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Those who are young or comparatively new to the HipHop culture do not understand that Rap Music has a lot of distinct genres:

East Coast: The East Coast, most notably New York City, was the genesis for rap music hitting the mainstream. Run-D.M.C. led the pack, with Rakim and Large Daddy Kane also breaking via to make rap emerge as a national phenomenon.

West Coast: Although HipHop was cooking in the East, West Coast rap music gained national recognition in the mid-1980s with performers like Ice T and Too $hort.

Dirty South: Even though most of the music world's attention focused on rap coming from New York and Los Angeles, HipHop artists in the South had been turning to independent music labels to release their operate. Geographically, the Dirty South genre encompassed areas as diverse as Houston, Birmingham, and Miami, and was drastically influenced by Ghetto Mafia in the mid-1990s. Musically, Dirty South rap is recognized for is danceabilty and rhythmic delivery.

Gangsta Rap: Some say Gangsta Rap first emerged on the West Coast with N.W.A.'s "Straight Outta Compton" release, even though other people credit Ice T with taking Gangsta Rap to national acclaim. Characterized by lyrics glamorizing components of a criminal way of life, violence, promiscuity, misogyny, and materialism, Gangsta Rap's controversy came to a head with the murder of the West Coast Tupcac Shakur in 1996, and the subsequent murder of the East Coast's The Notorious B.I.G. in 1997.

Pop Rap: Known for its widespread, mainstream appeal, Pop Rap's initial breakout star was LL Cool J. The Fresh Prince and MC Hammer quickly rose to the leading of the Pop Rap scene and the music charts with lyrics that had been less controversial than these of the Gangsta Rap genre, and as a result had been more likely to obtain radio airplay.

Christian Rap: Although HipHop was garnering a reputation for less than savory lyrics and artists for questionable activities, other artists were expressing their faith by way of HipHop. Christian Rap took off in the late 1980s and early 1990s with rap groups like P.I.D. and S.F.C.

Jazz Rap: Though Jazz Rap has by no means enjoyed mainstream commercial achievement, the genre frequently incorporates Afrocentric and political themes. Gang Starr and Gil Scott-Heron are frequently cited as two of the initial Jazz rappers.

Conscious HipHop: Equivalent to Jazz Rap, Conscious HipHop has in no way enjoyed mass commercial achievement. With an emphasis on social problems, Conscious HipHop is not overtly political, but rather deals with issues such as poverty and religion.

Electro HipHop: A mixture of dance music and rap, Electro HipHop very first emerged in the 1980s on the West Coast from artists like Arabian Prince and Egyptian Lover. By the mid-1990s, Electro HipHop had pretty much run its course. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euxD5-3BYI8 web address] [http://www.beatzunami.com/ sponsors] [http://www.beatzunami.com/ privacy]

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