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Chapter 4

One of the notable genres, created by African Americans, is Hip-Hop/Rap music. Rap music derived from the urban areas of young Black neigborhoods. As presented in this chapter, this music is special because it utilizes musical components such as: rhythm, call and response, antiphony and oral tradition. Rap music is very important because it details the daily struggle of African Americans. Through storytelling, people are able to visualize the black experience in America. This genre relates to "double consciousness" because it demonstrates how it feels to be marked in society by discrimination, racism and prejudice. Although Hip-Hop is regarded as aggressive music, it successfully exhibits what it means to be Black in America.