Welcome to volume.2 of the “hip-hop remix” series where we break down the significance of the Hip-Hop remix, and what it the act of “Remixing” Hip-Hop is.
The act of Remixing Hip-Hop is the to take the art form of Hip-Hop and then add your own personal elements, such as culture. This would involve your incorporation of cultural sounds and ideas to the art to form your version of hip-hop or you “remix”. One of the most infamous and interesting results of this “remix” process is Reggaeton.
Reggaeton is a mix of Jamaican Reggae, mixed with Spanish lyrics and sounds that could range range from merengue to salsa to bachata; topped off with delicious dose of hip-hop. Some argue the genre started in Panama others say it was Puerto Rico (where the majority of the “successful” artists reign from). Whatever your belief may be about its origin there is no doubt about it’s power and potential to become a major player on the music scene.
Artists such as Tego Calderon, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Lapiz, Zion, Arcangel, Pitbull (for the most part), and up and coming star “Capitol” (www.myspace.com/elcapitol) all exhibit the definition of what it is to Remix Hip-Hop. When Hip-Hop was created, it was created as a voice for the people that didn’t have a voice, it was their particular sound for their particular struggles. So it is only natural that a person of any culture would be able to relate to the message. Hip-Hop is supposed to be about originality and how you express YOURSELF through the art. The very act of Tego Calderon spitting some spanglish mixed lyrics over top a reggae/hip-hop/merengue/rock beat IS the ultimate form of hip-hop in the flesh. It proves my point that Hip-Hop IS the largest genre of music there EVER will be.
A video of the up and coming reggaton star CAPITOL is posted on this page you can also find it here www.todocapitol.blogspot.com / or / www.myspace.com/elcapitol. Watch this video and you will see the mixture of music genres this article has explained. Capitol weaves in and out of Spanish and English lyrics showcasing his versatility as an Artist and also expressing his culture as a Dominican-American. Many criticize saying that they cannot understand what the music is saying other than the words in English, which is a perfectly feasible argument; my only question is…if we listen and dance to reggae music in the club why can’t we do the with reggaeton?…the music is HOT point, blank, period, it will make you move, dance and feel alive. Come experience yet another side of Hip-Hop; another Beautiful Monster that urban city living has created.
I would advise for A&R’s and investors to look into reggaton because it is about to blow up larger than life, just the loyal Hispanic audience alone should be a lucrative enough idea for the industry heads to jump all over it..don’t sleep!
-you heard it here first (crracie.com)
The “Hip-Hop Remixed” articles are a series of articles that displays the different elements of hip-hop from the power of an actual hip-hip remix to hip-hop being used in forms other than music, thus “remixing” the purpose of hip-hop.
CRRACIE.COM IS HIP-HOP REMIXED
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