My Videoblog

This is my first videoblog ever created. It features my boyfriend and his cousin in Brooklyn, trying to do the latest hip-hop dances, a few drawings and tags that I liked which my boyfriend drew on the walls in the basement and pics of artist in the room. Its simple yet I like it so much. I also tried to recreate hip-hop, only in the hood cliches, such as talking to your friends out the window, even when you live on the third floor. So I hope you all enjoy.


Jasmine's hip hop excursion from Jasmine Gilbert on Vimeo.

Top 10 Youtube Hip-Hop Videos

1. Title: Nas- If I Ruled the World
a. URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMn2cCBwH18
b. Channel/User: darthrage5
c. Date Added: December 08, 2005
d. No. of ratings: 6,337
e. No. of views: 3,099,686
f. No. of video responses: 0
g. No. of comments: 5,247
h. Categories: Music
i Tag 1: Nas
j.Channel Views / Subscribers: 10,420/248
k.Field notes: I love Nas

2.Title: Mobb Deep- Shook Ones
a.URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeuEGr_UTzg
b.Channel/User: suezjk
c.Date Added: February 11, 2007
d.No. of ratings: 4,388
e.No. of views: 1,596,716
f.No. Of video responses:1
g.No. of comments:3,807
h.Categories: Music
i. Tag 1:Mobb Tag 2: Deep Tag 3:Shook Tag 4: Ones Tag 5:Rap Tag 6: Music
j. Channel Views/ Subscribers: 3,362/77
k.Field notes: to all the killers and the hundred dollar billers...

3. Title: Biggie-Big Poppa
a. URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd4nnyp2VRg
b. Channel/User: ProphetG
c. Date Added: April 27, 2006
d. No. of ratings: 296
e. No. of views: 147,556
f. No. of video responses: 0
g. No. of comments: 133
h. Categories: Music
i Tags: big biggie puffy lil kim poppa notorious bad boy hip hop rap
j.Channel Views / Subscribers: 5,370/112
k.Field notes: To the hunneys gettin money, playin fellas like dummies

4. Title: Tupac- Keep Ya Head Up
a. URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlQcJAjYxaI
b. Channel/User: kidloc2
c. Date Added: July 21, 2006
d. No. of ratings: 175
e. No. of views: 69,958
f. No. of video responses: 0
g. No. of comments: 134
h. Categories: Music
i Tag 1: 2pac-gotta keep ya head up
j.Channel Views / Subscribers: 905/16
k.Field notes: I remember Marvin Gaye used to sing to me, he had me feeling like black was the thing to be.

5. Title: Mya feat. Jay Z - Best of me
a. URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91yz23zne1E
b. Channel/User: EsteemClassic
c. Date Added: September 21, 2008
d. No. of ratings: 21
e. No. of views: 11,359
f. No. of video responses: 0
g. No. of comments: 9
h. Categories: Music
i Tag: Best of Me Mya Jay-z Roc-a-fella
j.Channel Views / Subscribers: 1205/34
k.Field notes: Classic

6.Title: Foxy Brown- Gotta Get You Home ft. Blackstreet
a. URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX_b8v4hywk
b. Channel/User: skittlez759
c. Date Added: May 03, 2008
d. No. of ratings: 49
e. No. of views: 33,184
f. No. of video responses: 0
g. No. of comments: 40
h. Categories: Music
i Tag 1: hip-hop r&b rap blackstreet foxy brown gotta get you home music
j.Channel Views / Subscribers: 1756/61
k.Field notes: Brings back Memories

7. Title: Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.
a. URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDfToFcJ2J4
b. Channel/User: GameSurgeRadio
c. Date Added: February 04, 2006
d. No. of ratings: 9,860
e. No. of views: 4,313,286
f. No. of video responses: 0
g. No. of comments: 8,619
h. Categories: Music
i Tag:wu tang clan cream
j.Channel Views / Subscribers: 40,577/893
k.Field notes: Self-explanatory!

8. Title: The Lost Boyz- Renee
a. URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQdxtJ2n4yg
b. Channel/User: BoomBoxxMixtape
c. Date Added: November 23,2008
d. No. of ratings: 16
e. No. of views: 8942
f. No. of video responses: 0
g. No. of comments: 21
h. Categories: Music
i Tag:LOST BOYZ RENEE MR.CHEEKS FREAKY TAH BOOMBOXX CLASSIC HIP HOP RAP GOLDEN ERA 90s HIGH QUALITY
j.Channel Views / Subscribers: 13,211/475
k.Field notes: From John Jay


9. Title: Luniz - I Got 5 Five On It
a. URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJzIYv_mE04
b. Channel/User: yukmouth93
c. Date Added: July 05, 2007
d. No. of ratings: 2,957
e. No. of views: 1,342,249
f. No. of video responses: 3
g. No. of comments: 1,881
h. Categories: Music
i Tag:Luniz - I Got 5 Five On It
j.Channel Views / Subscribers: 6,188/185
k.Field notes: The beat is so crazy

10. Title: Ja Rule - Put it on me ft. Lil' MO
a. URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYSypKYIQGw
b. Channel/User: xandaumbjobaum
c. Date Added: June 23, 2008
d. No. of ratings: 147
e. No. of views: 156,656
f. No. of video responses: 0
g. No. of comments: 110
h. Categories: Music
i Tag: dr dre snoop dog pac ja rule fat joe eminem 50 cent
j.Channel Views / Subscribers: 4,779/36
k.Field notes: I don't if Ja Rule is lame, I will always love this song.

