Hip-Hop

Hip-Hop is a musical style originating in the 1970s Bronx, NYC, centered around DJing, MCing (rapping), breakdancing, and graffiti art. Musically, it features looped breaks, heavy bass, and drum machines (e.g., Roland TR-808). Vocals are rhythmically spoken or chanted, focusing on rhyme schemes, metaphors, and syncopation. Subgenres include boom-bap, gangsta rap, conscious hip-hop, trap, and lo-fi hip-hop.