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The terms used to describe the various genres of music are constantly changing some with good reason but others for the sake of just changing the words . I look at music with two simple distinctions . There is good music and bad music those are the two i mostly use.
Lets look at the various genres that are present today . HIP HOP What is hip hop ? According to wikipedia it is "Hip hop music is a genre of music typically consisting of a rhythmic style of speaking called rap over backing beats performed on a turntable by a dj." According to the cambridge online dictionary hip-hop is "a type of popular music in which the subject of the songs is often politics or society and the words are spoken rather than sung."
Hip hop is both a music genre and a cultural movement in urban communities starting in the 1970s , predominantly in the African -American communities. Hip hop has grown to be a fusion of rap and rnb . Hip hop is recognised from its flamboyant base lines as well as the voice over style . It is not really easy to define but I can only say when you hear it you will know it . As the various genres that fall under what I call urban music have evolved they have inevitably fused with each other providing some of the best sounds of our time. A more detailed look at hip hop and its origins can be found at wikipedia . I know as with any user generated content there many be room for error but i think by and large the resource is fairly accurate on this subject.
Rap According to wikipedia rap is defined as "Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the rhythemic spoken delivery of rhymes and wordplay, one of the elements of hip hop music and culture." According to the cambridge english dictionary Rap is "a type of popular music with a strong rhythm in which the words are spoken, not sung."
Rap aka emceeing, aka spitting is the rhythmic delivery of rhymes and word play over a baseline. The culture around rap is the same as hip hop which has confused a lot of people over the years. Rap and the hip hop culture are intertwined . Rap is the term commonly used to describe the aggressively mass market produced music that has rapping in it .
Dancehall aka bashment this has roots in Jamaican popular culture in the 1970s. There is garage aka grime has roots in the fusion of dance , house and hip hop it emerged in the 1990s . Enough of trying to define what everything is I will give you my view according to what i enjoy. In a set i enjoy everything depending with the flow you can have all genres . I pay very little attention to genres but all my attention is on what is good . One can party all day and night with good music despite which category is happens to fall under.
Although people love to create all these genres it is becoming quite common for artists to combine the different genres of music which in my view is fantastic and provides some great music. I personally think there are only two genres of music good music and bad music thats all there is to it but hey i can only wish .
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