Hip- Hop(Rap)

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Hip- Hop(Rap) by Mind Map: Hip- Hop(Rap)

1. Types of Rap

1.1. Alternative Rap. Bounce. Dirty South. East Coast Rap. Gangsta Rap. Hardcore Rap. Hip-Hop. Latin Rap.

2. Golden Age Hip-Hop

2.1. Golden age hip hop is a name given to mainstream hip hop music created in the late 1980s and early 1990s, typically by artists and musicians originating from the New York metropolitan area.The artists most often associated with the period are LL Cool J, Run–D.M.C., Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, KRS-One, Eric B. & Rakim, De La Soul, Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, A Tribe Called Quest, Slick Rick, Ultramagnetic MC's, and the Jungle Brothers

3. Dr. Dre

3.1. Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. Dre was previously the co-owner of, and an artist on, Death Row Records. He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many rappers, including 2Pac, The D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Xzibit, Knoc-turn'al, 50 Cent, The Game and Kendrick Lamar. He is credited as a key figure in the popularization of West Coast G-funk, a style of rap music characterized as synthesizer-based with slow, heavy beats.

4. The origin on Hip Hop

4.1. Hip hop as music and culture formed during the 1970s when block parties became popular in New York City, mostley among African-American teens living in the Bronx. Block parties had DJs, who played popular genres of music, especially funk and soul music.

5. The first rapper

5.1. One of the first rappers at the beginning of the hip hop period, at the end of the 1970s, was also hip hop's first DJ, DJ Kool Herc. Herc, a Jamaican immigrant, started delivering simple raps at his parties, which some claim were inspired by the Jamaican tradition of toasting.

6. Gangsta Rap

6.1. Gangsta rap or gangster rap is a subgenre of hip hop music with themes and lyrics that generally talk about the "gangsta" lifestyle. This type of rap was emphasized by rappers such as Schoolly D and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by groups like N.W.A.

7. N.W.A

7.1. N.W.A was an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. They were among the earliest and most significant popularizers and controversial figures of the gangsta rap subgenre, and are widely considered one of the greatest and most influential groups in the history of hip hop music.