Conventions of Rap/Hip Hop Music

The genre of rap began in the 1960's and it was considered one of the first genres to communicate with average American culture merging with up beat sounds.Some of the conventions of rap include:

-Casual clothing mainly dark clothes which represents the emotion conveyed in the lyrics

-Large amounts of close ups focusing mainly on the artist

-Unlike many other types of music rap relies on the lyrics and it normally conveys lots of emotion incomparision with other genres

-Unlike other genres rap normally has a main artist and then a ft artist who will normally sing the chorus





Kanye west

 

 

 

 

Lil Wayne

Jay-Z

Snoop Doog

Conventions of Pop Music

Pop music (a term that originally derives from an abbreviation of "popular") is a genre of popular music which originated in its modern form in the 1950s, deriving from rock and roll.There are many conventions of pop music videos which are now syn ominous with this genre these include 

-Artists are clothed in fashionable, stylish and mainstream outfits

 -Artist are portrayed as happy, enjoying and content with life. 

-The lyrics are normally based around love or relationships • 

-Often bands express the unity associated with teens, which is the main target audience for this genre.

- Music genre is normally conveyed through the video dressing and setting. 

- Pop magazines are often themed with bright and bold colors which are normally associated with positive vibe 

- Pop is that the song usually is between 3-5 minutes long with a set structure and a consistent beat

Modern Pop Artists
-Rihanna

Justin Bieber

Bruno Mars

Focussing on Music Genres in detail

In this next chapter of my blog i will be focussing on 3 specific music genres which i intend to furthe explore in this blog.After identifying these 3 genres it will influence my final decision for my own music video.The 3 genres i have chosen to anaylise in detail are:

-Pop
-Rap
-Hip Hop