Camryn Williams

 The Music Of Africa - African Music : What is Traditional African Music: African music is used as a way to tell stories and lessons. In West Africa, a Griot, a musical storyteller, is responsible for spreading messages, life lessons, heritages, cultures, and beliefs. Dancing is a way to communicate these stories as well.  Griots - storytellers The music is expressed in celebrations and key points in life. This can include, births, weddings, funerals, coming of ages, and baptisms. There are ceremonies for the first harvest and rain. For these occasions, they are represented with different vibes and rhythms.    African music is poly-rhythmic, meaning there are multiple rhythms brought together to create individuality and patterns. The drums, percussive instruments, strings, and vocals all play a part in traditional African music.  Fun fact:  Due to the slave trade, traditional African music inspired jazz and blues.  African music and dance | Chihamba | ...

Gangsta Rap - The Evolution WHAT IS GANGSTA RAP?  Rap is a sub genre of Hip-Hop.  Gangsta rap was super controversial in the 1980's. These songs were referencing violence, gangs, drugs, the police, and sex. This controversy led people to start hating on the upcoming artists.  Many people complained that these artists were encouraging violent behavior, although they were simply describing the reality of their lives. "Gangsta rap was a side effect to the various wrongdoings that were being done to black people in underprivileged neighborhoods." (History of Hip-Hop).  These songs became the voice for those in the "ghetto." When these songs came into light, so did the truth.   There are many types of rap. Gangsta rap revolved around the east coast and west coast. Gangsta r rap was divided mainly by Bloods and Crips. Their songs were targeted towards one another. This feud sparked interest in the media because of all the controversy.  The lyrics are what ma...

End of The Road - Boyz II Men, June 30, 1992, USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDKO6XYXioc        Starting out as Unique Attraction, they formed together in the mid 80s. In 1988, they changed their name to Boyz II Men. When they signed with Motown Records, they immediately became a hit group. A year after their first album, Cooleyhighharmony, it hits quadruple platinum. Babyface and LA Reid, the producers of  End of the Road,   also wrote the hits,  I'm your Baby Tonight  by Whitney Houston   and  Baby-Baby-Baby  by TLC.       I've been listening to this song for as long as I can remember. I feel like the lyrics engraved themselves automatically.  End of the Road has always been a family favorite as well as Boyz II Men. I personally love when artist talk in their songs and Boyz II men usually do so. This could kind of be considered as adlibs. I also love the album cover of Cooleyhighharmony bec...