Exploring the Roots and Evolution of Rap Music
Rap music originated at block parties in 1970s New York City, with DJs isolating percussion breaks from funk, soul, and disco songs. Its roots can be traced back to West African griots delivering rhythmic stories. Rapping is a vocal delivery form with rhyme, rhythm, and street vernacular, closely associated with hip-hop music. Popular rap singers include Travis Scott, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, SNIK, and Tupac.
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TYPE OF MUSIC: RAP Prepared by: Neophytos Gregoriades
THE THE BIRTH BIRTH OF RAP OF RAP Rap as a genre began at block parties in New York City in the early 1970s, when DJs began isolating the percussion breaks of funk, soul, and disco songs and extending them.
Rapping can be traced back to its African roots. Centuries before hip-hop music existed, the griots of West Africa were delivering stories rhythmically, over drums and sparse instrumentation. ROOTS OF ROOTS OF RAP RAP
RAP AS A TECHNIQUE OR ACTIVITY RAP AS A TECHNIQUE OR ACTIVITY Rapping is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular",which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The components of rap include "content" (what is being said), "flow" (rhythm, rhyme), and "delivery" (cadence, tone). Today, the term rap is so closely associated with hip-hop music that many writers use the terms interchangeably.
POPULAR RAP SINGERS POPULAR RAP SINGERS Travis Scott Eminem Dr. Dre Snoop Dogg SNIK Tupac