Assign. No. 8

White Rapper Drops the N Word at Rap Battle
URL : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKTzulfcSUE
Channel/User : ewupawly
Date added : 2007 Feb 1
No. of Ratings : 713
No. of Views : 476,956
No. of Video Responses : 2
No. of Comments : 3,108
Category : Entertainment
Tag 1 : wack
Tag 2 : mc
Tag 3 : white
Channel Views / Subscribers :22,079/371
Fieldnotes: It's a must see
Participant-observer date collected : Kaleia Davis 10/23/08



Talent 2008 Denmark - Nicklas The Nerd Hip Hop Dancer
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZxC3cqJw-U
Channel/User: aquafres69
Date added: Sept. 13, 2008
No. of Ratings: 2
No. of View: 246,831
No. of Video Responses: 2
No. of Comments: 252
Category: Entertainment
Tag 1: talent
Tag 2: 2008
Tag 3: denmark
Channel Views/ Subscribers: 3,457/4
Field notes: Talented hip hop dancer that can dance his butt off! Amazing!
Participant Observe date collected: Monique Salmon 10/26/2008


Hip Hop Violin - Paul Dateh and inka one
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36Xt-XeWnHM
Channel: pauldateh
Date added: 7/1/07
# of Ratings: 15,362
# of Views: 2,264,053
# of Video Responses: 11
Category: Music
Tag 1: hip hop
Tag 2: violin
Tag 3: dj
# of Channel Views/Subscribers: 70,690/5,954
# Field notes: I definitely enjoyed watching this. Paul Datech playin the violin, while Inka One was one the turntables. They defintely collaborated in hip-hop's truest form.
Participant-observer + date collected: Kisbel Fernandez 10/29/08

1.Who sent this message? The musician, who is a violinist and the DJ
What is the message that commenters think is being conveyed? Many commenters may think that he is showing how hip-hop can be done with a instrument that is predominently known for classical music. That the messenger is thinking outside the box and that hip-hop is not just rapping, or beatboxing, etc.
2.What technologies are used to attract viewers attention? They use of the violin, which is not widely known to be used for hip-hop and also the turntables and Dj. Its like a juxtaposition, using those two together.
Who is the user audience based on the comments? People who considered themselves real hip-hop lovers and also individuals who played instruments. Also alot of people were young under the age of 30, and alot were American.
3.How are other users understanding this message different than you? Quote 1-2 specific examples and attribute user name and location. All the comments liked his performance, which is definitely a good thing. The only thing I may disagree with is when Jakieberre from the US, stated that 1:50ish is awesome. In my opinion 2:20ish is awesome and the best part of the song
4.What values/lifestyles are represented in or omitted from this video and how? The girls shaking what there Momma gave them, jewelry, cars,etc. These are omitted from the video and has nothing to do with it. I like that alot because in my opinion this vidoe is true hip-hop
5.How does this video convey ideals or aspects of hip-hop that you have been reading about in this class? It just shows how far hip-hop has come. The turntable are still a great asset to hip-hop, you can make hip-hop by expressing yourself and being true to the game. You don't need glitz and glamour.

Assignment No. 7

Sort the data by 2 different variables and tell what you discover in that comparison. For instance, what do you notice about comparing and contrasting the view counts vs. the comments; or the channel views / subscribers and the channel/user; or the date added and the category? Let your readers know which columns you chose to compare and contrast and why?

I sorted the Hip-Hop Database by two different variables. Theses variables were the ratings and the duration. Before I actually sorted out the data, I assumed that the videos with the shortest duration would have the highest ratings. I figured this because more people are likely to watch the entire video as opposed to watchin a video that was extremely long. However, this was not the case. I found that overall the longer videos had the most ratings. I found this to be surprising which is why I chose to compare and contrast those two variables.

Can you figure out the system I used to enter the data on the tags? You may have to visit a few of the videos to compare the entries in the database to the actual tags. This will assist you in thinking about context rather than content.

From what I saw in the database, the system you used to enter the data on the tags is if its music video or a video about a specific group or artist you would tag it as there name. For example the video Ghostface- The World According to Pretty Toney is tagged as Ghostface Killa Wu. Thats the artist's name and the group he belongs to. Also videos that are not specifically about an artist are tagged as Hip Hop. I also noticed however, that some videos which are specifically about an artist is tagged both ways. Kanye West's love lockdown is tagged as Kanye and hip-hop. So that's what I observed.


