![]() ![]() ![]() Gun Porn: A feature of the Gangsta Rap subgenre - discussing guns, and on rare occasions showing them off in music videos.Genre Turning Point: Circa 1988, where hip hop broke into the mainstream, and the beginning of the Golden Age.Freestyle Version: Extremely frequent in the culture.For the Evulz: The lyrics to Horrorcore Rap, and some forms of hardcore hip-hop and gangsta rap.Follow the Leader: Oh yes, also a huge cause of Hip-Hop beef and Fandom Rivalry.Executive Meddling: Especially after it became profitable.Just about every rapper loves to talk about their "haters" in their lyrics. Enemies Equals Greatness: A lot of rap songs are all over this trope, especially songs from the Glam Rap and Swag Rap sub-genres.As the genre evolved, it incorporated elements of rock, R&B, and Synth-Pop, eventually becoming far-removed from its disco roots. Most notably, "Rapper's Delight", hip-hop's Breakthrough Hit, was based around the backing track to Chic's "Good Times". Early-Installment Weirdness: Old-school hip-hop, the first form of the genre, was simply a subgenre of later-period disco that traded out traditional melodic vocals for rhythm-oriented rapping, born out of the technique's popularity in low-income urban communities.Domestic Abuse: There's a lot of songs covering the issue.Record labels often feature upcoming R&B acts on established Rap artist singles since the genres share overlapping target demographics. ![]() And much like Rap is a male dominated genre, R&B is female dominated. It's very rare for a urban radio station to play Hip Hop and not also play R&B.
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