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ORIGIN,CULTURAL AND CHARACTERISTICA
Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans. The term rap music is often used synonymously with hip hop music.
Rapping, also referred to as MCing or emceeing, is a vocal style in which the performer speaks rhythmically and in rhyme, generally to a beat. Beats are traditionally generated from portions of other songs by a DJ, or sampled from portions of other songs by a producer, though synthesizers, drum machines, and live bands are also used, especially in newer music. Rappers may perform poetry which they have written ahead of time, or improvise rhymes on the spot with or without a beat. Though rap is usually an integral component of hip hop music, DJs sometimes perform and record alone, and many instrumental acts are also defined as hip hop.
Hip hop music
Stylistic origins
Funk, disco, soul, R&B, dub, toasting, performance poetry, spoken word, signifying, the dozens, scat singing, talking blues
Cultural origins
1970s, the Bronx, New York City
Typical instruments
Turntable, synthesizer, vocals, drum machine, sampler,
Mainstream popularity
High worldwide from late 1980s to 2000s
Origin of the term
Coinage of the term hip hop is often credited to Keith Cowboy, a rapper with Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five. Though Lovebug Starski, Keith Cowboy, and DJ Hollywood used the term when the music was still known as disco rap, it is believed that Cowboy created the term while teasing a friend who had just joined the U.S. Army, by scat singing the words "hip/hop/hip/hop" in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of marching soldiers. Cowboy later worked the "hip hop" cadence into a part of his stage performance, which was quickly copied by other artists; for example the opening of the song "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang. Former Black Spades gang member Afrika Bambaataa is credited with first using the term to describe the subculture that hip hop music belongs to, although it is also suggested that the term was originally derisively used against the new type of music. The first use of the term in print was in the Village Voice by Steven Hager, later author of a 1984 history of hip hop.
Characteristics of hip hop music
Hip hop music may be based around either live or produced music, with a clearly defined drum beat (almost always in 4/4 time signature), presented either with or without vocal accompaniment. Production may add looped musical segments on top, from either sampled or originally sequenced music.
ARTIST
NELLY
Cornell Haynes, Jr. (born November 2, 1974),[1] better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and was signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly has five solo studio albums released and several number-one hits.[1] [2] He also won Grammy Awards in 2003 and 2004.[3] He also starred in the 2005 remake film The Longest Yard alongside Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. In addition, Nelly played in the Main Event at the 2007 World Series of Poker.[4] He is also one of the owners of the Charlotte Bobcats, along with Robert L. Johnson and NBA legend Michael Jordan.[5] Nelly has two clothing lines: Vokal (for men) and Apple Bottoms (for women).He also owns a energy drink called Pimp Juice.He is one of the wealthiest rappers in America.To date Nelly is Still the most successful rapper on the billboard hot 100 chart,with four solo number 1's. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide,and is the 3rd most successful rapper in the Nielsen Soundscan era,behind Eminem and Jay-z. His 2002 album Nellyville has been certified gold or platinum in over 35 countries.
ICE CUBE
O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name Ice Cube is a Muslim African-American rapper, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career as a member of the rap group N.W.A along with group leader Eazy-E, and later launched a successful solo career in music and cinema. In 1992, he married Kimberly Woodruff, with whom he has four children, and converted to Islam.[1][2] From the mid-1990s onwards, Cube focused on acting, and his musical output has slowed down considerably. He remains one of the most visible West Coast rappers, having helped originate gangsta
COOLIO
Artis Leon Ivey, Jr. (born August 1, 1963), better known by the stage name Coolio, is a Grammy Award-winning American rapper and actor. He rose to fame in 1994 with his debut single "Fantastic Voyage", and later in 1995 with the hit single "Gangsta's Paradise", which appeared on the soundtrack for the film Dangerous Minds.
Coolio was born in Compton, California, the son of Jackie Slater, a factory worker, and Artis Leon Ivey Sr., a carpenter.[1] His parents divorced and Coolio was getting in trouble outside home as he spent time with Baby Crips gang members, although he was never formally inducted nor accepted into the gang and therefore not considered as a member of a gang.[2]
TRES CORONAS
In the beginning of 2001, in the streets of Queens, New York City a Rap group was formed under the name ‘Tres Coronas’ (which literally translates to Three Crowns) by three young rappers from Colombia (P.N.O. and Rocca) and Dominican Republic (Reychesta).
