Producing a popular music : the emergence and development of rap as an industry
In this thesis, I trace the evolution of the rap market from its emergence in 1979 in New York City to its development into a national industry in 1990. I analyze the motivations of the producers of rap and the mechanisms that led to their current organization. Independent labels were the primary...
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ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.797682014-02-13T04:05:22ZProducing a popular music : the emergence and development of rap as an industryGautier, AlbaRap (Music) -- Economic aspectsRap (Music) -- Social aspectsIn this thesis, I trace the evolution of the rap market from its emergence in 1979 in New York City to its development into a national industry in 1990. I analyze the motivations of the producers of rap and the mechanisms that led to their current organization. Independent labels were the primary producers of rap records until they made distribution deals with major record companies in the second half of the eighties. I argue that the division of labor between production and distribution, which became the most common context for the production of the music, is both the result of an organizational strategy initiated by the majors and of the negative perception their executives had of rap artists.McGill UniversityHamilton, Sheryl (advisor)2002Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenalephsysno: 001986581proquestno: AAIMQ88642Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Arts (Department of Art History and Communication Studies.) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=79768 |
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In this thesis, I trace the evolution of the rap market from its emergence in 1979 in New York City to its development into a national industry in 1990. I analyze the motivations of the producers of rap and the mechanisms that led to their current organization. Independent labels were the primary producers of rap records until they made distribution deals with major record companies in the second half of the eighties. I argue that the division of labor between production and distribution, which became the most common context for the production of the music, is both the result of an organizational strategy initiated by the majors and of the negative perception their executives had of rap artists. |
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