The musical genre of rap has been in existence since the 1970s, but has evolved into one of the world's most likable styles of music. Some rap artists have turned their poetic lyrics into careers and often live a millionaire lifestyle. Beginning on the East Coast, the genre disseminated to the West Coast and developed another type of genre called gangsta rap. Gangsta rap is known mostly for its explicit and violent lyrics. The music genre rap had a gradual beginning that led into the golden age of rap and rap nowadays ("The History of Rap”)
If you didn’t know, rap music didn’t start in America. More than a century before rap exploded onto the American music scene, West African musicians were telling stories rhythmically, with just the beat …show more content…
Old-school rap describes the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music.Old-school hip-hop is noted for its relatively simple rapping techniques compared to later hip-hop music ("Old School Hip Hop vs. New School Hip Hop."). Artists such as Melle Mel would use few syllables per bar of music with simple rhythms and moderate tempo. Gangsta rap was also developed in the mid-80s and was big game changer for the genre with its explicit and violent lyrics. As other rap groups fed off of the genre and started battling with other artists through their lyrics, the genre "gangsta rap" began growing. Much of the subject matter of old school hip-hop centers around partying and having a good time. The respective disciplines of rapping and DJing continued to evolve, leading to the mid-80s era known as the golden age of hip-hop. Hip-hop’s golden age is a name given to a mainstream hip hop period. The golden age is usually cited as the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s ("When Was the Golden Age of Rap?". The golden age of hip-hop is said to be characterized by its diversity quality, innovation, and influence. The artists most often associated with the period are LL Cool J, Run-D.M.C., Public Enemy, Ice-T, Geto Boys, N.W.A., Tupac, and Biggie Smalls ( Cooper,
If you didn’t know, rap music didn’t start in America. More than a century before rap exploded onto the American music scene, West African musicians were telling stories rhythmically, with just the beat …show more content…
Old-school rap describes the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music.Old-school hip-hop is noted for its relatively simple rapping techniques compared to later hip-hop music ("Old School Hip Hop vs. New School Hip Hop."). Artists such as Melle Mel would use few syllables per bar of music with simple rhythms and moderate tempo. Gangsta rap was also developed in the mid-80s and was big game changer for the genre with its explicit and violent lyrics. As other rap groups fed off of the genre and started battling with other artists through their lyrics, the genre "gangsta rap" began growing. Much of the subject matter of old school hip-hop centers around partying and having a good time. The respective disciplines of rapping and DJing continued to evolve, leading to the mid-80s era known as the golden age of hip-hop. Hip-hop’s golden age is a name given to a mainstream hip hop period. The golden age is usually cited as the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s ("When Was the Golden Age of Rap?". The golden age of hip-hop is said to be characterized by its diversity quality, innovation, and influence. The artists most often associated with the period are LL Cool J, Run-D.M.C., Public Enemy, Ice-T, Geto Boys, N.W.A., Tupac, and Biggie Smalls ( Cooper,