NAME : CHRISTIAN BHOLA CLASS : 2P TYPE OF MUSIC : LA MUSICA RAP

RAP (also known as emceeing , MCing , spitting , bars , or rhyming ) refers to

"spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics" . The art form can be broken down into different components where it is separated into content, flow (rhythm and rhyme), and delivery. Rapping is distinct from spoken word poetry in that it is performed in time to a beat. Rapping is a primary ingredient in hip hop music and reggae, but the phenomenon predates hip hop culture by centuries. It can also be found in alternative rock such as that of Cake and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Rapping is also used in Kwaito music , a genre that originated in Johannesburg, South Africa and is composed of hip hop elements. Rapping can be delivered over a beat or without accompaniment. Stylistically, rap occupies a gray area among speech, prose, poetry, and song. The use of the word (meaning originally "to hit") to describe quick speech or repartee, long predates the musical form. The word had been used in British English since the 16th century, and specifically meaning "to say" since the 18th. It was part of the African American dialect of English in the 1960s meaning "to converse", and very soon after that in its present usage as a term denoting the musical style. Today, the terms "rap" and "rapping" are so closely associated with hip hop music that many use the terms interchangeably.

Beginning of Rap
Rapping can be traced back to its African roots. Centuries before hip hop music existed, the griots of West Africa were delivering stories rhythmically, overdrums and sparse instrumentation. Such connections have been acknowledged by many modern artists, modern day "griots", spoken word artists, mainstream news sources, and academics

Influence of Rap
1. Yes, it does influence the way some people dress. 2. It gives kids going through poverty something to relate to, and it lets them know that the big name rappers who lived the lives they're living haven't forgotten about them (this is only the case for rappers that actually give a damn about their hoods like Busta

Rhymes and Nas for ex) 3. It can, but generally no. 4. When some kids hear the way that their favorite rappers talk, they try to mimic it thinking they become cool. Personally, I listen to rap but it doesn't really influence the way I talk at all.

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