task 3

My historical text is from the 80's which is Big Daddy Kane.

Background on Big Daddy Kane

Big Daddy Kane hit it big for a short period of time but left a lasting impact on the rap scene, which influenced many rappers of the '90s. Kane released "Long Live the Kane" in 1988 with the single "Ain't No Half Steppin'" but found even bigger success in 1989 when he released "It's a Big Daddy Thing", which spawned the hits "Smooth Operator" and "I Get the Job Done". As the '80s crested into the '90s, Big Daddy Kane continued to release albums, but fell victim to a changing era of music with the emergence of Grunge and such new rappers as Snoop and Tupac. Still, Big Daddy Kane continues to write and produce with some of today's top artists.

The historical text is similar to the contemporary as it follows the same codes and conventions. Also both the texts from Big Daddy Kane 'Ain't no half stepping' and Eminem's 'love the way you lie' both use close up shots.

The difference compared to my contemporary music video is that in this video 'Big Daddy Kane' is wearing more of the 'bling' whereas in Eminem's video he is not wearing any bling. In Big Daddy Kane's video there is no swearing whereas in Eminem's video he's got more swearing and also his video is more aggressive. This shows that the society has changed in a more negative role.