Song Title: Anything
Artist: Jay-Z
Album: The Truth
Record Company: Roc-A-Fella Records
Date of Publication: Febuary 29th, 2000
This song is a sample from the British musical Oliver!. Like in the song "Hard Knock Life", Jay-z takes the music from a musical and puts a rap beat in the background while simultaneously slowing down the beat. Both "Hard Knock Life" and "Anthing" represent the wide variety of genres that have an impact on rap and reinforces the idea that rap embraces all different musical cultures and ethnicities. These songs also demonstrate the versatility of rap since they are able to convert showtunes into popular hip-hop music.
I would highly recommend watching both videos not only for the comical aspect of the conflicting genres, but also to illustrate how distinct the two genres truly are:
Listen to "Anything" by Jay-Z: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swUbRa_ijVw
Listen to "Anything" by Oliver: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey0D53Dxl3M
Photo Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/Jayzanything.jpg
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