
The hip-hop genre can trace its origins back to the economically depressed South Bronx in the 1970’s. Provide examples from diss tracks, cite different famous rivalries– Jalysa, Joel, MaxīODY PARAGRAPH #4: Rule #4: YOU MUST BE LYRICAL– bar mechanics, rhyming, similes, metaphors, word play- Mentor, Aktia, Anabel, Guevara
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INTRODUCTION- background of hip-hop community, define diss tracks, purpose of the genre of diss tracks, who is writing, purpose: I’m going to teach you how to write a diss track! Erick, Reina, Katarina, YarielidīODY PARAGRAPH #1: Rule #1 BE AGGRESSIVE!– explain how to be aggressive by giving them tips- what kind of language you should use, cite examples, WHY you need to be aggressive- Rebeca, Johnnie, Estefania, Pende, IsraelīODY PARAGRAPH #2: Rule #2 INSULT INSULT INSULT– examples of insults from actual diss tracks, what kind of insults would hurt the most and be most useful, why you need to insult Nieve, Christian, Prince, Fathima, Saul, KemarīODY PARAGRAPH #3: Rule #3- DISS TRACK is always part of a larger conversation. conquer opponent’s fan-base, “go harder” than your opponent, “beat biter” “girl’s tour”.always starts with a reason for writing, bring audiences to speed, to show I am only responding, disclaimer I am putting up a defense, building a history.insulting someone’s identity, authenticity, ‘masculinity.’ “Cause you’re getting screwed…”– goal is to belittle another person, shame them in front of a public audience, hip-hop and relationship to masculinity.aggressive, communicating you don’t LIKE someone, intent is to attack, wanting to look strong, “with my clique looting…”.all contain lyrics, meant to be on a musical track, a way to get listener’s attention, get the intended “subject’s” attention.What is the writer trying to communicate? What strategies does the writer use to communicate these ideas?īuild a list of characteristics of this genre: Step 4: Understand the genre as a writer: Reread sample diss tracks. Usually, the diss track is written for another member of the hip-hop community. Based on the three samples you have in front of you, what is a working definition of “diss tracks?”ĭiss tracks are a genre of music that clowns/insult/attacks someone.


Step 2: Understand the genre: Read sample diss tracks. Hip-hop communities– rappers, fans of hip-hop, to establish a style/rhythm of music, give a voice to underrepresented people, dj-ing, rapping, painting, writing, a lot of the writing shared is self-expression, originated in South Bronx, used as a weapon to insult members within and outside of the community

What is the discourse community? Who are the members? What is the goal of this community? Method of communicating? Spend some time looking up information about diss tracks. Step 1: Discourse Community: If our goal is to teach readers about diss tracks, we might want to first give them information about the discourse community diss tracks come from.
