1. What is the song about?
This song is about confidence and being proud of your identity and the culture of hip hop
2. Do you find any relevance with today?
I do find relevance with today because it’s important to express yourself and be proud and confident in who you are.
3. What are some of the NYC themes?
Some of the NYC themes are street culture and hip hop culture.
4. How do they drive home the beat?
They drive home the beat with a funky hip hop jazzy beat.
5. What about the visuals? What choices do they make in the videos?
The visuals in this video definitely represent NYC. For example the taxi, the street signs, the subway.
6. Where did the artists take their names from (if this applies)?
The artists took their name from their love of jazz and rap, their sense of creativity, and the idea that everyone represents their own world and are therefore their own planet. Their specific stage names came from the artists trying to express themselves and reflect their identity.
7. What is sampling. What do they sample in the song your chose?
Sampling is when you use a part of an existing song in your own song and in this song they sample jazz from Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.
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