tarted to create lyrics that would impress crowds of people. But they still work together to create a fresh product that the hip hop community will want to listen to. There were no records. Mcing was just for the people. The art of rapping has deeper historical roots than other art forms, beginning with the story telling tradition of Africans...the tradition of passing down the history of a family or tribe through song which crossed over the Atlantic with the slaves. As true African ways and culture were lost and forgotten, this tradition manifested into Negro spirituals such as blues, and jazz. Rap is a modern manifestation of this history and story telling tradition, continuing to be a vehicle of cultural movement. It relates the hardships, tribulations and triumphs of African Americans in this country as well as "foretelling" our future. Although rap has become a worldwide and culture wide form, the core of rap is still based in urban black America. More specifically, rap music is a black cultural expression that prioritizes black voices from the margins of urban America." From the very beginning, rap music has articulated the pleasures and problems of black urban life in contemporary America. In general, it is thought that male rappers tend to rap about "how to avoid gang pressures and still earn local respect, how to deal with the loss of several friends to gunfights and drug overdoses, and they tell grandiose, and sometimes violent tales that are powered by male sexual power over women. In contrast, female rappers often tell stories from the perspective of a young woman who is often skeptical of male protestations of love or a girl who has been involved with a drug dealer and can't sever herself from his dangerous lifestyle.Despite the four general categories of hip-hop, it has experimented with a lot of different styles of music and there are a lot of people who have brought different changes over time. Unlike so many other cultu...
