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The Evolution Of Rap Music
Evolution of Music Genres (Hip-Hop/R&B)
Music is truly a gift to humanity that can be used in a multitude of ways. Music is used in ways of conveying emotion and creativity; it can also be used in celebration or setting the mood for a certain event. Whether music fans notice or not, the evolution of music is occurring now. Certain music genres have been thrusted into the limelight of the current state of music and also the future of it as well.
The first new genre that has emerged from the pack late last year was Trap Soul. Trap Soul is a variation of of the R&B/Hip Hop genre that music fans have never heard before. Trap Soul offers a more vocal aspect of the rap music it is feeding off of; by incorporating an even dosage of singing and rapping along with melodious beats in the background. Drake, Bryson Tiller, Tory Lanez, and Austin Post can be seen as the founding fathers of this genre, wile also being some of my personal favorites. With Hip Hop/R&B being one of my favorite types of music, Trap Soul instantly caught my attention the first moment I heard it. It brings a flare to the once dying genre that has recently become popular with the current youth. The mash up of signing and rapping however did not just start recently however; Lauryn Hill garnered the recognition of incorporating both traits in this new style. Lauryn …show more content…
Probably the most frowned upon new style of music, Country Rap, has garnered loads of media attention for its diversity and somewhat unfitting blends. I, myself, find this new genre to be a sloppy, incohesive mix of country banjos and underground rap tracks. The two styles of music should never be mixed together in a studio in my opinion. But it has garnered some attention and fandom from fans from the south and Midwest. I would have to imagine hip-hop greats have not been too pleased with this theft of sound by these country
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