Hip-Hop: Mix Rhymes and Beats

Section 1 Evaluate Accompaniment Tracks

Listen to Four Tracks

• A significant part of a hip-hop song is the instrumental accompaniment, often called a "track." This track is important because it supports the rap.
• Listen to the following four tracks. Consider visual images that come to mind when you listen to each track. Note: You may only need to listen to a short part of each track to decide whether you like it.
  

Mellow track

Medium track

Energetic track

Caribbean track

• Fill in the chart in Section 1 on your worksheet to help you choose a track to work with later in the project.

Now continue to Section 2.