With their only goal in mind to “Crown” in the world of Rap in Spanish and Latin America Tres Coronas began to release various mixtapes that were independently sold in certain parts of the United States, Colombia, France and Spain. Through this, they formed their own music label entitled Parcero Productions. Soon, Tres Coronas gained huge popularity as an underground rap group throughout much of Latin America (especially Colombia and Ecuador), Europe, Spain, France and New York City. Slowly living up to their goal of 'Crowning' in these markets.
With their only goal in mind to “Crown” in the world of Rap in Spanish and Latin America Tres Coronas began to release various mixtapes that were independently sold in certain parts of the United States, Colombia, France and Spain. Through this, they formed their own music label entitled Parcero Productions. Soon, Tres Coronas gained huge popularity as an underground rap group throughout much of Latin America (especially Colombia and Ecuador), Europe, Spain, France and New York City. Slowly living up to their goal of 'Crowning' in these markets.
AKON
Aliaune Thiam (born April 16, 1977),[1] better known by his stage name Akon (pronounced /ĖeÉŖkÉn/)[2], is a American hip hop singer-songwriter, and record producer, of Senegalese origin. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up” the first single from his debut album Trouble. His second album, Konvicted, earned him a Grammy Award nomination for the single "Smack That." He has since founded two record labels, Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution.
Akon often sings hooks for other artists and is currently accredited with over 155 guest appearances and 23 Billboard Hot 100 songs. He is the first solo artist to accomplish the feat of holding both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice.[3]
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques[1] (born January 9, 1973),[1][2] simply known as Sean Paul, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician of mixed Chinese, Jamaican, African, Icelandic and Portuguese heritage.
Background information Birth name Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques Born January 9, 1973 (1973-01-09) (age 36) Origin Kingston, Jamaica Genre(s) Reggae, dancehall Occupation(s) Vocalist, deejay Instrument(s) Vocals Years active 1996–present Label(s) VP, Atlantic Website Official Website
Sean Paul was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and spent his early years "comfortably"[2] in Upper Saint Andrew Parish, a few miles north of his birthplace. His parents were both talented athletes, and his mother Frances is a well-known painter.[3] His father Garth is a Sephardic Jew[4] of Portuguese descent, and his mother is of Afro-Caribbean and Chinese Jamaican descent; both were born in Jamaica. Many members of Sean Paul's family are swimmers.[5] His grandfather was on the first Jamaican men's national water polo team.[6] His father also played water polo for the team in the 1960s, and competed in long-distance swimming, while Sean Paul's mother was a backstroke swimmer.[5] Sean Paul played for the national water polo team from the age of thirteen to twenty-one.[5] However, he gave up the sport in order to launch his musical career. He attended the Wolmers High School for Boys, where he was trained as a classical flautist, Belair High School and the College of Arts, Science, and Technology (CAST) which is now known as the University of Technology (UTech).
Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1972),[1] better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as an MC in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of producer Dr. Dre's most notable protƩgƩs. His mother nicknamed him "Snoopy" as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of the cartoon Peanuts. When he began recording, he took the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg. He shortened his name to Snoop Dogg in 1998 when he left his original record label Death Row Records and signed with No Limit Records.[1] He popularized the catch phrase suffix "-izzle," a slang term developed by Oakland, California rap group 3X Krazy in the mid-1990s and used by Bay Area rapper E-40.[2]
Background information Birth name Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. Also known as Snoop Dogg Born October 20, 1972 (1972-10-20) (age 36) Long Beach, California, United States Genre(s) Hip hop, West Coast hip-hop, G-Funk, Gangsta rap Occupation(s) Rapper, actor, producer Years active 1992 - present Label(s) Death Row, Interscope, Atlantic, Doggystyle, No Limit, Priority, EMI, Geffen, TVT Associated acts 2pac, Dr. Dre, Warren G, Nate Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, The Warzone, Soopafly, Lil Wayne, Pharrell Williams, Charlie Wilson, The Game, The Lady of Rage Website
Akon often sings hooks for other artists and is currently accredited with over 155 guest appearances and 23 Billboard Hot 100 songs. He is the first solo artist to accomplish the feat of holding both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice.[3]
SEAN PAUL
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques[1] (born January 9, 1973),[1][2] simply known as Sean Paul, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician of mixed Chinese, Jamaican, African, Icelandic and Portuguese heritage.
