Product of My Opinion: November 2009

Monday, November 30, 2009

Welcome to the Blog!

This is the first post and in recognition of Wiz Khalifa hitting #1 on the iTunes Hip-Hop Chart with his album Deal Or No Deal, I'll post one of his tracks. The song is "Ink My Whole Body" off of his Star Power mixtape. The song samples "Mysterious Vibes" by The Blackbyrds.

The Blackbyrds- Mysterious Vibes

Wiz Khalifa- Ink My Whole Body
prod. by Johnny Juliano

An Introduction

Welcome to my blog. I feel like hip-hop is the most diverse genre of music. Before you click that red "X" in the top right corner and write me off as a backpacker with the straps too tight just hear me out. Over the past 5 or 6 years I've delved deeper into the music. I've looked past the materialism, misogyny, and violence that permeate through many of the lyrics and I have just appreciated the art. I've listened to the beats and the background of these songs to find out how they were composed. Many hip-hop songs contain samples. These samples come from a number of genres (jazz, rock, blues, metal, etc.). Can you tell me any other genre music that pays homage to earlier forms of music like hip-hop does? I've discovered many artists in the aforementioned genres because of hip-hop. Enough of the sentimental stuff. This blog is.......a Product of My Opinion.