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Question

1. Describe the relationship between the terms 'Hardcore' and 'Gangsta Rap' and the music they are used to describe.

2. Compare the first 3 songs ( Peer Pressure, Shook Ones Pt. 2 and Survival) to the Gangsta/Reality Rap songs we've heard.

3. In the last song by Mobb Deep, G.O.D. Pt III, we see a new approach to Hardcore, one that is mirrored in 2Pac's last videos with Death Row. In a few sentences, why do you think artists in the late Gangsta/Hardcore era turned away from hyper-realistic videos to videos that showed opulent wealth, fashion and made connections to prominent gangster films?

4. Tell me your thoughts and reactions to the songs we listened to from Illmatic. What are your impressions, and how do they compare with the music from this era, both East and West coast, that we've listened to so far.

5. Nas' 2nd album, It was Written, was highly controversial, due to the perceived stylistic change from his first album. In several sentences, how did you feel about the song The Message from this album. Did it seem very different to you?