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stylistic Origins
A form of
Hip Hop Music
that combines the elements of Jamaican
Dancehall
Toasting
with the rhythms of
R&B
,
Disco
and
Funk
among other influences
 
cultural Origins
Early 1970s
South Bronx
,
New York City
 
instruments
Prominent
Drum Machine
-
Turntable
-
Rapping
-
Sampler
-
Synthesizer
-
Human Beatboxing
 
popularity
Remains a staple of popular music since the late 1980s It reached its commercial pinnacle during the late-
1990s
, lower but existent in the
2000s
 
subgenrelist
Heavy metal music
 
subgenres
Alternative Hip Hop
-
Jazz Rap
-
Hardcore Hip Hop
-
Horrorcore
-
Mafioso Rap
-
Pop-rap
-
Latin Rap
 
regional Scenes
New York City
(
Brooklyn
-
Queens
-
South Bronx
-
Staten Island
-
Harlem
) -
Philidelphia
-
New Jersey
-
Virginia