Background information Birth name Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques Born January 9, 1973 (1973-01-09) (age 36) Origin Kingston, Jamaica Genre(s) Reggae, dancehall Occupation(s) Vocalist, deejay Instrument(s) Vocals Years active 1996–present Label(s) VP, Atlantic Website Official Website
Sean Paul was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and spent his early years "comfortably"[2] in Upper Saint Andrew Parish, a few miles north of his birthplace. His parents were both talented athletes, and his mother Frances is a well-known painter.[3] His father Garth is a Sephardic Jew[4] of Portuguese descent, and his mother is of Afro-Caribbean and Chinese Jamaican descent; both were born in Jamaica. Many members of Sean Paul's family are swimmers.[5] His grandfather was on the first Jamaican men's national water polo team.[6] His father also played water polo for the team in the 1960s, and competed in long-distance swimming, while Sean Paul's mother was a backstroke swimmer.[5] Sean Paul played for the national water polo team from the age of thirteen to twenty-one.[5] However, he gave up the sport in order to launch his musical career. He attended the Wolmers High School for Boys, where he was trained as a classical flautist, Belair High School and the College of Arts, Science, and Technology (CAST) which is now known as the University of Technology (UTech).
SNOOP DOGG
Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1972),[1] better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as an MC in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of producer Dr. Dre's most notable protƩgƩs. His mother nicknamed him "Snoopy" as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of the cartoon Peanuts. When he began recording, he took the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg. He shortened his name to Snoop Dogg in 1998 when he left his original record label Death Row Records and signed with No Limit Records.[1] He popularized the catch phrase suffix "-izzle," a slang term developed by Oakland, California rap group 3X Krazy in the mid-1990s and used by Bay Area rapper E-40.[2]
Background information Birth name Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. Also known as Snoop Dogg Born October 20, 1972 (1972-10-20) (age 36) Long Beach, California, United States Genre(s) Hip hop, West Coast hip-hop, G-Funk, Gangsta rap Occupation(s) Rapper, actor, producer Years active 1992 - present Label(s) Death Row, Interscope, Atlantic, Doggystyle, No Limit, Priority, EMI, Geffen, TVT Associated acts 2pac, Dr. Dre, Warren G, Nate Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, The Warzone, Soopafly, Lil Wayne, Pharrell Williams, Charlie Wilson, The Game, The Lady of Rage Website
EMINEM
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972),[1] known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an Academy Award- and Grammy-winning American rapper, record producer and actor. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The following album, The Marshall Mathers LP, became the fastest-selling hip hop album in history.[2] It brought Eminem increased popularity, including his own record label, Shady Records, and brought his group project D12 into mainstream recognition. The Marshall Mathers LP and his third album, The Eminem Show, also won Grammy Awards, and in 2002, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for a song in the film 8 Mile, in which he also played the lead. Eminem has developed into one of the most popular rappers of all-time, then went on hiatus after touring in 2005. He is planning on releasing his first album since 2004, Relapse, on May 19, 2009.[3]
Background information
Birth name
Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Also known as
Slim Shady
Born
October 17, 1972 (age 36)
St. Joseph, Missouri, United States
Origin
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Background information
Birth name
Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Also known as
Slim Shady
Born
October 17, 1972 (age 36)
St. Joseph, Missouri, United States
Origin
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genre(s)
Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Rapper, producer, actor, musician, songwriter
Years active
1995–present
Label(s)
Bassmint, Mashin' Duck, Web, Interscope, Aftermath, Goliath, Shady
Associated acts
Dr. Dre, Proof, D12, 50 Cent, Shady Records, Dido, Xzibit
Website
Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Rapper, producer, actor, musician, songwriter
Years active
1995–present
Label(s)
Bassmint, Mashin' Duck, Web, Interscope, Aftermath, Goliath, Shady
Associated acts
Dr. Dre, Proof, D12, 50 Cent, Shady Records, Dido, Xzibit
Website
PORTA
Christian Jimenez Porta The Bund is one of the most promising Spanish rappers on the scene today. Born in Barcelona on July 2, 1988, and only 19 years and has three production labels on the market.
Wow the story of this boy, because at age 9 and wrote rap, rather than entertain with his college ...
Before taking the role of MC tested other facets of hip hop culture, which was interested in the world of mixtures and the role of DJ, also launched the field of graffiti. However, for 13 years began to experience more in depth with the music and rhymes, hovering in that spirit that he now identifies.
The holder was not known in the traditional manner. He recorded several models and hung on the Internet. Were the same users as those who chose to become a leadi
ng figure in Spanish rap.
Some of the songs that have come from the Port are: "Action and reaction", "Girls today are all about Sierra," "When I'm without you" or "There's always a dead feeling in a broken heart" .
Album:
"There is no question of age" (2006 )
" no trick "(2007 )
" in the mouth of many" (2008).
Wow the story of this boy, because at age 9 and wrote rap, rather than entertain with his college ...
