Hip Hop Research Paper

Hip hop is a cultural movement that began its journey during the early 1970s, among African American young children’s residing in the South Bronx in New York City. Afterwards, became popular outside of the African American community in the late 1980s and by the 2010s it became the most listened-to musical genre in the entire world. Furthermore, it consists of four fundamental elements, which represent the different manifestations of the culture: rap, turntablism, b-boying, and lastly graffiti art. The term hip hop is often used in a restrictive fashion as synonymous only with the oral practice of the rap music genre. The origin of the hip hop culture stems from the block parties of the Ghetto Brothers. Since its expansion throughout the South …show more content…
Rap is most closely associated with the hip-hop musical genre, which often includes sampling, vinyl scratching, rapping, a distinctive beat, a deconstructionist aesthetic, and an urban sensibility. Rap can be included in any genre, however, it has been featured in rock, heavy metal and country, among others. However, the hip hop genre is not exclusively associated with rapping. The music of singers such as Fifth Harmony’s "Worth It" song is recorded by American rapper Kid Ink. The song impacted American rhythmic crossover radio on March 2, 2015, "Worth It" is a pop and R&B song that incorporates strong elements of Balkan music in its production, Mary J. Blige, and Frank Ocean is generally considered in the realm of hip hop, but not always including rapping, and rappers such as Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean have occasionally released hip hop songs that sung, not rapped. (What is the difference between hip hop and rap 65)
Major difference between hip hop and pop is that Hip hop music has a stylized rhythmic music. The term “pop” is a shorter named for popular music, and as a music genre, it covers a wide variety range of music that is popular over time. Usually pop genre has a much faster beat than hip