Rhythmic music accompanied by rhyming speech

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hip hop music</span>

Hip hop music

Hip hop music or hip-hop music, also known as rap music and formerly known as disco rap, Hip hop as both a musical genre and a culture was formed during the 1970s when block parties became increasingly popular in New York City, particularly among African American youth residing in the Bronx. Hip hop's early evolution occurred as sampling technology and drum machines became widely available and affordable. Turntablist techniques such as scratching and beatmatching developed along with the breaks. Rapping developed as a vocal style in which the artist speaks or chants along rhythmically with an instrumental or synthesized beat. 