Well guys this is the end (whoa that sounded suicidal). It’s been a very “interesting” time with you guys. *Looks for something to say* I actually don’t know what exactly to say in this last post. I hope you guys enjoyed, I know I spoke a lot about Kanye West but he is one of my favorite […] Continue reading →

So it’s my second to last post and this is literally how I look while typing this CT101 has definitely been a different kind of experience for me. At first the course was challenging because I had ZERO idea how to even make a GIF. However I am glad I took this class because I […] Continue reading →

I see all the time that the arts are being cut out of the schools curriculum all the time due to budget cuts. Although I believe that all the arts (visual and performing) are important, I feel that music is especially important as it gives you that form of self expression that no other art […] Continue reading →

For my assignment I would like for you guys to triple troll three of your favorite artist. To triple troll means you will take the picture of one artist, the song lyric of another, and then quote it as another artist. Here is my example: The three artists I used was Chris Brown, Drake, and […] Continue reading →

So as you guys know I projected that my site would mainly be about music. However, this is a fair and clear warning that the majority of the post (if not all) that you see under this one (but mainly in the “In Other New Section“) will not be about music. Unfortunately with the amount […] Continue reading →

After reading James Agee’s “Comedy’s Greatest Era” I have to say I both agree and disagree with his statements. Let’s start with what I agree with; James mentions that comedians now in days tend to depend heavily on what they say more so than how they say it. Let me explain back in the 1900s […] Continue reading →

I was asked by my Art History professor to go visit the MOMA and review 3 pieces of art work this included Late 19 Century Art and Cubism, Abstraction, and Durational Art. Part 3: Durational Art When I went to the contemporary galleries I saw a film called Felix in Exile. This film was shown in a secluded […] Continue reading →

I was asked by my Art History professor to go visit the MOMA and review 3 pieces of art work this included Late 19 Century Art and Cubism, Abstraction, and Durational Art. Part 2:  Abstraction In the “Painting & Sculpture II” exhibit the abstract piece that struck me most was Jackson Pollock’s ‘Stenographic Figure. His use of color […] Continue reading →

I was asked by my Art History professor to go visit the MOMA and review 3 pieces of art work this inlcuded Late 19 Century Art and Cubism, Abstraction, and Durational Art. Part 1: Late 19 Century Art and Cubism The post-impressionism piece by Paul Gaugin, “Still Life with Three Puppies” and the cubism piece by Pablo Picasso […] Continue reading →

When it comes to a new semester, whether it’d be your first, last, or somewhere in between, preparation is always the key. Although everyone has their own regimen for getting ready I have prepared a quick guide broken into three basic sections: Responsibility, Time Management, and Supplies.                 […] Continue reading →

When it comes to a new semester, whether it’d be your first, last, or somewhere in between, preparation is always the key. Although everyone has their own regimen for getting ready I have prepared a quick guide broken into three basic sections: Responsibility, Time Management, and Supplies. Whenever you are investing time and money into […] Continue reading →

When it comes to a new semester, whether it’d be your first, last, or somewhere in between, preparation is always the key. Although everyone has their own regimen for getting ready I have prepared a quick guide broken into three basic sections: Responsibility, Time Management, and Supplies. Going to college is a big responsibility in […] Continue reading →

My Writing For Electronic Media professor asked the class to do a website analysis on the information pages and writing style of a site based of chapter 3 and 5 of our text book. As stated before I analysed the NBA official website. The information pages are crafted effectively as well with a main topic […] Continue reading →

My Writing For Electronic Media professor asked the class to do a website analysis on the layout of a site based of chapter 6 of our text book. The website I chose for the website analysis was nba.com. My reason for picking this website is because I am into sports and I am more familiar […] Continue reading →

History of Minstrel Shows Blackface performers are, “…the filthy scum of white society, who have stolen from us a complexion denied them by nature, in which to make money, and pander to the corrupt taste of their white fellow citizens.” — Frederick Douglass Minstrelsy was a type of performance that evolved from several of the […] Continue reading →

