| − | '''Hip-hop''', or '''[[rap]]''', is a music style that originated in the [[African American]] communities in the early to mid-1970s in the [[United States]], particularly in [[Bronx]], [[New York]]. Hip hop performances generally consist of two main roles, [[DJ]]ing (producing live beats and sounds, or more commonly, [[sample|sampling]] from existing records and breaks) and [[rap|MCing]] or rapping (vocals). Hip hop is one of two genres of music invented in the [[United States]] (the other being [[jazz]]). It is also, to a lesser extent, popular among [[Latino]] communities in [[Florida]], [[Texas]], [[New Mexico]], [[Arizona]], [[California]], [[Nevada]], and big cities of the [[Midwest]] and [[northeast]]. | + | '''Hip-hop''', or '''[[rap]]''', is a music style that originated in the [[African American]] communities in the early to mid-1970s in the [[United States]], particularly in [[Bronx]], [[New York]]. Hip hop performances generally consist of two main roles, [[DJ]]ing (producing live beats and sounds, or more commonly, [[sample|sampling]] from existing records and breaks) and [[rap|MCing]] or rapping (vocals). Hip hop is one of two genres of music invented in the [[United States]] (the other being [[jazz]]). It is also, to a lesser extent, popular among [[Latino]] communities in [[Florida]], [[Texas]], [[New Mexico]], [[Arizona]], [[California]], [[Nevada]], and big cities of the [[Midwest]] and [[northeast]]. The lyrics in rap are generally delivered in a fast-paced almost conversational manner to the tune of the background music. |
| | More so than any other music genre, hip hop vocals are similar to regular speech, however it incorporates various vocal techniques and rhymes. Traditional singing often only appears during the chorus. Musically, hip-hop evolved from hard [[funk]] and [[soul]], electro and frequently [[sample]]s such records. | | More so than any other music genre, hip hop vocals are similar to regular speech, however it incorporates various vocal techniques and rhymes. Traditional singing often only appears during the chorus. Musically, hip-hop evolved from hard [[funk]] and [[soul]], electro and frequently [[sample]]s such records. |