Music is a medium of art defined by its elements such as pitch, melody, harmony, rhythm and many more. Within the various elements, many genres of music begin to divide. Music has affected culture, religion, various parts of the world with various types of beats we hear on a regular basis. It holds significance towards a culture. Some genres of music focus on the music more than the lyrical. Music can also be used to express all types of emotions, especially for religion and politics. The genre of rap/hip – hop music originated during the mid-1970s by black and Hispanic performers in New York City, the Bronx to be specific. Hip-Hop started from the ethnic dislocations during the middle of 1970s. Rap was found from many reasons such as the
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Underground rappers are typically independent and make their own music without any producers. Sometimes they are signed to independent labels and sometimes no labels at all. Artists make their own music and technology has made it possible for anyone to make music on their computers. They try to get their voices and opinions out to the public without being popular throughout a nation or culture. Underground artists have tours nationally but anywhere in public and they do meet and greets. When I think about the term “underground rap” I think about it literally, as in under the ground. Underground to me sounds as if the person is anonymous and not famous within a big crowd of people. Sometimes these rappers are anonymous but rap about the social and political corruptions. We tend to find more underground rap music relatable than regular rap music. Some artists engage directly with discrimination, poverty, sexism, racism, police brutality. In the 20th century there’s a variety of underground artists even females but we see more male artists than females, it is rare. They are fighting for equality. Within the black culture in America, they have been discriminated even with all the “equal” laws. We see many crimes happening throughout and blacks are being blamed for it. The number of police brutality has risen. Blacks everywhere are being abused wrongly by the
Underground rappers are typically independent and make their own music without any producers. Sometimes they are signed to independent labels and sometimes no labels at all. Artists make their own music and technology has made it possible for anyone to make music on their computers. They try to get their voices and opinions out to the public without being popular throughout a nation or culture. Underground artists have tours nationally but anywhere in public and they do meet and greets. When I think about the term “underground rap” I think about it literally, as in under the ground. Underground to me sounds as if the person is anonymous and not famous within a big crowd of people. Sometimes these rappers are anonymous but rap about the social and political corruptions. We tend to find more underground rap music relatable than regular rap music. Some artists engage directly with discrimination, poverty, sexism, racism, police brutality. In the 20th century there’s a variety of underground artists even females but we see more male artists than females, it is rare. They are fighting for equality. Within the black culture in America, they have been discriminated even with all the “equal” laws. We see many crimes happening throughout and blacks are being blamed for it. The number of police brutality has risen. Blacks everywhere are being abused wrongly by the