The second piece of art I chose is from the American Wing of the museum, the Panoramic View of the Palace and Gardens of Versailles. This art work was also secluded, and being that it was a panoramic picture it had its own room. The room had a doom type shape, and it was fairly […] Continue reading →

Going to the Metropolitan Museum was a very different experience. Although they carry many different art works from all over the world including places like Africa, Egypt, and even Thailand, choosing only two works of art was very difficult. However I decided to pick the two that were not only most appealing to me but […] Continue reading →

So it’s the end of the semester and I had to do an analysis paper on this play called “Strange Worlds In My Mind” written and directed by Kristine Lee. She is an Asian woman that one day saw an afro-futurism exhibit in a Harlem museum and thought it would be a great idea to […] Continue reading →

Sun Ra was born Herman Blount on May 22, 1914 in Birmingham, Alabama. For many years there wasn’t much information to be found about Sun Ra’s childhood. However being that Birmingham was an important stop for touring musicians, Sun Ra was able to see many famous musicians growing up. This is believed to have helped encourage […] Continue reading →

As you all know my site is entitled LyricallyHigh and of course the reason for that name is because of my love for music. So what does lyrically high mean? Lyrically high is the feeling you get when you hear some really good lyrics and it brings you to a whole other world. It’s like […] Continue reading →

Here is a video from Chris Rock’s stand up comedy special Never Scared, and in the clip he speaks about the fact that he loves rap music but he is tired of defending it. He mentions songs like “Area Codes” “Move Trick” and the most well known song or the three “Get Low” by Lil […] Continue reading →

For this journal entry I actually listened to three of my MUS225 classmates’ projects on SoundCloud and left some constructive comments and open-ended questions on their songs. Then, in a blackboard discussion forum, I reflected on the following questions: 1) What was memorable for you about the three projects you listened to? 2) Did the projects follow […] Continue reading →

In relation to one of my previous articles I wanted to expand a little more on the topic. One female music artist I picked that is creating an identity in our culture is Pink. She is not your average R&B female artist; in fact I don’t think there is even a specific type of music […] Continue reading →

Here are some of the things I learned about moving Instruments Within Stereo Field 1) To move an instrument left to right: pan 2) To send an instrument backwards: EQ (high freq. roll-off), reverb 3) To bring an instrument forwards: EQ (increase high freq.), compression 4) To widen the image of a single instrument: delay […] Continue reading →

So as many of you may know there has been talk of Drake stealing Chris Brown‘s now ex girlfriend Karrueche. Over the past week or so there were so many memes and jokes about the whole situation but I think I have to say that my all time favorite joke about this situation was this […] Continue reading →

In today’s gender and media class we read about the issues surrounding “gendered” bodies and representation. Based on these readings, I was asked to offer an example of a specific public person (celebrity, athlete, politician, etc.) and describe how our culture represents their identity and body based on gender, class, race, religion, politics, ethnicity, sexuality, etc. The […] Continue reading →

In this week’s class, there were three very distinct areas represented: female identity through Missy Elliott; representation of lesbians and the lesbian body in the 1990s; and reality television and issues of class then relate  the specific article you are focusing on to what we noticed in our everyday lives. I choose the article where Sellen wrote […] Continue reading →

On December 13, 2013 R&B singer Beyoncé Knows Carter dropped an album on iTunes called Beyoncé. Not only did the fact that the album went platinum it also caught a lot of people’s attention for other reasons. Beyoncé’s image is basically a beautiful black woman that can sing very well and is very classy, however […] Continue reading →

Use online resources and/or your local music store to research a current or historical microphone, then answer the following questions: –What is the manufacturer and model name? What years was it manufactured? Price (if you can find it)? –What type of electronics does it use? (Dynamic, Condenser, Ribbon) –What is its pickup pattern? (Cardioid, Bidirectional, […] Continue reading →

Listen to a favorite song on YouTube and do your best to answer the following questions about Panning and Effects: 1) What instruments are playing? (Ex. guitar, drums, female vocals, synthesizer) 2) What effects do you hear on the different instruments? (Ex. distortion on the guitar, reverb on the vocals, delay on the synthesizer) 3) […] Continue reading →