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Meaning Of The Term 'Rap'
Depending on who you ask and from which generation the word ‘rap’ will take on different meanings.
- Today rap means saying rhymes to the beat of music making it one of the four major elements within hip hop culture. Because the other elements (deejaying, breakdancing and graffiti) aren’t as widespread, the words Hip Hop and Rap have been used interchangeably over the years.
- The word rap wasn’t always used to describe this activity. The act of rhyming to the beat of music was initially called emceeing. The term rap first became associated with Hip Hop around 1979.
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King Tim III: The First Rap Song (March, 1979)
The first song that associated rap with hip-hop music was called King Tim III [Personality Jock] by the Brooklyn based Fatback Band, which is considered Hip Hop’s first record.
Opening lyrics: You just clap your hands then you stomp your feet/'Cause you...
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Platinum Seller ‘Rapper’s Delight‘ (1979)
The second song that associated the term Rap with Hip Hop was the song ‘Rapper’s Delight‘ by Sugar Hill Gang.
Whereas “King Tim III” failed to cross over from any R&B activity into the mainstream, never cracking the Billboard Top 40, “Rapper’s Delight” became a worl...
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The Grandparents of Rap: Rhyme Games
In the late 50's early 60's, people in the black americam communities used to play a variety of rhyme word games:
- The Dozens: totally destroy somebody else with words, by insulting each other until one gives up (and dissing their mothers)
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The Art Of Rappin'
With respect to hip hop, it was characterized by one’s ability to syncopated to a beat. Ideally, an emcee rapped from the heart. His rhymes were spontaneous, not memorized or read aloud from a written document.
Ideally a rap is a group of rhymes that are th...
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- Rap is one of the most popular genres in the U.S., with many subgenres like rap metal, rapcore, and mumble rap.
- Rapping is a delivery style that has rhyme and rhythm, along with spoken language (called MC) delivered over beat music (DJ), and is part of the hip-hop culture. The ele...
Platinum Seller ‘Rapper’s Delight‘ (1979)
The second song that associated the term Rap with Hip Hop was the song ‘Rapper’s Delight‘ by Sugar Hill Gang.
Whereas “King Tim III” failed to cross over from any R&B activity into the mainstream, never cracking the Billboard Top 40, “Rapper’s Delight” became a worl...
Hip Hop Education
In The US, there is a growing movement towards Hip Hop education, with the music style which is generally associated with breakdance and graffiti being used for self-expression, better social life, fitness and professional development.
Hip hop music has mostly been a patchwork of sample tr...
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