Modern Rap Music Forever

It is also worth mentioning the history of rock and hip-hop and how the two genres derive from Black American culture. One of rock and roll’s founders, Sister Rosetta Thorpe, is credited with the popularization of electric guitars and would eventually set the groundwork for the rock and roll era that followed. For starters, the energy that both types of music bring is unique to the two specific genres. Not to say that other genres do not have energy, but in comparison to most rock and hip-hop songs, they do lack a bit in that category. The songs I hear on the radio and what my friends listen to just...
Madlib pulls off production tricks that make him sound like a magician. And he stays behind the curtain, leaving just enough room for the narrator to fill the mix. Those who do celebrate his legacy, which was forged from G-funk, itself forged from funk. Havoc has stayed true to the East Coast sound over his 20-year career, through the advent of Auto-Tune, electronic dance music, and hippie rap. The more things change, the harder Hav recommits to his sound. As a producer for Tribe, Nas, and his own solo projects, Tip refined and distilled rap production into a glossy pad that’s inviting without seeming tame.

This list should include all of the best country-rap artists, so if you notice anyone is missing, then feel free to add them, regardless of whether or not it is an individual artist or the group. Country Music for Country FansLists of the greatest country bands, artists, and songs, ranked by fans like you. The self-proclaimed “King Of The South” has always possessed the uncanny ability to combine the gritty realities of street life with a positive and many times uplifting message for the listeners who are able to decipher. On 2016’s “We Will Not’, he abandons the tales of street life and delivers a call for unity and a stance against police brutality and self-genocide. TI once again balances intelligence with the bitter realities of the community that he comes from.
Blending scripted “scenes” with bits of insight from folks in and around the culture at the time of the story, Can You Dig It? Was conceived and produced by PB&J Productions LLC’s Pete Chelala, Bryan Master and Julian Voloj. Chuck executive produced the series alongside his Channel Zero partner Lorrie Boula. Having spent time at last week’s Rock the Bells show in Queens, NY with Remy Ma, Big Daddy Kane and Run-DMC, Blackstone mentioned several of the discussions he had with those artists, marveling at how far they and the music have come. At Yankee Stadium this Friday, it is crucial to Blackstone that Lil Wayne “sound like” Lil Wayne, Remy Ma “sound like” Remy Ma, and so forth.

The origins of hip-hop go back to the 1970s, and the fashion reflected streetwear that kids in the Bronx already had in their possession, like bomber jackets, tracksuits, and sneakers with oversized shoe laces. Emerging from the Bronx in New York City, the hip-hop lifestyle – with its music, DJing, dancing and graffiti – provided an escape from a myriad of societal, economic, political, and cultural forces. Everyone knows hip-hop fashion when they see it, but it is becoming increasingly more difficult to define. One can point to a specific rapper or era, but it never captures the entire picture.
A distinctly Brooklyn origin story that eventually went worldwide, "Juicy" is both cinematic and intimate, getting listeners familiar with The Notorious B.I.G. in the span of a single verse. "Born sinner, the opposite of a winner / Remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner," Biggie raps in his booming baritone. While his rags-to-riches story ended in tragedy after a fatal 1997 shooting, Biggie's star burned bright enough that he's still topping all-time lists well into the 2010s.

Hip hop finally received critical praise during this time, as well. Public Enemy’s album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, is lauded as one of the greatest albums of all time. During this time, hip hop artists like RUN DMC, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, and the Beastie Boys broke through the charts and into mainstream pop culture.
Luckily, this emerging and slightly unfamiliar music genre topped the charts for a very long time. The more popular version of who was behind the creation of hip hopattributes the honors to DJ Kool Herc, whose real name was Clive Campbell. Rap might not have been a basic ingredient in early hip hop songs, but it soon became an indispensable feature of the genre. The deepest roots of rapping can be found in African and Latin music, where the lyrics weren’t always vocalized along with the tunes, but rather, talked over the music. The more recent versions of rap can be spotted with the DJs, and later on, in street parties that turned into word duels. The DJs who created the hip hop style, like DJ Kool Herc, started out with the technique of running two turntables playing the same song.

Albums such as Nas's Illmatic, O.C.'s Word...Life , and Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt are made up of beats from this pool of producers. Although originally a "daisy age" conception stressing the positive aspects of life, darker material (such as De La Soul's thought-provoking "Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa") soon crept in. Artists such as Masta Ace , Brand Nubian, Public Enemy, Organized Konfusion, and Tragedy Khadafi had a more overtly-militant pose, both in sound and manner.
Dancers often integrate these styles with standard popping to create a more varied performance. In all of these subgenres it appears to the spectator that the body is popping. The difference between each subgenre is how exaggerated the popping is.

In the past four to five years, I record a bunch of my own drum sounds – for a lot of different reasons, but mostly getting samples cleared and legal issues; things that I was not able to get released and getting frustrated with that. It took probably two years to figure out how to get what I want, but now I know how to and I can get it quickly. The majority of the time I do drums after I get some kind of melodic idea down. Sometimes it’s the other way around, but mostly I start with getting a vibe and a mood with a sample or something I’ve recorded melodically. Once I get that to where it’s in a good spot to become something, then I go and find drums for it. Sometimes I just have drums that I’ve saved, patterns that I really like that I haven’t been able to use for something, so I put them away and months later pull them up again and add them to something I’m  working on currently.
The NEW Hot97 app is your source for music and breaking news in the world of Hip-Hop. NYC and the rest of the east coast were busy, as well, during the golden age. Albums from the Wu-Tang Clan, the Fugees, NAS, and The Notorious B.I.G. were necessary to listen to for many hip hop Demons In The Dark fans. These artists revolutionized rap, flow, and technique, creating a huge impact on every rapper who followed. Known as the Queen of Rap, Missy sold over 30 million records and won 4 Grammy Awards. She’s also the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Lil’ Kim gets salacious on the remix for “Crush on You” from her raunchy 1996 debut album Hard Core. Trading verses with fellow Junior M.A.F.I.A. member Lil Cease, The Queen B persuades her suitor to floss her with expensive things if he wants to make their affair ongoing. “Lotus Flower Bomb” was first inspired by a luxury fragrance, thus Wale’s opening verse.