Reading Pop Culture Chapter 4

Elevate my mind: Identities for Women in hip hop love songs: 
According to the author, it has been hard for women in hip hop. This seems to be true. Now there is a rise in women in hip hop. One popular topic is love. Women have to sing a less "romanticized love"because "they represent a grittier working-class view of relationships" (Ousborne page 205).
Also women seem to sing about the ride or die identity. This is where the women stick to the man no matter what. an example of this type is one that many know, Beyonce and Jay Z. one thing that stood out the most was, "Love is not the dominant focus of hip hop, but rap love songs provide an interesting look into the ways women and men are identifying themselves and relating to each other" (Ousborne page 211). This topic of love is not the dominant topic but it is popular, and it shows the different points of view.

Country music, openness to experience, and the psychology of culture war: 
Country music, now people tend to not listen to this music much. According to the author country music has a position in life. Meaning that things that are common are sung in country music. For example, first love, small towns, and other things.one thing that stood out was,"reinforce in low-openness individuals the idea that life's most powerful, meaningful emotional experiences" (Ousborne, page 216). Country music helps do many things like show how powerful things in life are.

Seduced by 'perfect' pitch: How auto-tune conquered pop music: 
Auto-tune is a big part of music but specifically the pop music. It is heavily shown in the song animal by Ke$ha. It covers up the singer's voice so when you think you heard them sing you really do not because it is auto tune. many popular artist like Lady Gaga, Maron 5, Madonna and many more use auto tune. Many do not like this because it changes how the audience sounds to the audience, many people protest this. This is probably when I have gone to a concert that the artist sounds different than when I hear them on youtube or on the radio.

Riffs of Passage: 
This passage is about the music in downtown Los Angeles, where the population is mainly latinos. One group talked about is Las Cafeteras. This is a group that blended hip-hop, folk, traditional and spoken word. three out seven are females and they play traditional instruments. These people are not shown a lot on television or anything, mainly only people in that area know them. They are a group that talk about many different issues. They say that Los Angeles has a lot of cultures. This is true, when I have gone, we went to a Placita Olivera. This is a place that reminds me a lot of Mexico and it had culture all around.