Changing Hip hop

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{{Infobox Music genre
| color = white
| name = Hip hop music
| bgcolor = black
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Rock and roll]]|[[Country music|country]]|[[blues]]|[[Dub music|dub]]|[[rhythm and blues]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[funk]]|[[jazz]]}}
| cultural_origins = 1970s in [[South Bronx]]
| popularity = Extremely high worldwide, since 1980s and 1990s
| derivatives = 
| subgenrelist = List of hip hop genres
| subgenres = {{hlist|[[Political hip hop]]|[[Underground hip hop]]|[[Alternative hip hop]]|[[Comedy hip hop]]|[[Old-school hip hop]]|[[Crunk]]}}
| fusiongenres = {{hlist|[[Rap rock]]|[[Rap metal]]|[[Hip hop soul]]|[[Rapcore]]}}
| regional_scenes = [[British hip hop]]
}}
'''Hip hop''' is a type of culture/art style that started in the [[1970s]] in [[the Bronx]]. It began in [[Jamaican American]], [[African American]], [[Arab Americans|Arab American]] and [[Puerto Rican]]/[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latino American]] [[urban area]]s in some of the larger cities of the [[United States]]. Hip hop uses drumbeats produced by a drum machine, and rapping, where the rapper or group chants or says words with a [[rhythm]] that [[rhymes]]. The [[lyrics]] of hip hop songs are often about the life of urban people in the big cities. Hip hop music also uses musical styles from [[pop music|pop]] such as [[disco]]. Rap and hip hop music have become successful music genres.

Hip hop's connection to reggae music goes beyond mere musical influence; it is rooted in the shared cultural experiences of the African diaspora. DJ Kool Herc, a key figure in the early development of hip hop in the Bronx, was a Jamaican immigrant who brought with him the tradition of 'toasting' from reggae culture. This practice, involving rhythmic spoken word over music, evolved into the rapping style central to hip hop. The use of sound systems, another reggae staple, played a crucial role in the block parties where hip hop culture flourished. Thus, reggae's influence is integral to the formation of hip hop, not just as a musical genre, but as a cultural movement.

Hip hop as a [[culture]] involves the music as well as a style of dressing called "urban" clothes (baggy pants, Timberland leather work boots, and oversize shirts); a dancing style called [[Breakdance|breakdancing]] or "B-boying"; and [[graffiti]], a street art in which people paint pictures or words on walls. In the 2000s, hip hop music and hip hop culture are very popular in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. Hip hop musicians usually use [[nickname]]s. Many of the popular hip hop musicians from the 2000s use nicknames, such as [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Jay-Z]], [[Eminem]], [[Lil Wayne]], and [[50 Cent]]. Hip hop is sometimes fused with other genres such as [[Country music|country]] and [[Rock music|rock]].

In 2023, [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] was the most streamed rapper of all time.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/drake-most-streamed-rapper-spotify-rapcaviar-list-1235348458/amp/ RapCaviar Crowns Drake As the Most Streamed Rapper on Spotify]</ref> Drake has surprised Eminem as the best selling rapper of all time.<ref>[https://thesource.com/2022/12/08/drake-surpasses-eminem-as-the-highest-selling-singles-artist-in-riaa-history/]</ref>

It’s trash spewed by gay, Devil worshiping Satanist black men on the down low.

==Rapping==
Rapping is a form of singing. It is a mix between singing and talking. The words are spoken with [[rhythm]] and in the text there are [[rhymes]]. The urban youth made rhyming games based on rap. The beat in the background is a simple loop that is sometimes made by the rapper themself or sometimes copied from a sample CD. The simple loop carries out through the entire song usually, except for the chorus. It developed in the ethnic minority urban (city) areas, as an American form of [[Jamaica]]n "toasting" (chanting and rhyming with a microphone).{{cn}}

Run DMC and [[The Sugarhill Gang]] were early popular hip hop groups in the 1980s. When rappers began to use violent language and gestures, the music was then liked by [[gangster]]s. This kind of music was called "[[gangsta rap]]". Gangsta rap often has lyrics which are about guns, drug dealing and life as a thug on the street. This genre also began in the 1980s and is still produced.{{cn}}

Some well known early rappers include: [[Tupac Shakur]], [[Nas]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], [[Eminem]], and [[Sean Combs|Sean "P-Diddy" Combs]]. During the 1990s there was a [[wikt:rivalry|rivalry]] between the two big record labels "Death Row Records" and "Bad Boy Records". The rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. were murdered. Later, the two record labels stopped the rivalry. Because most of the rappers who rapped for "Death Row Records" were from the West Coast of the US and most of the rappers who rapped for "Bad Boy Records" were from the East Coast, this rivalry was called "the West Coast – East Coast beef".{{cn}}

The fastest rapper according to [[Guinness World Records]] is [[Twista]]. In 1992, he rapped 11 syllables in one second.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nomajesty.com/fastest-rappers-of-all-time/|title=The fastest rappers of all time: the ones you know and the ones you don't|last=Fay|first=Angelina|date=30 June 2019|website=No Majesty|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-06-29}}</ref> In 2013, the song [[Rap God]] by [[Eminem]] took the record for most words in a song; 1,560 in a little over 6 minutes, which is about 4 words per second.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/5-of-the-fastest-rap-records-ever-made|title=5 of the top fastest rap songs in the history of hip-hop|last=Lee|first=Sammy|date=14 January 2020|website=[[Red Bull]]|language=en|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>

==Related pages==
* [[Rhythm and blues]]
* [[Rock and roll]]
* [[Soul music|Soul]]
* [[Contemporary R&B]]
* [[Jazz]]
* [[Funk]]
* [[Pop music|Pop]]
* [[Country music|Country]]
* [[Breakdance]]
* [[Reggaeton]]
* [[West Coast hip hop]]
* [[Comedy hip hop]]
* [[Old-school hip hop]]
* [[Political hip hop]]
* [[Underground hip hop]]
* [[Dirty rap]]
* [[Hip hop soul]]
* [[Rap metal]]
* [[Horrorcore]]
* [[Battle rap]]

== References ==
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