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Hip hop
Hip hop music's origins can be traced to the early 1970s. Hip hop music also referred to as hip hop or rap music, is a style of music that encompasses rhythmic music with the use of rapping which is rhythmic and rhyming lyrics that are put into speech. Hip hop music towards the 1980s started to incorporate the disco style of music. The styles of music that are branched out from the term hip hop are MCing, Rapping, Break dancing, graffiti writing, sampling and beat boxing. The late 1980s and the early 1990s are regarded as the golden time periods in hip hop music. Gangster rap a sub- genre of hip hop became one of the most popular elements of hip hop. Artists known as Schoolly D and Ice T are given credit of popularizing gangster rap music. Many popular groups were given birth due to the rise of Gangster rap music groups known as the [|N.W.A], [|Bone Thugz and Harmony]. The rise of the Gangster rap sub genre of hip hop also lead to a rivalry between west coast and east coast hip hop. There were two major artists involved one was [|Tupac Shakur] whom represented the west coast, and [|The Notorious B.I.G] who represented east coast hip hop. The time these artist were making music is acknowledged as the peak of gangster rap music and the peak of hip hop music. The rivalry that stirred between these two rappers lead to both of them being killed in a manner where the culprits till today have not been found. The new millennium saw Hip hop music reviving with artist like [|Eminem] and [|50 cent] releasing albums that were topping charts and claiming worldwide recognition. Hip hop is a worldwide phenomenon, most the music appeals to troubled youth and carries messages for the youth worldwide. Although in the past the impact of hip hop on society may have been negative, it is changing now various artist like 50 cent are creating products which help and endorse social causes. [|50 cent]'s recent project street king sells energy drinks and the money raised through the sale of energy drinks is helping deal with the hunger issue in developing nations dealing with hunger issues. Sandbox for group GINGER COONS FOR PRESIDENT 2012 Edits made for Music Genre page

House Music
House music is an up-tempo dance music that is similar to electronic dance music, but has the key ingredient of a kick drum on every beat. House music began in the 1980s in Illinois, Chicago, and was derived from disco music. The music has roots tied to Americans of African and Latino descent. The exact birthplace of house music is debated amongst DJ’s, but many people believe it started in a nightclub by the name of “The Warehouse” by Frankie Knuckles, a local DJ and producer. A lot of the fame and rise of house music can be credited to the Europe where DJs began producing house beats that would become heard in North America. House music has gained so much popularity nowadays that it has its own sub genres like techno house, progressive house, electo house, and a lot more. Artists like Daft Punk and [Guetta] have emerged into the scene and helped gain the popularity of house music across the world. The purpose of house music is for dancing and that is why it can be heard at various clubs and bars, in cities such as New York, London, Miami, Toronto, and Los Angeles. Now mainstream artists like Tim Berg, Swedish House Mafia, [Aoki], and Deadmau5 embody the house music scene.

Art music
The term art music refers primarily to classical traditions, including both contemporary and historical classical music forms. Art music exists in many parts of the world. It emphasizes formal styles that invite technical and detailed deconstruction and criticism, and demand focused attention from the listener. In western practice, art music is considered primarily a written musical tradition, preserved in some form of music notation rather than being transmitted orally, by rote, or in recordings, as popular and traditional music usually are. Historically, most western art music has been written down using the standard forms of music notation that evolved in Europe, beginning well before the Renaissance and reaching its maturity in the Romantic period. The identity of a "work" or "piece" of art music is usually defined by the notated version rather than by a particular performance. This is so particularly in the case of western classical music. Art music may include certain forms of jazz, even though jazz is primarily a form of popular music.

Recently, the term art music has grown to include other forms of music such as electroncic, avant-garde, and experimental. These forms of music are unified by the idea of pushing the boundaries of modern music and standard musical notation, along with unique and uncommon time signatures. Electronic art music typically uses sounds that are identifiable, but not associated with music such as beeping of a microwave oven or even white noise. Avant-garde music is usually a modifier of other genres such as avant-garde metal or avant-garde jazz and are considered to be "postmodern" or "before their time". Many avant-garde music projects come from combining elements from two or more genres. Avant-garde metal, for example, can incorporate elements from jazz, classical, and even polka music.

Experimental is another term that can be combined with other genres as it prioritizes the use of strange instruments or devices to create sound, or the unconventional use of common instruments. Experimental music often challenges the boundaries of music and is a controversial form in the music industry. Experimental composer John Cage is often hailed as one of the pioneers of experimental music, and is known for his composition "4'33"" which contains 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence.

