American Roots Music

     

    Hip-hop is one of the most popular and cultural music that brings everyone together and vibes. Hip hop was originally in New York where you have 2pac, Biggie, Naughty By Nature, slick rick, Brandy, etc. Hip-Hop was born in New York in the 1970s. Where it became more popular and everyone is listing to hip-hop was in the Bronx where you have the best DJs playing their mixtapes and everyone is listening to them go to work and see which DJs have the best mixes. for example one of the DJs that were popular in the Bronx in the 90s or late 80s was DJ Grandmaster Flash. He was one of the best DJs that was ever to have the best mixes in New York.  Then after DJs mix tapes you have rappers called MCs.  MCs means Master of Ceremonies; that means these rappers would have the best flows to be called an MC. One of them that is called MC LL Cool J and Special Ed. Their flow was something different from the normal ear.  Special Ed is one of the youngest rappers that was in the game with a creative flow and one of the rappers as a lyrical genius. 

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    As time progresses you have one of the iconic rappers that people talk about today 2pac and Biggie. There are still arguments between the two rappers saying who's the best or the King of New York. Next, you would have female rappers like Brandy, Eve, etc outside of New York as the year progress. These two females are one of the coldest females with the best flow, but in New York, you have the queen of New York in that era Lil Kim. Her flow was something serious for a female repping New York. On the hand, migrating out of New York you would have different rappers in different countries with a different style for their hometown like Will Smith a Philly kid rapping in the rap game. Next is Outkast rappers from Atlanta Georgia and that's where the music starts evolving because rappers from Georgia were getting more respect from people from around the world their styles is different. After that whole beef at the BET Music award show with the South, they gained a lot of respect after that.  Outkast had put Atlanta Georgia on the map because of the way flow on the beat is something serious like for example, so fresh and so clean, Ms. Jackson and etc. 

    Soul music is a more soft type of music than hip hop because the singers only sing from the soul and have a chill vibe with their friends or significant other. Soul music was born in the 1960s and 1970s. It also was inspired by Black influencers of black power that understand the power of the voice of whoever is singing from the heart. Back end of the day black people would sing from the heart just for fun because that's, where they felt free and feel relieved from stress while going through their lives. Whenever they feel down they would find a way to sign deep down there and go off how they and that's how they get discovered. Sometimes when they feel happy they would sing for fun and out of joy just because that is what they like to do. This type of music is where more female singers are and where they excel. Some female signers were Marry J Blige, Erykah Badu, Whitney Huston, etc. But in the 1960s and 1970s, James Brown was killing the seen with soul music like when he made Payback, I feel good, and A Man’s World. I like soul music a little bit more than hip-hop because it helps me have a clear mind when I'm chilling in the room and help me focus on my work. Ones to listen to for soul music like Marry J Blige, Erykah Badu, Whitney Huston, and Mariah Carrie, but mainly Whitney Huston because she touches souls with her voice when she sings. Then you would have men like James Brown sign soul music because that's how you got the feel of males back in the day. The men that were singing soul music were like the Temptation, New Edition. Bands like the temptations and new editions were popular groups because everyone in the group could sing.