Thursday, 23 September 2010

Audience Research

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Genres Research

Hip Hop
Hip hop is a musical genre which developed alongside hip hop culture, defined by key stylistic elements such as rapping, DJing, sampling, scratching and beatboxing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music

The most popular artists of this genre are Chipmunk, Tinchy Stryder and Dj Ironic. the reason why I think they are so popular is because they relate with young people as they are young theme selves. Another reason why is because most of there songs are quite cheesy and are easy to understand and are very catchy.

Key Conventions:
Girls, Cheesy, Cars, Money, Love intrest

Grime
Grime is a genre of urban music which first emerged in Bow, East London, England in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grime_music

Artists Associated with Grime music are Chipmunk and Tinchy Stryder. These guys are one of the biggest set of names to come out of Grime and took the UK my over when they first started as Grime Artists but then become Hip Hop Artists. The reason they where so popular because they where from the streets representing the streets. Another reason is because the meaning of the lyrics of the songs are usally about everyday things.

Key Conventions:
Gangs, Baseball caps, Set in a black room, Simple