Hip hop was conceived in the 1970s as a bit of a soundtrack to block parties around New York, often taking place in African American communities. When it comes to block parties, DJs usually used two turntables &: a special mixing device known as a DJ mixer.
This allows them to listen to both records at the same time, switching between the ones they want to use. They can do this in order to make “breaks” in the songs they are playing and mix things up more often. The early evolution of hip hop happened as sampling equipment became affordable and more accessible. One such technique, the turntablist style of scratching, also emerged out of this time.
Rappers typically perform to a drum machine or another producer's beat. This vocal style is defined by the rhythmic spoken word along with the producer's instrumentals and syntheses.
Hip-Hop music's popularity has continued since the late 1990s to early-2000s "bling era" with hip-hop influences making new inroads into other popular genres, such as neo soul, nu metal, and R&B.
The US has had success with regional genres like crunk. This genre gave more emphasis to the beat while the lyrics were less important. Alternative hip hop made it into mainstream success as well thanks to its popularity with some members of society.
Back in the early 2000s, rap music was dominated by a more aggressive form: what we now know as trap. However, this changed after the late 2000s with social media and blogs becoming more popular. Rapping started to take on a softer tone that is much more melodic.
Trap and mumble rap are the popular types of hip hop these days. In 2017, rock music was overthrown by hip hop as the most common genre in America.
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