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Most Important Artists

From Eminem to Snoop Dogg, here are the most important artists in the history of American rap.

A Brief History of American Rap

Rap is talking in rhyme to the rhythm of a beat.

It all started in the early 1970s in the South Bronx.

Some teenagers with little money but a lot of imagination started to extract rhythms and melodies from existing songs and started to mix them up with a new type of poetry that showed the life in the ‘hood’, giving birth to what was known as hip-hop. These kids refused to be silenced by poverty and in their lyrics they showed enormous passion and truth.

Influence on Society

Rap is talking in rhyme to the rhythm of a beat.But, what are the lyrics about? They usually contain lyrics related to drugs, sex, violence, guns and making money easily (spending it too).