Queer Dubstep

Rihanna—Rude Boy (CHRISPY REMIX)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kv3BkWnhIc

Queer Dubstep

tightly coiled productions—
overwhelming bass lines and
reverberant drum patterns

clipped samples, vocals—
released back in the late ‘90s
dark, experimental, instrumental dub
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2-step garage remixes—
incorporating funky breakbeat
dark drum & base 2-step

strains of dark garage music—
showcasing london's night clubs
forward (stylized as FWD>>>)
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development of dubstep—
stylistic trends used in remixes
distinct from 2-step and grime

in a move foreshadowing—
endorsements of dubstep by r&b,
hip-hop mainstream figures like rihanna
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and britney spears pushing—
dubstep tropes with pop audiences
propelling the genre lots of airplay

black sexuality flaunting it—
rihanna’s youtube rude boy
tongues untied for sure.