Hip-hop music may be the vehicle of hip-hop culture and has "rapping" (superimposed with vocals) by emcees. Owing to this, hip-hop music may also be termed as "rap music," However, people that dismiss hip-hop as rap music don't comprehend its rich background and the influence this genre of music sports youth
Hip-hop music is a vehicle utilized by the singers to deal with racism, oppression, and poverty issues. It narrates tales of inner city African-Americans living the American dream (through work, courage and determination it's possible to achieve prosperity) from the bottom up, and bitterly touches upon racial discrimination, broken homes, and overcoming adversity.
Created by Jamaican migrant DJ Kool Herc in the early 70s in New york, it has since then spread its tentacles around the globe. Herc shifted from reggae records to funk, rock and disco. Owing to the short percussive breaks, he soon began extending them utilizing an audio mixer and 2 records. Because the unique type of music became a hit, performers (emcees) began superimposing the background music with vocals; initially, they introduced themselves among others within the audience. Later, the rapping became more diverse, incorporating brief rhymes, often having a sexual or violent theme, so as to entertain the audience.
Within the mid-1970s, hip-hop split into two groups. One devoted to obtaining the crowd dancing, another highlighted rapid-fire rhymes. The 1980s witnessed further diversification in hip-hop; highly metaphoric lyrics rapping over multi-layered beats replaced simple vocals. From the 90s, gangsta rap (glorified outlaw lifestyle) became mainstream. Hip-hop was soon an integral part of mainstream music, and the majority of the pop songs featured an underlying component of hip-hop.
Inside the 90s and in to the following decade, components of hip-hop were incorporated into diverse genres of music: hip-hop soul combined hip-hop and soul music; within the Dominican Republic, a recording by Santi Y Sus Duendes and Lisa M was coined "Meren-rap," a fusion of hip-hop and meringue. In Europe, Africa, and Asia, hip-hop has undergone a transition from an underground occurrence on the mainstream market.