I chose to do my survey project on something I am very passionate about, music. Particularly Hip-Hop, Rhythm & Blues, and Trap Music. The directions were to survey one hundred people and ask them weather or not they liked the three things I chose to ask them about. Out of the one hundred people I surveyed, ninety one people, were a fan of Hip-Hop, 78 were a fan of Rhythm & Blues, and 65 were a fan of Trap Music. The people surveyed were allowed to like more than one of the sub-genres, or even none at all. Following the survey, I am writing a research paper on where the genres came from and their influence on society.
Hip-Hop was developed in the early seventies in one of the poorest slums of New York, The Bronx. 1520 Sedgwick Ave. to
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Rhythm & Blues evolved in the forties from the original genre, blues. Rhythm & Blues was disparate from blues in the sense it focused less on improvisation and more passionately on the song and lyrics, it too included back beats in which blues alone, did not. In the 50’s the genre gained popularity through artists such as Ruth Brown and Ray Charles. Though it was widely popular across the United States, like present day rap, it was different according to the region the artist was coming from. In New York and Philadelphia and Chicago, Rhythm & Blues had smooth production and vocal interplay. In Detroit and Motown, Rhythm and Blues was greatly influenced by Gospel Music and acclimatized a pop music sound. In the southern region, Rhythm & Blues involved loud horns, passion, soul, and syncopated rhythm. By the sixties and seventies era, Rhythm & Blues started to disappear off of the map as Funk music swept through america gaining interest of previous Rhythm & Blues fans. Surely enough, Rhythm & Blues made it’s come back in the 80’s and 90’s reinvented now including more Hip-Hop inspired, urban, stylistic …show more content…
Trap Music started gaining popularity in the late eighties with the creation of the TR-808 machine that produced deep bass bumps, hi-hats, and thin snares all of which are essential to the trap sound. In the nineties, in Houston Texas, young artist started selling cassette tapes with slowed down rap music creating the present day chopped and screwed style. Music was slowed down because it was intentionally enhanced for a listener who was sipping cough syrup or under the influence of drugs and in an altered state of consciousness, slower music sounded better amplifying their drug trips. In two thousand, trap music really took off when three 6 mafia released a track called “sippin on some sizzurp” which was most popular than any previously produced trap music type of rap. Artist like Outkast started growing in popularity and the type of music was more widely recognized but it wasn’t until T.I. came out with a mixtape titled “Trap Muzik” that it gained a title becoming music intended for people specifically whom live in trap houses, sell drugs, and or do drugs. This generally was southern Hip-Hop, but broken down it was “trap music.” Trap music got so popular that many labels were made where they only signed trap rappers such as 1017 records signing southern rappers
In the early 80s in South Bronx, hip hop culture was created as a way people expressed themselves to make a statement of some sort of art form that was diffused within the local community without outside influences orally and through localization. Commercialization changed and evolved these cultures making the producers not equal the consumers; globalization diffused these cultures with mass communication with the media. Spatially, hip hop used to be concentrated within a local community and it spread through relocation of the subway graffitti, while now it’s urbanized around the globe. In terms of social characteristics, rap has always been there as a way to express oneself through art forms such as b-boying, graffiti, and rapping; now it’s
Rap is a genre in music that consists of rhyming or being poetic over a certain unique beat. The origin of rap is significantly different from any other form of music. The flow, change, subject of the music, and the instrumentals behind the rapping has all changed with time. Most people would underestimate the complexity of the music and the evolution it has undergone. The real roots of rap music began in the late 1980’s with the “Golden Age.” It was innovative and mostly based around the party scene. Gangsta Rap followed the Golden age and was very impactful on the young culture. After the Gangsta Rap era came the time in rap referred to as Crunk Rap which combined the country sound with the party lifestyle. Conscious
Music as a whole blends together. One style leads to another, the music becomes more progressive. It evolves to fit the new generation, leaving the old generation behind. From the spritual songs of the late 1800s to the gospel of the early 1900s. Then it changed into rhythm and blues, and when the 1950s rolled around it became Rock’ n’ Roll. With the invention of new iconic instruments like the Fender Precision Bass and then the Fender Stratocaster, the sound of the music changed. The sound that was soft and low was now crunchy and loud. While it did not sit well with the adults, it was a hit among the new generation. Even the African American roots of the music didn’t deter the youth listening
Hip hop music developed from party DJ's mixing and remixing popular music that was already out. This music was usually from the funk, soul and disco genre. It began during the 1970's in the Bronx in New York City and very popular among African Americans. Spoken hip hop music is
