| 翻訳と辞書 |
HiiiPoWeR
"HiiiPoWeR" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar, released April 12, 2011 as the lead single from his independent digital album ''Section.80'' (2011). The conscious hip hop song was released as the first promotional single for the album. While the album itself garnered positive reviews (achieving a Metacritic score of 80,〔http://www.metacritic.com/music/section80) Metacritic score 80, Retrieved 24 Sep 2012〕 and an XL rating from XXL Magazine〔http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2011/07/kendrick-lamar-section-80/ XXL Review of Section.80, Retrieved 24 Sept 2012〕), "HiiiPoWeR" also drew significant acclaim for its lyricism and depth. HipHopDX gave it the Verse of the Year award〔http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/editorials/id.1818/title.the-2011-hiphopdx-year-end-awards 2011 HipHopDX Year End Awards, Retrieved 24 Sept 2012〕 and XXL Magazine called it “one of the finest tracks of the year”.〔(Kendrick Lamar, Section.80 | XXL )〕 The song, produced by fellow American rapper J. Cole, contains samples from Pharoahe Monch’s "Simon Says", Kanye West’s "So Appalled", and Sixtoo’s "Duration Project Part 9".〔http://www.whosampled.com/Kendrick-Lamar/HiiiPoWeR/ Retrieved 9 June 2014〕 Kendrick Lamar mentions that when he and J. Cole created "HiiiPoWeR", which was their first collaboration, he sat in for about twenty-five mixes of the song. Speaking on J. Cole’s work on the song, Lamar says, "His production is crazy, man. The first time we locked in, he played about 10 beats. I wanted all of ‘em." 〔http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15795/title.kendrick-lamar-speaks-on-the-meaning-behind-hiiipower-working-with-j-cole Retrieved 24 Sept 2012〕 The song features vocals from late singer-songwriter Alori Joh.
==Movement==
Kendrick Lamar and his Black Hippy cohort Ab-Soul, describe "HiiiPoWeR" as a movement, adding that they treat it as if it were a religion.〔 Retrieved 24 Sept 2012〕 In an interview, Lamar claims that although it originated in Los Angeles, "HiiiPoWeR" is now “spreading like wildfire.” It is a response to the ever-increasing destructive nature of the culture in the US, both the mainstream culture and more importantly the hip hop culture, which some would say is wallowing at an all-time low since its birth in the 1970's. Lamar continues, to explain that the three ‘i’s in the word "HiiiPoWeR" stand for heart, honor and respect—the three main things that people should have and live by.〔(Kendrick Lamar Speaks On The Meaning Behind "HiiiPoWeR," Working With J. Cole | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX )〕 In "Ab-Souls Outro", the penultimate track on ''Section.80'', Ab-Soul explains that the purpose of the HiiiPoWeR movement is to help lift a generation in a society that they view as destructive.〔 Retrieved 24 Sept 2012〕
Lamar often connects the HiiiPoWeR movement back to Tupac Shakur, one of his biggest influences. He claims to have had a dream or hallucination in which Shakur came to him one night and said, "Keep doing what you’re doing, don’t let my music die." Lamar cites this experience as what inspired him to write the song partly to continue the messages that Shakur tried to carry.〔http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15954/title.kendrick-lamar-recalls-having-a-vision-of-tupac-shakur-in-his-sleep Retrieved 24 Sept 2012〕 The opening of the music video for "HiiiPoWeR" contains a typed paragraph mentioning this encounter. Additionally, towards the end of the song Kendrick Lamar shouts “Thug Life”, which is both the name of the hip hop group that Shakur led, and the title of the aforementioned group’s debut album, but more importantly it was Shakur's own respective movement.〔 Retrieved 24 Sept 2012〕 Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q, and Ab-Soul (the other three members of Black Hippy Crew) all support the movement as well, and often shout "HiiiPoWeR" on their own respective songs, such as on Schoolboy Q’s "There He Go" and Ab-Soul’s "Black Lip Bastard Remix".〔 Retrieved 24 Sept 2012〕
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
■ウィキペディアで「HiiiPoWeR」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
| 翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|