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Boom Bap
- Genre family
- Hip-Hop
- Starting recordings
- 15
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Boom Bap
Boom Bap is a branch of the Hip-Hop family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Boom Bap is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with LL Cool J, Yasiin Bey and Joey Valence & Brae.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreHip-Hop
Current genreBoom Bap
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CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE
North America · Boom Bap
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Let’s Get Dirty2001 · Boom Bap · boom bapOpen in new tab 02Easy Work2018 · Boom Bap · boom bapOpen in new tab 03882018 · Boom Bap · boom bapOpen in new tab 04Beneath the Planet Apes2018 · Boom Bap · boom bapOpen in new tab 05NO HANDS2024 · Boom Bap · boom bapOpen in new tab 06DOUGHBOY2024 · Boom Bap · boom bapOpen in new tab 07Auditorium2026 · Filmi · hip hopOpen in new tab 08Tame as It Ever Was2003 · Boom Bap · boom bapOpen in new tab 09Flava in Ya Ear (remix)2016 · Boom Bap · boom bapOpen in new tab 10OK2024 · Boom Bap · boom bapOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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