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American rapper 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) sporting a hip-hop look at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, June 3, 2010. Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, [1] emceeing, [2] or MCing [2] [3]) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and [commonly] street vernacular". [4]
The music developed as part of the broader hip-hop culture; while often used to refer solely to rapping and rap music, "hip-hop" more properly denotes the practice(s) of the entire subculture. [10] [11] The term hip-hop music is sometimes used synonymously with the term rap music, [9] [12] though
It reached number one in Belgium [10] [11] and Spain, [12] and it popularised the house variant called hip house in Europe. [13] On 9 November 1989, the Berlin Wall fell ; free underground techno parties mushroomed in East Berlin, and a rave scene comparable to that in the UK was established. [ 6 ]
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Epic Rap Battles of History (ERB) is a YouTube web series and music project created by Peter "Nice Peter" Shukoff and Lloyd "EpicLLOYD" Ahlquist. The series pits historical and pop culture figures against one another in a rap battle format. The characters portrayed are often determined by suggestions from viewers in the comments sections of the ...
Old-school hip hop (also spelled old skool) (also known as disco-rap) is the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music and the original style of the genre. It typically refers to the music created around 1979 to 1983, [ 1 ] as well as any hip hop that does not adhere to contemporary styles.
Rap's roots lie in the toasting traditions of Jamaica's sound-system live events, where DJs thrilled crowds with deliveries evolved in part from America's jive-talking radio stars.
Before it was a global movement, it was simply an expression of life and struggle: a culture that was synonymous with hardship and suffering, but also grit, resilience and creativity. Hip-hop rose ...