GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE

Hip-Hop

Subgenres: 9
2000s recordings: 4

ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE

Meet Hip-Hop

Hip-Hop is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.

The clearest way to understand Hip-Hop is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.

Begin with Cham, Spragga Benz and Wayne Wonder.

GENRE FAMILY

Its place in the genre family

Genre familyHip-Hop

Current genreHip-Hop

Subgenres

Boom BapConscious Hip-HopG-FunkGolden Age Hip-HopGrimeJazz RapOld School Hip-HopTrapUK Drill

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2000s · Jamaica · Hip-Hop

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2000s Jamaica Hip-Hop

ESSENTIAL LISTENING

2000s starting recordings

4 recordings

01Oh Yeah2001 · Hip-HopOpen in new tab 02Tables Will Turn2001 · Hip-HopOpen in new tab 03Saddest Day2001 · Hip-HopOpen in new tab 04Run Dem2001 · Hip-HopOpen in new tab

KEY ARTISTS

2000s artists

Cham

Spragga Benz

Wayne Wonder

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS

2000s albums

Broken Silence cover

Broken Silence

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CURRENT NODE · Genre

Hip-Hop

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Why they connect

belongs toBoom BapBoom Bap is a subgenre of Hip-Hop.
belongs toConscious Hip-HopConscious Hip-Hop is a subgenre of Hip-Hop.
related styleFunkHip-Hop and Funk are connected in the catalog.
belongs toG-FunkG-Funk is a subgenre of Hip-Hop.
belongs toGolden Age Hip-HopGolden Age Hip-Hop is a subgenre of Hip-Hop.
belongs toGrimeGrime is a subgenre of Hip-Hop.
related styleElectronicHip-Hop and Electronic are connected in the catalog.
belongs toJazz RapJazz Rap is a subgenre of Hip-Hop.
belongs toOld School Hip-HopOld School Hip-Hop is a subgenre of Hip-Hop.
belongs toTrapTrap is a subgenre of Hip-Hop.

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GenreBoom Bap GenreConscious Hip-Hop GenreG-Funk GenreGolden Age Hip-Hop GenreGrime GenreJazz Rap