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How far back does rap music go?
Rap as a genre began at block parties in New York City in the early 1970s, when DJs began isolating the percussion breaks of funk, soul, and disco songs and extending them. MCs tasked with introducing the DJs and keeping the crowd energized would talk between songs, joking and generally interacting with the audience.
How long has rap music been around?
The modern use of rap in popular music originated in the Bronx, New York City in the 1970s, alongside the hip hop genre and cultural movement. Rapping developed from the role of master of ceremonies (MC) at parties within the scene.
Is it time for a change in rap?
Campbell understands that music, like everything else in the world, will change over time and he knows he is not going to enjoy all music and all genres. However, no one knows what the future will hold and for Campbell, he just hopes it is time for a change. “I do not know where rap will go but as long as the current style dies out I will be happy.
When did you start listening to rap music?
“When I was like, 12 or 13, I really started to get into music more and especially rap,” says Issac Campbell, a 23-year-old Conestoga College student and Cambridge resident when explaining his discovery of rap music in the late 2000s. “Eminem was huge then and still is.
What is true rap?
True rap comes from the heart. Its music that has meaning. Too many people unfortunately get it mixed up with hip-hop. The trashy songs that you hear on the radio, the ones that don’t really have much lyrics to them, that is not true rap.
Is rap music or hip hop?
Also music is an art and anything can be art so no matter how odd or how illogical something may sound as long as you can hear it, it can be considered music. True rap is music. Hip-Hop is not. True rap comes from the heart. Its music that has meaning. Too many people unfortunately get it mixed up with hip-hop.
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