Concert List

The story of rap music would not be complete without a look at the performers who make it all possible – the rap musicians. Most rap music typically includes one or more rappers who oftentimes rap about their own personal life stories, necessary parties in their lives, or social problems they wish to make a public statement about. Rap tunes might additionally represent romanticized or fictional themes. The sky is the limit. Musically, rap tunes oftentimes 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 easy word rhymes and alliteration.
The story of rap music additionally shows that the instrumental track or beat performed by the deejay oftentimes includes the rhythms and beat “samplings” from popular and/or well-known funk, rock, or soul tunes. These sampled sounds and rhythms are synthesized, integrated, and reinvented with original twists by the performers.
Two other highly popular aspects of rap music that saw their brisk growth into the American mainstream are break dancing and tagging (graffiti). Break dancers and taggers are now stars in their own right with loyal followers and fans throughout the world. Annual break dancing competitions are now wonderfully popular even in countries throughout Europe and Asia. The story of rap music can be considered relatively new, yet it is clear ly a persuasive influence in now ’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.