Gun Porn: A feature of the Gangsta Rap subgenre - discussing guns, and on rare occasions showing them off in music videos. Genre Turning Point: Circa 1988, where hip hop broke into the mainstream, and the beginning of the Golden Age. Freestyle Version: Extremely frequent in the culture. For the Evulz: The lyrics to Horrorcore Rap, and some forms of hardcore hip-hop and gangsta rap. Follow the Leader: Oh yes, also a huge cause of Hip-Hop beef and Fandom Rivalry. Executive Meddling: Especially after it became profitable. Just about every rapper loves to talk about their "haters" in their lyrics. Enemies Equals Greatness: A lot of rap songs are all over this trope, especially songs from the Glam Rap and Swag Rap sub-genres. As the genre evolved, it incorporated elements of rock, R&B, and Synth-Pop, eventually becoming far-removed from its disco roots. Most notably, "Rapper's Delight", hip-hop's Breakthrough Hit, was based around the backing track to Chic's "Good Times". Early-Installment Weirdness: Old-school hip-hop, the first form of the genre, was simply a subgenre of later-period disco that traded out traditional melodic vocals for rhythm-oriented rapping, born out of the technique's popularity in low-income urban communities. Domestic Abuse: There's a lot of songs covering the issue. Record labels often feature upcoming R&B acts on established Rap artist singles since the genres share overlapping target demographics. And much like Rap is a male dominated genre, R&B is female dominated. It's very rare for a urban radio station to play Hip Hop and not also play R&B. Distaff Counterpart: R&B music has become this to Hip Hop. Cool Car: Exotic cars, low-riders and modded car culture in general has always been a huge part of hip-hop culture. Possibly Public Enemy as well thanks to Professor Grif's comments about Jews. Controversy-Proof Image: Exceptions being Ice-T's "Cop Killer" controversy, which for all intents and purposes ruined his mainstream career as a rapper note Even though the Body Count album was Heavy Metal, not rap and Nelly, due to the "Tip Drill" controversy. Broken Base: And how! Read the entry for details. Big Applesauce: Hip-Hop as we know it was born in the Bronx borough and, for a time, was exclusive to New York. Banned in China: After gaining widespread popularity thanks to the success of the Chinese rap reality show, The Rap of China in 2017, the Chinese government started clamping down on hip hop the following year. Tropes covered within Hip Hop & the industry itself: 2004 - Madvillainy (with Madlib as Madvillain). ALTERNATE SOUND HIP HOP SKIN
Eminem, the most commercially successful rapper of all time, benefiting from his skin colour, but also from his unique technical skillset, former Pretty Boy Teen Idol appeal and controversial and hyperoffensive lyrics.Miles Davis - No, seriously, he actually recorded a rap/jazz fusion album produced by The Notorious B.I.G.'s producer, Easy Mo Bee.New Jack Swing (mostly associated with R&B, but it also has roots in New York hip hop).Jazz Rap (a form of rap mixing Jazz music, made famous by a A Tribe Called Quest).Hip Hop Soul (a subgenre that mixes rap, soul and R&B elements together, made famous by acts like Mary J.Christian Hip Hop (also called Gospel Rap and Holy Hip Hop, is considered a subset of Gospel Music).Unfortunately, they rarely receive anywhere near the attention in other media (or anywhere near the record sales).
Even gangsta rap has several sub-forms like Horrorcore, and Mafioso rap. Note that there are many different scenes, subgenres, and cultures within hip hop besides gangsta rap. Today, the term "hip-hop" is viewed as a synonym for "rap," though the latter refers more to the vocal technique prevalent in the genre. Its first iteration, retrospectively known as "old-school" hip-hop, comprised four ingredients - graffiti, DJ-ing, MC-ing, and beat boxing (breakdancing is another staple, but more within a cultural context rather than the music itself). Originally emerging as a subgenre of disco and branching out past those boundaries in the ensuing decades, hip-hop is a genre of music that's come in many, many permutations over the years.
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