album review

For this assignment, you will write a review of Run DMC’s Raising Hell. Your review should consist of the following:

Year album released
Personnel
Who are the performers and what musical roles do they play (MC, DJ, etc.)?
Record Label (Sugar Hill, Profile, Def Jam, etc.)
Answer the following question:
“Walk This Way” was considered a “crossover” popular success. Why do you think this is? What about this song might be appealing to a large audience?

For each song, address the following areas:

Song Title
What MCing styles/topics do you hear?
Larger than life characters?
Boasting?
Battles?
Something else?
What DJing/producing techniques do you hear?
Samples?
Scratching?
Drum Machine Beats?
Punching?
Something else?
How would you describe the style of rapping?
Some aspects to think about include:
Is it aggressive?
Is it smooth?
Does one person rap at a time, or do they trade off lines and/or words?

Grading Rubric

Formatting/Length – 10%
At least 2 pages
Typed
Double Spaced
Times New Roman 12-Point Font
1 Inch Margins
Name, Date, Paper Topic at top of page (single spaced, one line each)
For example
Michelle Ko
March 2nd, 2023
Run DMC, Raising Hell Album Review
Album titles in italics; song titles in quotation marks
For example
“Walk This Way”
Raising Hell
Grammar/Spelling – 10%
Quality/Accuracy of Information – 80%
Did you write about all the tunes on the album?
Did you cover the information asked for in each bullet point listed above?

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