Rap (music)

Hip hop
Stylistic origins	Funk disco electronic dub rhythm and blues reggae dancehall rock jazz toasting performance poetry spoken word signifyin' the Dozens griots scat singing talking blues
Cultural origins	1970s, The Bronx, New York City
Typical instruments	Rapping turntable
Derivative forms	Electro breakbeat oldschool jungle drum and bass trip hop grime breakbeat hardcore neo soul big beat trap
Subgenres
Alternative hip hop Christian hip hop conscious hip hop experimental hip hop freestyle rap gangsta rap homo hop hardcore hip hop horrorcore instrumental hip hop mafioso rap Miami bass nerdcore political hip hop Baltimore club bounce Brick City club Chicano rap Native American hip hop Jerkin'
Fusion genres
Country rap Australian hip hop hip hop soul hip house crunk hyphy jazz rap chillhop neo soul merenrap nu metal Nuyorican rap ragga reggaeton rap opera rap rock rap metal cumbia rap hiplife Low Bap ghettotech glitch hop wonky industrial hip hop new jack swing psychedelic hip hop
Regional scenes
Atlanta hip hop Canadian hip hop Desi hip hop East Coast hip hop West Coast hip hop Southern hip hop Midwest hip hop British hip hop French hip hop Turkish hip hop Kenyan hip hop Japanese hip hop Korean hip hop Romanian hip hop
2017 in hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop or rap music, is a music genre formed in the United States in the 1970s which consists of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted. It developed as part of hip hop culture, a subculture defined by four key stylistic elements: MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching, break dancing, and graffiti writing. Other elements include sampling (or synthesis), and beatboxing.

While often used to refer to rapping, "hip hop" more properly denotes the practice of the entire subculture. The term hip hop music is sometimes used synonymously with the term rap music, though rapping is not a required component of hip hop music; the genre may also incorporate other elements of hip hop culture, including DJing, turntablism, and scratching, beatboxing, and instrumental tracks.

Hip hop as both a musical genre and a culture was formed during the 1970s when block parties became increasingly popular in New York City, particularly among African-American youth residing in the Bronx. At block parties DJs played percussive breaks of popular songs using two turntables to extend the breaks. Hip hop's early evolution occurred as sampling technology and drum-machines became widely available and affordable. Turntablist techniques developed along with the breaks and the Jamaican toasting vocal style was used. Rapping developed as a vocal style in which the artist speaks along with an instrumental or synthesized beat. Notable artists at this time include DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, Fab Five Freddy, Marley Marl, Afrika Bambaataa, Kool Moe Dee, Kurtis Blow, Doug E. Fresh, Whodini, Warp 9, The Fat Boys, and Spoonie Gee. The Sugarhill Gang's 1979 song "Rapper's Delight" is widely regarded to be the first hip hop record to gain widespread popularity in the mainstream. The 1980s marked the diversification of hip hop as the genre developed more complex styles. Prior to the 1980s, hip hop music was largely confined within the United States. However, during the 1980s, it began its spread and became a part of the music scene in dozens of countries.

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