Scotch Snaps in Hip Hop

The Scotch Snap is everywhere in modern hip hop - a metrically accented sixteenth note followed by a dotted eighth note. Why is it everywhere? And where did it come from? The answer lies in how American speak english. A Study of Rhythm in London: Is Syllable-timing a Feature of Multicultural London English? Philip Tagg’s 1 hour documentary on the Scotch Snap! Another fantastic lecture by Philip Tagg if you want to get into this stuff Music and the Brain: The Music of Language and the Language of Music Music-Language Correlations and the “Scotch Snap” David Bruce Composer: How the way you TALK affects the music you write PBS Soundfield - How Trap Music Took Over Les “SCOTCH SNAPS“ de Lil Wayne à Purcell [ANALYSE DE MONA LISA] The Scotch Snap from Strathspey to Rap - Wayne Marshall/wayneandwax The Origins of Strathspey Rhythm in the speech and music of jazz and riddim musicians Perception and acquisition of linguistic rhythm by infants A Comparison of Rhythm in English Dialects and Music African Banjo Playing! (⌐■_■) EXAMPLES OF SCOTCH SNAP IN HIP HOP/POP (used in this video, there are way, way more) Soulja Boy - Pretty Boy Swag Meek Mill - I B On Dat Feat. Nicki Minaj, French Montana & Fabolous Beyoncé - Drunk in Love Ariana Grande - 7 Rings Ariana Grande - thank u, next Childish Gambino - Worldstar Bazzi - Mine Lizzo - Juice Wifisfuneral - It Don’t Matter Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin - I Like It Zedd, Marren Moris, Grey - The Middle ALSO FEATURED J Balvin, William William - Mi Gente Vybz Kartel - Come Home Kery James - Mouhammad Alix SCOTCH SNAP EXAMPLES in Scottish Music Siobhan Miller Douglas Lawrence Andrea Beaton (⌐■_■) ⦿WHAT’S THE BACKGROUND MUSIC?! (my band!)⦿ ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ ⦿ Check out some more of my music ⦿ Peace, Adam