For this project we will be producing a music video for a dub step song. Dub step originated in south London and it comes from an electric dance origin. Dub step is known for its extremely high base and lack of vocals. It was in 2001 that Dubstep made itself onto the club scene through experimentation from DJ’s who were mixing the genre of Grime with electric dance to create a two step beat.
By 2003 Dubstep had gained so much popularity that it was beginning to be aired on BBC 1 radio and featured in many music magazines such as The Wire and it became one of the fastest growing music genres of the time. The influence of Dubstep has significantly grew over the past few years as in 2007 when Brittney spears used Dubstep in her song
‘Freak show’. Dubstep has continued to grow and many new and popular songs are remixed into a Dubstep version, like the song that my group will make a video for.
The song in which I will be making a video for is a Dubstep remix of the popular song ‘In the Jungle’ by the rapper Professor Green. Professor Green real name (Stephen Paul Manderson) made his debut in 2006 with his first mix tape called ‘Lecture 1’. He also toured regularly with the artist Lily Allen that helped to establish his own fans and make himself known with a bigger audience.
In 2010 Professor Green released his first album ‘Alive till I’m Dead’ with guests such as Lily Allen, Example and Labrinth, all well established artists which helped to promote Professor Green as his album could now of been bought by anyone who was also a fan of any of the artists featuring on his album.
Professor Green was born in Hackney East London in a deprived area where he had a troubled up bringing, with the death of his father and being abandoned by his mother. In a lot of his songs he uses his past experience of living in Hackney to give an insight into what life was like there, a convention of most Rap. On May 23rd he was attacked and stabbed outside a nightclub in Shoreditch, which resulted in him suffering a near fatal wound. This incident vastly increased his popular as he was now at the center of the media attention and gave him the same reputation as many other Rappers who were involved in violent attacks like 50 Cent.
The song we have chosen to make a video for, the Dubstep remix of the song ‘In the Jungle’ has a video for its original song however we believed as a group that the Dubstep version was a better choice for us to use as there was no video and because it was also Dubstep it would appeal to both fans of Professor Green and Dubstep. The Dubstep version of the song follows the conventions of Dubstep in that it has a two step beat and that it has very little vocals, and in our song only the chorus of the song is used.
The original song is about the troubles living in Hackney, the violence and general crime. Professor Green Raps about the similarities between living in Hackney compared to the jungle “ A Manor where man are like animals, an' they'll yam on you like they yam on food.” These metaphors help to describe his experiences to people who do not know of the culture and life in Hackney, giving insight into his life and also being able to relate to some of his audience with their lives.
As a Rapper Professor Green does not follow the usual convention of hoodies,
lots of jewelry or other luxury things like cars. In his video he tends to wear casual street clothes, which in a way helps to make him relatable, rather then other rappers such as Snoop Dog and 50 Cent who always rap about the money they have and what they can get with it. However for the video for my song I believe that the actors will need to wear urban attire, with things such as hoodies and snapback hats. I also believe that the music video should be set in an urban area preferably a run down area with lots of alleyways, places such as Soho, Whitechapel and Aldgate.
By 2003 Dubstep had gained so much popularity that it was beginning to be aired on BBC 1 radio and featured in many music magazines such as The Wire and it became one of the fastest growing music genres of the time. The influence of Dubstep has significantly grew over the past few years as in 2007 when Brittney spears used Dubstep in her song
‘Freak show’. Dubstep has continued to grow and many new and popular songs are remixed into a Dubstep version, like the song that my group will make a video for.The song in which I will be making a video for is a Dubstep remix of the popular song ‘In the Jungle’ by the rapper Professor Green. Professor Green real name (Stephen Paul Manderson) made his debut in 2006 with his first mix tape called ‘Lecture 1’. He also toured regularly with the artist Lily Allen that helped to establish his own fans and make himself known with a bigger audience.
In 2010 Professor Green released his first album ‘Alive till I’m Dead’ with guests such as Lily Allen, Example and Labrinth, all well established artists which helped to promote Professor Green as his album could now of been bought by anyone who was also a fan of any of the artists featuring on his album.
Professor Green was born in Hackney East London in a deprived area where he had a troubled up bringing, with the death of his father and being abandoned by his mother. In a lot of his songs he uses his past experience of living in Hackney to give an insight into what life was like there, a convention of most Rap. On May 23rd he was attacked and stabbed outside a nightclub in Shoreditch, which resulted in him suffering a near fatal wound. This incident vastly increased his popular as he was now at the center of the media attention and gave him the same reputation as many other Rappers who were involved in violent attacks like 50 Cent.
The song we have chosen to make a video for, the Dubstep remix of the song ‘In the Jungle’ has a video for its original song however we believed as a group that the Dubstep version was a better choice for us to use as there was no video and because it was also Dubstep it would appeal to both fans of Professor Green and Dubstep. The Dubstep version of the song follows the conventions of Dubstep in that it has a two step beat and that it has very little vocals, and in our song only the chorus of the song is used.The original song is about the troubles living in Hackney, the violence and general crime. Professor Green Raps about the similarities between living in Hackney compared to the jungle “ A Manor where man are like animals, an' they'll yam on you like they yam on food.” These metaphors help to describe his experiences to people who do not know of the culture and life in Hackney, giving insight into his life and also being able to relate to some of his audience with their lives.
As a Rapper Professor Green does not follow the usual convention of hoodies,
lots of jewelry or other luxury things like cars. In his video he tends to wear casual street clothes, which in a way helps to make him relatable, rather then other rappers such as Snoop Dog and 50 Cent who always rap about the money they have and what they can get with it. However for the video for my song I believe that the actors will need to wear urban attire, with things such as hoodies and snapback hats. I also believe that the music video should be set in an urban area preferably a run down area with lots of alleyways, places such as Soho, Whitechapel and Aldgate. 
