East Coast Rap

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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

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