Dubstep
Dubstep has recently been considered as popular music since famous celebrities adopted its unique and defined sound. Artists such as the Foo Fighters, Britney Spears, and La Roux have partnered up with Dj’s such as Jack Beats, Skrillex, Deadmau5 bringing further publicity. Dubstep originally emerged as an underground genre in the United Kingdom then flourished when BBC Radio 1 began to designate air time to the new form of Electro music. Dubsteps sound incorporates what is known as “wobble” which distorts bass frequency and provides a similar “wah” effect demonstrated by guitarists such as Jimmy Hendrix. This genre received much criticism and still does, but as Dubstep legends become more enrolled in the community, opinions geared towards them have changed. In a recent Twitter dispute between Deadmau5 and Madonna, fans became inspired by Deadmau5’s negative regard towards club drugs such as MDMA. In an article written for CTV news, the situation is summarized. “The 53-year-old pop star's new album is titled "MDNA," which some have assumed is a reference to MDMA, also known as the drug ecstasy. Deadmau5 also called out Madonna for a comment at the recent Ultra Music Festival in Miami, when she asked the crowd: "How many people in this crowd have seen Molly?" Molly is a slang term for ecstasy. The DJ from Niagara Falls, Ont., used his Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr blog accounts to slam Madonna with expletive-filled rants condemning her behavior. He wrote a long blog post insisting that electronic music should no longer be closely tied to drug culture.” This publicity further launched the genres popularity by making the term Dubstep a household name. Dubstep is widely known as a form of remixing songs by artists, but Deadmau5’s most recent album 4x4=12 proves that the genre itself can create original pieces. With recent performances at the Grammy’s and Juno awards, Dubstep now enters the classification of popular music which brings inspiration to new and emerging sub genres yet to gain popularity.

Alternative Rock
After the initial boom of Rock and roll through the 1940s, and 1950s, Rock music took over as one of the most prevalent music genres, and a large base from which many others were derived. Punk rock, Grunge, Indie, and New wave have their roots in Rock music, but none grew in popularity as quickly and as successfully as Alternative Rock. The genre's birth was in the early 1980s, when the term "alternative rock" was created to describe bands that did not fit in the mainstream genres of the time. Presently, Alternative as a genre has come to be popular due to its wide variety of genres collected within it and the various regional definition of "alternative" from band to band. Arcade Fire, a Canadian indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has been gaining immense popularity since their beginning in 2001 due to their numerous awards. In 2008 Arcade Fire won the Juno Award for their second studio album, Neon Bible, and in 2011 winning the Polaris Music Prize for their album The Suburbs. From the roots of Britpop, Alternative rock's emergence in the UK can be seen as its first habitat. U2 is still considered one of the pioneers of alternative music, originating in Ireland and being the inspiration for bands like Coldplay and Radiohead. Winning more Grammy Awards than any other band (22), U2 still boasts its success by also being part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. From North America, R.E.M. and Nirvana were both early alternative bands, which were popularized in the late 1980s and early 1990s because of their unique sound and lyrics that most youth and young adults could relate to. Radiohead and Coldplay have been compared extensively as the two descendants of Alternative music in the UK after U2, and both have come to acknowledge each other as somewhat rivals. While alternative rock has a huge variety of sounds and themes, from light grunge to folk, the lyrics are all relatively similar in that they address topics of social concern like drug use, depression, suicide, and environmentalism. The combination of a pleasant sound and meaningful lyrics keeps Alternative music, and Alternative rock rising in popularity and gaining fans.

Metal
This genre of music was created in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s as a branch from Blues Rock and Psychedelic Rock in North America and the UK. The genre and sound became distinct and characterized by extremely distorted amplification, guitar solos, faster tempos, and a large and loud sound. The common instruments played within metal bands consist of rhythm/solo guitar, bass guitar, and drums. The genre name originated from the hardness of the sound associated with the music and its listeners. . Since the origin of the heavy metal sound birthed by bands such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath, many sub genres of metal have been created and branch off with certain elements and dynamics of the genre. For example, thrash metal its characterized by its extremely fast tempo and harsh vocals, while death metal can be identified with guttural low vocals, known as ‘growls’ and lyrics pertaining to violence and gore. If focuses on abstract ideas, politics, religion, Anarchy, and violence. Because of this, metal has had been viewed as a very controversial genre of music and has been accused of inspiring school shootings, crimes, and other acts of violence. Metal has a unique subculture associated with its genres. Listeners to the genre are known as metal heads, and tend to be very devoted to the music. The demographic largely consists of young white males who reject mainstream culture and music. Metal is known for its gestures which consist of Head banging to music, crowd surfing, stage diving, air guitar, and Moshing

'''Sub genres of Metal '''


 * Black Metal
 * Death Metal 
 * Thrash Metal 
 * Progressive Metal 
 * Folk Metal 