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.