Rap/Hip-Hop

Description

Ask any two artists, fans, or other assorted members of the rap/hip-hop community to explain the precise difference between the two terms, and odds are you'll get different answers. Even so, most would probably agree that rap describes a type of music while hip-hop refers to a cultural phenomenon that includes graffiti, breakdancing, and fashion in addition to music -- or as rapper cum social theorist KRS-One says, "Rap is something you do, hip-hop is something you live." Musically, the only difference between the two is that rap always contains the vocal element of rhythmically spoken rhymes while hip-hop can be purely instrumental in nature. Rap in its earliest stages consisted of DJs mixing records and juggling beats and breaks for block parties while emcees rhymed over the rhythms. This practice of adapting, dissecting, and transforming pre-recorded music to create new songs could be hip-hop's most significant contribution to modern music. Today, the digital sampling techniques first used by hip-hop producers to expand on the looping capabilities of live DJs are commonly used in electronica as well as mainstream rock music. In terms of industry presence, hip-hop made its biggest splash with Gangsta Rap, which gathered steam in the late '80s and dominated the pop charts in the '90s. Mainstream music, dazzled by this sudden sales power, devoured rap and spawned myriad rap/R&B crossovers and even heavy metal hybrids. In the midst of all this success, the DJ community responsible for pioneering hip-hop music faded from the popular picture, replaced by advanced samplers and elaborate studio production. Consequently, the rise of the turntablist movement celebrated DJs as musicians in their own right, not just in the context of rap groups. The return of the DJ heralded a resurgence of live energy in rap and hip-hop music. Many of today's rap artists record and tour with live bands, expanding the musical parameters beyond the constraints of samples and hooks.

Items in Rap/Hip-Hop

			Roll Call Sandpeople Rap/Hip-Hop
			Big Boy Things Sky Balla Rap/Hip-Hop
			What U Gon' Do (Street) Lil Jon Crunk, Hitmakers, Producers Corner TVT Records
			What U Gon' Do Lil Jon Crunk, Hitmakers, Producers Corner
			Roll Call (feat. Ice Cube) Lil Jon Crunk, Hitmakers, Producers Corner
			I Don't Give A Lil Jon Crunk, Hitmakers, Producers Corner TVT Records
			Snap Yo Fingers Lil Jon Crunk, Hitmakers, Producers Corner
			Loosin' Control Snoop Dogg West Coast Rap/Hip-Hop, West Coast O.G.'s, 90's Hits SNOOP DOGG CATALOG
			Not Like It Was Snoop Dogg West Coast Rap/Hip-Hop, West Coast O.G.'s, 90's Hits
			Lay Low Snoop Dogg West Coast Rap/Hip-Hop, West Coast O.G.'s, 90's Hits Priority Records
			Snoop Dogg, "Not Like It Was... Snoop Dogg West Coast Rap/Hip-Hop, West Coast O.G.'s, 90's Hits
			Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg West Coast Rap/Hip-Hop, West Coast O.G.'s, 90's Hits Priority Records
			Still Searchin' Soul Supreme Presents Rap/Hip-Hop Grit Records
			Queen Soul Supreme Presents Rap/Hip-Hop Grit Records
			Starve The Ghetto - Clean Ve... St.Laz Rap/Hip-Hop
			Starve The Ghetto - Explicit... St.Laz Rap/Hip-Hop

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