2. Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
Born in Chicago, Illinois
Atlantic Records Rapper
CEO of 1st & 15th
Entertainment
Debut Album:
Food & Liquor
Sophomore Album
The Cool
3. Story of a rising Houston rapper.
Motives and aspirations of up and coming rappers
Lyrics characterize struggles and adversity
His man called, said quot;Ya time might be now.
They played ya freestyle over Wipe Me Down.
They played it two times, said it might be crowned
As the best thing out the H-Town in a while.quot;
Designed to be performed at urban settings.
Concerts or shows
Dedicated to Houston rapper Slim Thug.
4.
5. Emphasizes both vocal and instrumental
melody
ENTER TIME
Regular Phrases
Repetitive.
Short.
Melody plays during chorus and towards the end of
each verse.
Melismatic for Lupe
Syllabic for Nikki Jean
6. Major
Piano keys: E-C-A
Variation towards the end of each chorus.
E-B-G.
Underlying Harmony
Synthesizer played throughout entire song.
Chord progression of A and G Octaves.
Nikki Jean sings along with melody during the
chorus
No harmonization.
7. Variety of instruments Smooth and light
Vocals from Lupe Symmetric
Verse and chorus form
Vocals in chorus from
Nikki Jean Monophonic
Instruments: Rapper for verses
Piano Singer for choruses
Synth effects
Bass drum
Cymbal
Percussion instrument.
