Vᴀᴘᴏʀᴡᴀᴠᴇ, ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴏɴ ʙᴏʀɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ᴇʀᴀ, ᴅᴇғɪᴇs ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅᴀʀɪᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴛs ᴇᴛʜᴇʀᴇᴀʟ ᴇssᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏsᴛᴀʟɢɪᴄ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴛᴏɴᴇs. Iᴛ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴇɴɪɢᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ ʀᴇᴀʟᴍ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴀʟᴇsᴄᴇ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sʏɴᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴍᴇʟᴏᴅɪᴇs ᴏғ ʙʏɢᴏɴᴇ ᴇʀᴀs ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴛᴡɪɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢʟɪᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ʜᴀʀᴍᴏɴɪᴇs, ғᴏʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴀᴜᴅɪᴛᴏʀʏ ᴛᴀᴘᴇsᴛʀʏ ᴏғ ᴡɪsᴛғᴜʟ sᴇʀᴇɴɪᴛʏ. Wɪᴛʜɪɴ ɪᴛs ɴᴇᴏɴ-ʟɪᴛ ʟᴀɴᴅsᴄᴀᴘᴇs, ғʀᴀɢᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴠɪsᴜᴀʟs ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴋᴀʟᴇɪᴅᴏsᴄᴏᴘɪᴄ ʜᴜᴇs, ɪɴᴠᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴇsᴍᴇʀɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴅɪsᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. Vᴀᴘᴏʀᴡᴀᴠᴇ ᴇɴᴄᴀᴘsᴜʟᴀᴛᴇs ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴀᴅᴏxɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ, sɪᴍᴜʟᴛᴀɴᴇᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴏ̨ᴜɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴsᴜᴍᴇʀɪsᴍ, ᴀs ɪᴛ ᴅɪsᴛᴏʀᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴏɴᴛᴇxᴛᴜᴀʟɪᴢᴇs ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇʀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴀᴇsᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ 1980s ᴀɴᴅ 1990s. Tʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛs sʜɪᴍᴍᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴠᴇɴᴇᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪsᴛᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ɴᴏsᴛᴀʟɢɪᴀ, ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀᴡᴀᴠᴇ sᴇʀᴠᴇs ᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴏʀᴛᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴜʀʀᴇᴀʟ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍsᴄᴀᴘᴇ, ʙᴇᴄᴋᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴜs ᴛᴏ ᴏ̨ᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇʟᴇɴᴛʟᴇss ᴍᴀʀᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇss ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ᴅɪɢɪᴛɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ.

ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀᴡᴀᴠᴇ, ᴀ ꜱᴜʙɢᴇɴʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴɪᴄ ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴛ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴇɴᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀꜱꜱᴇꜱ ᴀ ᴅɪꜱᴛɪɴᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ꜱᴇᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪꜱᴛɪᴄꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ɴᴏꜱᴛᴀʟɢɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍʏ ᴀᴛᴍᴏꜱᴘʜᴇʀᴇ. ɪᴛꜱ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪꜱ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴢᴇᴅ ʙʏ ꜱʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ-ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ᴄʜᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴏɴᴛᴇxᴛᴜᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ꜱᴀᴍᴘʟᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 80ꜱ ᴀɴᴅ 90ꜱ ᴘᴏᴘ, ᴇʟᴇᴠᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄ, ꜱᴍᴏᴏᴛʜ ᴊᴀᴢᴢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴜᴢᴀᴋ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄ ᴏꜰᴛᴇɴ ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱʏɴᴛʜᴇꜱɪᴢᴇʀꜱ, ᴀᴍʙɪᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴇxᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ɢʟɪᴛᴄʜʏ ᴇꜰꜰᴇᴄᴛꜱ, ᴇᴠᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ꜱᴜʀʀᴇᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀᴡᴏʀʟᴅʟʏ ᴠɪʙᴇ. ᴠɪꜱᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀᴡᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇꜱ ɴᴇᴏɴ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀꜱ, ʀᴇᴛʀᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ ɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄꜱ, ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴜᴇꜱ, ᴘᴀʟᴍ ᴛʀᴇᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴀᴘᴀɴᴇꜱᴇ ᴋᴀɴᴊɪ, ᴀʟʟ ʙʟᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴜᴍᴇʀɪꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏʀᴘᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴇꜱᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴʀᴇ ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄᴛꜱ ᴀ ꜰᴀꜱᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏꜱᴛᴀʟɢɪᴀ, ᴄᴏɴꜱᴜᴍᴇʀ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀꜱᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴛᴏᴘɪᴀɴ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱɪʟʟᴜꜱɪᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ. ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀᴡᴀᴠᴇ'ꜱ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟ ᴀᴇꜱᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴍᴇʀꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠɪᴇᴡᴇʀꜱ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ꜱᴜʀʀᴇᴀʟ, ʜᴀᴢʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟᴍ, ɪɴᴠɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴxɪᴇᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ʜʏᴘᴇʀᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ, ᴄᴏɴꜱᴜᴍᴇʀ-ᴅʀɪᴠᴇɴ ꜱᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ.

