Teddy Boys [Ted] Subculture

The Teddy Boy subculture was typified by young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired by the styles worn by the styles which Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce in Britain after World War II. 

The subculture started in London in the 1950s, and spread across the UK, soon becoming strongly associated with American rock and roll. 

Collective Identity

Wealthy young men adopted the style of the Edwardian era (where the inspiration for the trends originated from) featuring tapered trousers (aka drainpipe) often exposing socks,draped and long jackets and fancy waist coats. Footwear also consisted on polished 'oxfords' , crepe-soled shoes, a lot of suede and chunky brogues (creepers)

Around the time of the 'Teds', there were other groups with their own dress codes called 'scuttlers' in 19th century Manchester and Liverpool, but it is said that the Teddy Boys were the first youth group in England to differentiate themselves as teenagers, helping create a youth market. 

Teddy Boys mainly listened and danced to jazz and skiffle music, but rock and roll was a major part of the Ted lifestyle. There was even a dance that (could be said to have been adopted by them) they had which was the 'The Creep' (a slow shuffle) This lead to their nickname, Creepers (which is now also associated with the chunky shoes). The song "The Creep" came out in 1953, and was written and recorded for HMV by Ken Mackintosh. Although this was not a rock and roll record, it was widely taken on by the Teddy Boys of the time. 

Media Representation Identity

The US film Blackboard Jungle marked a watershed in the United Kingdom. When shown in Elephant and Castle, south London in 1956, the teenage Teddy boy audience began to riot, tearing up seats and dancing in the cinema's aisles. After that, riots took place around the country wherever the film was shown.

Some Teds formed gangs and gained notoriety following violent clashes with rival gangs which were often exaggerated by the popular press. The most notable were the 1958 Notting Hill race riots, in which Teddy Boys were present in large numbers and were implicated in attacks on the West Indian community.The violent lifestyle was sensationalised in the pulp novel Teddy Boy by Ernest Ryman, first published in England in 1958.

Here, is a  clip of 1950's Teddy Boy being interviewed by a News Reporter about an attack on a Vicar.

It seemed as if, people that weren't a part of the 'teddy boy' society judged them as troublesome people who only came out to harm others (or disturb) at a particular time, they seem to be able to pin-point s ted by their attire [BUT , it is actually said from research, ONLY about 15% of Ted's were actually dressed in the typical Saville Row attire, due to the fact that most Ted's were from the working class, and could not afford the suede and the draped ensembles ... so how was it easy for the media to ...lets say- spot the difference between the Ted and the Mod ?]

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Punk Subculture

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R&B Subculture

Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a heavy, insistent beat" was becoming more popular.

The term has subsequently had a number of shifts in meaning. In the early 1950s, the term rhythm and blues was frequently applied to blues records. Starting in the mid-1950s, after this style of music contributed to the development of rock and roll, the term "R&B" became used to refer to music styles that developed from and incorporated electric blues, as well as gospel and soul music. By the 1970s, rhythm and blues was used as a blanket term for soul and funk. In the 1980s, a newer style of R&B developed, becoming known as "Contemporary R&B".

50's-60's R&B Artists. suit & tie simillar dress sense to the earlier sub genre of swing.

70's R&B was a collection of soul, funk, jazz & disco.

BY THE 80'S, R&B GAINED A LARGER CAUCASIAN AUDIENCE AND BECAME KNOWN AS COMMERCIAL R&B.

80's R&B lead to the Jackson 5, Luther Vandross, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston,  Bobby Brown,  Jodeci & Bell Biv Devoe, 

90's R&B (the best era of R&B) was the most innovative time for R&B. 80's artists like MJ, whitney etc became more and more popular and the formations of girl bands grew tremendously.

90's fashion was unique. And with the rise in new technology such as the CD player etc, music was being more and more valued. 

Other artists like boys II men, aaliyah, mariah carey & r kelly heavily made R&B mainstream.

90's also brought across neo soul which added 1970s soul influences to the hip hop soul blend led by artists such as D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, and Maxwell.

FROM 2000 R&B OFFICIALLY DIED AND JUST BECAME POP. IT BECAME SO MAINSTREAM THAT THE MEDIA NOW USE IT AS A WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE YOUNG TEENAGE PUBLIC. THE MIXTURE OF R&B HAVE LEFT TO TRENDS SUCH AS: JERKING, DOUGIEING, SNAPBACKS, JORDANS, NIKE BLAZERS, SWAG? 

IT HAS LEAD TO ROLE MODELS BEING TWATS LIKE THIS

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Gangsta Subculture

The term Gansta rap is a subgenre of hiphop music which reflects the different lystyles of people who may be involved in crime or who are troubled young people,that are trying to accomplish something in order for them to have a better life. The genre was pioneered in the mid-1980s by rappers such as Schoolly D and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by groups like N.W.A. After the national attention that Ice-T and N.W.A attracted in the late 1980s and early 1990s, gangsta rap became the most commercially lucrative subgenre of hip hop. Some gangsta rappers have been associated, or allegedly have ties with the Bloods or Crips gangs.

BLOODS:

The Bloods are a street gang founded in LA California. They are identified by the red color worn by their members and by particular gang symbols, including distinctive hand signs. The Bloods are made up of various sub-groups known as "sets" between which significant differences exist such as colors, clothing, and operations, and political ideas which may be in open conflict with each other. Since their creation, the Blood gangs have branched out throughout the United States.