The birthplace of hip-hop in New York City to be exact 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx is where it all began. DJ Kool Herc was from Kingston, Jamaica. His birth given name was Clive Campbell and he later moved to Bronx, New York. When he moved to New York he already had the knowledge of a mobile sound system. The foundation of hip-hop was created when he showed off his DJing skills to the Bronx community. The party that was being held was Herc’s little sister back to school party. He was entertaining the party and ended up trying something new on the turntables by extending an instrumental beat to let the people dance longer then he would begin rapping during the extended breakdancing. He mostly played funk records like James Brown and Jimmy Castor Bunch. Dj Kool Herc later than started to drift away when hip-hop became more popular. At this time hip-hop was not national or international at all. The in the 80’s
The birth of R&B was created by African American in the early 1960’s from Soul music, Jazz, Gospel, Pop music and Blues as time went on R&B was born. In its earlier days, R&B Music was all about racial issues, and artists gave a lot of importance to the style and arrangement, which included different instruments and rhythms to produce different types of sounds. The result was live music that had catchy lyrics and was widely used in dance
Reggae music had a direct impact on the development of hip-hop music. Both styles of music emerged from the dancehall, with lyrics containing social and political message. “Reggae started as ‘sufferah’s’ music in poor Jamaican villages. Inside gritty dancehalls, selectors spun scratchy sides, called ‘specials,’ and MC’s boasted, talked nonsense and criticized political, cultural and economic oppression” (Havlock). Reggae emerged out of the island culture of Jamaica and the “poor man’s party,” while hip-hop music emerged in New York City, specifically the Bronx, in the early 1970s.
Trap music is a sub-genre formed out of rap music first created in the late 90’s in the southernmost part of the United States. While the sub-genres actual creators are unknown, the first artists to adopt the musical style where Gucci Mane, Triple Six Mafia, and UGK (Music Origins). The similarities trap music has on rap music is almost uncanny, due to the involvement of rap music without the vocal and lyrical aspect. Thus, trap music has gained a following from new and upcoming artists including The Migos, Chief Keef, 21 Savage, and Lil Uzi Vert, who have brought the subgenre onto a mainstream level. The definition of the word “trap” refers to a place where drugs are often, made and sold
Hip-Hop started in the early 1970's by Clive Campbell, known as DJ Kool Herc, in Bronx, New York. He was born
The genre created in very poor districts, like the Bronx, in New York by African-American and Latino teenagers. They learned how to use turntables by working as DJs at discos. DJs and MCs would play at free block parties. An MC is an abbreviation for Master of Ceremony his/her job is to focus on skills, lyrical ability, and subject. So, during block parties, the DJ would play music and the MC encouraged guest to have fun. Parties went on MCs slowly started to rhyme while they were performing. Hip-Hop was only played live at first until Sugar Hill Gang released Rappers Delight in 1979. Rappers Delight was a huge success for hip-hop. Personally, I consider the Sugar Hill Gang the founding fathers of Hip-Hop.
Hip-Hop is a complex cultural movement formed during the early 1970s by African Americans in the slums of South Bronx, New York (Dyson 6), it propagated outside of the African American community in late 1980s, and by the opening of the 21th century it became the most spread culture in the world. Hip-Hop consists of four elements: Deejay, Break-Dancing, Rapping, and Graffiti. (Kenon 112)
In the 1960's, America was ready for a change. Black rhythm and blues known as Motown became popular. Bob
Hip-hop culture began to develop in the south Bronx area of New York City during the 1970s. It had a significant influence in the music industry. Hip-hop music generally includes rapping, but other elements such as sampling and beatboxing also play important roles. Rapping, as a key part in the hip-hop music, takes different forms, which including signifying, dozen, toast and jazz poetry. Initially, hip-hop music was a voice of people living in low-income areas, reflecting social, economic and political phenomenon in their life [1]. As time moves on, hip-hop music reached its “golden age”, where it became a mainstream music, featuring diversity, quality, innovation and influence [2]. Gangsta rap, one of the most significant innovations in
Hip-Hop emerged in the 1970’s upon the arrival of a one Kool DJ Herc. Kool DJ Herc migrated to the United States from Kingston, Jamaica and settled in the West Bronx of New York. Kool DJ Herc was a disc jockey that attempted to incorporate his Jamaica style of disc jockeying, which involved reciting improvised rhymes over reggae records. Unfortunately for Kool DJ Herc New York seemed
Rhythm and blues, also known today as “R & B”, has been one of the most influential genres of music within the African American Culture, and has evolved over many decades in style and sound. Emerging in the late 1940's rhythm and blues, sometimes called jump blues, became dominant black popular music during and after WWII. Rhythm and blues artists often sung about love, relationships, life troubles, and sometimes focused on segregation and race struggles. Rhythm and blues helped embody what was unique about black American culture and validate it as something distinctive and valuable.