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MUS department

MUS 17. Hip-Hop (4 units)

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Description

This class presents a broad chronological overview of the development of hip-hop as a musical form from the late 1970s through today. It examines the development of the style in relation to direct context and to earlier African American musical and cultural forms and considers the technological and legal issues that have impacted its development. The class is listening intensive and students will be expected to know and recognize essential structures and production techniques. Prerequisites: none.

Prerequisite courses

MUS 17 has no prerequisite courses.

Successor courses

No courses have MUS 17 as a prerequisite.