 Toasting has been used in various African traditions, such as griots chanting over a drum beat, as well as in the United States and Jamaican music forms, such as ska, reggae, dancehall, and dub; it also exists in grime and hip hop coming out of the United Kingdom, which typically has a lot of Caribbean influence.Toasting is also often used in soca and bouyon music.The African American oral tradition of toasting, a mix of talking and chanting, influenced the development of MCing in US hip hop music.