Assignment 8{Revised Literacy Questions}

Title :Beat This! A Hip Hop History(3/6)
URL :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5onR7VZQgPk&feature=related
Date added: 2008 March 08
No. of Ratings :10
No. of Views :2,624
No. of Video Responses :1
No. of Comments :7
Category :People & Blogs
Tag 1: Hip Hop
Tag 2:Documentary
Tag 3: DJ
Subscribers: 202
Channel Views: 3,074



1.Who sent this message? What is the message that commenter think is being conveyed?
This message was sent by BoomBapArchive.Commenters feel that this video shows the origin of Afrika Bambaataa in the Hip Hop industry and how the zooloo nation connects to hip hop.

2. What technologies (visual, linguistic, kinetic or electronic) are used to attract viewers attention?
One technology that the video uses to catch the viewers attention is the narrator, he rhymes while he is the talking about what is taking place in the video.This gives the audience a little taste of rapping,mixing(turntables) and dancing{all important components of hip hop}. Also Afrika Bambaataa dress code definitely catches the viewers attention, his unique style is intriguing and captivating.

3. How are other users understanding this message different than you? Quote 1-2 specific examples and attribute user name and location.
One user Stepasaur from the united kingdom said that 'the video shows the culture of hip hop, but many in today's generation are not into that'. I have a different viewpoint in the matter of our generation and hip hop history. Yes, we may not be interested in how hip-hop was formed and who were the pioneers of hip hop. Yet we do give interest in old school hip hop to apply the different techniques used, put out little twist on it, and create something more enticing to the audience. When you ask current rappers who there inspirations were, nine times out of ten they mention rappers and MCs from the old school segment of hip hop. So the present generation is not totally oblivious to the culture of hip hop,we just take different important aspects of it and build our knowledge, instead of embracing the whole time-line and many contributors.

4. What values/lifestyles are represented in or omitted from this video and how?
The cultural value of hip hop was represented in this video,hip hop was a way to fight yet create peace. People fought back in their lyrics, dancing battles , turntables wars. They no longer used the actual notion of violence to physically express their anger. They instead channelled that anger to something more productive and creative.

5. How does this video convey ideals or aspects of hip-hop that you have been reading about in this class?
This video portrays the Zooloo nation concepts{Knowledge,Wisdom,Understanding,Fun}, which are all ancetdotes to violence.Creating a environment where the youth can gain knowledge and be entertained or entertaining was critical to decrease the violence that was taking place within so many neighborhoods.