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Rap Music – From Past to Present
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Rap Music – From Past to Present
Author: Luke Thomsen
Rap music which is ‘in’ today was not the same from the start.
It
originated from the West African region influenced by the praise singing
and historical poetry by griots or...
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Rap Music – From Past to Present
Author: Luke Thomsen
Rap music which is ‘in’ today was not the same from the start.
It
originated from the West African region influenced by the praise singing
and historical poetry by griots or djeli.
This music style became popular
in U.
S.
around 1970s but it was earlier termed as disco rap.
This genre is sometimes deemed synonymous with Hip hop but it is not
true.
It has influenced hip hop music deeply and its popularity has
taken a backseat, however, its subgenres have greatly developed, like
Pop rap is the earlier version of hip-hop.
This style has many subgenres resulting from fusions with rock, core,
pop, metal like rap-opera, underground-rap, ragga, reggae-ton etc.
Rap songs generally fall into one of these categories.
However, the
genres are vast and often, some music cannot just be confined to just
one genre as it has various different elements.
Rap rock is a fusion of various forms of rock with elements of hip hop,
which was introdu
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