The famous rapper 2pac Shakur was apart the 'Blood' gang and became a rival to one of once closest friends Biggi Smalls as they were in different gangs



CRIPS:

They were founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1969 mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams. The Crips are one of the largest and most violent associations of street gangs in the United States,[1] with an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 members. The gang is known to be involved in murders, robberies, and drug dealing, among many other criminal pursuits. The gang is known for its gang members' use of the color blue in their clothing.



Another famous rapper Biggie Smalls who was apart of the 'Crip' gang

 

                

Ice T a famous rapper who brought out the first Gansta rap song
called "6 in the morning"



American hiphop group from Compton

It is seen that being a Gangsta makes the person feel better bout themselves since they have power over many people. This song "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" by Ice Cube explains why he thinks that its acceptable to be the way he is how he got here. Its a good song because in a way it justifys everything and he's saying its all because of Gangsta rap. 

Hip-Hop Subculture

Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic subculture that originated in African-American and Hispanic-American communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx.DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, B-boying and graffiti writing.

Mcing: Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting (bars), or just rhyming refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” (rhythm and rhyme), and “delivery”. Rapping is distinct from spoken word poetry in that it is performed in time to a beat.

Djing: A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" (sometimes spelled "disk", although this is now uncommon) referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.

B-boying: B-boying, often called "breakdancing", is a popular style of street dance that was created and developed as part of hip-hop culture among African Americans and Hispanic youths in New York City.: The dance consists of four primary elements: toprock, downrock, power moves, and freezes. It is danced to both hip-hop and other genres of music that are often remixed to prolong the musical breaks.

Graffiti Writing:
Graffiti (singular: graffito; the plural is used as a mass noun) is writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place.[1] Graffiti ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings, and has existed since ancient times, with examples dating back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.

Those are the four aspects of Hip-Hop culture, although it is debatable the most important part of the culture is self expression notably through the use of words. Rapping and skill on a mic is what gets people fame and status. Now hip-hop has integrated into the mainstream society and is no longer a small subculture constricted to the states, it is all ove the world and is used to sell goods like clothes e.g. Rocawear created by rapper Jay-Z.

There is no such look in hip-hop anymore as it changes with the ages and even in hip-hop there is different subgenres such as gangsta rap, conscious rap and crunk music, each with it's own style and people relate to them and adopt the look. Hip-hop is not just music though people will argue it is a lifestyle which to this day has stayed prominent but some say has sold out.

N.W.A one of the most popular Gangsta rap groups

Young Money, minus Lil Wayne the leader: A modern rap group

Charlene's Homework

Grunge Subculture
The grunge scene appeared in America in the late 80’s, started originally in Seattle and spread to other parts of the united states, finally influencing many bands internationally in England. The genre is characterised by ‘sludgy’ guitars and heavy screams. The name of the genre has connotations of dirt, which reflects the stripped down nature of the music as well as the physical aesthetics of the band members at the time.

The Music
Grunge is a sub genre of rock, a ‘hybrid’ between punk and metal. Bands were quite raw and rejected the glamour associated with the music industry. This reflected in the way they dressed, their songs and their lifestyle.

Nirvana
The term grunge is synonymous with the 3 piece band from Seattle, Nirvana. The band was led by front man Kurt Cobain, whose controversial lyrics put him in the spot light and is what may have been what set Nirvana apart from the other grunge bands during the time, as they gained the most commercial success. Drugs were also a big part of Nirvana’s image as they usually filmed interviews stoned and were known for their drug abuse.

Kurt Cobain was known for his relationship with Courtney Love, who was a singer in her own grunge band, hole. Together they made rockstar royalty. Hole was one of the pioneering bands in the ‘Girl Grunge’ genre amongst Babes in Toyland and L7 amongst others. The girl grunge bands show no lack of anger in both lyrics and performance, as this is a fundamental feature in grunge music. Courtney Love continuously gained negative press for her heroin addiction and aggressive attitude, which gave her a marmite reputation.

The style.
The authentic grunge style was completely different to what passes in stores today as grunge, as a ‘grunge’ dress can be sold for £150 when in reality, the clothes were predominantly from American thrift stores (charity shops) and were very cheap. Kurt Cobain is synonymous with his red and blue striped jumper and jeans combination. The style did not evolve out of a conscious attempt to create an appealing fashion; music journalist Charles R. Cross said, "[Nirvana frontman] Kurt Cobain was just too lazy to shampoo," and Sub Pop's Jonathan Poneman said, "This (clothing) is cheap, it's durable, and it's kind of timeless. It also runs against the grain of the whole flashy aesthetic that existed in the 80s."

The clothing usually consisted of oversized jeans and jumpers, as most grunge teenagers could not afford new clothes all the time, they would have to wear the same clothes over and over, gaining holes, ripped from the wear and tear of going to gigs and everyday life. The boys usually had long greasy hair, to express a lack of care in appearance and the girls were often the same, sometimes with curls or waves in their hair. Courtney love expressed in an interview that her hair was often cut by accidently holding a cigarette too close to her curls.
Both Courtney Love and Kat Bjelland are known for the kinderwhore style, a feminine derision of grunge style which consisted of babydoll dresses, ripped tights or socks and heavy dark red lipstick, usually smeared. The effect of this style is to create a morbid take on childlike clothing.

Sub Culture Home Work

Research into a youth sub-culture

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Photos from timeline activity - Lesson 2 Historical representation