What's the difference between HIPHOP and rap?

There is no difference between Rap and rap, hiphop and rap are different from the following two.

1, different places of origin

Hiphop: a cultural form born in the streets of American slums. It was born in Bronx, new york, USA.

Rap music: Originated in the poor black areas of 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 music form that combines hip-hop music and jazz music, with radical voice and impactful lyrics, and a branch style under southern hip-hop.

Rap: One of the sources of this form is a fast, rhyming jargon that used to be used by radio presenters to introduce records. Accuse or rap the rhythm of music, and the style of blues music, including human voice, is skillfully integrated with music.

Extended data

Classification of rap styles

Old-school hip-hop: During this period, hip-hop culture and costumes were greatly influenced by funk and disco. There are many live bands, and the rap content is all about parties.

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

Gangsta Rap: Gangsta rap tells 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. 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 1980s, which refers to the rap with radical voice and powerful lyrics. The content of hardcore rap is far wider than gang rap, and the music rhythm of hardcore rap is tough.

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