Street Smart - The Hip Hop & Rap
Revolution
The Hottest Rap and Hip Hop for Urban Scenes and Production
A
Worldwide Social Movement -- Coming out of nowhere in
the early 1980's, the Hip Hop revolution brought forth an amazing new artistic
movement that has been hugely influential in music, dance, fashion, art,
commerce and much more. Arising in New York and then rapidly around the
US and world, Hip Hop music and its vocal form, Rap music, brought the world a
cool new lyrically flowing groove and style that quickly evolved into multiple
new sub-genres as its evolution progressed.
Over 40 Subgenres -- Now
with over 40 subgenres, including East Coast, West Coast, Mid-West, Dirty
South, Hispanic-influenced Reggaeton, and various foreign-influenced Rap
styles, Hip Hop keeps on changing and evolving, integrating traditional music
genres and producing new sounds, new styles and amazing new music to inspire
the world well into the 21st century and beyond.
At the dawn of the Hip Hop era, all
Rap was East Coast Rap. All of Rap's most important early artists were based in
the New York City area. With a grooving, poetic lyrical flow, East Coast Hip
Hop and Rap continues to incite and inspire rappers throughout the world.
Hip Hop has exploded around the world, into every country and region, as the most significant new music development since the advent of Rock and Roll two decades before. In many countries it has matured to levels similar to what is heard in the US, with some cultures echoing developments in the US while others put their own unique ethnic twist on the music.
