Radical Revisions and Adaptations

Radical Revisions and Adaptations

For an artist of any genre,  releasing a song that is appealing to the audience is harder than you think. The music industry is very competitive and artists strive to become more  popular and famous than the other. In result, more songs are created. Sometimes, multiple versions or remixes of a song are created.

For example, Jay Z has multiple versions of his song, “Encore.” Below are three different versions of “Encore.”

1) Encore by Jay Z ( Original Version )  

2) Encore by Jay Z ( A Cappella )  

The difference between the two is that this version is in A Cappella. A Cappella is a phrase that is commonly misused. It is two words, not one. The best definition I can give is,  A Cappella is singing with out the use of non-vocal instruments, or rapping in Jay Z's case.

3) Numb/Encore by Jay Z feat. Linkin Park  

In Conclusion, adaptations and radical revisions helps not only the artist, but the music industry. Although hearing multiple versions of one song can be irritating, however it helps bring in more listeners.

We all remember Lil Boosie right? Hopefully, by the end of this video you either remember him or laugh.

Give Me My Freedom Remix by Lil Boosie feat. T.I., Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Gucci Mane

 

My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Affair with Misogyny, Hip-Hop, and Post-Feminism

Kanye West is a well known bad boy that is rude and sees himself as above others, saying whatever he wants at anyone's expense. Chris Brown on the other hand is also known as a bad boy but he literally is violent and physically takes his anger out but is appealing in videos and on award shows. So what's the difference between these two bad boys? Kanye's behavior as being a jerk seems unforgivable to most and makes most people unattracted to him and his music. Chris physically beats his girlfriend up, Rihanna, but most have forgave him and still enjoy his music. So really, who is worst? We all saw Kanye's rude interruption of Taylor Swift during her speech that caused controversy and showed his true colors. People see Kanye as being an ass all the time and hear it through his music and his body language. Chris Brown is more appealing in his music and this makes fans forget about his violence off the stage. Here is an example of Kanye's outburst at the music awards that shows his character.

Below is Kanye interrupting Taylor Swift at the music awards:

People will always argue that people enjoy the "good girl/boy" or "bad girl/boy" persona and its what makes hip hop what it is. Some go to the extent of saying that Rihanna's music and her videos show her bad girl side and she had this violent relationship coming. In her music video "We Found Love" she shows her unhealthy relationship which seems to be Chris Brown, but fans say that she materializes the violence and makes it look sexy and appealing.

Below is Rihanna's music video "We Found Love":

When Kanye disrespected Taylor, people were so angry and seemed to hold this rude act against him until this day. But Chris's violence towards Rihanna seems to be forgiven and forgotten for the most part. Some do say it's because Taylor is the good girl who didn't deserve that and Rihanna is known to be the bad girl so its not as big as a surprise. With all the violence and attitude that comes with hip hop music its hard for women to identify themselves on were they fit in to it all. Do we want to be known as the "bad girl" like Rihanna or do we want to be the "bad bitch" like Nicki Minaj calls herself? These are all personas, and the problem with trying to identify ones self with being what type of style of music is that these attitudes start to shape our identity. Rihanna glamorizes her unhealthy relationship in her video above, and makes fans think that these actions may be fun but in reality no one wishes for a violent and horrible relationship.

Kanye's rude interruptions and attitude is what makes fans identify his music and we all cant disagree with the fact that sometimes his rude actions keep us entertained and keeps him consistent. Rihanna will always have sexual and crazy music videos but that is her way of expressing herself. People need to stop trying to identify themselves off of artists work because everyone is different and hip hop is here to be relatable not on how to live our lives.