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Rap Music Is The Best Music Desiree Balkum 2A

Rap music isn't just gang related music. Its way much more than that. 1970s rap music
was introduced among african american youth residing in ro9nx when block parties became
increasingly popular in new york city. Some of the first rappers were Dj kool herc, grandmaster
flash and the furious five, doug e fresh, and the fat boys and much more. New school music was
the second wave of hip hop music originating in 1983-84 with early records of Run DMC and LL
Cool J. Golden age hip hop period was an innovative period between mid 1980s and early
1990s. Some artist from this era were A Tribe called Quest, Boogie Down Productions, KRS-
one, Eric b. & rakim, Slick Rick and a few more talented artist.
Gangster rap is a subgenre of hip hop that often focuses on violent lifestyles, reasons
why this generation of music is so popular now because the youth is more drawn to it, this
artists were Nas, Ice Cube, Ice T, Schoolly d, and geto boy there were frequently associated
with the founding of gangster rap. They were known for mixing the political and social
commentary of political rap with criminal elements and crime stories found in gangster rap.
Moderate day music is now down talked as the worst music, because it's inappropriate to youth
society. In the west coast hip hop style, for several years during 1990s were dominated
mainstream G-funk.
East coast hip hop in the early to mid 1990s was dominated jazz rap and alternative hip
hop posse as well as hardcore rap of artist such snas, wu tang clan and notorious B.I.G. Rap
music is the number one music in our generation, past generations of artist and new
generations of artist talk about individual lifestyle. If you look deep into artist lyrics you will
discover a lot of stories. Rap music is the best music because it comes from the heart of
individuals who express themselves using lyrical poems. Rap music has flourished over time. It
started in the 1970s, starting as just instrumental type music. Beat boxing and fast tempo
melodies. Rap music gradually became different to satisfy society.
Through the 2000s, hip hop influences also increasingly finding their way into
mainstream pop, has also found success of style such as crunk, a music that emphasized the
beats and music more than lyrics. However, most individuals claim rap music isn't ‘the same”
because it's been taking over by young individual in gangs, but yet that's not true, the youth has
just embraced the rap into more gangster rap than instead of the classic dominated
mainstream.. Rap music has not been taking over. Individuals use it differently than back in the
day. Used to express feelings, emotions, and it's used to tell life stories and future imaginations.
Most strongly believe rap is horrible because its over look is hursh, violent and inappropriate but
it all varies on how you accept the content. Meanwhie people are ignoring rap they wont
encounter what the individuals are referring to. In conclusion rap music is way much more than
what people expect, it's used creatively to this society. Looking into rap music will change your
aspect.

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