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.