Snap music

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Snap music
Stylistic origins:	Southern rap
Cultural origins:	Atlanta, Georgia
Typical instruments:	Drum machine, bass, fingers, Synthesizers, Vocals
Mainstream popularity:	Popular from the latter part of 2005 to the middle part of 2006, but the rhythm is a popular one that is still used in music as late as 2007.

Snap music is a subgenre of hip hop music that emerged from Atlanta, Georgia. The genre of music soon became popular and artists from other southern states began to emerge. The term snap was given to it in a [Vibe] magazine article to classify it.^{[citation needed]} Tracks commonly consist of only a hi-hat, bass, snapping, a main groove, and a vocal track. Invented for use at nightclubs, it is unusually languid for normal dance music, with a slow tempo. There is some debate over the true origin of snap, with rap outfits Dem Franchize Boyz and D4L, as well as producer Mr. Collipark, claiming to be the creators. Vibe Magazine as well as many other native Atlantans states K-RAB,producer of Laffy Taffy, as being the driving force behind SNAP.Who is K-RAB? K-RAB is the first to originate The SNAP Movement. Groups have duplicated his Bankhead, GA. style and gone national. R&B sensation Cherish Do It, To It song derived from K-Rab's Hyper-Active Snap Single Do It, Do It (Poole Palace)* BHI feat K-RAB Poole Palace Video. DJ Unk's Walk It Out is inspired by BHI's Westside Walk It Out. Even the King Of Crunk pays a tribute to K-Rab's style with his first single "Snap Ya Fingers". K-Rab produced D4L's Laffy Taffy, I'm Da Man, Do It Like Me Baby, as well BHI's Bubble Gum. Since the emergence of K-Rab, their are snap songs everywhere now. Diddy even uses a sample of BHI's Do It, Do It in his earlier single with the Pussy Cat Dolls. The Industry seems to love K-Rab's sound.

1 Criticism
2 Notable Snap Artists
3 Examples Of Snap Music
4 Dances
5 External links

[edit] Criticism

Snap music has also been labeled a southern “laid-back crunk." Rapper Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan has blamed snap music for what he believes is the death of hip hop. Specifically, Ghostface dissed Atlanta group D4L during his 2005 tour. Ghost would mock the "snap dance" while Laffy Taffy was played by his DJ. Further, on his Fishscale album, the track "The Champ" contains a line that asks "Why y'all stuck on Laffy Taffy?"

Snap music developed as a 'street music' created by mostly 'non-musicians,' in one of the poorest sections of metro Atlanta; the Bankhead community on the west side of Atlanta. Snap music is almost not hip hop in the sense of the word, due to chanting lyric style. It is a very different style then the complex storytelling or word play style that has grown out of the 80's New York break beat.

Snap has been compared to 12-bar blues in its simplicity and in its song structure. The parallels are striking due to the fact that it is the complete opposite of hip-hop's lyrical complexity, but a return to a simplified, blues based style of dance music that appeals to the young junior high and high school audience. Some compare this subgenre to Reggaeton with regard to its simple melodies and versatile beats.

[edit] Notable Snap Artists

BHI (Yung J, HardHead,Skeet-A-Wee and (K-RAB)
Dem Franchize Boyz (Parlae, Jizzal Man, Buddie & Pimpin')
D4L (Fabo, Stuntman, Mook B & Shawty Lo)
Soulja Boy
Unk
Gutta Squad

[edit] Examples Of Snap Music

"Do It,Do It Poole Palace by BHI feat K-RAB

                 BHI feat K-RAB Poole Palace Video

"Bubble Gum by BHI feat K-RAB
"Everytime Tha Beat Drop" by Monica w/ Dem Franchize Boyz (3:43)
"Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It" by Dem Franchize Boyz (3:51)
"Betcha Can't Do It Like Me" by D4L (3:09)
"Snap Yo Fingers" by Lil' Jon w/ E-40, Sean Paul (Youngbloodz) (4:34)
"Watch Her Do It" by Baby D (3:10)
"Get Like Me" by P-Stones w/ K-Rab (3:13)
"Bunny Hop" by The Get Rich Clique (4:47)
"Look At Her" by One Chance w/ Fabo (D4L) (3:58)
"It's Goin' Down" by Yung Joc (4:01)
"Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" by T-Pain w/ Yung Joc (3:52)
"Do It To It" by Cherish
"Jig Wit It" by Street Runnaz Click
"Watch Me Crank Dat Roosavelt by PLP (4:54)
"Juke Ya Boy/ Juke Ya Girl" by Born Threat (4:21)
"Super Soaker" by Put-M-On-Click (4:03)
"Show Stopper" by Danity Kane (3:49)
"Heat It Up" by Bubba Sparxxx
"Walk It Out " by UNK
"2 Step" by UNK
"Stop Snap by Soulja Boy

[edit] Dances

Main article: Snap dance

There are a variety of dances that are typically performed to "snap" music which include:

Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It
West Side Walk
Poole Palace
Heizman(Originally started in 2004 by Casino to the song Game Time)
Roosevelt
Motorcycle
2 Step
Bunny Hop
Note: The "West Side Walk" is derived from the "Poole Palace" (which was named after the club Snap Music began in), but is a different dance. Confusing the two in front of West-Side Atlantans may cause you embarassment.