Mᴀᴄɪɴᴛᴏsʜ Pʟᴜs - "Fʟᴏʀᴀʟ Sʜᴏᴘᴘᴇ": "Fʟᴏʀᴀʟ Sʜᴏᴘᴘᴇ" ʙʏ Mᴀᴄɪɴᴛᴏsʜ Pʟᴜs ɪs ᴡɪᴅᴇʟʏ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀᴡᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟʙᴜᴍs. Iᴛ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ sᴀᴍᴘʟᴇs, ɴᴏsᴛᴀʟɢɪᴄ ᴍᴇʟᴏᴅɪᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴅɪsᴛɪɴᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʟᴏ-ғɪ ᴀᴇsᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄ.
Bʟᴀɴᴋ Bᴀɴsʜᴇᴇ - "Bʟᴀɴᴋ Bᴀɴsʜᴇᴇ 0": Tʜɪs ᴀʟʙᴜᴍ ʙʏ Bʟᴀɴᴋ Bᴀɴsʜᴇᴇ ᴄᴏᴍʙɪɴᴇs ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴏғ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀᴡᴀᴠᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʀᴀᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪᴘ-ʜᴏᴘ. Iᴛ ɪs ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴢᴇᴅ ʙʏ ɢʟɪᴛᴄʜʏ ʙᴇᴀᴛs, ᴅɪsᴛᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ sᴀᴍᴘʟᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ғᴜᴛᴜʀɪsᴛɪᴄ ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ.
Sᴀɪɴᴛ Pᴇᴘsɪ - "Hɪᴛ Vɪʙᴇs": "Hɪᴛ Vɪʙᴇs" ʙʏ Sᴀɪɴᴛ Pᴇᴘsɪ (ɴᴏᴡ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs Sᴋʏʟᴀʀ Sᴘᴇɴᴄᴇ) ɪs ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ғᴜɴᴋ sᴜʙɢᴇɴʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀᴡᴀᴠᴇ. Tʜᴇ ᴀʟʙᴜᴍ ʙʟᴇɴᴅs ᴅɪsᴄᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴜɴᴋ sᴀᴍᴘʟᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴɪᴄ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪᴏ̨ᴜᴇs, ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴘʙᴇᴀᴛ sᴏᴜɴᴅ.
ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ's ᴅʏɴᴀᴍɪᴄ sʜʀᴏᴜᴅ - "I'ʟʟ Tʀʏ Lɪᴠɪɴɢ Lɪᴋᴇ Tʜɪs": "I'ʟʟ Tʀʏ Lɪᴠɪɴɢ Lɪᴋᴇ Tʜɪs" ɪs ᴀ ɢᴇɴʀᴇ-ᴅᴇғʏɪɴɢ ᴀʟʙᴜᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴇʀɢᴇs ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀᴡᴀᴠᴇ, ɢʟɪᴛᴄʜ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴘʜᴏɴɪᴄs. Iᴛs ғʀᴀɢᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ sᴀᴍᴘʟᴇs, ᴅɪsᴛᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴇʟᴏᴅɪᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʏsᴛᴏᴘɪᴀɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴛᴏɴᴇs ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ᴜɴɪᴏ̨ᴜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪɴɢ sᴏɴɪᴄ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ.