Thursday, May 28, 2015

The Evolution Of Local Hip Hop

By Tammie Caldwell


Hip Hop is one of the coolest genres of music. It consists of rhythmic sound with lyrical rhymes. This is the category that rap falls under. Under this, there are also other subcultures that came. Breakdance is influenced by the beat of this kind of tune. Those who live down South of Florida are into it. As a matter of fact, everything about this culture started there.

Since it uses heavy beats and powerful sounds, the drums and turntables are perfect instruments for this. Aside from breakdancing, there are also other interesting sub genres that are about art and dance. Beatboxing then came along which is done by creating various sounds and beat using the mouth. This can be used as an accompaniment. Another one, a new one, is dubstep which is using synthesizers or computer software. Local hip hop Fort Lauderdale, FL has indeed boomed in culture and arts.

It does not follow that a hip hop artist should be a rapper. There is a misconception that it is only about rap. Actually, it also includes DJing, scratching, and even in arts, specifically the creation of graffiti.

This rich culture was first discovered by the African Americans. As you can see, they are the ones dominating in the scene. Until they were joined by some white hip hop enthusiasts like Eminem who became the biggest White rapper in America.

In combining this with other music genres, like Rhythm and Blues, it is incorporated with a chorus in between chanted verses. The songs are very phenomenal because of the theme being used. They are very youthful as well. Some of them are using old songs and do remixes. For some, when you talk about remix, it will not be complete without rap.

He also dressed up like one of them. There are so many breakthrough artists that have emerged as Grammy Award winners because of their piece. Aside from the known fact that this genre can be mixed with Rhythm and Blues, it can also be mixed with pop and even rock.

Lil Wayne, Kanye, West and Eminem are the bad boys of rap. They talk about anything like drugs, alcoholism, and perverted topics. They also curse without limits. Their songs are filtered with cursing when they are airplayed but they have explicit albums that anyone can buy or download directly. There is no way of knowing if the people purchasing or downloading are already at the right age.

Eminem, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne are some of the big names of hip hop today. They express themselves in limitless ways. They choose sensitive topics like politics, sex, drugs, and alcoholism. But they are really big in the industry and are making high radio plays. Even if during airplays the cursing are deleted or censored, the audience can still buy explicit albums and uncensored files that can be downloaded in a matter of seconds.

The newest form of expressionism is Fliptop. Some find it very appealing and funny but others find it offensive and sometimes, discriminatory. The main gist of fliptop is to mock the opponent through rapping. And then rebutting to defend oneself through freestyle. Sometimes, the words formed are just as nonsense as they can get.




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