I was wondering what the
>distinction is between hip hop and rap. I noticed that several artists fall
>into both categories and I would like to know how to distinguish between the
>two. Thanks for any information.
>
>Keith Goodale
oooh, this is a good one. in my mind rap IS hip hop... rap is like a sub-genre of hip hop and also a sub-genre of funk and soul which are the main elements of "rap", production wise. Rap usually refers to hip hop with a more gangster feel to it. Hip hop (as mentioned so far in this group) tends to be more mental while rap is more often emotional, extremely funky and often violent or rude. Some quality rap artists include Scarface, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Master P. The lyrics mostly focus on partying, women, smoking, drinking, money and street conflicts. The sound is heavy heavy funk and 60's, 70's soul music, oh and super heavy on the bass. This is not *at all* to say 'rap' music can not be mental... anyone who is familiar with scarface, earlier stuff by ice cube and early Outkast knows the two are compatible... .its just matter of what the individual hip hop artists has!
been exposed to. Hope that helps some.
Beau J Young
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Patrik Hamberg
>To:
>Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 1:26 AM
>Subject: hip hop top 10 / in my case
>
>
>since I love lists and have been reading all of yours with great
>pleasure the last couple of days, here's my hip hop top 10:
>
>1. Public Enemy "It takes a nation of millions to hold us back"
>2. Beastie Boys "Check Your Head"
>3. N.W.A. "Straight Outta Compton"
>4. Dr Dre "The Chronic"
>5. Wu-Tang Clan "36 Chambers"
>6. Gang Starr "Moment of Truth"
>7. Fugees "The Score"
>8. De La Soul "...is Dead"
>9. Ice Cube "The Predator"
>0. 2Pac "All Eyeys on Me"
>
>And ten that could have made it to the top ten:
>
>Run DMC "Raising Hell"
>A Tribe Called Quest "The Love Movement"
>Jurassic 5 "LP"
>Warren G "Regulate... G-Funk Era"
>Mos Def "Black on Both Sides"
>Missy Misdemeneaor Elliott "Supa Dupa Fly"
>The Roots "Come Alive"
>Common "Like Water for Chocolate"
>Lil Kim "Notorious Kim"
>MOP "Warriorz"
>
>In my CD case (24 slots):
>
>1. Case "Open Letter"
>2. Ky-Mani Marley "Many More Roads"
>3. Lil Mo "Based on a true story"
>4. Empty
>5. Empty
>6. Empty
>7. CMJ New Music May 2001
>8. Empty
>9. Empty
>10. Empty
>11. Empty
>12. Empty
>13. Empty
>14. Empty
>15. Fre "Välkommen till Fre"
>16. The Barbwires "...Sounds Like Trouble"
>17. The Peepshows "Tomorrow We Die... Today We Kill"
>18. Ugly Duckling "Journey to Anywhere"
>19. The Stooges "Fun House"
>20. Michael Franti & Spearhead "Stay Human"
>21. Urga "Urgasm"
>22. Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek "Reflection Eternal"
>23. Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
>24. Fint Tillsammans "En Världsomsegling"
>--
>
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