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What's the difference between HIPHOP and rap?

rap is no different from rap, hiphop and rap are different from the following two

1. Different places of origin

Hiphop: a cultural form born in the streets of slums in the United States, which was born in the Bronx, new york, USA.

rap: originated in the poor black community in new york. It is characterized by telling a series of rhyming poems quickly under the background of mechanical rhythm.

2. Different styles

Hiphop: including old-school rap, new-school rap, gang rap, hardcore hip hop, trap rap and jazz rap. It combines boasting and talking about social problems, radical attitude, street, etc., as well as a musical form that combines hip-hop music and jazz music with radical voice and impactful lyrics, branch style under southern hip-hop.

rap: one of the sources of this form is a fast, rhyming jargon language used by radio program hosts in the past to introduce records. Accusing or rap the rhythm of music, blues music styles including vocals are skillfully integrated with music.

Extended information

Classification of rap styles

Old School Hip-hop: During this period, hip-hop culture and costumes were greatly influenced by funk and disco, there were many live bands, and the rap content was all about parties.

New School rap (new school? Hip-hop): With the development of electronic drum machine, rap music began to be simplified, rappers began to boast and talk about social problems, with a radical attitude, a tough artist image, and a cool feeling on the street.

Gangsta Rap: Gangsta rap talks about the life of young gang members in slums, involving violence, drugs, sex, gangs, ethnic conflicts, crime, alcohol, materialism and so on. At first, gang rap was just to reflect the hardships and helplessness of street life, but later, after being commercialized, gang rap changed its taste.

Hardcore Hip-Hop: hardcore hip-hop was born on the east coast of the United States in 198s, which refers to rap with radical voice and full of impact lyrics. The content of hardcore rap is far wider than that of gang rap, and the music rhythm of hardcore rap is tough.

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