THE EVOLUTION OF RAP MUSIC IN THE UNITED STATES Some people feel that Rap is not music or art and neglect the fact that hip-hop has become a flourishing culture. To study American Rap Music, we must first look at the Hip-hop culture. ... Perhaps even more importantly, American Rap music was highly influenced by Jamaican music. Before looking at rap music in the United States, music in Jamaica should be looked at first. Jamaican music held an enormous effect on American Rap music and it's creation in the early seventies. ...

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Moreover, he helped diversify the range of sounds the rap music covered, mixing sounds from "rock-music recordings and television shows into the standard funk and disco fare" (D"Cook, 3). ... This was a major landmark in the history of rap music because this enabled the emcee or rapper to showcase his or her skills over an extended frame of harmony. ... Hollywood, on the other hand, interwove simple rhymes to the music he created, giving rise to what we know today as rap music. ... Also, in 1978, the record industry officially coined the term "rap music" (Fedell, 4). ... Moreover, with its...

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This is how rapping came about. ... Rapping is saying rhymes to the beat of music. ... It along with its music are colorless. ... Some argue that rap is not always hip hop because rap is simply words spoken rhythmically over a beat. They argue that a rapper can rap over any type of track, soul, heavy metal, or even easy listening. ...

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So if rap isn't violent anymore, what is it? ... These were the days when Hip Hop was all about moving the crowd; days where parks and recreation grounds were filled by the thousands with fans wanting to witness the new type of music that was being tagged on the streets as rap. ... Rap certainly doesn't change because it ignorantly believes that as music it knows what the fans want to hear. ... The dying art of break dancing which is slowly being phased out is a very interesting part of the society; the form of expression which eclipsed Hip Hop to engulf other genre's of music a...

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Poetry With language came poetry, the music of the spoken and written word. ... Hip Hop/Rap "Hip-hop is a way of life," according to rapper Busta Rhymes. Encompassing so much more than music, hip-hop is a culture, a style, a society, an art form. ... From the Sugarhill Gang to the Beastie Boys, rappers challenge the DJs' beats and breaks with clever rhymes and thoughtful urban commentaries. ... Graffiti artists depend on their urban landscape to create visual companions to hip-hop music. ...

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