History of rap

Rap is about forty-five years old, and yet the density of its history is staggering. Starting with roots starting in West Africa bards, rap evolved from DJs and spoken word poetry related to the Black arts. With the background of DJ dance music and the rhyming scheme of poetry, rap started to evolve into its own genre which we know today. Even today you can find references to rap’s forefathers in such albums as Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly or Kanye West’s College Dropout. Their jazzy instrumentals

This paper will trace the history of rap music (also known as hip-hop). The origins of this music are found in the experiences of urban African Americans during the 1970s. One of the most unique elements of rap music is its vocal style. In 1979, the record “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugar Hill Gang defined this style with its use of “speedy staccato word play and verbal dexterity” (Perkins 11). However, as pointed out by one of rap’s early leaders, Afrika Bambaataa, the true roots of this vocal

Rap Attack: The History C. Tucker was a woman with a keen eye, this eye sought one thing and that was a world where women had the same opportunities as men, and did not have to worry about listening to a song and hearing themselves referred to by the male culture as a “slut”. Interestingly enough, rap and hip-hop did not discriminate against color. Rap was heard and embraced by both the younger white and black communities. This change also affected sports, fashion, music and film projected within

History of Rap The most popular and influential form of African-American pop music of the 1980's and 1990's, rap is also one of the most controversial styles of the rock era. And not just among the guardians of cultural taste and purity that have always been counted among rock 'n' roll's chief enemies--Black, White, rock and soul audiences continue to fiercely debate the musical and social merits of rap, whose most radical innovations subverted many of the musical and cultural tenets upon

familiar with rap music, most of us don’t know its origin. Rap music began in West Africa. It started out as a story that was turned into rhymes. All they had for a beat were drums and made up instruments. In Africa, griots began telling stories about their home and family. Griots were the West African historians and storytellers who kept all the records throughout the village. In the 1970s, rap music started becoming popular in the U.S as street art among African American teenagers. A popular rap group

Outkast in my opinion is easily the greatest duo in hip-hop history. The music that Big Boi and Andre 3000 have created are timeless, and they are one of the few acts to provide us with multiple classic albums over their career. As fans do with every group in music, listeners always pick one individual that they believe is the key to the groups’ success. Which can also be looked at as the Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, or Beyonce effect. Andre 3000 is the one that seems to attract the most attention

Owen Shields English IV 22 September 2015 The History of Hip-Hop and Rap The controversy of Hip-Hop and Rap being that it is “only about violence” or “uninfluential” is one that has been around since the eighties. But is it really all about violence, sex, drugs, or protest? Yes, there are rap groups that only rap about violence, sex, drugs, or protest, but that is a genre called “trap” music. When mentioning of the original artists in the trap music genre, rappers such as Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci

The History of Rap Rap music has been around since slaves worked the fields. Rap music is a form of music where a story is told through singing. Although rap has been around since slaves worked in the fields, the lyrics have changed, the focus of the songs have grown deeper in meaning, and rappers have rapidly changed over the years, causing this genre of music to grow in popularity all over the world. Rappers have evolved over the years, managing to create more complex songs and have complex background

How has rap music transcended its purpose since it began? Rap, also known as hip hop, has undergone many changes since it started in the mid-1970s to now. Throughout the span of about 20 years, rap music has gone from being a subcultural expression to a main aspect of American culture. Rap music is extremely controversial due to vulgar language, racial slurs, and degrading sexist comments, but that is not what rap music is all about. Rap music can be traced back to the mid-1970s. The UXL Encyclopedia

a test I'm rappin' to the beat,”(The Sugar Hill Gang0 Rap has been around for a long time, approximate 37 years and it has different effects on society. Some of the effects have the potential to be negative and some have the potential to be positive. If the effect is positive then the people who are listening to the rap music are really paying attention to the message behind the song. If the effect is negative then the people listening to rap music aren’t actually paying close attention to the music