Posting #3

I have done a good amount of research thus far on my project.  I have already interivewed and surveyed a couple of informants.  One of the informants interviewed is the manager of Village Green Records.  The interview was set up like any other interview and was done in his record store.  He provided lots of helpful information that will help a great deal for my project.  Some of the questions I asked him were "How often do you listen to hip-hop music?" and "Do you use hip-hop music as a way to relax?".  I also asked more probing questions like "What direction do you see hip-hop going in?" and "Do you like this direction?".  I have already been to two of my cultural sights.  First I went to a hip-hop show.  I observed participants in the hip-hop show with high energy and enthusiasm, despite that fact it was held outside during the cold weather.  The hip hop show also had a nice turn out.  For my second cultural site I attended a hip-hop dance party with a Dj.  This also had a nice turn out and I was able to observe members of the culture dancing to some of their favorite hip hop music.  I have attempted some academic research by obtaining articles off the internet to use as sources.  I do believe though, that academic research is different from non academic, because non academic requires no books; you could just use your own and other peoples' knowledge along with observations.