hip-hop
rhythmic music accompanied by rhyming speech
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Summary
hip-hop is a music genre[1]. hip-hop ranks in the top 0.31% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,487 views/month, #6 of 1,946).[2]
Key Facts
- Based on: African-American music[3]
- Subclass of: urban contemporary[4]
- Part of: hip hop culture[5]
- Commons category: Hip hop music[6]
- Country of origin: United States[7]
- Has part(s): rapping[8]
- Inception: August 11, 1973[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hip-hop[10]
- Location of creation: The Bronx[11]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Hip hop[12]
- Described by source: DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1[13]
- Native label: Hip-hop[14]
- Equivalent class: http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_HipHop[15]
- Different from: rapping[16], hip hop culture[17]
- Exact match: http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/01011007[18], http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_HipHop[19]
- Practiced by: hip-hop musician[20], rapper[21]
- Significant person: DJ Kool Herc[22], Afrika Bambaataa[23], Grandmaster Flash[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[25], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
Why It Matters
hip-hop has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] hip-hop is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
hip-hop has been cited as an influence by trip hop[29], a music genre[30], founded in 1992[31]; acid jazz[32], a music genre[33], founded in 1987[34]; sampledelia[35], a music genre[36]; and hip-hop soul[37], a music genre[38], founded in 1990[39].
FAQs
Who did hip-hop influence?
hip-hop has been cited as an influence by trip hop[29], acid jazz[32], sampledelia[35], and hip-hop soul[37].