What is Hip hop?
{{More sources|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox Music genre | color = white | name = Hip hop music | bgcolor = black | stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Rock and roll]]|[[Country music|country]]|[[blues]]|[[Dub music|dub]]|[[rhythm and blues]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[funk]]|[[jazz]]}} | cultural_origins = 1970s in [[South Bronx]] | popularity = Extremely high worldwide, since 1980s and 1990s | derivatives = | subgenrelist = List of hip hop genres | subgenres = {{hlist|[[Political hip hop]]|[[Underground hip hop]]|[[Alternative hip hop]]|[[Comedy hip hop]]|[[Old-school hip hop]]|[[Crunk]]}} | fusiongenres = {{hlist|[[Rap rock]]|[[Rap metal]]|[[Hip hop soul]]|[[Rapcore]]}} | regional_scenes = [[British hip hop]] }} '''Hip hop''' is a type of culture/art style that started in the [[1970s]] in [[the Bronx]]. It began in [[Jamaican American]], [[African American]], [[Arab Americans|Arab American]] and [[Puerto Rican]]/[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latino American]] [[urban area]]s in some of the larger cities of the [[United States]]. Hip hop uses drumbeats produced by a drum machine, and rapping, where the rapper or group chants or says words with a [[rhythm]] that [[rhymes]]. The [[lyrics]] of hip hop songs are often about the life of urban people in the big cities. Hip hop music also uses musical styles from [[pop music|pop]] such as [[disco]]. Rap and hip hop music have become successful music genres. Hip hop's connection to reggae music goes beyond mere musical influence; it is rooted in the shared cultural experiences of the African diaspora. DJ Kool Herc, a key figure in the early development of hip hop in the Bronx, was a Jamaican immigrant who brought with him the tradition of 'toasting' from reggae culture. This practice, involving rhythmic spoken word over music, evolved into the rapping style central to hip hop. The use of sound systems, another reggae staple, played a crucial role in the block parties where hip hop culture flourished. Thus, reggae's influence is integral to the formation of hip hop,