/Genres/Rap_and_Hip_Hop   (579 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Life After Death: Music: Natas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
But back to this album, you must have it if you are acid rap fan.
No other rappers can produce acid rap, so pick this up to hear the original, the greatest rappers from Detroit.
It's old school rap that brings out the memories when "you" first discovered rap as music.
www.amazon.com /Life-After-Death-Natas/dp/B00004SYG1   (818 words)

  
 2004 January at The Eminem Blog
Among all the persons who were opposed to Eminem, Canibus can be considered more than a rap battle rival than a real enemy.
Police say a local teen accused of heisting a vehicle from a woman likely did not know that his victim was the mother of Eminem.
The whole beef started when Eminem mentioned acid rap in his � Slim Shady LP �.
www.theeminemblog.com /2004/01   (862 words)

  
 CMT.com : Natas (Rap) : Biography
New group earn success with their debut single.
Following this release, both Esham and Mastamind took time off to work on solo albums in the wake of the album's success and the Detroit rap scene's sudden evolution to a substantial hotspot for up-and-coming talent.
E-commerce on this website is brought to you by MTVN Direct Inc.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/natas_rap_/bio.jhtml   (511 words)

  
 Acid Test Reels
This is an ongoing mystery, although it should be said that both versions are worth having.
My original intentions for compiling "The Acid Test Reels" material was to chronologically include every single Acid Test related recording known to exist, as it is notated in Volume One of The Compendium.
I intentionally left some time at the end of disc #1, so that the Watts Acid Test "Who Cares Rap" (approx 6:00) would fit there and then Volume 1 through 4 would indeed contain every last Acid Test related recording in The Compendium (plus more) in chronological order.
www.nii.net /~obie1/deadcd/acid_test_reels.htm   (642 words)

  
 Audiri > Scrub E.
Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, Tech n9ne, Blaze ya dead homie, Anybody Killa, and Dark lotus have all inspired Scrub E. in his rap music.
But when it comes to heavy metal; Pantera, Shadows fall, Devildriver, Cradle of filth, ill nino, 40 below summer, and other bands are a major influence to his guitar playing.
When it comes to his alter-ego "Scrub E." he produces music with an alternative rap bend of Horrorcore, oldschool hiphop, newschool rap, and the renowned "acid rap" style of the detroit area.
www.audiri.com /Scrub_E   (296 words)

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