The History of YouTube : YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees. In January 2008 alone, nearly 79 million users had made over 3 billion video views and over 13 hours of video are uploaded every minute.

Given that YouTube only began in Feb 2005, what can you say about the earliest hiphop videos currently on our database? What does it say about the kind of hip-hop on YouTube in the early years and what categories of hip-hop were present?

Well one of the earliest hip-hop videos currently in the database is actually one that I chosed. The video is Nas-If I Ruled the World. This is one of my all time favorite songs. I also feel as though there is a wide range of hip-hop videos that were posted earlier. There were old skool videos, a hip-hop dance competition, and hip-hop and chinese video. So early one on youtube, there was a mass appeal of hip-hop and it was also world-wide since the early stages of youtube. I feel that now the only change is that youtube has helped caused hip-hop to spread even more in places you would never imagine.

Chapter 2- "The Score" Reaction

I really enjoyed reading chapter 2 "The Score". Jelani Cobbs expresses many ideas. Many of today's rappers have mc's from previous generations who inspire them. During Melle Mel and Kool Moe Dee's times they didn't have people to look up to. All they had were "a pen, pad, and idea". This shows how creative Hip-Hop is and proves that Hip-Hop is not just sampling from each other. He also talks about the Golden Era of Hip-Hop. Groups such as Run DMC were changing the aspects of Hip-Hop. They didn't dress in outrageous uniforms and didn't have an extremely large group. It was just two MC's and one DJ dressed in all black rocking adidas and fedoras. During this time many MC's flourished such as De La Soul, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, 2 Live Crew, Ice Cube, and more. Each had their own individual and unique sound. Hip-Hop was becoming more about individuality. During this period female artists were becoming more prevalent and influential. I recall my mother informing me about Roxzanne Shante's infamous song "Roxzanne's Revenge". I was shocked to find out that she was actually sued for using UTFO's same beat. I also agree with Jelani Cobb in regards to the lyrical skills of MC Lyte. She is definitely a beast and Antoinette should have known better. I also had no idea that some old skool artists did not write their own rhymes. For example the group Salt 'N Pepper had a lyricist. What's up with that?

My Slide Show

JAY-Z, MOS DEF, NELLY

Video #1 Jay-Z Song Cry


Jay Z - Song Cry Unedited Version - The best video clips are right here

Duration: 5:01
From:Sclatv
Date Added:March 26,2008
Tags:hip-hop r&b pop rap alternative indie jazz soul unsigned world music
1. The person who sent this message is Jay-Z a very powerful man in Hip-Hop
2. The technology used in this video are the powerful vocals on the hook, flashback to the 80's, the melodic beat.
3.The message that is being conveyed in the video is about a man who's women has left. He realizes that his women helped him so much. When he was younger he had very bad credit and "she helped him lease that whip". But as time past he became very successful and overwhelmed with his career and couldn't spend as much time with her, In a way he nelected her, so she left him.
4.The video is definitetly for all of the Jay-Z fans, R&B lovers, and for people who may have went through similar situations and can relate. People may view this message differently by thinking maybe he cheated on her which caused her to leave.
5. The values and ideas in the video are that you should always put your women first. Having a great career is important but having fame and fortune doesn't outweigh love. Money can't buy you love.

Video #2 Mos Def Ms. Fat Booty


Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty - Click here for funny video clips

Duration: 4:05
From: misiekdpl
Date Added:December 02,2007
Tags:mos def ms. fat booty
1. The person who sent this message is Mos Def, who is a Neo-soul/ Eccentric rapper turner actor.
2.The technology used in the video are the graffiti written throughout the video, the visual effects of an old movie picture, car scene, party scene, use of hands, hand gestures, for mature viewing only part.
3.The message of this video is about a young man, who goes to a club and meets a nice girl who has a nice physique that doesn't seem to be all what she puts out to be.
4. The video is for all of the Neo-soul hip-hop lovers, for all those who like laid back beats. I'm not exactly sure how the audience would view this differently its clear that he is feeling the girl and that she is no good.
5.The values and ideas in this video is that you should not chase after a girl just because she has nice assets.

Video #3 Nelly Hot In Herre


Nelly -Hot In Here - Awesome video clips here

Duration: 4:07
From: rodrigopreci
Date Added: September 20, 2007
Tags:Nelly Preci
1.The person who sent this message is Nelly, a St. Louis native, midwestern rapper.
2.The technolgy used in this video are the DJ, club/ dance scene, roof literally on fire, water pouring on everybody, an a comedic appearance/skit from Cedric the Entertainer.
3.The message of this video is about a female and male having mutual attraction for each other and hitting it off in the club.
4.The Video is for all the Midwesterners, clubgoers, dancers, people who enjoy the party scene. People may view this differently by thinking that its just another video with girls dancing with barely know clothes on.
5.The values and ideas in this video are just simply having a good time with people and dancing to the music.