Most people refer to rap as “ a noise that black people make”. Well it is not. Rap is defined as signifying, testifying, and shining of the titanic. Rap started in the south Bronx section of New York. (Davey D. 7) Most of the rap that is heard today draws its rots from the Jamaican art

As time progressed, rap music continued to flourish the most within the hip-hop culture. It is known for bringing together "a tangle of some of the most complex social, cultural, and political issues in contemporary American society."(Busboy.com)

Another definition of rap which is most known, is saying rhymes to the beat of music. The main musical instruments used in a rap song are, keyboards, turntables, drums, and musical bass. (busboy.com) The original rap started back in the 1940’s with Cal Calloway. He is known for his signature “Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho” which was a chant from the “ Minnie Moocher” In the 1940’s; Calloway used a call and response format with his audience, which is one of the foundations of rap. (Busboy.com)

Hip hop is a combination

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