User:MalikChanel/Hip hop (culture)

Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and [commonly] street vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The components of rap include "content" (what is being said, e.g., lyrics), "flow" (rhythm, rhyme), and "delivery" (cadence, tone). Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that it is usually performed off-time to musical accompaniment. It also differs from singing, which varies in pitch and does not always include words. Because they do not rely on pitch inflection, some rap artists may play with timbre or other vocal qualities. Rap is a primary ingredient of hip-hop music, and so commonly associated with that genre, it is sometimes called "rap music".

Precursors to modern rap music include the West African griot tradition, certain vocal styles of blues and jazz, an African-American insult game called playing the dozens (see Battle rap and Diss), and 1960s African-American poetry. Stemming from the hip-hop cultural movement, rap music originated in the Bronx, New York City, in the early 1970s and became part of popular music later that decade. Rapping developed from the role of master of ceremonies (MC) at parties within the scene, who would encourage and entertain guests between DJ sets, which evolved into longer performances.

Rap is usually delivered over a beat, typically by a DJ, turntablist, or beatboxer when performing live. Much less commonly a rapper can decide to perform a cappella, meaning without accompaniment of any sort, beat(s) included. When a rap or hip-hop artist is creating a song, "track", or record, done primarily in a production studio, a producer frequently provides the beat(s) for the MC to flow over. Stylistically, rap occupies a gray area between speech, prose, poetry, and singing. The word, which predates the musical form, originally meant "to lightly strike", and is now used to describe quick speech or repartee. The word has been used in British English since the 16th century. It was part of the African American dialect of English in the 1960s meaning "to converse", and very soon after that came to denote the musical style. The word "rap" is so closely associated with hip-hop music that many writers use the terms interchangeably. Hip hop has always been something our generation has loved and something the black Community take seriously because when it comes to rap music its a for of expression that Makes movements from dmx, to tupac, to biggie and every state hasa artist they love because they. Give back to the community abd they are for the people and the elements of hip hop breaks down How hip hop got so popular and the states and moved to other countries like different parts ofEurope and asia. Rap Fashion and Style play a big part in the rap game clothes are a way of Expression and a lot of people use that to their advantage you have artist like lil uzi vert, nicki minaj And kendrick lamar have distinct looks that match their music and some of them even have different Persona’s that go with outfits. Also beyond that rap is used as a outlet to talk about social issues like Racism, gun violence you have people like nipsey hussle that used rap to bring up his community and Show the world that rap can be used for good Hip-Hop and Social Justice. In the new generation of genZ and x has expanded rap to have  multiple types like london drill, to alt rap, to even korean and japanese rap which Shows you rap has touched basically all parts of the world Different Subgenres of Hip-Hop