Concert List

The history of rap music would not be complete in the absence of a look at the performers who make it all possible – the rap performers. Most rap music typically includes one or more rappers who a lot of the time rap about their personal individual life stories, vital parties in their lives, or social problems they wish to make a public statement about. Rap tunes might also represent romanticized or fictional themes. The sky is the limit. Musically, rap tunes a lot of the time have a strong rhythmic aspect with the spoken lyrics emulating the intense rhythm of the beat. Rap tunes are known to make use of a lot of poetic techniques including simple word rhymes and alliteration.

The story of rap music also shows that the instrumental track or beat performed by the disc jockey oftentimes includes the rhythms and beat “samplings” from popular and/or well-known funk, rock, or soul songs. The sampled sounds and rhythms are synthesized, integrated, and reinvented with original twists by the performers.

Two other highly popular facets of rap music that saw their accelerated growth into the American mainstream are break dancing and tagging (graffiti). Break dancers and taggers are now stars in their personal right with loyal followers and audiences throughout the world. Annual break dancing competitions are now  profoundly popular even in countries throughout Europe and Asia. The story of rap music can be considered relatively new, yet it is evident ly a compelling influence in today’s music world. In fact,  the musical influence of New York(NY) City African American and Latino culture is now as pervasive globally as fast food hamburger chains.