Do you know that rapping differs from spoken-word poetry in that it is usually performed in time to an instrumental track?
Interesting! The elements of rap consists of content, flow, and delivery. There are many different styles of rap. What is your favorite?
My favorite is the "straight forward" style, used by Scarface, 2Pac, Snoop Dogg and other famous rappers. How about you?
I like Gangsta rap which consists of themes and lyrics emphasizing the gangsta lifestyle.
Did you know that Gangsta rap was made popular largely because of N.W.A, who brought rapping about crime and the gangster lifestyle into the musical mainstream?
Ice-T also popularized Gangsta rap in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Now it is one of the most popular styles of rap!
Awesome. Although, such topics have resulted in the public accusing rappers of fostering a culture of violence among hip-hop listeners because of the lyrics.
a highly underground and alternative form of hip hop, soon became the most commercially lucrative subgenre of hip hop. Many gangsta rap artists openly boast of their associations with various active street gangs as part of their artistic image, with the Crips and Bloods being the most commonly represented.
The subject matter inherent in gangsta rap has caused a great deal of controversy. Criticism has come from both left-wing and right-wing commentators, as well as religious leaders, who have accused the genre of promoting crime, serial killing
Rapping
Rapping (or rhyming, spitting, emceeing, MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular", which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The components of rap include "content" (what is being said), "flow" (rhythm, rhyme), and "delivery" (cadence, tone). Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that rap is usually performed