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Hip-Hop

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 Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, Black Star and Eric B. & Rakim.

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main styleBlack StarHip-Hop and Black Star share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleEric B. & RakimHip-Hop and Eric B. & Rakim share an artist-to-genre connection.
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.

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