{"id":1762,"date":"2011-10-20T16:45:12","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T20:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www3.arts.umich.edu\/ink\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2011-10-20T16:45:12","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T20:45:12","slug":"music-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/2011\/10\/20\/music-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Music 101"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zion I – Coastin<\/a><\/p>\n

Greetings, arts, ink! My name is Alex and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be focusing my posts on music. Usually I will post on Sundays (sorry for stepping on your ground here, Abigail) but I wanted to introduce myself before my regular posts start. I am an avid Hip-Hop and Mashup fan, but I also enjoy some rap, jam bands, acoustic, indie and some dubstep. Also I can always get down to some terribly addicting Top 40 jams. I defy anyone not to bump Lady Gaga on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

The purpose of my blog entries is to provide a constant source of music: new, old, mixed, mashed and everything in the middle. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll accomplish this by including frequent reviews of new albums and live shows, paired with a stock of older music to give you a foundation for the new releases. Each of my posts will have a song for you to taste, see above, (I chose \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Coastin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u009d because it epitomizes my music taste) pertaining to whatever topic I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m writing about. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll probably also throw some \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Songs of the Day\u00e2\u20ac\u009d on the blog throughout the week to keep that flow going.<\/p>\n

Just for reference, my favorite artists presently are as follows: Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Lupe Fiasco, Kid Cudi, Bon Iver, Girl Talk, Milkman, Jack Johnson, Jay-Z and Beyonce, and Mumford and Sons.<\/p>\n

For the time being, I suggest looking at two albums which just came out this Fall: Big Sean\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Finally Famous\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and J. Cole\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cole World: The Sideline Story.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Both are examples of a slightly lower-tier Hip Hop artist making his debut, Sean with the help of Kanye West and Cole under the guidance of Jay-Z. In my opinion, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Finally Famous\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is an all around better album; Big Sean shows a lot of promise by creating an extensive collection of songs. While J. Cole released some incredible tracks, there are too many that are barely listenable. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mr. Nice Watch,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d terminating with Jay-Z\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s abomination of a verse, is an embarrassment to his career. J. Cole has showed a lot of improvement in terms of his lyricism since his mixtapes, however the album as a whole was not as cohesive and impressive as it could have been. Check out these tracks from the albums:<\/p>\n

Finally Famous<\/span>: Marvin and Chardonnay, Wait For Me, Dance (A$$), My Last, Memories<\/p>\n

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Cole World<\/span>: Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Get Enough, Lights Please, Nobody\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Perfect, Work Out<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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