Style Guide-Genre-Hip Hop
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Bass Music
Description for this style.
Bounce
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Britcore
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Conscious
The description of this style lies in the lyrics. Lyrics are used to create conciousness and awareness with the audience.
Example Artists: Public Enemy, The Fugees, Common
Crunk
Description for this style.
Cut-Up / DJ
Description for this style.
DJ Battle Tool
A record with beats, loops, sound effects, and/or samples on it to be used in battles between DJ's and emcees.
Electro
Description for this style.
Gangsta
Lyrics describe the criminal life or mind of the rapper, or at least what they claim. The purpose of the lyrics is to prove the rapper's street credit by saying how tough and bad they are.
Example Artists: 50 Cent, 2Pac, Trick Daddy
Go-Go
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Grime
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Horrorcore
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Hyphy
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Instrumental
Description for this style.
Kwaito
Generally referred-to as a domesticated flavour of hip-hop, the kwaito style emerged in South Africa during the early 90's. Bass-heavy, it borrows much from US hip-hop as well as house music (comparable to having a 45RPM Chicago-house record slowed down to 33RPM). It often features some typical reggae tinges and includes traditional African beats (or samples). Wikipedia's article on kwaito is rather accurate. Popular amongst the largely black township dewellers, this musical style is slowly spreading overseas.
Typical artists include Zola, Mandoza, TKZee, and Brenda Fassie's later work. A video can be viewed here.
Pop Rap
Description for this style.
Instead of using this style, you have the option of adding the Pop genre to the Hip Hop genre. Either way is correct, but don't redundantly add the Pop Rap style if you choose to add the Pop genre.
Ragga Hip Hop
Description for this style.
RnB / Swing
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Screw
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Thug Rap
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Trip Hop
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Typically an earlier (90's) description of "downtempo" or instumental "broken-beat" electronica that utilizes slower tempo breakbeats or syncopated "hip-hop" beats, samples, and rhythms. Usually entirely instrumental, however simple vocal samples are often utilized. The "rapping" element of hip-hop is not included, leaving what some describe as instrumental hip-hop.
