tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post6049959486498468199..comments2023-05-27T01:23:41.984-07:00Comments on Barbaric Poetries: All About The Beatchristopher lirettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995726854485863726noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-30735989169348537422012-03-01T18:59:19.929-08:002012-03-01T18:59:19.929-08:00Couldn't the point of the mash-up be comedy? C...Couldn't the point of the mash-up be comedy? Couldn't that make sense?<br /><br />To say that if you listen close to Stuntin like Mufasa "the lyrics do not fit with the melody" and that they don't "serve much of a purpose" is simple-minded. For one, because Disney made people think African music is "children's" music, doesn't mean that entertaining wholesome children is the only appropriate use for it. But that's beside the point. <br /><br />Making sure the music matches the rapping in tone and content is not the only way to do a song. What about when Jay-Z used a sample from Annie? Surely that served a purpose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-9783068383292010472012-03-01T13:09:53.339-08:002012-03-01T13:09:53.339-08:00Rhythm and lyrics are created for a particular son...Rhythm and lyrics are created for a particular song, however, so many rhythms have the same beat, (i.e. 125, 130, etc) that the lyrics can be switch out onto different rhythms rather easily. Yet just because a lyric can fit another rhythm does not necessarily mean that it should be placed there. There are two pretexts that it must pass.<br /><br />First, the rhythm and lyric must sound good together. What is music if it does not sound pleasant to people's? White Panda's mash-up of "Fireflies Goin' Down" passes this test. The rhythm and lyric fit well together; there beats match up. Another example of this is DJ DoYou's remix, "Stuntin Like Mufasa" where the lyrics of Lil Wayne's song "Stuntin Like My Daddy" are placed to the rhythm of the Lion King's "The Circle of Life." Once again, this song passes the first test, as the rhythm and lyrics sound great together. If the listener did not pay close attention to the words, the person might think that the two were made for each other.<br /><br />This however leads to test two. The rhythm and the lyrics must make sense together. This is where many mash-up's fail. White Panda's mash-up at first glance sounds flawless together, but upon listening closer, the listener realizes that it makes no sense for the rapper to be singing about violence, money, and sex to an innocent and light rhythm. The same can be said for "Stuntin Like Mufasa." It is ridiculous for Lil Wayne to say:<br /><br />"Can't see you lil niggas, the money in the way<br />And I'm, I'm sitting high, a gangsta ride blades"<br /><br />while the melody to "The Circle of Life" from the Lion King, a children's movie is playing. If the listener listens closely, these lyrics do not fit with the melody as is the case with many other rap mash-ups.<br /><br />Other than simply enjoying the song, displaying the common beat that listeners enjoy, and showing the talent of the masher, these mash-ups do not serve much of a purpose.Jason Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053099127524623087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-12190720286107804292012-02-28T07:42:14.223-08:002012-02-28T07:42:14.223-08:00I never really thought of connecting the beat and ...I never really thought of connecting the beat and the words in this way. You bring up an interesting point. In my opinion, the beat makes the song. if the beat is bad, then the song is almost always bad as well. The beat is the first things that draws the attention of the listener. for this reason I think mesh ups or sampling of other beats is a good thing because I like to hear how somebody knew added their own style to a familiar beat.Tiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10583614067509761832noreply@blogger.com