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Hip-hop

Hip-hop (also known as rap music or simply rap) is a genre of popular music that emerged in the early 1970s alongside an associated subculture created by African-American and Afro-Caribbean communities in New York City. The musical style is a synthesis of a wide range of techniques, but rapping is frequent enough that it has become a defining…

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Historical background

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1973–1979: Birth of hip-hop

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1979–1983: End of old-school

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1986–1997: Golden age

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Cultural origins
Early 1970s, the Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Derivative forms
Breakbeat · Baltimore club · Beatdown hardcore · Contemporary R&B · Florida breaks
Other names
Hip hop · rap music · rap
Stylistic origins
Disco · funk · jazz · blues · scat singing
Typical instruments
Voice (rapping, singing) · turntable · mixer · drum machine · sampler

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Etymology

Historical background

1973–1979: Birth of hip-hop

1979–1983: End of old-school

1983–1986: Rise of the new-school

1986–1997: Golden age

1997–2007: Bling era

2007–2014: Blog era

2014–present: Streaming era

World hip-hop music

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Hip-hop

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Triples594
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Hip-hop

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related to External links · 44
Hip-hop → Afrika Bambaataa, BBC Radio, Censorship, Chicago, Daniels, Davey, December, Deflem, Delano, Frank Broughton, Harvard, Hip Hop, Hop, Jamaicans, Justice, Kool Herc, Kool Herc Interview, KRS, Law, Mathieu
related to East Coast–West Coast rivalry · 41
Hip-hop → Although, Bass, Black Sheep, Buckwild, Chambers, CL Smooth, Cuban Linx, Damaja, De La Soul, Diamond, Die, DJ Premier, Gang Starr, Ghostface Killah's Ironman, GZA's Liquid Swords, In, Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt, Jeru, Jungle Brothers, KMD
related to Crossover success and new directions · 39
Hip-hop → Aaliyah, Ashanti, Beyoncé, Busta Rhymes, Cam'ron, Combs, Diana Ross, DMX, During, Either, Every Breath You Take, Gettin' Jiggy, Hell Is Hot, Herb Alpert's, Hypnotize, I'll Be Missing You, I'm Coming Out, In, It, It's Dark
related to Emergence of local scenes · 33
Hip-hop → Arrested Development's, Atlanta, Atlanta's, Best New Rap Group, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Chicago, Cleveland, Days, Detroit, Geto Boy's, Geto Boys, Goodie Mob's Soul Food, Houston, It, Life Of, Louis, Memphis, Months, New Orleans, Outkast's ATLiens
related to Revitalization and influence of the Internet · 31
Hip-hop → Audiences, Auto-Tune, Cent's Curtis, Cole, Cool Kids, Creator, Emerging, Even Jay-Z, Grizzly Bear, Heartbreak, Jay Electronica, Kendrick Lamar, Kid Cudi, Lil, Lupe Fiasco, Mac Miller, MySpace, Odd Future, Roger Troutman's, September
related to Rise of alternative hip-hop · 31
Hip-hop → Aesop Rock, Album, Alternative, Annual Grammy Awards, Dabrye, Dilated Peoples, Europe, Flying Lotus, Glitch, Gnarls Barkley, Grammy Award, Hudson Mohawke, It, Its, Kanye West, MF Doom, Mos Def, Musically, Other, Outkast
related to 2014–present: Streaming era · 28
Hip-hop → Atlanta, Black Thought, Cardi, Chief Keef, DaBaby, Fetty Wap, Future, It, Lil Nas, Lil Uzi Vert, London, Major, Many, Megan Thee Stallion, Metro Boomin, Migos, Mike Will Made-It, Pi'erre Bourne, Post Malone, Roland TR-808
related to First commercial recordings · 25
Hip-hop → As, August, Bronx, Chic, Fatback Band, Good Times, In March, It, King Tim III, Looking, Personality Jock, Rapper's Delight, Robinson, Sugar Hill Records, Sylvia Robinson, The, The B-side, The Cold Crush Brothers, The First Death, The Sugarhill Gang
related to Rise of gangsta rap · 25
Hip-hop → Ahlerich, American, Boogie Down Productions Criminal, By All Means Necessary, FBI Assistant Director Milt, Fuck, Gangsta, His, Ice-T's, In, It, KRS-One, Los Angeles, Minded, Mornin, New York City, On, Police, Priority Records, Schoolly
related to Block parties · 21
Hip-hop → As, August, Birth, Black Spades, Bronx, Bronxdale Houses, Cindy Campbell, Disco King Mario, DJs, Herc, Initially, Jamaica, Jamaican, Kool Herc, Later, Mario, One, Outside, Sedgwick Avenue, The

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Hip-hopCultural originsEarly 1970s, the Bronx, New York City, U.S.1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsBreakbeat1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsBaltimore club1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsBeatdown hardcore1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsContemporary R&B1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsFlorida breaks1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsfootwork1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsfunk ostentação1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsghetto house1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsghettotech1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsglitch hop1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsgrime1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsillbient1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsLatin freestyle1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formswonky1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsnu metal1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsfunk carioca1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsreggaeton1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsalternative reggaeton1.00infobox
Hip-hopDerivative formsmahraganat1.00infobox
Hip-hopOther namesHip hop1.00infobox
Hip-hopOther namesrap music1.00infobox
Hip-hopOther namesrap1.00infobox
Hip-hopStylistic originsDisco1.00infobox
Hip-hopStylistic originsfunk1.00infobox
Hip-hopStylistic originsjazz1.00infobox
Hip-hopStylistic originsblues1.00infobox
Hip-hopStylistic originsscat singing1.00infobox
Hip-hopStylistic originsR&B1.00infobox
Hip-hopStylistic originssoul1.00infobox

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