Comparison Of Hip Hop And Rap Music

Music has come a long way and everybody dances, listens, and sings to what we call music. In the past few years mainstream music has been overtaken by hip-hop and rap music. Though they have been criticized for its sexual lyrics and violent themes. People feel that that hip-hop music has an unhealthy focus on sexually-based themes and others feel that rap promotes violence against police officers and innocent citizens. Many artists are still making music that promotes neither of these ideas, but more neutral and family –friendly themes. The last few years’ music has shown great contrast in styles, themes, and personal taste.

Hip-hop is ushered by usher, Justin Timberlake, and similar artists. Popularity has been intensified in the last couple

of years by names like Kanye West, Jay-Z, Outkast, and Eminem. Many of are a combination of hip-hop rap which makes an enjoyable rhythm with rap-style lyrics. Kanye West was a breakthrough artist who helped to revolutionize this style and has become a household name across the nation. Hip-hop is one of the most popular styles in the last decade. Other genres have used the style to achieve a great deal of popularity, too.

Groups such as Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park have also contributed to this unique musical combination. Artists like Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry, and Josh Gracin made it to the final contestants and they have record contracts as well as many other finalists. Contestants that won first place included Carrie Underwood, Ruben Studdard, and Kelly Klarkson. They have topped the charts in their respective game while still becoming a household name. Artists like Alan Jackson and Toby Keith write pro-American songs that support the government and present administration.

Since the year 2000, there has also has been an explosion in a musical genre commonly referred to as emo. This genre got its name because the music characteristic of this genre is emotional because of the heartfelt lyrics and melancholy melodies. Bands like The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, and Hootie and the Blowfish emerged onto the popular music scene in the late 1980s to the early 1990s are still enjoying sense of popularity. Rob Thomas is also a popular act.

And so the trend continues. Music has always followed a pattern in culture and one genre of music is soon replaced by another in terms of popularity and record sales. Popular musicians can often build a fan base that will continue to buy their albums as long as they make them while other bands tend to be one hit wonders that society never hears from again. This pattern that has been followed by the music industry for decades and will probably continue to happen for many decades to come. As long as people taste and preferences continue to change as they will the music of the time.

Some of the popular genres are dance pop, indie rock, emo, pop punk, contemporary r&b, hip-pop, reggaeton, electronica, hard rock, alternative metal, new wave revival, teen pop, boy bands, internet stars, Disney artists, adult contemporary, country, country-pop, British soul, and Latin pop.

Some popular artists are Eminem, Sean Paul, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West, Jay-z, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Kelly Clarkson, Linkin Park, The Killers, Jacquees, Maroon 5, Alicia Keys, Outkast, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Norah Jones, Cold Play, Shakira, Toby Keith, Destiny’s Child, Flo Rida, Justin Biber, Jonas

brothers.

For the past ten years, the record industry has struggled to control how we listen to music.

But the shift from CD to MP3 is just the latest iteration in the evolution of formats. The MP3 file has yanked music free from physical formats entirely, and the number of ways fans can experience music has exploded. The music world lost many greats in the past decade, including who shaped the sounds of rock n roll pop and country we know today. The music of the 2000’s showcased a variety of genres and it reflected a great deal of the pop music that came from the nineties, with many of the same artists and bands but remaining popular between the two decades. Some more of the popular genres of the decade included dance-pop, indie rock and emo. In the past decade recorded music has gotten louder and has deteriorated from a sound quality standpoint. A recording engineer discusses “the loudness wars” and a psychology professor explains why the ubiquity of MP3s has changed what we hear. How has the technology changed the relationship between musicians and their fans? While major record labels still struggle to grasp the power of the MP3, artists, including of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes, have embraced and even found creative solutions around

file-sharing.
The styles of music that were considered popular truly evolved in this decade. Hip-pop and rap music became influential with the popularity of artists such as Eminem, The Black Eye Peas, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Timbaland. Traditional pop music maintained a strong hold with teenage female vocalists such as Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears rising to stardom and boy bands such as the Back Street boys and the Jonas Brothers remaining popular. Meanwhile, Justin Timberlake launched what has become a very successful solo career. Other pop artists enjoying great success were Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, and Kelly Clarkson. Destiny’s child, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Beyoncé and Usher all enjoyed success in the R&B genre.

It was during this decade that Michel Jackson (2009), Lisa Lopes of TLC (2002), Aaliyah (2001), and Jam Master of Run DMC (2002) passed away.

Emo music saw new life in the 2000s with the popularity of Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance and Panic at the disco. Improvisation is a major part of some types of music, such as blues, jazz, and jazz fusion, in which instrumental performers improvise solos, melody lines and accompaniment parts. In the Western art music tradition, improvisation was an important skill during the Baroque era and during the Classical era.

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