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5 Comments:
- Music has an impact on the economy.
- Eventually there was enough rap music to make a difference.
- Public Enemy also made a difference in Hip Hop.
- Even though two different rappers came from different areas they collaborated and achieved together.
- From being rich there were many people who were jealous of Simmons.
4 Questions:
- How did the internet really improve Hip Hop's production?
- Does Aldephi University major in Music?
- Why were the commecial life getting farther away from Hip Hop?
- Were there other rappist besides Eminem who were very successful?
3 Words:
- Silhouetted (pg. 116): a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object
- Seditious (pg. 122): given to or guilty of sedition
- Venues (pg. 137): The locality where a crime is committed
2 Literary Terms:
- Personification (pg. 116): "Public Enemy seized pop culture"
- Metaphor (pg. 116): "If Public Enemy understood the fine line between pop art and revolution"
1 Sentence Summary:
- In this chapter it explains how Eminem changed the cultural background and the present day Hip Hop.
5 Comments:
- It took Eminem to change the racial and cultural of hiphop history.
- Eminem showed respect to black music, knowing he was white.
- Often times Eminem raps about his experience in life.
- Many whites enjoy Hip Hop because of its uniqueness.
- Eminen has become a better person through Hip Hop music.
4 Questions:
- If Eminem did something wrong, wouldn't they punish him in some way?
- Did the number of CD' sbeing sold dropped because everyone was buying Eminem's CD's?
- Were others jealous of Eminem because his hits were being sold so quickly?
- Why were teenagers in the nineties attracted to Hip Hop?
3 Words:
- Paradox (pg. 93): a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory
- Defeid (pg. 95): to challenge the power of
- Provacateur (pg. 106): a person who provokes trouble
2 Literary Terms:
- Metaphor (pg. 85) "His meteoric rise to celebrity was yet another idication of how the hip-hop movement was rewriting"
- Irony (pg. 103) "Dre was in the rap game for the music and the money, but not for the mayhem that had become commonplace at Death Row"
1 Sentence Summary:
- In this chapter, it describes how the white race was brought to Hip Hop and how it made a difference in Hip Hop's relation to the world.
5 Comments:
- So, hip hop is just a remix of American pop music.
- Albums are still determined "hot" depending on how many copies were sold.
- A historic change in music is a big deal because it attracts many people.
- Iovine didn't invent well enough things to attract people's attention.
- Los Angeles was the birth place or rap music.
4 Questions:
- Why are they mentioning rap when this is a hip hop book?
- Why was rap looked at as scorn?
- What did the SoundScan system do?
- Why do Indie labels always fail?
3 Words:
- Aura (pg. 34): a distinctive and pervasive quality or character
- Accolades (pg.36): An expression of approval
- Conglomerates (pg. 51): To form or gather into a mass or whole
2 Literary Terms:
- Personification (pg. 39): "SoundScan called attention to the comercial vitality"
- Similie (pg. 48): "Death Row's artistry, like the concoction iy first album celebrated"
1 Sentence Summary:
- This chapter was about the formation of hip hop and the other genres that make it up.
5 Comments:
- Hip ho must always be for ghetto blacks.
- Ghettoscapes is a racist thing to call something.
- Hip hop was often times thought of leading to destruction.
- Many people are moved by hip hop.
- Hip hop is many times treated as thought it doesnt matter when it should'nt.
4 Questions:
- Why does hip hop matter?
- Why was hip hop considered ghetto?
- Where doe these hip hop artists get their names?
- Why did hip hop develope such a spectacular reputation?
3 Words:
- Nemesis (pg. 1): one thing that brings about retribution or vengeance
- Authenticity (pg. 2): The quality of being authentic or of established authority for truth and correctness.
- Reprimand: (pg. 4): to rebuke
2 Literary Terms:
- Personification (pg. 1): "hip hop has produced its share... walking the fine line"
- Onomatopoeia (pg. 2): "that all important buzz and hip"
1 Sentence Summary:
- The prologue bascially introduces hip hop and the people who made a difference in the genre.
5 Comments:
- Viv and Josh get into and accident, and that is when Lopi begins to feel bad about what she did to her mom.
- Lopi thinks of the worst things that could possibly have happened to her mother.
- Josh tries to unite Viv and Lopi.
- Lopi and Viv are trying to find unity in each other once again and start new.
- Lopi wants to show her mother her appreciation of her.
4 Questions:
- Why didn't Viv talk to Lopi about Adam from before?
- Was Viv trying to avoid the subject when Lopi had mentioned it in the hospital?
- Is a therapist really need that much even after they talk about Adam?
- Why didn't Lopi invite more people?
3 Words:
- metallic(pg. 182): of, pertaining to, or consisting of metal
- linoleum (pg. 183): a hard, washable floor covering formed by coating burlap or canvas with linseed oil
- haggard (pg. 184): having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn
2 Literary Terms:
- Climax (pg. 181) "There was an accident. Vivian. We're in the hospital."
- Symbolism (pg. 181) " A restricted number"
1 Sentence Summary:
- It takes the car accident that Viv gets injured in for Lopi to finally talk and settle things with her mother.
5 Comments:
- Lopi instantly realizes Charley isn't the right person for her to be with.
- Toad didn't know the "accident" was so serious.
- Viv doesn't seem to be upset with the fact that Lopi snapped at her.
- Josh is being nice to Lopi as though she never came onto him.
- Tina tries to stay out of things and not cause trouble.
4 Questions:
- Why did Lopi get so emotional when the fish died?
- Why is Lopi being so hard on herself about the Adam accident?
- Why did Toad wait till now to tell Lopi how he feels about her?
- How did Lopi not see that Toad had liked her all this time?
3 Words:
- Idolized (pg. 172): to regard with blind adoration, devotion
- Scrawny (pg. 175): excessively thin; lean; scraggy
- Tendrils (pg. 165): A twisting, threadlike structure by which a twining plant
2 Literary Terms:
- Simile (pg. 164) "the golden belly heave in and out as he gasps for a way to breathe"
- Metaphor (pg. 178) "She's such a pill these days"
1 Sentence Summary:
- Lopi realizes that Charley isn't right for her then happens to let out her emotions and secrets to Toad. She realizes Toad was the one for her and they have sexual intercourse.
5 Comments:
- Even though Lopi has been in an argument with Toad she still talks to him like nothing has happened between them.
- Lopi realized that in middle school "going out" wasn't anything real.
- Viv has ruined the dinner that Lopi and Charley were having when she returned home early.
- Lopi's emotions explode and she finally expresses her feelings towards her mother.
- Lopi goes to Charley's house to sleep because she thinks she will feel comfortable there.
4 Questions:
- Did Lopi really think she was in love with Charley?
- Why did Lopi feel so embarrassed of her mother?
- Why did Lopi just go off and leave the house?
- Why didn't Lopi stay and listen to Charley's explanation?
3 Words:
- Cynicism (pg. 145): cynical disposition, character, or belief
- Precarious (pg.146): dependent on circumstances beyond one's control
- Dickens (pg. 158): devil; deuce
2 Literary Terms:
- Simile (pg. 152) "be good enough for someone pure like Charley"
- Metaphor (pg. 149) "Not enough kissing in the world"
1 Setence Summary:
- Lopi spends a day with Charley over the weekend and becomes even closer to him, then goes to his house to sleep when Viv and her get into a fight.
