Explain the debate on the commercialization of hip-hop in this answer. Discuss the debate as it relates to the legacy of gangsta rap, and then discuss a key example of transformation or rearticulation in hip-hop music as explored in the second half of class.

1) Explain the debate on the commercialization of hip-hop in this answer. Discuss the debate as it relates to the legacy of gangsta rap, and then discuss a key example of transformation or rearticulation in hip-hop music as explored in the second half of class.

2) Compare 4 songs or tracks we have listened to in the second half of class, considering different approaches to voice or sampling. Focus on digital technology (autotune), production, and genre for this answer.

Focus on these 4 songs please:

2pac – California Love (Write about how the talkbox was used in the beat and it was essential and so on)

Kanye West – Good Life (feat. T-Pain) (write about how autotune was used)
https://pitchfork.com/features/article/how-auto-tune-revolutionized-the-sound-of-popular-music/ (USE THIS AS A SOURCE)

J-Dilla – Don’t Cry (write about how he sampled songs, who he sampled, how he used vocal chops, etc.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SENzTt3ftiU (USE THIS AS A SOURCE)

The Pharcyde – Runnin (write about how J-Dilla produced this and how he was innovative)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SENzTt3ftiU (CAN USE THE SAME SOURCE AS LAST TIME