Let’s discuss the most famous elements of hip-hop, Rapping, first gained popularity in the US in the 70s as a kind of a street art especially among the African American teenagers . RAP (rhythm and poetry) simply put poetry with beats these poetry or rhymes often address provocative subjects such as sex violence and sociopolitical issues.
Rap has given birth to new genres such as mumble rap, metal rap and rapcore having infiltrated almost every Genre of music ultimately bridging the gap between poetry and instrumentation .
Hip-hop spread rapidly throughout the world and was able to reach India in the 1990s hip-hop was introduced by Baba Sehgal with songs like Thanda Thanda Pani sampled by vanilla ice’s ice ice baby (with the trademarked Indian filter) in India hip-hop has been divided into two ages the early age and the current age the earliest comprising of people like yo-yo honey Singh , Raftaar and Badshah and bohemia the current age .
In 2014 the first time after bohemia Indians got a taste of real hip-hop finally there was some real competition for rappers Badshah and Yo Yo Honey Singh the rise of naezy a young boy from the streets of Mumbai inspired by the likes of Jay-Z and Nas more which finally led to the creation of the movie Gully boy which I think was the official release of true Rap in India’s mainstream market (not how much cars I have)
Coming back to the global scene where hip-hop‘s golden age has ended (big talk smallmouth) keeping in mind that although the most of the days rap is not as poetic as it used to be the rappers are very influential .
Today’s hip-hop usually have no creativity and is just simple . A hook should drive a song and add importance to the verses.
But a listener would have to understand what the artist was saying to notice any of these things in the first place. With so much auto-tune and mumbling nowadays, it's hard to tell.
Most of today’s rap is not as uplifting as 90s music. Today’s rap artist like Kodak Black, Lil Yachty and Lil Uzi Vert are not motivational rappers or storyteller rappers that inspire people. Most of their songs are not lyrical or rhythmic, but repetitive. These rappers are known as “Turn Up” rappers. Rappers who make music just for entertainment only with no lyricism. These kinds of rappers do not put much work into their music. They just throw in a catchy beat talking about out their riches, drugs, and boasting their ego.
Not all today’s rappers are non rhythmic and repetitive. J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar are rappers who rap with a 90s vibe. Their songs contain great tempo, rhythm, and style. Kendrick Lamar and J.Cole are both storyteller rappers. Kendrick Lamar is described as Tupac’s reincarnation. He raps about wanting change and most of the songs he raps about do not contain him talking about his ego. J. Cole songs are deep and emotional, yet the songs are still entertaining to listen to. The hook of most his songs can pull you in and understand what he is going through or been through.
Over the years Rap Has changed, sadly, most popular artists today make songs that lack meaning once so prevalent in rap music.
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