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| Hip hop music (Rap) |
| Stylistic origins: |
Jamaican Dancehall toasting alongside the rhythms of R&B, disco and funk |
| Cultural origins: |
late 1960s/early 1970s: Kingston, Jamaica - early 1970s South Bronx, New York City |
| Typical instruments: |
Turntable, rapping, drum machine, Sampler, synthesizer, human beatboxing |
| Mainstream popularity: |
Since late 1980s in the United States, worldwide beginning in early 1990s, among best-selling genres of music by early 2000s. |
| Derivative forms: |
Trip hop, Grime |
| Subgenres |
| Abstract - Alternative - Chopped and screwed - Christian - Conscious - Crunk - Gangsta - G-funk - Hardcore - Horrorcore - Hyphy - Instrumental - Jazz rap - Latin rap - Mobb - Nerdcore - Old school - Pop rap - Snap |
| Fusion genres |
| Country rap - Electro hop - Freestyle - Hip house - Hip life - Ghettotech - Hip hop soul - Miami bass - Neo soul - New jack swing - Ragga - Rapcore - Reggaeton - Urban Pasifika |
| Regional scenes |
| African - American: (East - West - South - Midwest) - British - French - Japanese - Salvadoran - Others... |
| Other topics |
| Beatboxing - Breakdancing - Collaborations - DJing (Turntablism) - Hip hop culture - Fashion - Feuds - Graffiti - History - List of rappers - Rapping - Roots - Slang - Timeline |
