Link: http://npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112998783
Was the feature interesting?
Getting to know new vocabulary from the “rap” world was very interesting to me. Although I am a big fan of Hip Hop and Rnb music, I have never heard the word “occult” before. Through research I found out that it was a very popular word and that it meant “ knowledge that must be kept hidden”. As for those who practice it, it means the study of a deeper spiritual reality that extends beyond pure reason and the physical sciences. However, the feature was a little bit boring as there were only two people talking the announcer and Mitch Horowitz. If I would to do this story I would have interviewed more people with different views about “the occult” or at least twisted the topic and find more angles to it.
Quality of Sound/ Nat Sound:
Using bits and pieces of the track “run this town” was very influential at times. for example the part where Jay-z started to rap and used the phrase “Peace God” proved a point Horowitz was stating. However, there were parts of the story where putting the song as a NAT sound was very distracting, unimportant, and unprofessional because it gave the impression of a transition to fill the gaps in-between the story.
Quality of the Announcer’s voice:
The announcer’s pace and voice were very compatible to the mood of the story. For example, when there was an important question the announcer voices it in a sharp tone that is noticeable like when he asked Horowitz about whether he thinks Jay-z is a part of a secret society or not. The different tone of voice gave the story some balance and fun which was something I really admired.
Was the Feature too long/ short?
For one interview the feature was long, very informative yet long as there was only the announcer and Horowitz. Not only that, the occult was the only issue tackled in the feature and it could have been a better feature if it was either shorter or if it had more interviews. Not only that, going deeper into the issue would have given the story more value and it would have been more interesting.
Title of Feature: Jay-Z : A Master Occult Wisdom?
Who produced the Feature: Not Available
Length of the Feature: 7 min, 6 sec
Describe Feature:
The idea of the feature Jay-z: A master of occult wisdom is somehow the upstaging of Dan Brown’s new novel the lost symbol over Jay-z’s new record “run this town”. It has been known that Jay-z has been rapping about freemasonry and the occult for a while now and his old songs are a proof of that. People concerned with the issue have stated that Jay-z “ dabbles in the occult and that his new video “run this town” only conforms it”. Mitch Horowitz an American author stated that, Jay-z is using symbols of mystery religion and the reason Horowitz said that was because the use of the temple imagery and some other symbols such as posing his hands in the shape of a triangle in his video.
In the part where Jay-z starts to rap there is a clear indication of the occult which is saying the phrase “Peace God” and that is an allusion of a mystery religion “ the five percenters”. The Five Percenters is a religion where the black man is god and all men are god. Whether Jay-z is a Five Percenter or not is a question only Jay-z can answer but because of the many jesters and some specific words in the video it is clear that he is connected someway to that environment of mystery religion.
After discussing the video Horowitz states that he does not think that Jay-z is part of a secret society. Horowitz also adds that Jay-z is a very shrewd man and an excellent observer as people who know about the five percenters and its teachings are people who are strongly aware of what is going on. Jay-z, as Horowitz stated, is an observer with great talent of expression.
The idea of the feature Jay-z: A master of occult wisdom is somehow the upstaging of Dan Brown’s new novel the lost symbol over Jay-z’s new record “run this town”. It has been known that Jay-z has been rapping about freemasonry and the occult for a while now and his old songs are a proof of that. People concerned with the issue have stated that Jay-z “ dabbles in the occult and that his new video “run this town” only conforms it”. Mitch Horowitz an American author stated that, Jay-z is using symbols of mystery religion and the reason Horowitz said that was because the use of the temple imagery and some other symbols such as posing his hands in the shape of a triangle in his video.
In the part where Jay-z starts to rap there is a clear indication of the occult which is saying the phrase “Peace God” and that is an allusion of a mystery religion “ the five percenters”. The Five Percenters is a religion where the black man is god and all men are god. Whether Jay-z is a Five Percenter or not is a question only Jay-z can answer but because of the many jesters and some specific words in the video it is clear that he is connected someway to that environment of mystery religion.After discussing the video Horowitz states that he does not think that Jay-z is part of a secret society. Horowitz also adds that Jay-z is a very shrewd man and an excellent observer as people who know about the five percenters and its teachings are people who are strongly aware of what is going on. Jay-z, as Horowitz stated, is an observer with great talent of expression.
Was the feature interesting?
Getting to know new vocabulary from the “rap” world was very interesting to me. Although I am a big fan of Hip Hop and Rnb music, I have never heard the word “occult” before. Through research I found out that it was a very popular word and that it meant “ knowledge that must be kept hidden”. As for those who practice it, it means the study of a deeper spiritual reality that extends beyond pure reason and the physical sciences. However, the feature was a little bit boring as there were only two people talking the announcer and Mitch Horowitz. If I would to do this story I would have interviewed more people with different views about “the occult” or at least twisted the topic and find more angles to it.
Quality of Sound/ Nat Sound:
Using bits and pieces of the track “run this town” was very influential at times. for example the part where Jay-z started to rap and used the phrase “Peace God” proved a point Horowitz was stating. However, there were parts of the story where putting the song as a NAT sound was very distracting, unimportant, and unprofessional because it gave the impression of a transition to fill the gaps in-between the story.
Quality of the Announcer’s voice:
The announcer’s pace and voice were very compatible to the mood of the story. For example, when there was an important question the announcer voices it in a sharp tone that is noticeable like when he asked Horowitz about whether he thinks Jay-z is a part of a secret society or not. The different tone of voice gave the story some balance and fun which was something I really admired.
Was the Feature too long/ short?
For one interview the feature was long, very informative yet long as there was only the announcer and Horowitz. Not only that, the occult was the only issue tackled in the feature and it could have been a better feature if it was either shorter or if it had more interviews. Not only that, going deeper into the issue would have given the story more value and it would have been more interesting.
Link for Run This Town by Jay-z, Rihanna, and Kanye west :
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