11 April

Start of class: "If I Could" by Jack Johnson from In Between Dreams (2005)

Early Rap example: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang (1979)

Early Rap example: "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982)

Example of Def Jam sound and B-boy image in Rap: "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J from Radio (1985)

Rap as Pop example: "Walk This Way" by Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith from Raising Hell (1986)

End of class: "Nine Words" by the Dudes from Beepuncher (2003)