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Alt rap (a.k.a. alternative hip hop) is a subgenre of hip-hop that does not conform to traditional hip-hop genres but instead blurs genres together. [4] Alt rap first came on the scene in late 1980s when artists such as De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and The Pharcyde began combining existing genres of hip-hop to create music with an undefined genre, but mainly hip-hop influence. [5]
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Irish hip hop is the response to the hip hop cultural movement that originated in New York City in the 1970s which, at that time, was most popular in the borough of The Bronx. In the 1980s, breakdancing was the first elements of hip hop culture to preface the Irish hip hop movement, which had started to emerge in Ireland .
Over the years, a number of bands have performed "crossover" music, that is, Irish rebel lyrics and instrumentation mixed with other, more pop styles. Damien Dempsey is known for his pop-influenced rebel ballads and bands like Beltaine's Fire and Kneecap combine Rebel music with Political hip hop and other genres. [citation needed]
The song was played by DJ Kay Slay on "The Drama Hour" Show on Hot 97, making him the first Irish rapper to play on Hot 97. Commonwealth Records soon announced the release date and track for Black Irish Rogue and on July 15 it went #1 on Irish Hip-Hop iTunes chart. The lead single "4 Horsemen" became the 1st Irish hip-hop video to be played on ...
Kaitlyn Sardin takes 20 years of experience in Irish dancing and blends it with hip hop and dance hall to wow millions on Instagram.
The music video for "The Four Horsemen" gathered much attention for the collective as it has appeared on MTV in the U.S. (making them one of the first Irish hip hop acts to do so) as well as other stations in the U.S. The group has also appeared on Class A'z "Home Invasion" album featuring on several songs.