Genre: Hip-Hop
In the terminology of rap music, Hip-Hop usually refers to the culture -- graffiti-spraying, breakdancing, and turntablism in addition to rapping itself -- surrounding the music. As a style however, hip-hop refers to music created with those values in mind. Once rap had been around long enough to actually have a history, hip-hop groups began looking back to old-school figures including MCs like Kurtis Blow and Whodini, and DJs like Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa. (read more)
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