Assignment 5 {Videos from Jelani Cobb}

Title:Albert King - 1981 - Born Under A Bad Sign
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKY8KIt9kqc
Duration: 5 mins/ 54 secs
From: killerclam
Date added: January 09, 2007
Tags:
Albert King Born Under Bad Sign Electric Blues

1.)This video was posted and created by a fellow youtube user named killerclam from the United States.
2.)What attracts the viewer to this video is that you get a chance to see a famous king of the blues, perform his song'Born under a Bad Sign' live.It gives the viewer the opportunity to see a part of history exactly when it was taking place. Also, the bright stage lights and Albert King's unique look guitar can grab one's attention as well
3.) Other viewers see this video simply as a piece of a soulful masterpiece. You can clearly see that Albert King has the skills and beyond which made him earn the title of King.The song contained simple and catchy lyrics, and his guitar playing skills are remarkable.
4.)This video portrays what the Blue's is all about. Yes it is known for being depressing music, in which the artists vocally express the hardships and downfalls of life. But this music genre has so much more, hidden deep inside the lyrics was a message of hope and encouragement.
5.) This message was sent as channel to allow many to experience the sounds of Albert King visually.The user killerclam has many live performances posted on his page, so his agenda maybe to give viewers the opportunity to see performances that they cannot physically.


Title:MOS DEF Ms. Fat Booty (1999) High Quality
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1dZQDpHA44
Duration: 4 mins/ 25 secs
From: BoomBoxxMixtape
Date added: August 02, 2008
Tags: MOS DEF REFLECTION ETERNAL MS. FAT BOOTY RAWKUS BOOMBOXX CLASSIC HIP HOP RAP GOLDEN ERA 90s HIGH QUALITY

1.)This video was created by a record label BoomBOxxMixtape from Germany.
2.)The first thing that would attract a viewer to this video is the artist himself 'Mos Def', he is highly liked in the hip-hop game for his nice lyrics and head bangn beats. Secondly, the video shows the words to the song. Many viewers may like this aspect because it not only helps them to understand what Mos Def is saying, but also gives them the opportunity to rap along. What is probably most attracting is The Beat.
3.)Some viewer's felt that this song was no big deal and that he copied off of Slick Rick's song 'Mona Lisa'. But these viewers may not understand that hip-hop is all about sampling. Artists take bits and pieces of someone else's song and create their own creative piece of work.Yes in the video Mos Def fell in love with a stripper, but that was a demo of the love situations that fellas were and still are dealing with.{T-Pain..I'm in Love w/ a Stripper}
4.)This video is a good example of the few hip-hop songs that exist in which rappers express the pain of being left by a woman. Many rappers neglect the pain of love, and Mos Def was not one to be included amongst this group. He was able to sum up his motions of not only being played by a female, but finding out that the female who had him caught up was a stripper.
5.)This video was posted as part of the 1990's video collection that the user BoomBoxxMixtape has created. This user may feel that the best hip-hop videos can be found in the 90's and therefore want to grant his viewers the chance to see these amazing contributions to hip-hop.



Title:2Pac - Brenda's Got A Baby
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl54ABY8VgY
Duration: 3 mins/56 secs
From:bgjoker
Date added: February 12, 2006
Tags:
2Pac Tupac Music Video

1.) This video was posted by a youtube user name Bgjoker.
2.) The main thing that attracts the viewers is the numerous messages that are attached to this video. Young girls getting pregnant, single-mothers making money by any means necessary , parents not owning up to their responsibility of raising their children.
3.) The viewers of this video see this video as a tribute to 2Pac,this video is much more than that. Hip-hop generally did not discuss how women were sexually abused and exploited.But 2Pac's video was an exception to the rule, and he discussed how the mistreatment of women affects the community.
4.) This video represents what hip-hop is about, rappers discussing their troubles of their own personal life and of their community.Its a knowledgeable resource for outsiders to become aware of the hardhships or attributes of the residents of a
community.
5.) The user bgjoker has a collection of all 2Pac's videos. He may have posted this particular video' Brenda's Got a Baby' to allow his audience to become aware of what is taking place in some neighborhoods. In addition to inspire them to watch some of 2Pac's other videos and decipher what message he is trying to relay to his listeners.