Hip Hop CultureHip Hop culture is defined by the five key elements also known as the 5 pillars of hip hop which include Rapping, DJing, Breakdancing, Graffiti and Beatboxing. There is some debate over exactly when and where Hip Hop started but most historians agree that Hip hop began in the Bronx of New York City during the 1970s. The term rap is often used synonymously with hip hop, but hip hop actually denotes the entire subculture.Rapping, also referred to as MCing or emceeing, is the vocal style in which the artist speaks lyrically, in rhyme and verse, generally to an instrumental or synthesized beat. The OriginsHip Hop Originated in New York City during the 1970's. Spoken word poetry artists such as Gil Scott-Heron, The Last Poets, and Jalal Mansur Nuriddin had a significant impact on the the budding hip hop culture of the 1960s and 1970s.Hip hop became a distinct genre during the 1970s when block parties became increasingly popular in New York City particularly the Bronx. The music that came out of these block parties was influenced by the African-American, Jamaican and Latino population in the Bronx. Block parties incorporated DJ's who played popular genres of music, especially ... 

12/30/2009 ? ? The modern marvels of technology have brought the music world many new and interesting gifts.  One of the most important things that this technology has created is the ability to create beats using software.  This advance is important because it brought us the ability to create new styles of music including Southern Rap. What is Southern Rap? Wikipedia defines Southern Rap as "a form of American hip hop music that emerged from a late-1980s club-oriented vibe in southern U.S. cities."  It goes on to describe Southern Rap by proclaiming it to be "a third major American hip hop genre, after East Coast hip hop and West Coast hip hop". With this description, it is easy to see that southern rap is a very powerful influence in the modern music industry. How Technology Created Southern Rap With programs like Fruity Loops, budding rap artists had a new tool for the creation of rap beats and remixes.  With a small amount of techno savvy, a recording artists could create and mix their own beats from the comfort of their home recording studio.  Adding vocals and sound effects via software editing, the new rapper could create popular music that was ... 

Hip hop is dying and the influence of 2pac on the urban music business will be the name of this cancer that is killing it slowly. This stronghold was first strengthened by the glory and fame that 2pac had received from his gangster tales of life as a thug from his music, plus this thug persona in his real life. Which helps every real life non rapping thug idolize and identify with some one from the hood that is loved and respected, but really this trend started to become a problem way before 2pac started rapping. As this started with N.W.A where their tales of drug dealing gangs and murder gave a voice to real thugs every where. But it gets serious here as the popularity grew for N.W.A and they went on to sell lots of records and gain lots of respect and when you grow up in the hood or basically any where that is considered poor, respect is the most important thing because even if you still don't have money you can still have respect and my point is if you dont know how to earn respect in life or music, alot of people just copies the person ...