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Hip Hop Music

Is also called hip-hop, rap music, or hip-hop music , is a music genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted. Creation of the term hip hop is often credited to Keith Cowboy . It is believed that Cowboy created the term while teasing a friend who had just joined the U.S. Army, by scat singing the words "hip/hop/hip/hop" in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of soldiers marching. Cowboy later worked the "hip hop" cadence into a part of his stage performance, which was quickly used by other artists. However, the term was used when the music was still known as disco rap.

1970

Hip hop as music and culture formed during the 1970s when block parties became increasingly popular in New York City, particularly among African American youth residing in the Bronx . Hip hop's early evolution into a form is distinct from R&B, even though they did evolute at the same time. This was when sampling technology and drum-machines became widely available to the general public at a cost that was affordable to the average consumer. Hip hop music in its infancy has been described as an outlet and a "voice" for the disenfranchised youth of low-economic areas , as the culture reflected the social, economic and political realities of their lives .

Block Parties

Block parties incorporated DJs who played popular genres of music, especially funk and and soul music. During the early 1970s B-boying arose during block parties. B-boys and b-girls got in front of the audience to dance in a distinctive and frenetic style . The style was documented for release to a world wide audience for the first time in documentaries and movies such as Style Wars, Wild Style, and Beat Street. The term "B-boy" was coined by DJ Kool Herc to describe the people who would wait for the break section of the song, getting in front of the audience to dance in a distinctive, frenetic style.

Beats

Due to the positive reception, DJs began isolating the percussive breaks of popular songs . This technique was then common in Jamaican dub music , and was largely introduced into New York by immigrants from Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean . Beats, almost always in 4/4 time signature, can be created by sampling and/or sequencing portions of other songs by a producer. They also incorporate synthesizers, drum machines, and live bands.

Rapping

Is also referred to as MCing or emceeing. It is a vocal style in which an artist speaks lyrically, in rhyme and verse, generally to an instrumental or synthesized beat . Rappers may write, memorize, or improvise their lyrics and perform their works a cappella or to a beat. The roots of rapping are found in African-American music, particularly that of the griots of West African culture. The African-American traditions of signifyin', the dozens, and jazz poetry all influence hip hop music, as well as the call and response patterns of African and African-American religious ceremonies. Soul singer James Brown, and musical 'comedy' acts such as Rudy Ray Moore and Blowfly are often considered "godfathers" of hip hop music.

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