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  2. New jack swing - Wikipedia

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    New Jack" was a slang term (meaning ~'Johnny-come-lately' [14]) used in a song by Grandmaster Caz of the Cold Crush Brothers, and "swing" was intended by Cooper to draw an "analogy between the music played at the speakeasies of F. Scott Fitzgerald's time to the crackhouses of Teddy Riley's time." [15]

  3. Category:1980s slang - Wikipedia

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    1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s; 2030s; Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. V. Valleyspeak (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "1980s slang"

  4. Boom bap - Wikipedia

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    Boom bap is a subgenre and music production style that was prominent in East Coast hip hop during the golden age of hip hop from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. [1]The term "boom bap" is an onomatopoeia that represents the sounds used for the bass (kick) drum and snare drum, respectively.

  5. Glossary of jazz and popular music - Wikipedia

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    The squelchy sound of the 303 features prominently in acid house music. 808. Refers to a Roland drum machine from the 1980s, the TR-808. The TR-808 drum sounds were widely used in electronic dance music. In the 2010s, some of its drum sounds continue to be used in DJ mixes.

  6. Acid house - Wikipedia

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    Acid house (also simply known as just "acid") is a subgenre of house music developed around the mid-1980s by DJs from Chicago.The style is defined primarily by the squelching sounds and basslines of the Roland TB-303 electronic bass synthesizer-sequencer, [1] an innovation attributed to Chicago artists Phuture and Sleezy D circa 1986.

  7. Hip-hop culture - Wikipedia

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    In the 1980s and 1990s, beat makers and producers used the new electronic and digital instruments that were developed, such as samplers, sequencers, drum machines, and synthesizers. From the 1970s to the 2010s, various beat makers and producers have used live instruments, such as drum kit or electric bass on some tracks.

  8. Turntablism - Wikipedia

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    Scratching would during the 1980s become a staple of hip hop music, being used by producers and DJs on records and in live shows. By the end of the 1980s it was very common to hear scratching on a record, generally as part of the chorus of a track or within its production.

  9. Chopper (rap) - Wikipedia

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    The beat tempo of chopper songs, particularly from the Midwest, tends to range from 90 BPM to 180 BPM, a much higher range than most other rap genres. [1] Maintaining the quality of lyrics in terms of rhyming and substance while increasing speed of delivery is one of the key aspects of the style.