90s Rap LA vs NY

Submit a playlist of at least 10 songs that explores the relationship between popular music and urban space. This playlist must include an introduction (of at least 1,000 words), and captions for each song (of approx. 100 words each). It also must include credible secondary research, using at least 5 sources, 2 of which need to be academic/scholarly (books or journal articles). 

Curate a playlist that explores at least one major theme of the class. This playlist must include 

at least 10 songs with an introduction and captions for each song.  

Write a 1000-word introduction to your playlist. Provide background, history, and context of 

your topic. Describe why you chose these particular songs and put them together in the order 

that you did. What are the major (lyrical) themes that connect the songs? What is the larger 

historical, political, and social context for these songs? How might the songs demonstrate 

continuity and change over time? How would you describe the sound of these songs? 

For each song, provide a caption of about 100 words. Provide the artist, release date, and 

genre/style at least. Provide a brief analysis of the major theme(s) of the song. What is its 

possible message(s)? How does the song relate to others on the list? How does the song relate 

to others in the artists catalogue? Why is this song important in the history of music, and/or 

history in general? Does it demonstrate something unique? 

Provide links to each song (or playlist) in general, preferably through Spotify or Youtube. 

Remember, this will be shared with the class, via an open access dropbox