Before taking the role of MC tested other facets of hip hop culture, which was interested in the world of mixtures and the role of DJ, also launched the field of graffiti. However, for 13 years began to experience more in depth with the music and rhymes, hovering in that spirit that he now identifies.
The holder was not known in the traditional manner. He recorded several models and hung on the Internet. Were the same users as those who chose to become a leadi
ng figure in Spanish rap.
Some of the songs that have come from the Port are: "Action and reaction", "Girls today are all about Sierra," "When I'm without you" or "There's always a dead feeling in a broken heart" .
Album:
"There is no question of age" (2006 )
" no trick "(2007 )
" in the mouth of many" (2008).
50 CENT
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his
albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). Both albums achieved multi-platinum success, selling over twenty-one mill
ion copies combined.
Born in South Jamaica, Quee
ns, 50 Cent began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot nine times in 2000. After releasing his album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, 50 Cent was discove
red by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope
Records. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre—who produced his first major commercial successes—he became one of the world's highest selling rappers. In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.
50 Cent has engaged in feuds with other rappers i
ncluding Ja Rule, The Game, Fat Joe and most recently Rick Ross. He has also pursued an acting career, appearing in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' in 2005, the Iraq War film Home of the Brave in 2006, and Righteous Kill in 2008.
Background information
irth name
Curtis James Jackson III
Born
July 6, 1975 (age 33)
Origin
Queens, New York, U.S.
Genre(s)
Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Rapper, actor, entrepreneur, executive producer
Years active
1998 – present
Label(s)
Jam Master Jay
Columbia
Violator
Aftermath/Shady/G-Unit/Interscope
Associa
ted acts
G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mobb Deep, Sha Money XL, Ciara
BOW WOW
Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow), is an American rapper, actor, and music producer. He released his debut album Beware of Dog at age 13, then under the stage name Lil' Bow Wow, which he carried until his 2003 album Unleashed, under simply Bow Wow. Three more albums followed, Wanted in 2005, The Price of Fame in 2006 and New Jack City II in 2009. In 2007, he released the collaboration album Face Off with Omarion.[1]
Background information
Birth name
Shad Gregory Moss
Born
March 9, 1987 (age 22) Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Origin
Occupation(s)
Rapper, actor, and record producer
Years active
1993—present
Associated acts
Jagged Edge, Jermaine Dupri, Lil Wayne, Omarion, Snoop Dogg
Website
CHRIS BROWN
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989)[2] is an American recording artist and actor. Brown made his recording debut in late 2005 with Chris Brown at the age of 16. The album featured the hit single "Run It!", which topped the Billboard Hot 100, making Brown the first male artist to have his debut single to top the chart.[3] The album has sold over two million copies in the United States and was certified double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4]
Brown's second studio album, Exclusive was released worldwide in November 2007. It spawned two successful singles; his second U.S. number one hit, "Kiss Kiss" featuring T-Pain and "With You", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.[5][6] Brown has released a deluxe version of his album called the The Forever Edition. The first single off of it, "Forever", was released in May 2008 and reached number two on Billboard Hot 100.[7] Exclusive has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.[4]
In addition to his solo commercial success, Brown has been featured on several hits such as "No Air", a duet with singer Jordin Sparks, "Shortie like Mine" with the rapper Bow Wow and "Shawty Get Loose" alongside Lil Mama and T-Pain. The songs have peaked on number three, number nine and number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively.[8][9][10] Due to his dance routines, Brown has been compared to renowned R&B artists such as Usher and Michael Jackson, citing both as large influences on his music.[11]
Background information
Birth name
Christopher Maurice Brown
Born
May 5, 1989 (age 19)
Origin
Tappahannock, Virginia, United States
R&B, Hip Hop
Occupation(s)
Singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, actor
Years active
2005–present
Website
BREAK DANCE
Breakdance, breaking, b-boying is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among African American and Puerto Rican youths in Manhattan and the South Bronx of New York City during the early 1970s. It is normally danced to electro or hip hop music, often remixed to prolong the breaks, and is a well-known hip hop dance style. Breakdancing involves the elements of toprock, downrock, freezes, and power moves. A breakdancer, breaker, b-boy or b-girl refers to a person who practices breakdancing.
Breakdancing may have begun as a building, productive, and a constructive youth culture alternative to the violence of urban street gangs.[1] Today, breakdancing culture is a remarkable discipline somewhere between those of dancers and athletes. Since acceptance and involvement centers on dance skills, breakdancing culture is often free of the common race and gender boundaries of a subculture and has been accepted worldwide.
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