This Is It: The Final Project

Darnell's Gameplan: Topic, Thoughts & Sketches

Site Description

Q: Write a description of the website, the story it will tell, and your goals in terms of what a user will find/do when they visit.

A: My site will be intended on educating the site visitor on the history of hip-hop from its origins to today. I would hope that after reading my page that the visitor would understand the impact of Hip-Hop music from a unbiased point of view

Sub-Topics

Q: Brainstorm a list of all the possible sub-topics that you might explore with the site.

A:Origins

• Impact
• Notable Record Labels
• Notable Non-Artist figures
• Hip-Hop by Region (Midwest, South, East Coast)
• Styles
• In Popular Culture
• Critisims
• Literature
• Related Links
• Descriptions of development through the decades, and discussing notable artist and albums of each decade (70s, 80s, 90s, etc.). Maybe touch briefly on significant events of each year in those decades?

Tagline

Q: Write a tagline for your site (or two or three)

A:

• "All I need is one mic" - quote by Hip-Hop artist Nas
• "Dope beats, dope rhymes, what more could ya'll want?" - quote by Hip-Hop artist Phonte
• "The Unoffical Hip-Hop Guide"

Site Layout Sketches